Sophies Vote - Sophie Handford

About me Post

About me

I’m 18 years old and I live and have grown up in Paekākāriki. I am running to be the Paekākāriki - R...

Wow! We did it. Post

Wow! We did it.

The local elections have seen Kāpiti elect one of New Zealand's youngest councillors to the table, S...

Change the Tide Post

Change the Tide

The issue weighing heavily on the minds of youth in Kāpiti at the moment is climate change. The clim...

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18-year-old wins seat on Kāpiti Coast District Council Post

18-year-old wins seat on Kāpiti Coast District Council

The local elections have seen Kāpiti elect one of New Zealand's youngest councillors to the table, Sophie Handford.

Posted by Rosalie Willis - Kāpiti News on Oct 14, 2019

Young councillors to push on climate change issues Post

Young councillors to push on climate change issues

Councils can expect more pressure from their own ranks to tackle climate change with a new crop of young councillors determined to fight it head on.

Posted by Hamish Cardwell from rnz.co.nz on Oct 14, 2019

Councillor Handford Post

Councillor Handford

Youngest in over a decade

Posted by Sophie on Oct 14, 2019

Youth voice heard in Wellington elections as young people voted onto councils Post

Youth voice heard in Wellington elections as young people voted onto councils

Sophie Handford has earned the title as one of New Zealand's youngest councillors

Posted by Tommy Livingston and Tom Hunt from Stuff on Oct 14, 2019

Change the Tide - Billboard Campaign Post

Change the Tide - Billboard Campaign

KAPITI FUTURE LEADERS

Posted by Sophie on Oct 14, 2019