Balu Mistry

BALU  MISTRY

FOR MANUREWA COMMUNITY BOARD

VISION STATEMENT & GOALS

Why I am standing for the Manurewa Community Board? And what can I offer to the community? And why you should give me your votes?

 Local Resident

• I have been resident in South Auckland for nearly 35 years. I spent 23 years living in Mangere and for past 12 years living in Manurewa/Manukau. So I am local just like you and not an outsider from Albany or other part of the NZ, just standing for the sake of status or position.

 

Judgment 

• I am a qualified professional Engineer. Engineers are responsible for designing and making things happen. On local board, the members are responsible for large amounts of expenditure for the community projects. The money has to be spent wisely and not to be wasted. As an Engineer, I have the knowledge and skills to make right decisions when it comes to spending money on community projects.

 

Maturity.

• I have been working for 35 years in New Zealand. Maturity is gained by working in community projects and I have selflessly served the Indian Community over past many years in various roles with Manukau Indian Association and New Zealand Central Association.

 

Track Record

• Past president of Manukau Indian Association and currently executive member. Have taught our language to New Zealand born children and helped maintain our culture and heritage. Organised many programs such as Diwali, Navratri etc for the people of South Auckland.

 

Community Services

• Always have been active in community activities – particularly liaison with Punjabi Association and other associations. Representing all Indians as one community whether they are Gujaratis. Bengalis, Marathis, are form INDIA, ENGLAND or FIJI. We are all Indians and one community in New Zealand. All community works has been voluntary and no payments for services.

 

• I see the following as important issues.

 

• Education: English language for people unable to speak English       

 

• Roads and expenditure on Roads maintenance. This needs to be regulated as I think the money spent on maintaining and upgrading the roads are not directed where they should be.

 

• Police and Traffic control in local area. Instead of revenue collecting activities by police and council traffic wardens, their time to be better spent on crime prevention and road safety.

 

• Civic sense in maintaining high standards in public- good behavior

 

• Discourage prostitution activities as happening now in Manurewa

 

• Ethics Our society needs to have higher standards and ethical values. The cause of many crimes and problems in our community are lack of basic value education from parents and schools.  The children must be taught basic values such as honesty, integrity, discipline, diligence, respect for others, respect for elders and parents etc.

 

• Pride in Super city Auckland – Auckland is a nice place to live in and inspire pride in the people living in our city. When we belie in ourselves, we can achiee higher goals as a community.

Top 5 Issues

1. Community
   
   Make Manurewa a vibrant community that people lving can take pride in our suburb.
2. Land Rates, Water Rates
   
   Listen to people's view and feed back the views to decision makers as to what the community wants.
3. Values in society
   
   I believe the casue of many troubles with our young and old people is lack of values. The basic values such as respect for others, respect for parents, honesty, work ethics are missing in the young generation. If they are taught and embedded with the education, many of our crimes and prolems will not happen.
4. Pride in Auckland City
   
   We live in a nice city and we should take pride in living in a world class city.
5. Progressive Attitude
   
   We can make progress when we have positive outlook ourelves and then we can taek bold decisions to improve our future as a community.

Personal Profile

 Balu Mistry is currently residing in Manukau City.

He is a professional Engineer (mechanical) and currently working as a consultant for ventilation and air-conditioning systems for commercial and residential buildings.

He has been involved with voluntary community services for the last 33 years in the Papatoetoe/Manukau area. For a number of years he has served the community in various capacities such as secretary, treasurer and as President of the Manukau Indian Association.

As a C & R candidate, Balu will make sure that the public funds are not wasted on unnecessary projects and directed to useful purpose. He will look at the needs of all age groups and find ways to achieve goals of various community organisations.