Libraries at Orewa (12 Moana Ave), Whangaparaoa (9 Main St) and East Coast Bays (8 Bute Road, Browns Bay)
WINZ, 27 Florence Ave, Orewa
The Warehouse, Silverdale Centre
Pak 'n' Save, 20 Hibiscus Coast Highway
All Woolworths locations at Moenui Ave, 61 Silverdale St, Coast Plaza, Cnr Anzac & Clyde Rd and 3 Ramsgate Terrace

Confirmed Special Voting Centres and Enrolment Locations are East Coast Bays Library and Whangaparaoa Library

Darag Rennie - The ferry is an iconic part of Whangaparaoa life, even if you don’t use it. For that reason, I’d like to see it continue. Unlike Waiheke, it is not an essential service as we can get to the city by road. So it needs to stack up financially. I heard Mayor Wayne Brown talking about public transport the other day and about how our buses cost ratepayers and residents money per passenger but that it was money worth spending to reduce the congestion of private vehicles on the road. He didn’t mention how much we were subsidising each traveller on buses, which would be good to know, so we can make a comparison on how costly the buses are compared to the ferry. He did mention how much we were subsidising ferry travellers.
Are you sitting down?
According to Wayne, the council, meaning you and I, subsidise travellers $100 every time someone hops on the ferry. I didn’t clarify whether that was for a return or one way. But let’s say the average day has 350 people travelling and let’s say it’s a return trip. 350 people times $100 makes it $35,000 a day that we’re spending to keep it running. Or about $12M a year.
Assuming these figures are accurate, that’s something we should think about and see if there are ways to make it less financially draining and maybe even profitable, so it can continue to be an option and a part of the character that is the peninsula. Darag Rennie standing for Local Board with Coast People. 4 ticks for Coast People. Gary Brown, Leanne Willis, Gary George and Darag Rennie

Jake Law Hibiscus and Bays Local Board - We have been clear through our campaign that the Gulf Harbour Ferry is a priority and that we want to see it retained and improved. The cancellation rate is far too high, reliability needs to be improved. We also want to see weekend sailings added to provide more opportunities. You can check out our page Coast Community to see our video on the Gulf Harbour ferry and other local issues.

Leanne Willis Hey all! Coast People have always advocated for keeping the ferry service. Although I have only travelled on the ferry a handful of times - I understand how important it is for Coasties to keep this service. And would dearly love to see weekend sailings! Some have said it’s too costly - with subsidies as high as $100 per person. From our perspective, AT and Fullers caused that to be so high. When the service was regular and reliable there were 17000 bums on seats per month - therefore the subsidy was a lot less than what it is currently. Simply, put on a regular reliable service and the high patronage will resume. If re-elected we will continue advocating for regular reliable and weekend sailings. Thanks,
Leanne Willis
Coast People https://www.facebook.com/coastpeopleandpenlink/

Nick Rado - https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1C7kpnrnf6/?mibextid=wwXIfr

John Watson - Over the last 3 years the local community has mobilised to both retain the ferry service and push for enhancements (with fantastic leadership from the committed team at the Hibiscus Coast Ferry group). Public meetings were incredibly well attended and record submissions made to Auckland Transport's consultation - both instrumental in securing the ferry's long term future. The immediate goal now is to continue to build reliability and patronage and extend the service to weekends. With an ongoing fleet replacement programme there is also the opportunity to reduce the commute time. Incidentally the subsidy rate for Gulf Harbour is no different from the other outer harbour route and slightly more than the mid-harbour route - the longer the distance the more the subsidy, last published figure in the vicinity of $30 when adjusted for disruption of service (but as referenced earlier decreasing with improved patronage). With the ongoing development in the northern part of the region all feeding into the Northern Motorway the Gulf Harbour ferry service will become a more attractive option for our residents both in commute time and comfort which in turn presents a real opportunity to grow the service.

Hibiscus People First - We absolutely support a more reliable ferry service.
We would push for 7-day sailings as this is something the locals have been longing for and would encourage more visitors to the area. With more visitors and weekend sailings this will help in extending the current running contract.
With an extended contract we can push for better amenities down at the ferry terminal.
Feel free to look at our page for more information!

Hibiscus People First - Most of our team live down here so we definitely will support growing it, getting it up to 7-day sailings and getting that contract extended! Once that's done we can look at getting better amenities down by the ferry terminal.

