The Avondale Racecourse Alliance (ARA) is a collective of local residents, community advocates, and organisations united around a shared goal. We want to ensure long-term community benefit in all decisions about the future of the whenua currently The Avondale Racecourse. Together, we strategise for outcomes that prioritise public access, green space, and lasting value for the people of Avondale and Tāmaki Makaurau.
The Avondale Racecourse Alliance includes
Asya Faraji | Whau Ethnic Collective | Welcoming Communities | asyafaraj@hotmail.com
Cynthia Crosse | Manager, Avondale Business Association | manager@avondale.net.nz
Ina Patisolo | Whau Pasifika | connect@whaupasifika.nz
Jaclyn Bonnici | I Love Avondale | kiaora@iloveavondale.co.nz
Janet Charman | Researcher | Storyteller | jan.charman54@gmail.com
Jody McMillan | Whau The People | jody@whauthepeople.com
Kat Ashmead | Avondale Intermediate | KatherineA@avondaleint.school.nz
Marlon Drake | Te Ohu Whakawhanaunga | marlon@teohu.community
Nicholas Lau | Resident | nicklau01@hotmail.com
Nina Patel | Whau Wildlink | HOOPLA | nina@hoopla.nz
Pippa van Paauwe | Te Kura o Pātiki- Rosebank School | chair@rosebank.school.nz
Sue Thirkettle | Haven Foundation | office@havenavondale.org.nz
Tracy Ogden-Cork | Motu Design | t_ogdencork@motudesign.co.nz