Chlöe Swarbrick

Chlöe Swarbrick

Chlöe Swarbrick in 2017
Born (1994-06-26) 26 June 1994
Auckland, New Zealand
Nationality New Zealand
Years active 2016–present
Political party Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand

Chlöe Swarbrick (born 26 June 1994) is a New Zealand politician and entrepreneur [1] Following an unsuccessful but high-profile tilt at the 2016 Auckland mayoral election, she became a candidate for the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand in the 2017 New Zealand general election.[2]

Early life

Swarbrick was born in Auckland in 1994. She gained a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Auckland [3][4]

Career

In 2012, Swarbrick opened her first business with her partner, Alex Bartley Catt, a New Zealand-made fashion label The Lucid Collective.[5] Around the same time, she began working in the Newsroom at the student radio station 95bFM where she worked as a news writer, then a news reader, before becoming a producer and eventually host of The Wire. In April 2016, she officially left 95bFM as a regular host.

In 2014, Swarbrick began writing for What's Good, of which she would eventually become Editor and Chief, and an owner.[6] Later that year, The Lucid Collective held a New Zealand Fashion Week side-show at the Gow Langsford Gallery, then participated in the New Zealand Fashion Museum Youthquake Exhibition.[7] The label would come to be stocked across Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch,[8] before Swarbrick and Bartley Catt decided to close the business down to focus on other projects.

Swarbrick began The Goods, a local artist market offshoot of What's Good, in late 2015. The project held a pop-up store in Karangahape Road's St Kevin's Arcade.[9] Following the project, she was recognised for contribution to the local community with a New Zealander of the Year Local Hero Award.[10]

In 2016, Swarbrick once again collaborated with partner Bartley Catt to start a Digital Consultancy and Artist Management Agency, TIPS.

In late 2016 the pair opened a cafe and gallery space, Olly, adjacent to Mount Eden's Crystal Palace.[11]

Political career

Swarbrick ran in the 2016 Auckland mayoral election, placing third with 29,098 votes, almost 160,000 votes behind the winner Phil Goff.[12] She gained significant media attention in New Zealand largely because she was such a young candidate. After her loss in the mayoral race, she chose to join the Green Party.[13]

Swarbrick gave a speech at a human blockade organised by Auckland Peace Action, that successfully shut down a weapons expo.[14][15][16][17][18]

Soon after joining the Green Party, Swarbrick announced she would challenge sitting Green MP Denise Roche to be selected as the party's candidate in the Auckland Central electorate at the New Zealand general election, 2017. Her challenge was unsuccessful, as the local Green Party branch selected Denise Roche to stand in the seat again.[19] She was selected as the Green candidate for the Maungakiekie electorate, and placed 9th on the party list.[20]

References

  1. ↑ Farman, Madeleine (2 August 2014). "Entrepreneurs chase their dreams". The New Zealand Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Chloe Swarbrick, Auckland mayoral candidate, joins the Greens". Newshub. 2016-11-11. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  3. ↑ "The Art of Coffee and Politics - Verve". Verve. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Let me be your ruler: The impatient ambition of Chloe Swarbrick". The Spinoff. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "The Lucid Collective". nzfashionmuseum.org.nz. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  6. ↑ Cactuslab. "Interview: Chlöe Swarbrick Officially Cröwned Local Herö | The Wire | 95bFM". 95bFM. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  7. ↑ Ralph, Fiona (26 September 2014). "A new movement from the NZ Fashion Museum". New Zealand Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "the unknown collective | Rebe's Runway". rebesrunway.com. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "The Goods Pop-Up : : DECEMBER 2015". Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  10. ↑ Cactuslab. "Interview: Chlöe Swarbrick Officially Cröwned Local Herö | The Wire | 95bFM". 95bFM. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  11. ↑ "Olly — doughnuts, art and coffee collide at this über cool pitstop | The Denizen". www.thedenizen.co.nz. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  12. ↑ Newshub. "Chloe Swarbrick 'hoped for better'", Newshub, NZ, 8 October 2016. Retrieved on 7 January 2017.
  13. ↑ Davison, Isaac. "Greens win contest for Chloe Swarbrick", NZ Herald, NZ, 11 November 2016. Retrieved on 7 January 2017.
  14. ↑ "Safety counterclaims at Auckland waterfront military conference protest". Stuff. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  15. ↑ "Protest against defence industry conference turns violent in Auckland". New Zealand Herald. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  16. ↑ "Protesters forming human blockade at defence conference in Auckland". New Zealand Herald. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  17. ↑ Carnegie, Tom (17 November 2016). "Safety counterclaims at Auckland waterfront military conference protest". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  18. ↑ "New Zealand activists shut down an arms fair!". CAATblog. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  19. ↑ Davison, Isaac. "Swarbrick misses out on Auckland Central nomination for Green Party". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  20. ↑ "Green Party unveils strongest ever candidate list". Green Party (via Scoop.co.nz). 30 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
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