Wayne's Vision for Auckland
Wayne is a passionate Kiwi who wants to see communities across our biggest city thrive and prosper. He cares what happens with your hard-earned rates and it frustrates him to see them wasted. He will be relentless in delivering results that will actually have an impact for Aucklanders.
An engineer by training, Brown is a property developer. He has served as a director of many New Zealand organisations, both public and private. These include TVNZ, Maori TV, Transpower, Vector Ltd, and was chair of the Land Transport Safety Authority. In the 2000s he chaired the Government-owned telecommunications firm Kordia. And in 2019, he led a review for the New Zealand Government which recommended shifting the Port of Auckland to the country's north.
Proven track record
Long experience in fixing big troubled, complex organisations, including:
- When the electricity failed in the CBD he led Vector back to fix the blackout and reliability issues
- When the Auckland Hospital redevelopment went off track, he became Chair of the Auckland District Health Board. Got the DHB under control and recovered the hospital redevelopment project from its disastrous start to be delivered on budget
- When the power grid failed in 2006, he was bought in to Chair Transpower to secure power supply to Auckland and Northland
- Active in his own businesses and the community, he has led a number of boards and has strong management skills.
Policies that will make a difference
Practical and sensible policies will see costs brought under control, capital spent wisely on the right things and see Council focus and deliver its core services efficiently. This will make Auckland a better place to live and ratepayers finally seeing value for what they pay.
Let’s fix Auckland, together!
1. Fix our Infrastructure
2. Stop Wasting Money
3. Take Back Control of Council Organisations
4. Get Auckland Moving Faster
5. Make the Most of our Harbour and Environment