Auckland Local Advisory Committee - mihi mai rā.
Read more about the members of the Auckland Local Advisory Committee.
| ANDY BAKER (Chair) | |
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Andy is a Franklin Ward Councillor in Auckland with over 14 years of local government experience. He has served as Principal Rural Fire Officer for Franklin, Papakura, and Waikato, and chaired local and regional Civil Defence Committees. Andy is deeply rooted in his community through roles with Counties Manukau Rugby Union and prior service as a frontline police officer in South Auckland. |
| EDWINA PIO (Deputy Chair) | |
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Edwina is an internationally recognised academic and governance leader. She is an Associate Professorial Fellow at Oxford University and was the first Professor of Diversity at Auckland University of Technology. Edwina received the King's New Zealand Honours (ONZM) in 2023 and numerous accolades for her work in diversity and inclusion. |
| MICHAEL (MAUGA) ALOFA (Member) | |
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Michael is a community leader with 30 years’ experience in security, public safety and community development. He is a Specialist Advisor at Auckland Council and recently earned a Master’s degree with Distinction in Change and Organisational Resilience. Michael is active in emergency management, police advisory groups, school and local boards, advocating for Māori, Pasifika and ethnic communities. Michael is a Samoan High Chief, is heavily involved in his church, and is a Marriage Celebrant. |
| DENISE BIJOUX (Member) | |
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Denise is the founder of Catalyse, leading community engagement and research across Aotearoa. With extensive governance experience, she has shaped community initiatives nationally and is a founding Chair of Gribblehirst Community Hub and Placemaking Aotearoa. |
| SALLY BRITNELL (Member) | |
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Sally is a Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer at Auckland University of Technology. Drawing from her personal experience with Deafblindness, Sally focuses on digital accessibility and disability advocacy, serving on boards like Health Informatics NZ, Deafblind Association NZ and Staff Access and Inclusion Network at AUT. Sally's background includes emergency nursing and strong connections across civil defence and health sectors. |
| ALAN COLE (Member) | |
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Alan is Deputy Chair of the Manukau Harbour Forum and a member of Te Hiku Land Management Forum. As an elected member of the Franklin Local Board, Alan advocates and represents communities across the Pukekohe subdivision and Franklin. Alan is a beef and dairy farmer, President of Auckland Federated Farmers and Deputy Chair of Auckland Council’s Rural Advisory Panel. |
| TAYYABA KHAN (Member) | |
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Tayyaba is an experienced leader in advocacy and community engagement. She chairs Belong Aotearoa and founded the Khadija Leadership Network. A strong voice for Muslim and migrant communities, she has worked at the Health and Disability Commissioner and Office of Ethnic Communities. She was a finalist in the Women in Governance Awards for the Ethnic Communities Governance Leader Award. |
| RICHARD LEUNG (Member) | |
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Richard is a business owner and governance leader active in Auckland’s ethnic communities. He chairs the New Zealand Chinese Association Auckland and serves on advisory boards such as the Ethnic Community Development Fund and the Police Commissioner’s Ethnic Focus Forum. He has also been Electorate Manager for the Electoral Commission during the 2023 Elections in the Epsom Electorate. |
| IANI NEMANI (Member) | |
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Iani is a specialist in community engagement and governance, with recent roles at Kāinga Ora, the Human Rights Review Tribunal and the Social Workers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal. Fluent in Tongan, he champions local solutions to local challenges across the Pasifika and broader Auckland communities. He has also been in governance roles with Family Life Education Pasifika, Koru Trust, Centre for Pacific Languages, Leadership New Zealand and Muka Tangata (Workforce Development Council for Primary Industries). |
| KRITIKA SELACH (Member) | |
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Kritika is Co-Chair of Auckland Council’s Youth Advisory Panel and an advocate for diverse youth leadership. She is an Auckland District Councillor with the Automobile Association, and a member of the Asia New Zealand Foundation Leadership Network. She has a professional career at ASB Bank. |
| GLENN TEAL (Member) | |
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Glenn is Chief Fire Officer of Auckland Operational Support Brigade and a community leader with decades of public service and involvement in social agencies and the church. He has held senior roles in Manukau City Council and is a consultant in commercial property and transport policy. Glen is a Director of several businesses and is a member of the Institute of Directors. In 2024, Glenn received an MNZM for service to Fire and Emergency and the community. |
| MARGIE TUKERANGI (Member) | |
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Margie is the Project Coordinator for the Te Aroha Pā Marae development and is the Deputy Chair of Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua and a current Trustee on the Newton Central School Board. She holds governance roles with Ngā Maunga Whakahii o Kaipara and Te Kotahi a Tāmaki Marae Collective and many Marae and iwi groups. Fluent in te reo Māori, she advocates for marae and iwi engagement across Auckland. |