Dani Lee Dawson - Kia ora Coasties, The ongoing pillaging of our Whangaparāoa rock pools is causing real and lasting damage, not just to our local coastline but to the wider Hauraki Gulf. It’s unacceptable, and it needs to stop.
Report it: If you see people taking shellfish or damaging the rock pools, report it to MPI (0800 4 POACHER). Every report helps build a case for stronger enforcement.
Educate: Many don’t realise how fragile these ecosystems are. We need better multi lingual signage, community education and support for local groups already doing this work.
As a Local Board candidate with team Hibiscus People First back by Putting People First, we fully support the current application for official bans on taking shellfish from vulnerable rock pool areas, and will work to make that happen. Our team is supporting community-led protection and monitoring, working with Council and MPI to get stronger protections and signage in place.
This is a serious issue – but with community action and strong leadership, we can protect what makes our coast so special

Gary Brown - Sarah Carr this topic has come up recently at a local board workshop. My understanding is that plans are being made to counteract this problem. I believe that MPI need to have compliance officers to patrol on a regular basis to stop the pillaging. Gary Brown For Albany Ward Councillor

Jake Law Hibiscus and Bays Local Board - It's terrible what's happening to our rock pools and shorelines. A multi agency approach is needed, combining local board, MPI, council and iwi to ensure the prevention of further damage by supporting a no take zone.
Coast Community and I also have a plan to implement a local board work programme activity that is designed not just to reduce the damage, but to work with local environmental organisations like Restore Hibiscus and Bays to recover the shoreline ecology in damaged areas.
Signage will be useful but will only go so far. We need to ensure active enforcement is happening so that the areas are properly protected. Jake Law Hibiscus and Bays Local Board

Nick Rado - Hibiscus Coast It’s going to take more than a few signs to fix this — we need everyone working together: the Local Board, MPI, council, and iwi.
Coast Community’s plan is simple: create a no-take zone to stop further damage, and back it up with a proper local board work programme that partners with groups like Restore Hibiscus and Bays to actually heal our shoreline.
Enforcement is key. Education helps, but without boots on the ground these areas won’t be protected. This is about ensuring our kids and grandkids can enjoy the rock pools the way we all did.

Coast People - The Hibiscus & Bays Local Board were instrumental in advocating to Auckland Transport for a bus terminal. At the whangaparaoa end of Penlink. This will incorporate an increase in buses & higher frequency during peak times. There will be connections to HBC bus station & also direct to Auckland city via Penlink.

Jake Law Hibiscus and Bays Local Board - What AT has proposed for the Hibiscus Coast just doesn't cut the mustard. That's why a vote for Coast Community will ensure that not only do we deliver the Whangaparāoa bus station and save the Gulf Harbour ferry, but we will actually have strong advocates on local board who aren't going to sit back and let Auckland Transport dictate what our public transport network looks like. In the previous term AT said we could have the ferry OR the bus station. I prepared local board feedback on the regional public transport plan that made it clear the community's view was that both were essential. Now that Auckland Transport is losing its power and local boards are making public transport decisions, we must ensure our elected representatives are strong advocates who can deliver a public transport that works for all who live on the Coast. Is it right that you can't get a bus from the Whangaparāoa directly to Orewa anymore?
Vote Jake Law, Nick Rado and Gemma Moffat!

Hibiscus People First - A new PT network for the HBC was announced in August of this year. It will result in a new Whangaparāoa Bus Station located around Cedar Terrce. This station will connect with the Northern Busway stations, Wellesley Street and City Universities. It will run every 7-8 minutes at peak times, and every 15 minutes at off-peak times Additionally there will be a new 99 bus serving Gulf Harbour, Army Bay, Manly shops, Coast Plaza, Whangaparāoa Station, Hibiscus Coast Station. It will leave every 7-8 minutes at peak times, and every 15 minutes at off-peak times A 980 will cover Manly shops, Coast Plaza, Stanmore Bay, Brightside Rd, Whangaparāoa Station, Vipond Road, Red Beach, Silverdale shops, Hibiscus Coast Station replacing existing 982 and 983 bus services - every 15 minutes at peak times and every 30 minutes at off-peak times. The 988 will do Manly shops, Army Bay, Shakespear Regional Park, Gulf Harbour Marina every 30 minutes all day on weekdays This new network is all timed to coincide with the opening of Penlink. In 2026/27 there will be further engagement with the public over more connections with Orewa, Millwater and the wider HBC – the net result is going to be a significantly improved public transport network for all the Hibiscus Coast. Our team Hibiscus People First have been fully briefed by our councillors and have made the timely implementation of these network changes a top priority for them this next term

Hibiscus People First Please check out our page to see our views and involvement