WORKING FOR Orakei Ward.
Desley Simpson is currently the Deputy Mayor of Auckland and an Auckland Councillor representing the Orakei Ward around the Town Hall table.
In the 2022 elections Desley received the highest personal vote of any councillor in Auckland (and in New Zealand) .
On top of chairing the Domain Committee and being Deputy Chair of the Governing Body, she is also a member of the Transport & Infrastructure Committee, the Planning, Environment & Parks Committee and sits along with the mayor ex officio on all other committees.
Desley is known for always delivering for the Ōrākei Ward. Her track record speaks volumes about her effectiveness, with major wins including: infrastructure to improve water quality; safe shared paths linking communities (especially the recently opened Glen Innes to Tamaki Drive section); upgrading the Mission Bay fountain; raising the flood-prone section of Tamaki Drive; maintaining vehicle lanes while building safe cycle paths; securing environmental investment into Kohimarama Forest, Waiatarua Wetland and Tahuna Torea.
New Portland Rd Creek improvements saved $1million in dumping fees and transport costs by utilising dredging on-site. Her work to protect ‘special character’ areas and initiate investments in sports fields shows her responsiveness to our area for which she has been a consistent and strenuous champion.
Desley works collaboratively, always votes based on majority feedback from her Ward and led a record-breaking $447million plus worth of financial efficiencies and savings last term. Prior to that Desley was instrumental in keeping Colin Maiden Park as open space instead of intensive housing. She also led the development of an old landfill site into professional sportsfields at Ngahue Reserve along with a global facility that has wider community benefit across the region at no cost to ratepayers.
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The Orakei ward is served by one Auckland Councillor and seven Local Board members.