Community board award earns praise at national conference

Big night for Waitakere City Council community board members pictured at the New Zealand Community Board conference with Prime Minister John Key and Mayor of Christchurch Bob Parker (at rear). Pictured from left, Tony Harnett (New Lynn), Linda Davies (Waitakere), Elizabeth Grimmer (Henderson, chairperson), Christine Shepherd (Waitakere, Deputy Chairperson, Gayle Marshall (New Lynn, chairperson), Waitakere City Council democracy and governance manager Owena Schuster and Allen Davies (Massey, deputy chairperson).