Laurie Foon

Tēnā koutou katoa - I am Laurie Foon.

I’ve lived in Wellington/Pōneke all my life and with my family in Berhampore for 23 years.

I’ve created a small business, where I pioneered ethical fashion in Aotearoa. I then worked to help Wellington businesses have a positive environmental and social impact.

I was elected to Council in 2019. Over the last three years, I have worked towards achieving:

a closer partnership with mana whenua
the building of more housing close to the city
more low carbon transport options (like bus priority and cycle lanes)
a waste-free Wellington, including future proofing our wastewater system, a smaller landfill extension and progressing a circular economy.

I’m running for Council again because I’m committed to having Wellington/Pōneke be a world-leading city that is thriving, good for nature and fair for everyone. So how can we get there?

Enhance Wellington’s uniqueness

Wellington’s worldwide reputation is an innovative, creative and diverse capital, nestled in nature. Let’s enhance our uniqueness by better looking after our environment and people.

Create a city our young people want to inherit

Let’s work together to create a city fit for our young people, with great low carbon transport options, plenty of quality, affordable homes, meaningful jobs, that is waste-free, fair and inclusive of everyone and where nature is thriving. Now is the time to make big changes to achieve this.

Working in partnership with mana whenua