Pippa Coom

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title: "Pippa Coom" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["politicians-from-auckland", "local-politicians-in-new-zealand", "21st-century-new-zealand-women-politicians", "21st-century-new-zealand-politicians", "auckland-councillors", "21st-century-new-zealand-lawyers", "21st-century-new-zealand-women-lawyers"] description: "New Zealand politician" topic_path: "law" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pippa_Coom" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
image	File:Pippa Coom 2016 (wider).jpg
caption	Coom in 2016
name	Pippa Coom
office	Waitematā and Gulf Councillor
preceded	Mike Lee
succeeded	Mike Lee
termend	2022
termstart	2019
party	City Vision
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| image = File:Pippa Coom 2016 (wider).jpg | caption = Coom in 2016 | name = Pippa Coom | office = Waitematā and Gulf Councillor | preceded = Mike Lee | succeeded = Mike Lee | termend = 2022 | termstart = 2019 | party = City Vision

Pippa Coom is a New Zealand politician, who is a former councillor on the Auckland Council and former chair of the Waitematā Local Board.

Early life

Previous to succeeding in her bid for a Local Board seat, she worked as a lawyer for Vector, and campaigned unsuccessfully for a seat on the Board of the Auckland Energy Consumer Trust.

Political career

Coom was elected in 2010 on the City Vision ticket. She was re-elected in 2013, getting the highest number of votes of all candidates in her board area. Coom was again re-elected to the Waitematā Local Board at the 2016 Auckland elections, and became chair of the board.

Among her interests, she supports increased cycling for transport in Auckland, and has been involved in organizing events such as the 'Cycle Style Gala' with Cycle Action Auckland, and was a coordinator for Frocks on Bikes women cycling events. She is also involved in environmental groups like Grey Lynn 2030.

In March 2019, it was announced that Coom would be City Vision's governing body candidate for Councillor of the Waitematā and Gulf ward, and she eventually unseated the incumbent Mike Lee with 6,581 votes, a majority of 324. Coom ran again as the Waitematā and Gulf ward councillor in the 2022 Auckland local elections, however lost to Mike Lee.

Awards

For her work with Cycle Action Auckland and the Grey Lynn Farmer's Market, she won the Sustainable Business Network "Sustainability Champion Award (2011)".

References

References

1. (21 October 2009). "Power trust election attracts few voters". Papakura Courier.
2. (13 October 2010). "Newbie wins board seat". Auckland City Harbour News.
3. "Waitemata Local Board".
4. (13 October 2016). "Confirmed local election results 2016". [[Auckland Council]].
5. (2 November 2016). "Leaders step up to chair boards". East & Bays Courier.
6. Kenworthy, Andy. "Pippa Coom". Good Magazine, Issue 17.
7. (4 June 2013). "Car-mad reputation unfounded – report". [[The New Zealand Herald]].
8. Smith, Catherine. (30 June 2010). "Cyclewear: Get into the right gear". [[The New Zealand Herald]].
9. (11 September 2009). "Glamour bike ride pedals eco-friendly message". Auckland City Harbour News.
10. (9 March 2010). "Festival embraces the spirit of sustainable living". Auckland City Harbour News.
11. "City Vision selects a fresh face for Waitematā and Gulf {{!}} City Vision".
12. (18 October 2019). "Mike Lee's career in local politics over: final results confirm Pippa Coom has won his seat". New Zealand Herald.
13. (15 October 2022). "Local elections 2022 – Official results". Auckland Council.
14. "Pippa Coom – Grey Lynn Farmer's Market & Cycle Action Auckland". Sustainable Business Network.

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