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Laurie Foon

Currently serving: Paekawakawa/Southern General Ward, Wellington City Council Green Party
Party Green
Official Candidate Biography

Kia ora, I’m Laurie Foon.

I’m asking for your #1 vote in Paekawakawa Southern Ward. I want to continue my mahi for you on Council.

I’m an experienced councillor, proud to have served as Wellington’s Deputy Mayor. My solid track record of getting things done includes: safer, more people-friendly streets in Paekawakawa; transforming our waste strategy to reduce reliance on landfills; prioritising water investment; backing rule changes for more housing; and helping launch a disaster resilience fund.

I believe in the power of community to build a thriving, creative, and sustainable city.

Together, let’s keep putting people first with inner-city regeneration projects and transport options; growing our economy through tech and innovation; and strengthening our community and environmental programs for current and future generations.

I’m a team player with proven ability to turn a vision into action.

With your support and #1 vote, we can keep making good things happen.

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Laurie Foon’s Elections & Candidacies

Note: This database contains data from the 2023, 2020, 2017 and 2014 general elections, the 2025 local government election and is gradually being backfilled with other election data.

Contested 2 races — 2 elected

2025 NZ Local Government • October 11, 2025 Local
  • Paekawakawa/Southern General Ward
    Wellington City Council
    Affiliation: Green Party
    [email protected] 021 741 515 Ballot name: Laurie Foon
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 36.2%
    4,687 votes
2022 NZ Local Government • October 8, 2022 Local
  • Paekawakawa/Southern General Ward
    Wellington City Council
    Affiliation: Green Party
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 28.0%
    4,499 votes
Offices held
  • Paekawakawa/Southern General Ward
    Wellington City Council
    Affiliation: Green Party
    Oct 2019 – present
In the News
Where to from here, with the country’s new crop of young councillors
The Spinoff — October 29, 2025

Winning is the first step. The next is keeping up the hype. With local elections done and dusted, a number of baby-faced representatives will have their chance to carve out a youth voice in a slowly de-ageing arena.

Mayoralty schmayoralty: these ward races will decide Wellington’s future
The Spinoff — September 24, 2025

Barring a major upset, polling suggests Andrew Little will win the capital’s mayoral chains with relative ease. But the type of council he will lead is still up in the air. Andrew Little must be feeling pretty good right now. A recent Q+A Verian poll gave him a commanding lead in the race to be Wellington’s next mayor, with 58% of first-choice votes, way ahead of second-placed candidate Ray Chung on 16%.

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This database currently contains data from the 2025 local government eleciton, and general elections in 2023, 2020, 2017 and 2014. It is being backfilled with older data. Please get in touch if you want to help.