Heartbreak and healing A VOTE FOR LOVE!
Jul 31, 2022
4 minutes
Words: Fleur Guthrie.
Pictures: Ash Kumar from A2K Photography. Hair & makeup: Kate Smith, Alison Brewer.
In 2020, when Troy Elliott lost his wife Tracey to breast cancer after 20 years of marriage, he was battle-weary and grieving. Finding love again was the furthest thing from his mind.
But a drive to fight for access to cancer drugs – which pushed Troy to enter local politics – has unexpectedly led him to a new romance and healing from heartbreak.
This month, the Oā raākei local board member married Manurewa member Tabetha Gorrie in a moving ceremony at Auckland’s Holy Trinity Cathedral, with their first child due in September.
“Normally when two politicians meet, it
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