Media Release
24 September 2015

New chair and members announced for Auckland City Centre Advisory Board

The Auckland City Centre Advisory Board (ACCAB) has voted Kate Healy, Chief Operating Officer of Ngati Whatua Orakei, Whai Rawa Limited, as its new chair. Barbara Holloway, Karangahape Rd Business Association chief executive, was elected deputy chair.

The board represents business, professional and community interests across the city centre. It advises on the programme of projects funded by the City Centre Targeted Rate - an additional levy of approximately $20 million a year collected since 2004 from businesses and residents within the city centre. The city centre is defined as the area between the waterfront and the motorway ring.

“Auckland’s city centre is facing a period of unprecedented and exciting change,” new chair Kate Healy says. “The major projects and private developments will cause disruption but will, ultimately, deliver a more mature and better connected city.

“The ACCAB is an important touchstone for the council, providing feedback to the council group on the proposed work programme and its impact on those who use the city on a day to day basis – the residents, the workers, the business owners, the students and educators, and tourists. It also has the ability to direct the spend of the city centre targeted rate in a way that enhances Auckland’s liveability.”

The election of the chair and deputy follows the selection of four new members to the board. The new members, and industries they represent, are:

Corporate sector, including financial and other professional services:

• Andrew Gaukrodger

• Mark Kingsford

Retail sector:

• Terry Cornelius, JP, FCA

Tourism/Travel sectors:

• Greg Cohen.

The political members of the board are: Mayor Len Brown; Waitemata and Gulf Ward Councillor Mike Lee; and Waitemata Local Board Chair Shale Chambers.

Other current members are:

CBD Residents’ Advisory Group:

• Dick Ayres

• Tim Coffey

Business Improvement Districts:

• Viv Beck, Heart of the City

Urban design/institute of architects:

• John Coop

Tertiary Education:

• Prof Jenny Dixon, University of Auckland

• Nigel Murphy, Auckland University of Technology

Arts and Cultural Sector:

• Jillian de Beer

Property Council of NZ

• Alex Voutratzis

Further information about the board and its members can be found on the council website.

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