Chris Darby

Chris Darby is an Auckland Councillor for the North Shore Ward who is also the chair of the Planning Committee. He is focused on public transport, urban regeneration and environmental issues. He is a progressive independent who is not affiliated to any political party. He ran on his independent ticket 'Taking the Shore Forward' in both the 2013 and 2016 elections.

Chris Darby
Darby in 2014
North Shore Ward Councillor
Assumed office
2013
Preceded byAnn Hartley

Early political involvement

As a young man, Darby supported Ngāti Whātua's occupation of Bastion Point and was there on the day of the eviction on 25 May 1978.[1] Before the "super city" merger of Auckland's councils into Auckland Council in 2010, Darby served on the North Shore City Council, being first elected in 2004.[2]

Auckland Council
Auckland Council
Years Ward Affiliation
2013–2016 North Shore Taking The Shore Forward
2016–2019 North Shore Taking The Shore Forward
2019–present North Shore Taking The Shore Forward

At the 2010 Auckland Council elections, Darby ran for the North Shore ward of Auckland Council for Shore Voice alongside Ann Hartley, who was elected. Darby finished 6th and was not elected to the Council, but was elected to the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board for the 2010–2013 term.

At the 2013 Auckland Council elections, Darby ran for Council again and was elected as a Councillor for the North Shore ward, polling higher than both incumbents, George Wood and Ann Hartley.[3][4] Wood remained Co-Councillor with Darby, given the North Shore ward elects two Councillors, however Hartley lost her seat to Darby, with whom she had campaigned on the Shore Voice ticket in 2010. Darby served his first term on the Council with George Wood.

In the 2013–16 Auckland Council he was the Deputy Chair of the Auckland Development Committee and Infrastructure Committee, and is council's Political Urban Design Champion.

Darby was re-elected at the 2016 Auckland elections, with Richard Hills elected to serve with Darby.[5] The new mayor, Phil Goff, appointed Darby the Chairperson of the Planning Committee.[6] At the 2019 elections, Darby and Hills were re-elected to serve for the 2019–2022 term.[7]

References
  1. Vaughan, Rod (13 April 2012). "Devonport residents "bunch of greedy mongrels" – Willie Jackson". National Business Review. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  2. "North Shore City re-elects mayor, stable council". Scoop. 9 October 2004. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  3. Auckland urban design panel boosts reputation of Auckland Scoop.co.nz, 28 October 2014
  4. Plan to keep central Auckland square public defeated Nzherald.co.nz, 26 June 2014
  5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Auckland mayor Phil Goff announces his 'cabinet' – National – NZ Herald News". Nzherald.co.nz. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  7. "Local board members" (PDF). Auckland Council. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
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