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Pippa Coom is a New Zealand politician, who is a former councillor on the Auckland Council and former chair of the Waitematā Local Board.

Early life

Previous to succeeding in her bid for a Local Board seat, she worked as a lawyer for Vector, and campaigned unsuccessfully for a seat on the Board of the Auckland Energy Consumer Trust.[1]

Political career

Auckland Council
Years Ward Affiliation
2019–2022 Waitematā and Gulf City Vision

Coom was elected in 2010 on the City Vision ticket.[2] She was re-elected in 2013, getting the highest number of votes of all candidates in her board area.[3] Coom was again re-elected to the Waitematā Local Board at the 2016 Auckland elections,[4] and became chair of the board.[5][6]

Among her interests, she supports increased cycling for transport in Auckland,[7] and has been involved in organizing events such as the 'Cycle Style Gala' with Cycle Action Auckland,[8] and was a coordinator for Frocks on Bikes women cycling events.[9] She is also involved in environmental groups like Grey Lynn 2030.[10]

In March 2019, it was announced that Coom would be City Vision's governing body candidate for Councillor of the Waitematā and Gulf ward,[11] and she eventually unseated the incumbent Mike Lee with 6,581 votes, a majority of 324.[12] Coom ran again as the Waitematā and Gulf ward councillor in the 2022 Auckland local elections, however lost to Mike Lee.[13]

Awards

For her work with Cycle Action Auckland and the Grey Lynn Farmer's Market, she won the Sustainable Business Network "Sustainability Champion Award (2011)".[14]

References

  1. ^ "Power trust election attracts few voters". Papakura Courier. 21 October 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Newbie wins board seat". Auckland City Harbour News. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Waitemata Local Board". Vote.co.nz – Local Elections 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Confirmed local election results 2016" (PDF). Auckland Council. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Leaders step up to chair boards". East & Bays Courier. 2 November 2016. p. 3. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  6. ^ Kenworthy, Andy. "Pippa Coom". Good Magazine, Issue 17. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  7. ^ "Car-mad reputation unfounded – report". The New Zealand Herald. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  8. ^ Smith, Catherine (30 June 2010). "Cyclewear: Get into the right gear". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  9. ^ "Glamour bike ride pedals eco-friendly message". Auckland City Harbour News. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  10. ^ "Festival embraces the spirit of sustainable living". Auckland City Harbour News. 9 March 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  11. ^ "City Vision selects a fresh face for Waitematā and Gulf | City Vision". Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Mike Lee's career in local politics over: final results confirm Pippa Coom has won his seat". New Zealand Herald. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  13. ^ "Local elections 2022 – Official results" (PDF). Local elections 2022 – Official results. Auckland Council. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Pippa Coom – Grey Lynn Farmer's Market & Cycle Action Auckland". Sustainable Business Network. Retrieved 15 November 2013.

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