Dene Green

ACT Local has selected Maraetai resident and small business owner Dene Green as its candidate for the Franklin Ward in this year’s Auckland Council election. Dene will also stand for the Wairoa Subdivision of the Franklin Local Board.

Dene has over 30 years of experience in logistics, business ownership, and mentoring. He runs a service supporting small businesses and local development and holds an EMBA and a Post‑Doctorate in Global Business from the University of Oxford.

He has championed renewable energy projects such as offshore wind power, supported aquaculture ventures, and pushed for Free Trade Zones in New Zealand, including the proposed Marsden Point in Northland. He also advised the campaign to position Auckland as a strategic “Southern Link” transport hub between China and South America.

Now Dene is focused on Franklin. As a proud Franklin local of Ngāti Hine descent, he understands what matters to families and businesses here.

For too long Franklin has been treated as Auckland’s forgotten rural fringe. From Whitford and Beachlands to Pukekohe and Waiuku, fast‑growing communities have seen clogged roads, stalled infrastructure, and rising rates with little to show for it.

Auckland Council keeps adding climate levies and hiking business rates instead of delivering practical solutions. Franklin deserves better, investment that matches our growth, infrastructure that keeps up, and leadership that puts local priorities first.

“Franklin deserves better than being treated like a rural afterthought,” Dene says.

“Our communities need practical, people-first representation. I’ll focus on fixing roads, improving local facilities, and making housing easier, not endless bureaucracy and red tape.

"Council should make life easier, not harder. Ratepayers deserve value for money and a council that works for them.” – Dene Green

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