Shore Action is a political ticket which contests the boards and council seats in the North Shore Ward of the Auckland Council.^[1] They have a strong focus on retention of local assets and investment in the natural environment, along with a focus on local participation in local body politics.

Grant Gillon, a former Alliance Party MP, and AUT lecturer, along with Anne-Elise Smithson, a Community Development Coordinator for the Children's Autism Foundation, contested the North Shore Ward seat on the Auckland City Council.^[2] The wider team contested the local boards on the North Shore Ward.

While neither Gillon nor Smithson won a council seat for the ward, Shore Action did win seats on the Devonport-Takapuna and Kaipātiki Local Boards, and the Birkenhead Licensing Trust.

Shore Action fought to retain the Takapuna Beach Holiday Park, opposing plans for a hard stand on the reserve. They also wish to save the Anzac St Carpark (currently home of the Takapuna Sunday Markets).^[2]

They wish to invest in various environmental services by increasing volunteer networks, which they believe will aid in pest eradication and the reduction of pollution in urban streams and coastal areas. Smithson made the environment her central campaign platform and has stated: “Our streams, bush and wildlife are struggling and our unique North Shore environment needs protecting as our city grows. Healthy ecosystems help our communities flourish".^[3]

In July 2018 Shore Action announced a significant funding boost for Kaipātiki environmental initiatives - securing $400,000 of funding for the 2018/19 financial year - a 38% increase towards environmental initiatives compared to the previous financial year. This increase would support clean streams, pest-free reserves, urban canopy protection, an open space management plan and a Kauri Dieback Strategy for Kaipātiki. Says Smithson: “Two-thirds of Auckland’s native species are threatened with extinction and kauri could die out completely in the next 30 years. The time to act is now.” ^[4]

In August 2019, Shore Action announced that the Kaipātiki Local Board had managed to secure 47% of the total Auckland-wide kauri budget to be spent in the Kaipātiki area. This would go towards upgrading bush tracks in kauri forest, and installing cleaning stations at track entrances.

Throughout the instrumentation of their policies, Shore Action aims to keep their voters and ratepayers adequately informed. They also have a focus on better public transport, advocating for easing congestion on Lake Road as well as highlighting a need for heritage protection.^[2]

Shore Action advocated for shade sails to be put up over all playgrounds in the area; the protection from the sun would allow the playgrounds to last longer and prevent the risk of skin cancer in children.