Richard Hills
@richardhills.bsky.social
Dad to Theo. Auckland Councillor - North Shore. Chair of the Planning, Environment and Parks Committee. Working to make our community & city better.
Wai manawa and Rangitoto looking fine from Birkenhead tonight. 💚🩷
November 13, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Wai manawa and Rangitoto looking fine from Birkenhead tonight. 💚🩷
Forgot to post this stunning morning shot from earlier. 😍
November 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Forgot to post this stunning morning shot from earlier. 😍
It was great to have my nephew Eli at the inauguration, he’s such a kind and intelligent little guy and was so proud to be there too. Love this pic. 🥹
November 10, 2025 at 8:37 AM
It was great to have my nephew Eli at the inauguration, he’s such a kind and intelligent little guy and was so proud to be there too. Love this pic. 🥹
Outrageously stunning night at the Gala opening of NZ Sculpture OnShore. The art is amazing!
8 - 23 November
It’s New Zealand’s largest sculpture exhibition & an extraordinary celebration of art in our very own Operetu Fort Takapuna, Devonport, Auckland.
Tickets and info: nzsculptureonshore.co.nz
8 - 23 November
It’s New Zealand’s largest sculpture exhibition & an extraordinary celebration of art in our very own Operetu Fort Takapuna, Devonport, Auckland.
Tickets and info: nzsculptureonshore.co.nz
November 7, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Outrageously stunning night at the Gala opening of NZ Sculpture OnShore. The art is amazing!
8 - 23 November
It’s New Zealand’s largest sculpture exhibition & an extraordinary celebration of art in our very own Operetu Fort Takapuna, Devonport, Auckland.
Tickets and info: nzsculptureonshore.co.nz
8 - 23 November
It’s New Zealand’s largest sculpture exhibition & an extraordinary celebration of art in our very own Operetu Fort Takapuna, Devonport, Auckland.
Tickets and info: nzsculptureonshore.co.nz
Walked across the city centre, to a panel event at the Northern Club today. It was so nice to see so many people out in the sun or chilling under trees (including many of our recently planed ones) definitely feels like summer!! 👏🏻😍
November 6, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Walked across the city centre, to a panel event at the Northern Club today. It was so nice to see so many people out in the sun or chilling under trees (including many of our recently planed ones) definitely feels like summer!! 👏🏻😍
Bad 24hrs for vehicle fires in Auckland, one of our EV buses & two petrol cars including an expensive Lamborghini. Thankfully all three were put out quickly by very awesome FENZ fire fighters & reportedly no one was hurt which is great news.
Update on bus & bus services below.
Update on bus & bus services below.
November 2, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Bad 24hrs for vehicle fires in Auckland, one of our EV buses & two petrol cars including an expensive Lamborghini. Thankfully all three were put out quickly by very awesome FENZ fire fighters & reportedly no one was hurt which is great news.
Update on bus & bus services below.
Update on bus & bus services below.
Summer came to the Shore a month early. Theo didn’t want to wait either. Straight in the water. Day for it. 😎⛱️🌺
November 1, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Summer came to the Shore a month early. Theo didn’t want to wait either. Straight in the water. Day for it. 😎⛱️🌺
Awesome night declaring our love and dedication to our city & our people once again. So good to have my sister Sophie and nephew there, as well many other great people.
Congrats to Mayor Brown, Deputy Mayor Simpson & my 18 councillor colleagues. Closing the door on a massive 3 years & into another.
Congrats to Mayor Brown, Deputy Mayor Simpson & my 18 councillor colleagues. Closing the door on a massive 3 years & into another.
November 1, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Awesome night declaring our love and dedication to our city & our people once again. So good to have my sister Sophie and nephew there, as well many other great people.
Congrats to Mayor Brown, Deputy Mayor Simpson & my 18 councillor colleagues. Closing the door on a massive 3 years & into another.
Congrats to Mayor Brown, Deputy Mayor Simpson & my 18 councillor colleagues. Closing the door on a massive 3 years & into another.
Kei runga noa atu koutou - Congratulations to the Kaipātiki Local Board all sworn in for the 2025-2028 term. Also massive congrats to new Chair Danielle Grant, and to Deputy for the first half of the term Melanie Kenrick and for the second half Paula Gillon. Excited to work with them all.
