About
Better! Whangarei is a non-profit community-based organisation. All of its members work on a purely voluntary basis. The objective is to facilitate robust and informed debate on critical issues affecting the residents in the Whangarei district.
Its primary values are:
- Holding local councils to account
- Promoting better local authority engagement with the public
- Promoting economic progress in our district
- Preserving equal treatment of all citizens in council processes and policies
The founding members are Brian McLachlan, Frank Newman, and Susy Bretherton.
Brian McLachlan is the group coordinator and oversees management of the group. He served on the Whangarei District Council between and 2007 and 2016.
Frank Newman manages the Better! Whangarei website, research, and submissions. He is an author and columnist, and former Whangarei District councillor (1995-98 and 2004- 07).
Susy Bretherton’s role within the group is fundraising, outreach, and coordinating the creation and distribution of publicity material. Susy served on the Whangarei District Council from 2013-16.
