Joy Gribben
Official Candidate Biography
This city is our home. I want to work with you to help our community thrive. Together we can make Western Wellington wonderful.
We need a constructive and capable Council focussed on improving our water infrastructure, our community services, environment and social housing.
We need stronger governance and better financial performance from our Council - we must budget carefully and keep income from investments other than rates. Our airport shares recently gained $160 million in value - thank goodness we didn’t sell them!
I’ve recently worked as principal advisor climate change for Christchurch City Council and built a strong understanding of the challenges local government faces. I also have executive and board level experience along with expertise in both policy and economics.
Give me your number 1 vote and I’ll be your advocate for fully supported community facilities, fixing our water infrastructure, cheaper public transport, our environment and quality housing.
Ko tō tatou kāinga te taone nei. Ko te tumanako kia mahi tahi tātou kia ora ai tō tatou hāpori. Kia whakahirahiratia Pōneke-ki-te-uru!
Ko ngā tino kaupapa kaunihera: kia arotahi ana ke te mahi whakatikatika ngongo ā-wai, ngā ratonga ā hāpori, te taiao me ngā whare ā-hāpori.
He matea anō: te mahi kawana a-kaunihera kaha ake me tētahi kanohi hōmiromiro e pā ana ki te pūtea. Me mau tonu tātou ki ngā mahi haumi atu i ngā reiti. Ināia tata ake nei i piki te wariu o tō tātou panga i te papa ā-rererangi: $160 mirona te hua. I pai ai i kore tātou i hoko atu!
Kua mahi au hei kaitohutohu tuatahi nekenga ahuarangi, he wheako whakahaere rōpū, ā, he matatau hoki au i ngā mea kaupapa here me te ōhanga.
Tēnā, homai tōu pōti #1 – he māngai ahau mōu, me ā tatou ratonga ā-hāpori, te taiao hoki.
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Joy Gribben’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 1 race — 0 elected 1 not elected
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Wharangi/Onslow-Western General WardWellington City CouncilAffiliation: LabourFinal Not electedVote share • 18.5%4,452 votes
In the News
No vote recount for close seat, Chung locked in for Wellington council
The Post — October 23, 2025With 826 special votes in Wellington City not counted, Joy Gribben is looking at improving her tally ‒ but she accepts Ray Chung has beaten her to the seat.
Ray Chung scrapes through to Wellington council seat
The Post — October 17, 2025Ray Chung, who finished third in the mayoral race, held on to his seat by the slimmest of margins - beating Labour’s Joy Gribben by a mere 46 votes.
Wellington councillor Ray Chung re-elected with a margin of 45 votes
RNZ — October 17, 2025Both the prime minister and the opposition leader earlier criticised Chung over an email about former mayor Tory Whanau.
Two seats in the balance as Wellington decision delayed
The Post — October 16, 2025With special votes still being counted, Ray Chung’s lead over Labour’s Joy Gribben and Green’s Jonny Osborne’s lead over IT’s Ken Ah Kuoi both come down to 359 votes.
Windbag: Key takeaways from Wellington’s red wave local election
The Spinoff — October 13, 2025Andrew Little won the largest mayoral victory in 142 years, and Labour and the Greens grew their governing majority at the council table.
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