October 29, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Kei runga noa atu koutou - Congratulations to the Kaipātiki Local Board all sworn in for the 2025-2028 term. Also massive congrats to new Chair Danielle Grant, and to Deputy for the first half of the term Melanie Kenrick and for the second half Paula Gillon. Excited to work with them all.
“The North Shore will never elect someone like you” - and other, far harsher comments stick in the back of my mind from the first time I ran. That time, I won by 128 votes.
So, I apologise for one last celebratory post, but my colleague, Cr Shane Henderson, crunched the final numbers and…
So, I apologise for one last celebratory post, but my colleague, Cr Shane Henderson, crunched the final numbers and…
October 18, 2025 at 7:55 AM
“The North Shore will never elect someone like you” - and other, far harsher comments stick in the back of my mind from the first time I ran. That time, I won by 128 votes.
So, I apologise for one last celebratory post, but my colleague, Cr Shane Henderson, crunched the final numbers and…
So, I apologise for one last celebratory post, but my colleague, Cr Shane Henderson, crunched the final numbers and…
Thanks to the North Shore for having me back as your councillor. I’m proud to be the highest polling councillor on the Shore again and with the highest vote tally of any councillor in Auckland this time around.
Please read my long post here: www.facebook.com/share/176XZv...
Please read my long post here: www.facebook.com/share/176XZv...
October 11, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Thanks to the North Shore for having me back as your councillor. I’m proud to be the highest polling councillor on the Shore again and with the highest vote tally of any councillor in Auckland this time around.
Please read my long post here: www.facebook.com/share/176XZv...
Please read my long post here: www.facebook.com/share/176XZv...
A massive thanks to you all for the support and engagement this term.
Also please go and vote by 12 noon tomorrow. Drop your votes to a Woolworths or Library (don’t post it).
No papers? Enrol & special vote at the locations at the bottom of this link. voteauckland.co.nz/en/informati...
Also please go and vote by 12 noon tomorrow. Drop your votes to a Woolworths or Library (don’t post it).
No papers? Enrol & special vote at the locations at the bottom of this link. voteauckland.co.nz/en/informati...
October 10, 2025 at 8:56 AM
A massive thanks to you all for the support and engagement this term.
Also please go and vote by 12 noon tomorrow. Drop your votes to a Woolworths or Library (don’t post it).
No papers? Enrol & special vote at the locations at the bottom of this link. voteauckland.co.nz/en/informati...
Also please go and vote by 12 noon tomorrow. Drop your votes to a Woolworths or Library (don’t post it).
No papers? Enrol & special vote at the locations at the bottom of this link. voteauckland.co.nz/en/informati...
Cleared out my office after a massive 3 years. The busiest 3 of my life, some tough times & lots of successes too. A lot of it spent working in this building.
I hope everyone’s getting their votes back so I can get back to the office on Monday to continue the hard work for our community & our city.
I hope everyone’s getting their votes back so I can get back to the office on Monday to continue the hard work for our community & our city.
October 6, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Cleared out my office after a massive 3 years. The busiest 3 of my life, some tough times & lots of successes too. A lot of it spent working in this building.
I hope everyone’s getting their votes back so I can get back to the office on Monday to continue the hard work for our community & our city.
I hope everyone’s getting their votes back so I can get back to the office on Monday to continue the hard work for our community & our city.
There are at least 3x the number of people in those three buses than in the cars you can see on the motorway this morning.
This is why I fight for more public transport, more dedicated bus lanes, trains, ferries and hopefully one day light rail, even to the shore! It’s more efficient for everyone.
This is why I fight for more public transport, more dedicated bus lanes, trains, ferries and hopefully one day light rail, even to the shore! It’s more efficient for everyone.
October 5, 2025 at 7:48 PM
There are at least 3x the number of people in those three buses than in the cars you can see on the motorway this morning.
This is why I fight for more public transport, more dedicated bus lanes, trains, ferries and hopefully one day light rail, even to the shore! It’s more efficient for everyone.
This is why I fight for more public transport, more dedicated bus lanes, trains, ferries and hopefully one day light rail, even to the shore! It’s more efficient for everyone.
Great to be court side today at the finals of the North Harbour International 2025 at Badminton North Harbour. Such an awesome event over the last few days.
Nice catching up with BNH Chief Executive Glenn Cox, club sponsor and well known local Martin Cooper and Danielle Grant & others.
Nice catching up with BNH Chief Executive Glenn Cox, club sponsor and well known local Martin Cooper and Danielle Grant & others.
