Howick Local Board

Hamish is a proud Howick resident and a current member of the Howick Community Board.  He is also the Treasurer of the Howick Ratepayers & Residents Association and a member of the Keep Howick Historic association.

Hamish has significant experience in senior roles in some of New Zealand’s largest companies and has strong experience of financial and strategic governance issues. 

Hamish has worked hard to protect Howick’s natural and urban heritage, keeping council expenditure and rates under control, and improving key eastern transportation links. 

Hamish wants local democracy to thrive in Auckland and believes that the new city represents a terrific opportunity for Howick to take back local decision making on matters that affect our communities.

We need a united team to preserve Howick’s heritage.  Please vote for Hamish Stevens for the Howick Local Board and the Counties Manukau District Health Board.

 

Counties Manukau District Health Board

Hamish Stevens is a Howick resident with an extensive background in governance and financial leadership having held senior financial roles in some of New Zealand’s largest companies. He holds an MBA and an Economics degree.

Hamish wants to provide better, sooner, more convenient health care to everyone in the district.  He supports retaining our local health services and reducing the waiting list for elective surgery.

Hamish understands the need to manage resources prudently and control costs while maintaining a strong focus on the delivery of core health services.  He believes in greater integration and coordination of health services across the Auckland region.

Hamish will ensure the allocation of CMDHB’s $1billion p.a. government funding to all parts of the community based on need.

Please rank Hamish Stevens and the Citizens & Ratepayers Health Board Team from 1 to 7.

Top 5 Issues

1. Howick Local Board - Keeping rates under control and reduce debt. Do we really need to own Auckland airport shares?
   
   District Health Board - Keep emergency department waiting times down.
2. Howick Local Board - Protecting Howick's heritage residential zones. We need to ensure that the new Auckland Spatial Plan does not bring a return of the intensification of Howick - Auckland is already more densley populated than Austlralain and US cities.
   
   District Health Board - Improved access to elective surgery.
3. Howick Local Board - Improving road transport to and from East Auckland. At the last census only 33 Howick residents used train travel in getting to work.
   
   And why do we need an expensive train track to the airport when it would be used by so few travellers?
   
   District Health Board - Better aged care.
4. Howick Local Board - Improve housing affordability through relaxing the Metropoliatn Urban Limit. Auckland house price are kept high by restrictions on land use.
   
   District Health Board - Greater research in to local health issues and facilities.

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