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Alan Gregory Sayers is an entrepreneur, author and a New Zealand politician who is an Auckland Councillor.
The son of journalist and athlete Alan Sayers, Greg attended Auckland Grammar School, where he was a school prefect and the winner of the Burroughs Trophy (Dux Ludorum). He attended the University of Auckland where he studied Chemistry and was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree. [1] He holds a New Zealand Institute of Management diploma in Management. [2]
| Years | Ward | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 –2019 | Rodney Ward | Independent | |
| 2019 –2022 | Rodney Ward | Independent | |
| 2022 –present | Rodney Ward | Independent | |
Sayers was elected to the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board in 2010.
At the 2013 Auckland elections, Sayers was elected to both the Rodney Local Board and the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board.
At the 2016 Auckland elections, Sayers was elected to the Auckland Council, defeating incumbent Penny Webster in an "upset". [3] [4] [5] In his maiden speech he "said Auckland Council had to restore trust with his ward" and the "Council must live within its financial means". [6] [7]
In 2019 Sayers wrote a book titled “How to Fix Auckland’s Housing Crisis – 4 Bold Proven Solutions”. [8]
At the 2019 Auckland elections, Sayers was re-elected to the Auckland Council, becoming the first Rodney Ward councillor since Auckland Council's formation in 2010 to be elected unopposed. [9]
Sayers published a facts table in 2022 of what he termed “troublesome trends” in Auckland Councils total rates & fees income, payroll costs and debt level increases over a 12 year period. The article called upon Auckland ratepayers to challenge the Mayor and local Councillors to question the increases. [10] The article was retaliated against by a then Councillor for Waitakere, saying “Criticism of Auckland Council spending is unwarranted”. [11]
At the 2022 Auckland elections, in a “landslide victory” [12] Sayers was re-elected to the Auckland Council as the Rodney Ward councillor. [13]
In 2024 Sayers was promoted to Chair of the Budget Committee by Mayor Wayne Brown. The new responsibilities extended to him working with New Zealand Government Ministers, and particularly with the Hon Simeon Brown, the Minister of Auckland and Minister of Transport, to help co-fund Auckland Council’s Annual Budget, being a total budget of $6.8B revenue and $60.6B of assets (2024). [14] [15]
Sayers has been an advocate to have rural roads across Auckland, which are unsealed, made safer by sealing and upgrading them. In April 2024 he ran a campaign capturing 1,391 signatures. The petition was presented to the Mayor of Auckland, [16] Auckland Councillors, as well as to the senior leadership of Auckland Transport and was successful in achieving increased rural-focussed funding. [17]
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