October 5, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Great to be court side today at the finals of the North Harbour International 2025 at Badminton North Harbour. Such an awesome event over the last few days.
Nice catching up with BNH Chief Executive Glenn Cox, club sponsor and well known local Martin Cooper and Danielle Grant & others.
Nice catching up with BNH Chief Executive Glenn Cox, club sponsor and well known local Martin Cooper and Danielle Grant & others.
Ten days to drop your votes back to a library or a Woolworths! (7 days for a post box). Nice chatting to Birkenhead residents getting on the ferry on this beautiful morning.
Look I know voting isn’t always the sexiest thing to, but it’s super important.
Look I know voting isn’t always the sexiest thing to, but it’s super important.
September 30, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Ten days to drop your votes back to a library or a Woolworths! (7 days for a post box). Nice chatting to Birkenhead residents getting on the ferry on this beautiful morning.
Look I know voting isn’t always the sexiest thing to, but it’s super important.
Look I know voting isn’t always the sexiest thing to, but it’s super important.
Safeguarding our coast & preparing for climate change - I’ve loved leading this work with our talented coastal team. We’ve confirmed 18 shoreline adaptation plans covering nearly all 3,200km of coastline around Tāmaki Makaurau.
See more here: ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/media-centre...
See more here: ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/media-centre...
September 28, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Safeguarding our coast & preparing for climate change - I’ve loved leading this work with our talented coastal team. We’ve confirmed 18 shoreline adaptation plans covering nearly all 3,200km of coastline around Tāmaki Makaurau.
See more here: ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/media-centre...
See more here: ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/media-centre...
We want both states to have peace and security… well apart from the one state which we today confirmed we are not sure when we want to or if we want to recognise.
But both states… I mean this is incoherent.
But both states… I mean this is incoherent.
September 27, 2025 at 5:03 AM
We want both states to have peace and security… well apart from the one state which we today confirmed we are not sure when we want to or if we want to recognise.
But both states… I mean this is incoherent.
But both states… I mean this is incoherent.
Grumpy Facebook rant ahoy. 🩷
September 18, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Grumpy Facebook rant ahoy. 🩷
Drop your votes back to any library, Woolworths, transport hub (e.g Smales Farm Station, Devonport Ferry, Waitematā Station) any post box or NZ Post retailer.
Please offer to drop them back for your neighbours, whānau and friends.
Drop boxes near you: voteauckland.co.nz/en/informati...
Please offer to drop them back for your neighbours, whānau and friends.
Drop boxes near you: voteauckland.co.nz/en/informati...
September 16, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Drop your votes back to any library, Woolworths, transport hub (e.g Smales Farm Station, Devonport Ferry, Waitematā Station) any post box or NZ Post retailer.
Please offer to drop them back for your neighbours, whānau and friends.
Drop boxes near you: voteauckland.co.nz/en/informati...
Please offer to drop them back for your neighbours, whānau and friends.
Drop boxes near you: voteauckland.co.nz/en/informati...
Coffee to prepare for a full day of chairing the second to last Policy and Planning Committee of the term, with only a month to go until election day! Work feels like it’s ramping up not cooling off, but lucky I love it and this city. 💚
September 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Coffee to prepare for a full day of chairing the second to last Policy and Planning Committee of the term, with only a month to go until election day! Work feels like it’s ramping up not cooling off, but lucky I love it and this city. 💚
Lake Pupuke distracting me while I deliver flyers. Thanks to all the good humans who are out there doing this too. Hopefully not at this time though. 😆🩵
September 9, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Lake Pupuke distracting me while I deliver flyers. Thanks to all the good humans who are out there doing this too. Hopefully not at this time though. 😆🩵
Late night flyer delivery views. Hope you all had a good Father’s Day!👏🏻🌃
September 7, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Late night flyer delivery views. Hope you all had a good Father’s Day!👏🏻🌃
Kind words from Kerre about me and my work as her local councillor - and for reminding people about all the great services and community assets council provides. Yes it’s a massive job and no it’s not glamorous but it’s a rewarding one, especially if you’re willing to put the work in.
August 31, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Kind words from Kerre about me and my work as her local councillor - and for reminding people about all the great services and community assets council provides. Yes it’s a massive job and no it’s not glamorous but it’s a rewarding one, especially if you’re willing to put the work in.
