Early years

Casey moved to New Zealand from Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 in 1987.

She taught at Kuranui College

Kuranui College

Kuranui College is a state co-educational secondary school in Greytown, New Zealand. It is the only secondary school in the South Wairarapa District, and serves the towns of Greytown, Featherston, Martinborough, and the majority of Carterton....

 and served on the board of trustees. Between 2001 and 2004 she worked at AUT University.

Casey is the partner of Matt McCarten

Matt McCarten

Matthew "Matt" McCarten is a New Zealand political organiser. He has been involved with several leftist or centre-left political parties, and is also active in the trade-union movement...

.

Political career

Casey served on the South Wairarapa District Council between 1990 and 2001.

In the 1999 election

New Zealand general election, 1999

The 1999 New Zealand general election was held on 27 November 1999 to determine the composition of the 46th New Zealand Parliament. The governing National Party, led by Prime Minister Jenny Shipley, was defeated, being replaced by a coalition of Helen Clark's Labour Party and the smaller Alliance...

 Casey stood for the Alliance party in the Wairarapa electorate

Wairarapa (New Zealand electorate)

Wairarapa is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate. It was first created in 1859 and existed until 1881. It was recreated in 1887 and has since existed continuously...

. She placed third.

Casey was later elected to the Auckland City Council

Auckland City Council

Auckland City Council was the local government authority representing Auckland City, New Zealand, and was amalgamated into the Auckland Council on 1 November 2010. It was an elected body representing the 404,658 residents of the city...

 in 2004.

In the 2010 Auckland Council elections

Auckland local elections, 2010

The Auckland local elections, 2010 took place from 17 September until 9 October and were conducted by postal vote. The elections were the first since the merger of the seven councils and elected the new Auckland Council, composed of the mayor, 20 members of the Governing Body, and 149 members of 21...

Casey was elected from the Albert-Eden-Roskill ward.