Barbara Goodman
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Dame Barbara Goodman, DBE (1988), QSO, JP is an Auckland, New Zealand politician.
She was Mayoress of Auckland City as well as a former Auckland City Councillor.
For ten years she was Chairperson of Odyssey House Auckland, which operates a range of specialist programmes for adolescents, parents, and other adults experiencing serious difficulties with substance abuse, gambling, and other associated problems.
She opposed the NZ government's plan to build a £500,000,000 rugby stadium on Quay Street in Auckland's Waterfront area.
She is the niece of former Auckland City mayor, Sir Dove-Myer Robinson in whose honour Dame Barbara spearheaded a memorial sculpture in Aotea Square, which was built in 2002. The sculpture celebrates the extraordinary contribution "Robbie Robinson" made to the city.
