Kia Ora and Welcome

Grant's experience and skills as a North Shore City Councillor (2007-2010), former Director of a State Owned Enterprise, CEO, local businessman, and a former two-term Member of Parliament (1996-2002), gives him a deep understanding of our local communities and how to effectively represent them.

Grant Gillon took a strong leadership role on the North Shore City council. Amongst many achievements, As Chair of the Strategy & Finance Committee, Grant slashed the previous council's planned 8.4% rates rise, championed opposition to water privatisation, secured the future for our community groups in the transition period, opposed 'shoe-box' apartments in our neighbourhoods, initiated increased powers to community boards, and introduced several heritage protection measures, secured the civic square at Beach Haven, refurbishment of Highbury mainstreet and the Glenfield town centre scoping plan.

Grant is a local man who, with his family, has lived and worked for our communities for most of his life on the North Shore.

Grant was elected to the Kaipatiki Local Board as the top polling candidate (nearly 13, 500 votes, is as a member of the Birkenhead-Northcote Community Board and Birkenhead Licensing Trust. Grant is a longstanding member of Northart, Birkenhead-Northcote Glenfield Community Trust, Birkenhead Historical Society and numerous other local organisations.

"Good for People. Good for Business. Good for Community"