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The Queen's Birthday and Golden Jubilee Honours List 2002

Ms Jennifer Norah KIRK, of North Shore City. For services to local body and community affairs.

http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/node/384

http://www.localhistoryonline.org.nz/cgi-bin/PUI?a=d&d=nsnw-NNI-AAC-3033

http://www.localhistoryonline.org.nz/cgi-bin/PUI?a=d&d=nsnw-NNI-AAA-4728

http://auckland.scoop.co.nz/2014/01/local-govt-is-on-the-move/

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=9331

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10125808

http://puhipuhi.co.nz/author/jennykirk/puhipuhi.co.nz/author/jennykirk/ Author Archives: Jenny Kirk ... Mining key to rural wealth – report from New Zealand Initiative ... Hikoi with us from Cape Reinga to Auckland Oil Conference! ... to a Government oil conference in Auckland to make sure that Norwegian oil giant ... At least four whales have stranded on Far North beaches in the past six weeks, ...

https://www.facebook.com/PuhipuhiMiningActionGroup

Jenny Kirk NZ  -   Basic Biographical Details

Jenny Kirk   MNZM 273 Pigs Head Road RD 4 Hikurangi, Whangarei 0184 New Zealand email - jennykirk@orcon.co.nz

Date of Birth	18 February 1945 Auckland New Zealand

Marital Status	Married, 2 adult sons from first marriage

Directorships December 2002-2009	 Board Member, Cadastral Surveyors Licensing Board June 2003-2009	 Trustee, ASB Community Trust August 2003-2009	 Board Member, Auckland Conservation Board

History as Elected Member of Local Territorial Authority 1995-2001	Elected councillor to North Shore City Council (Harbour Ward) 1998-2001	Elected chairperson, NSCC Strategy & Finance committee 1995-2001	Council appointed member, Birkenhead-Northcote Community Board 1998-2001	Council appointed member, Glenfield Community Board 1995-1997	Council appointed chairperson, NSCC Dog Control sub-committee Employment History 1979 – 1983   Reporter – North Shore Times Advertiser 1987-1990	Member of Parliament, Birkenhead, NZ Labour Government, (Chaired Health Caucus committee, member Social & Justice select committees) 1990-1994	Chief Executive, National Foundation for the Deaf, Auckland 1994-1998	General Manager - North Harbour Employment Resource Centre (North Shore City) From 2001 -   Consultant – Fundraising to Not-for-Profit Organisations, and 18 months as consultant on communications strategy to Far North District  Council

Voluntary Community Work 1976-1986	Member, Friends of Theatre Corporate 1976-1978	Member, Onepoto Playcentre management committee 1978-1981	Member, Sunnybrae Primary School PTA, School Committee 1985-1990	Founding member - establishment management committee – Onepoto Awhina (Northcote Community House) 1991-1994	Member, chairperson – management committee – Awataha Marae, a pan- tribal urban marae established in Northcote 1994-1998	Member, North Shore Council of Community Social Services

1999-2007 Trustee, Womens Health Action Trust (Auckland) Member – Northart (Westshore Arts Council) Member – Friends of Birkenhead Library

2011-present	Co-ordinator, Puhipuhi Mining Action Group (website - Puhipuhi.Co.NZ)

NZ Labour Party Activity 1984	Member Glenfield Labour Electorate Committee 1985	Chairperson Birkenhead Labour Electorate Committee 1991-1994	Chairperson Auckland-Northland Regional Council 2009-2012	Chairperson Whangarei Electorate Committee

File – Jen’s basic bio details updated 7 Dec 2014 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jenny Kirk (talk • contribs) 19:05, 6 December 2014 (UTC)