Erika Harvey is a New Zealand-based public affairs and community strategy leader working at the intersection of civic participation, policy, and systems change. She is the founder of Lobby for Good, an emerging civic platform designed to help communities better understand, engage with, and influence the decisions that shape their lives.
Alongside this, Erika leads Youth Voices Action, working directly with young people to elevate their perspectives and ensure their lived experiences are better reflected in public decision-making - particularly in areas such as disability, education and wellbeing.
Her work spans enterprise advisory, innovation leadership, governance, and grassroots advocacy, with a focus on translating complex policy and institutional processes into accessible tools for everyday people. She is particularly known for bridging the gap between communities and decision-makers, enabling more meaningful participation and strengthening trust in democratic systems.
Erika has also been directly involved in New Zealand’s political landscape, including standing as a party list candidate in previous general elections. This experience gives her a practical understanding of how decisions are made and informs her work supporting communities to engage more effectively with those systems.
She is currently leading the development of what is being described as New Zealand’s first “civic intelligence” platform - a digital infrastructure aimed at helping citizens navigate complex issues, understand trade-offs, and participate more effectively in public decision-making.
Her work is built on the belief that stronger outcomes are created when people are better informed, meaningfully included, and able to see how their voices shape the decisions that affect their lives.
Alongside this, Erika leads Youth Voices Action, working directly with young people to elevate their perspectives and ensure their lived experiences are better reflected in public decision-making - particularly in areas such as disability, education and wellbeing.
Her work spans enterprise advisory, innovation leadership, governance, and grassroots advocacy, with a focus on translating complex policy and institutional processes into accessible tools for everyday people. She is particularly known for bridging the gap between communities and decision-makers, enabling more meaningful participation and strengthening trust in democratic systems.
Erika has also been directly involved in New Zealand’s political landscape, including standing as a party list candidate in previous general elections. This experience gives her a practical understanding of how decisions are made and informs her work supporting communities to engage more effectively with those systems.
She is currently leading the development of what is being described as New Zealand’s first “civic intelligence” platform - a digital infrastructure aimed at helping citizens navigate complex issues, understand trade-offs, and participate more effectively in public decision-making.
Her work is built on the belief that stronger outcomes are created when people are better informed, meaningfully included, and able to see how their voices shape the decisions that affect their lives.