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Purpose of the report:

This report outlines our work, priorities, achievements, views, and reflections during our 2019-2022 term.

The role of advisory panels

Our role is to provide advice to Auckland Council on its regional policies, plans and strategies and on any other matters of particular interest or concern to seniors, as it relates to the Auckland Plan.

We are the voice of seniors to Auckland Council. We develop a strategic plan at the start of our term which outlines our areas of interest and the priorities we see that can improve outcomes for seniors. Panels collaborate where matters are of mutual interest so for example, we have worked with the Disability Advisory Panel as we have much in common in relation to accessibility.

We also chose continued leadership and support to advance and implement the Tāmaki Tauawhi Kaumātua, Age‐Friendly Auckland Action Plan as the project we wanted to see advanced during our term (see below).

Panel members

Claire Dale (co-chair)
Gayle Marshall (co-chair) QSM
Bruce Davies JP (from August 2021)
David Wong Hop MNZM, JP (Retrd)
Jane Messer
Jay Reid (co-chair, to August 2021)
Jeet Suchdev QSM, JP
Judy Smyth (to June 2021)
Lindsay Waugh
Zahra Fazelnia

Advisory Panels Liaison Councillor – Dr Cathy Casey
Seniors Advisory Panel Liaison Councillor - Tracy Mulholland
Seniors Advisory Panel Support staff:
Advisory Panels Manager – Carol Hayward (to July 2021), Victoria Wicks Brown (from October 2021)
Lead Officer – John Nash
Deputy Lead Officer – Cecily Dower (to March 2021), Kathryn Hickling (from March 2021)
Governance Advisor - Michelle Judge (to December 2021), Olivia Boniface (from February 2022)

Seniors Advisory Panel, September 2022

Other reports

Auckland Council Seniors Advisory Panel end of term report 2019

Auckland Council Seniors Advisory Panel. End of term report 2022-2025