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Elected to the Christchurch City Council {Link without Title} in 1975 at the age of 19, she became the city's first woman mayor fourteen years later.

She began her political career as a member of the Labour Party, but stood for mayor as an independent. An active and vigorous leader
she is widely credited with leading a turnaround in the perception of Christchurch as a city.

Before becoming mayor she also was one of five Local Government Commissioners working from from 1984 to 1989 on a major reorganisation of local government in New Zealand.

Since stepping down as Mayor she has:

  • worked as Development Manager for Christchurch Polytechnic

  • founded the New Zealand de Bono Innovation Institute

  • founded of Adrenalin Ventures, a NZ South Island venture capital company

  • been a member of the NZ Government's Science and Innovation Advisory Council

  • been on the Board of Netball NZ

  • been Chair of the NZ Learning Discovery Trust




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