Izzy Ford

Izzy I. Ford (née Gray; born 19 January 1974) is a New Zealand local-body politician and former rugby union player. She served as deputy mayor of Porirua from 2016 to 2022.

Early life and family Ford was born in Porirua on 19 January 1974, and was educated at Bishop Viard College. She is married to Glynn Ford, and they have three children,

Rugby union Ford made her debut for the New Zealand women's national rugby team, the Black Ferns, against Canada at Palmerston North in 1999. She was named in the 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup squad for New Zealand.

In 2017, Ford became the first woman appointed to the Wellington Rugby Board for 20 years; Fran Wilde had served on the board in 1996.

Local politics Ford was first elected as a Porirua city councillor for the Eastern Ward in 2013. Ford stood for the Porirua mayoralty at the 2019 local-body elections, and finished third out of six candidates. Ford was re-elected to the council in the 2022 local elections for the Onepoto Ward.

Ford was re-elected as a councillor in the 2025 local elections.