NZ Local Elections 2025

Hibiscus and Bays Local Board

East Coast Bays Subdivision
The Hibiscus and Bays Local Board is one of 21 local boards in Auckland. The local board makes a plan for your area and decides on local issues, activities and facilities. It also oversees council services and facilities in your area, including libraries and parks. The local board is made up of eight members. Members are elected to represent different subdivisions within the local board area. four members will be elected from your area. This is a first past the post (FPP) election, so you vote by ticking the name of your preferred candidate on your ballot paper. Compare the candidates and their policies to decide who to vote for in the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board election.

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Gregg Walden

Gregg Walden

Backing the Bays

Mike Bishop

Mike Bishop

Backing the Bays

Toby Malcolm

Toby Malcolm

Independent

Leon James Jarden

Leon James Jarden

Alexis Poppelbaum

Alexis Poppelbaum

Backing the Bays

Julia Parfitt

Julia Parfitt

Backing the Bays

Marewa Glover

Marewa Glover

Independent

Gregg Walden

Backing the Bays

| Community Board Member

Gregg Walden

Backing the Bays

| Community Board Member

Why I'm standing

I have been a business owner and am heavily invested in ensuring that the bays is a safe, resilient and connected place to thrive. As an incumbent local board member, I am the lead for resilience in East Coast Bays and I’ve been instrumental in setting up hubs with more to come.

About me

I volunteer for Community Patrol to help reduce the potential of crime. As chair for North Shore Neighbourhood Support, I belong to the North Shore Safety Network working with Police, Neighbourhood Support, Community Patrol, Māori and Pacifica Wardens and Auckland Transport Safety. This network was set up for a more coordinated approach to help police curb crime across the North Shore. I stood for council to keep my community safe and operate effectively in this space.

My priorities
  1. Strengthen community resilience groups and maintain momentum to prepare communities for emergencies.
  2. Reject proposals to up-zone and intensify Browns Bay and Mairangi Bay as they are flood plains.
  3. Advocate for enhanced town centre maintenance in Full Facilities Contract renewals coming up.
Current role

Community Board Member

Residence

Browns Bay

Age

65

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Why I'm standing

I have been a business owner and am heavily invested in ensuring that the bays is a safe, resilient and connected place to thrive. As an incumbent local board member, I am the lead for resilience in East Coast Bays and I’ve been instrumental in setting up hubs with more to come.

About me

I volunteer for Community Patrol to help reduce the potential of crime. As chair for North Shore Neighbourhood Support, I belong to the North Shore Safety Network working with Police, Neighbourhood Support, Community Patrol, Māori and Pacifica Wardens and Auckland Transport Safety. This network was set up for a more coordinated approach to help police curb crime across the North Shore. I stood for council to keep my community safe and operate effectively in this space.

My priorities
  1. Strengthen community resilience groups and maintain momentum to prepare communities for emergencies.
  2. Reject proposals to up-zone and intensify Browns Bay and Mairangi Bay as they are flood plains.
  3. Advocate for enhanced town centre maintenance in Full Facilities Contract renewals coming up.
Current role

Community Board Member

Residence

Browns Bay

Age

65

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