Jimmy works tirelessly across a number of roles across Christchurch public and community services. He is keen to engage people and hear their views and is familiar with local issues. Some priorities for Jimmy are to improve safety in the communities, promote cultural diversity and to be an advocate of promoting open and transparent governance in the Council’s decision making process and to provide better service to all residents in Christchurch.

Top 5 Issues

1. Making decisions in an open, democratic manner
2. Ending extravagance and reckless borrowing
3. Protecting our precious water
4. Working to reduce sewage overflows into the Avon and Heathcote
5. Restoring the $1.5m cut from community grants

Personal Profile

We need new blood to improve the quality, openness, and transparency of the

decision making in the City Council. As a current Riccarton /Wigram Community

Board member, I‘ve engaged more than eight thousand and six hundred households

in the last three years, I’ve worked to listen to and express the concerns of residents

to the City Council and other government agencies, and I now request your support to

represent you on the Council and Community Board, so I can do even more.

 

My commitments include improving the community safety, ensuring that streets and

footpaths have better maintenance, helping youth to be our future with investment in

the community, advocating for increase in community funding to community groups,

monitoring that public facilities meet the needs of elderly people, as well as the

promotion of racial harmony and cultural diversity in Christchurch.

 

My community service includes a committee member of the Hei Hei/ Broomfield

Community Development Trust, Christchurch Multicultural Council Inc, Canterbury

Police Asian Advisory Group, elected member of Burnside High School BOT,

volunteer of Christchurch Citizens Advice Bureau, and an interpreter for New

Zealand Police, Christchurch Courts, NZ Immigration Service, Hillmorton & Princess

Margaret Hospitals and other government agencies.

 

I am married with two daughters, and hold Master of Commerce and Bachelor of

Science degrees. I have the knowledge and experience to represent you on the City

Council and Community Board. Being part of the People’s Choice 2021 team gives

me added support to achieve your Goals.