Standing for
Nelson City Council - At Large
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I'm standing for election because council's economic and financial governance is dangerously out of control, with all sorts of shonky rip−offs occurring. 

Many improper practices such as slush funds, double−dipping, and illegal rates are costing ratepayers millions of dollars annually. 

Council has alarmingly admitted that secret "off the books" financial transactions occur. 

But "off the books" money, blatantly acknowledges the existence of "slush funds", and raises many serious questions. 

How can such illegal "black" funds exist? Where does that money come from? Where does that money go to? 

The existence of undeclared slush funds further concedes that council's annual−plans are incomplete and deceptive. 

Worse still those fabricated annual−plans are the very basis for calculating your rates, which means that rates also reflect that same deception. 

Council cannot be allowed to continue this cancerous culture. 

If elected I will put an end to these alarming scams. 

Help me stop the rot.

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Nelson City Council - At Large

Results - Final

Rachel Reese
10546
Jeff Rackley
7602
Ian Barker
7146
Pete Rainey
6850
Gail Collingwood
6763
Alison Boswijk
6633
Mike Ward
6519
Ruth Copeland
6063
Derek Shaw
5707
Kate Fulton
5525
Eric Davy
5455
Paul Matheson
5335
Alan Turley
5099
Paul Blackham
5000
Gary Watson
4398
Bernard Downey
4229
Adrian Parlane
4059
Greg Shaw
3938
Kevin Gardener
3920
Butch Bradley
3845
Errol Millar
3698
Nigel Dowie
3655
Mike Gane
3586
Philip Thompson
3453
Paul Boulton
3452
Andrew Dunlop
3307
Hugh Briggs
3141
Marie Johnstone
2937
Darren Randle
2899
Andy Clover
2894
Anne Fitzsimon
2669
Jim Cable
2428
Tash Wilkinson
2252
Patrick Smith
2151
Alf Newman
1720
Shane Graham
1546
Carl Horn
1466