Cr Christine Garey

Profile

Christine Garey has served eighteen years in local government; nine as a city councillor and as Deputy Mayor 2019-2022.

Her professional careers span education, arts, management, marketing and tourism, corporate and small business. She has a BA (Geography) and post graduate qualifications in marketing, public relations and teaching. She is an RMA commissioner.

She grew up in Oamaru and first moved to Dunedin as a student, returning to settle here with her own family on the Otago Peninsula.

She is committed to courageous decision making; key in the face of the climate crisis and uncertain economic times, mindful of our most vulnerable and underpinned by our relationship with mana whenua.

She is a champion of international education and the migrant, disability and arts communities.
Christine continues to work tirelessly for the city, making evidence- based decisions for Ōtepoti, Dunedin’s future.