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'''Cathy Casey''' is a New Zealand politician who is currently an [[Auckland Council]]lor.
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'''Cathy Casey''' is a New Zealand politician who was an [[Auckland Council]]lor, for the Albert-Eden-Roskill Ward, prior to her 2022 retirement.


She has a particular interest in social issues, such as taking a strong stance against bylaws restricting or criminalising begging, considering it an example of a social issue that should not be left to the police to try and manage.<ref name=SOCIAL>{{cite news|title=Cathy Casey : Begging a social issue, not a crime|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10894576|accessdate=21 September 2013|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|date=4 July 2013}}</ref> She was also supported by various unions for her stance on subjects such as opposition against "casualisation" of Ports of Auckland's wharf workforce, and her support for the living wage campaign.<ref>{{cite web|title=Who to vote for|url=http://unionsauckland.org.nz/vote-for-councillors-2/|publisher=Unions Auckland|accessdate=20 September 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922090105/http://unionsauckland.org.nz/vote-for-councillors-2/|archivedate=22 September 2013}}</ref>
Casey moved to New Zealand in 1987.<ref name=ndu>[http://ndu.org.nz/cathy_casey Meet Cathy Casey] ''National Distribution Union''</ref>


==Political career==
==Early years==
Born 1957,<ref>{{cite web|title=2010 Elections Information (Noting Age as 53)|url=http://www.vote.co.nz/2010/candidates/cathy-casey-79|accessdate=21 September 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922113713/http://www.vote.co.nz/2010/candidates/cathy-casey-79|archivedate=22 September 2013}}</ref> Casey moved to New Zealand from [[Scotland]] in 1987.<ref name=ndu>[http://ndu.org.nz/cathy_casey Meet Cathy Casey] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723094218/http://ndu.org.nz/cathy_casey |date=23 July 2011 }} ''National Distribution Union''</ref>
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{{Auckland Council|affiliation=City Vision (Auckland political ticket)|ward=Albert-Eden-Roskill|start=2010|end=present}}


Casey served on the South Wairarapa District Council between 1990 and 1999.<ref name=ndu/>
She taught at [[Kuranui College]] and served on the board of trustees. Between 2001 and 2004 she worked at [[AUT University]].<ref name=timesage/>


Casey was formerly the partner of [[Matt McCarten]].<ref name=timesage/> She has since been living in a relationship with her Dutch partner Kees and their blended family of three teenagers.<ref>{{cite web|title=2013 Eclection Information (entry paragraph of personal bio)|url=http://www.vote.co.nz/2013/candidates/cathy-casey-7771|accessdate=21 September 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922120532/http://www.vote.co.nz/2013/candidates/cathy-casey-7771|archivedate=22 September 2013}}</ref>
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In the [[New Zealand general election, 1999|1999 election]] Casey stood for the [[Alliance (New Zealand)|Alliance party]] in the [[Wairarapa (New Zealand electorate)|Wairarapa electorate]]. She placed third.


==Political career==
Casey was later elected to the [[Auckland City Council]].
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{{end}}Casey served on the South Wairarapa District Council between 1990 and 2001.<ref name=ndu/><ref name=timesage/>

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In the [[1999 New Zealand general election|1999 election]] Casey stood for the [[Alliance (New Zealand political party)|Alliance party]] in the [[Wairarapa (New Zealand electorate)|Wairarapa electorate]]. She placed third.

Casey was elected to the [[Auckland City Council]] in 2004.<ref name=timesage>{{cite news |last1=Farmer |first1=Don |title=Winners have Wairarapa connection |url=http://www.times-age.co.nz/local/news/winners-have-wairarapa-connection/3600207/ |access-date=9 June 2021 |work=[[Wairarapa Times-Age]] |date=13 October 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101062701/http://www.times-age.co.nz/local/news/winners-have-wairarapa-connection/3600207/# |archive-date=1 January 2011}}</ref> In the [[2010 Auckland local elections|2010 Auckland Council elections]] she was elected from the [[Albert-Eden-Roskill ward]]. She was re-elected in 2013, 2016 and 2019. Casey retired as a councillor in 2022.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/local-government/130124354/auckland-election-wayne-brown-may-lose-council-majority-as-seats-change-hands |title=Auckland election: Wayne Brown may lose council majority at the table as seats change hands |first=Todd |last=Niall |publisher=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |date=10 October 2022 |access-date=16 October 2022}}</ref>


In the [[Auckland local elections, 2010|2010 Auckland Council elections]] Casey was elected from the Albert-Eden-Roskill ward.
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Latest revision as of 20:38, 11 March 2024

Cathy Casey is a New Zealand politician who was an Auckland Councillor, for the Albert-Eden-Roskill Ward, prior to her 2022 retirement.

She has a particular interest in social issues, such as taking a strong stance against bylaws restricting or criminalising begging, considering it an example of a social issue that should not be left to the police to try and manage.[1] She was also supported by various unions for her stance on subjects such as opposition against "casualisation" of Ports of Auckland's wharf workforce, and her support for the living wage campaign.[2]

Early years

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Born 1957,[3] Casey moved to New Zealand from Scotland in 1987.[4]

She taught at Kuranui College and served on the board of trustees. Between 2001 and 2004 she worked at AUT University.[5]

Casey was formerly the partner of Matt McCarten.[5] She has since been living in a relationship with her Dutch partner Kees and their blended family of three teenagers.[6]

Political career

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Auckland Council
Years Ward Affiliation
2010–2013 Albert-Eden-Roskill City Vision
2013–2016 Albert-Eden-Roskill City Vision
2016–2019 Albert-Eden-Roskill City Vision
2019–2022 Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa City Vision

Casey served on the South Wairarapa District Council between 1990 and 2001.[4][5]

In the 1999 election Casey stood for the Alliance party in the Wairarapa electorate. She placed third.

Casey was elected to the Auckland City Council in 2004.[5] In the 2010 Auckland Council elections she was elected from the Albert-Eden-Roskill ward. She was re-elected in 2013, 2016 and 2019. Casey retired as a councillor in 2022.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Cathy Casey : Begging a social issue, not a crime". The New Zealand Herald. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Who to vote for". Unions Auckland. Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  3. ^ "2010 Elections Information (Noting Age as 53)". Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  4. ^ a b Meet Cathy Casey Archived 23 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine National Distribution Union
  5. ^ a b c d Farmer, Don (13 October 2004). "Winners have Wairarapa connection". Wairarapa Times-Age. Archived from the original on 1 January 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  6. ^ "2013 Eclection Information (entry paragraph of personal bio)". Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  7. ^ Niall, Todd (10 October 2022). "Auckland election: Wayne Brown may lose council majority at the table as seats change hands". Stuff. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
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