Dr Sarah Paterson-Hamlinfor Whau Ward Councillor

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  • Picture of Sarah Paterson-Hamlin

    Kia ora! Hello! My name is Sarah

  • Auckland council logo

    I want to help people by joining Auckland Council.

  • People sitting at a table discussing different ideas and views

    Auckland Council is a group of 21 people who lead and look after Auckland.

  • Wayne Brown, the current mayor of Auckland City

    The leader of this group is the Mayor.

  • An image of all the current Auckland Council members

    The other 20 people are called Councillors.

  • Map showing the areas in Auckland each council member represents. The areas are known as 'Wards'

    Each Councillor represents a different part of Auckland.

  • Avondale roundabout looking towards the Holywood cinema with a blue car moving through it. The car is blurry to show it is moving

    I want to represent the area where I live, the Whau. I want to be the Whau Ward Councillor.

  • A photograph of the New Lynn town centre taken from in the air with the Library and Lynnmall in the centre left and apartments to the right. Redpaths and the New World supermarket can be seen in the background with Blockhouse Bay behind

    The Whau area is the suburbs of Avondale, Blockhouse Bay, Green Bay, Kelston, New Lynn, and New Windsor.

  • Cartoon image of someone voting. It is a close up of their hand putting their ballot in a ballot box

    To become the Whau Ward Councillor, I need to be elected or chosen by the people who live here.

  • Cartoon image of many people voting represented by several hands holding voting cards in front of a ballot box

    To be elected, more people need to vote for me than anyone else in the election this year.

  • The orange election man holding an envelope
  • Sarah planting trees

    If I get elected, there are things I want to do as Councillor.

  • Sunflower image representing people with disability

    I want to help make Auckland a better place to live for disabled people.

  • Photograph of a communication board at an Auckland park

    I will do this with things like wheelchair access, communication boards, and lots of other ways to make Auckland work for all of us.

  • Cartoon image of the globe with examples of renewable energy such as wind turbines overlaying the top half

    I want to help to look after the environment

  • Cartoon image of an intersection with many different types of transport including Cars, bikes, pedestrians and a bus

    I will do this with things like planting more trees, and helping people move around Auckland without cars if they want to.

  • Cartoon image of a diverse community in a park with buildings in the background

    I want everyone to feel safe and connected in Auckland

  • Cartoon image of the inside of a library with bookcases behind chairs and tables

    I will do this by helping libraries, community centres, youth spaces, public spaces, and all the places we might get together and be with others

  • Cartoon image of a hand holding a voting paper (ballot)

    If you are 18 years old or older, please vote in the election this year.