 She was awarded Metro Magazine's Aucklander of the Year in 2004, primarily for the role she played in politically defeating the Eastern Transport Corridor roading element that was proposed for Hobson Bay by the Waitematā Harbour.Caughey had unsuccessfully stood for City Vision in a community board by-election in 2003.Caughey stood again in the Hobson ward for the 2007 local body elections, but was defeated along with all other members of her Action Hobson team.