“Having worked with Wendy as chair of the Hastings Youth Council in 2021, I saw her passion, enthusiasm and proficiency on display.

Wendy supported the Youth Council as our council liaison, but went above and beyond acting as a mentor for many of us.

Wendy always demonstrated a genuine desire to uplift the voices of youth and was able to expertly guide us through complex council issues, which empowered our involvement in submissions.

Wendy has a clear track record of standing up for young people and working to embed future-focused and youth-led thinking in everything council does.“