A people friendly Council - sharing the benefits, accountable and open

 

Review funding and spending policy in the light of the current recession

 

Rating restraint (keep rates down)

 

Establish a better rating deal for homeowners and renters.

 

Attention to core services before extra expenditure is committed.

 

Stamp out wasteful spending on pet projects and overseas junkets.

 

Bring water management back into Council (no extra charge for water)

 

Bring parking enforcement back into Council (stop the profit taking)

 

Bring waterfront management back to Council and no more buildings on the waterfront.

 

Protect our built and natural heritage

 

A rent freeze on Council rents

 

Invest in projects that share the benefits with the ratepayers

 Improve cycle ways and footpaths along with more pedestrian only areas in the city.

 

 

More motorcycle parks and cycle stands

 

Advocate for better public transport

 

Introduce a cap on the height of buildings.

 

Support Community gardens and orchards

Top 5 Issues

1. A people friendly Council- sharing the benefits, accountable and open. A city that is affordable with a better deal for homeowners and those who rent.
2. No extra charge for water and no compulsory water meters for home owners. Bring water management back into Council.
3. Protect our built and natural heritage.
4. No more buildings on the waterfront. Bring the waterfront management back into Council.
5. More pedestrian only areas and better cycle ways and bicycle stands. More motorcycle parks. Parking enforcement brought back into Council.

Personal Profile

Some history

A MATTER OF PUBLIC RECORD / UPDATED

Part of the Save Capital Power Campaign.
Voted not to sell the parking buildings.
Voted to not sell the airport shares.
Formed the Clean Water campaign in the early 1980s.
Called for the peoples' bank which became Kiwi Bank.
Voted for the Embassy when it was going to be sold.
Voted for retaining City Operations when Council wanted to sell.
Opposed the building of the fish zoo on Te Raekaihau Point.
Voted for better cycle ways.
Introduced lower speed limits around schools.
introduced the idea of a public advocate.
Introduced the Newtown alcohol ban to Council
Voted to not sell public land on the South coast.
Voted to stop business rates being switched onto home owners.
Introduced and voted for income related rents for social housing which resulted in a rental cap.
Introduced Council officers to peak oil presentation by Colin Campbell.
Moved peak oil onto Council's 40 year plan.
Voted against variations 17 and 11 on the waterfront .
Voted to bring Wellington's water management company back into Council.

 

Bryan Robert Pepperell

I was elected to Council in a 1996 by-election as a Southern Ward Councillor and have held the seat ever since.

 

I am married with an adult family and I am a graduate of Victoria University in Philosophy. .I also hold an RMA practicing certificate.  When I stood for Mayor of Wellington in 2004 I received 18,500 votes opposing the incumbent.

 

Over the time I have been on Council I have developed an interest in energy and peak oil. I am a member of the Audit and Risk sub-committee and served on Wellington’s Water Management Agency Capacity as a board member for 3 years.  I have also chaired the Grants sub-committee and served on the Wellington City Lender of Last Resort. In my capacity as a Councillor I have been a staunch advocate of open space on the water front and voted to protect coastal land from development – in particular, the proposed development at Ta Raekaihou Point and sale of sections at Owhiro Bay.  I opposed  variations  17 and 11 on the water front and support open space instead of more building. I think it was a mistake to sell Council parking buildings. I have always supported social housing, particularly as it was established with low interest Government money and recently Government has helped fund the bulk of the housing stock upgrade.  I am strongly committed to a bicycle and pedestrian friendly city and so I opposed the reopening of Manners Mall to buses. 

I firmly believe that water management under Capacity, as well as the Water Front Management Company and parking enforcement should come back to the Council to manage in-house. It would then be free of the profit takers. 

 

I have consistently voted against the rate increases approved by the majority of councillors and which have seen home owners’ rates double in the last seven years.

 

We need a cap on building height to retain the beauty and quality of life of Wellington.

 

We need to bring debt under control and live within our means to cope with the ongoing economic and financial crisis.