Nigel Armstrong

Party: Shore Voice
Standing for: Auckland Council - Kaipatiki Local Board

Party

Shore Voice

Standing for

Auckland Council - Kaipatiki Local Board

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Conflicts of Interest

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Age

67

Marital Status

Married

Children

2

Links

Website: www.shorevoice.org.nz

Email: nigelarmstrong@shorevoice.org.nz

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/nigel.armstrong2?ref=sgm

Nigel Armstrong has experience and skills in private sector business, education and self employment that he intends to draw on in order to help people and organisations voice their concerns about issues affecting their wellbeing.

Along with a team of like-minded representatives, Nigel brings his understanding and experience of problem-resolution to help people look at issues in a practical way, with a view to moving forward to satisfactory outcomes.

A graduate of Auckland University, Nigel has spent almost all his working life based in Auckland and the North Shore, whilst living on the North Shore.

As an active cricketer, golfer and bowler, he has held prominent roles in club management in all three codes, and is keenly supportive of creating and maintaining strong sports entities that can provide outlets for healthy recreation.

Nigel is also interested in supporting the arts and cultural pursuits valued by people on the Shore, and in maintaining an environment that residents can be proud of, and that visitors find appealing.

Top 5 Issues

TRANSPORT FOR EVERYONE: Public transport should be reliable, affordable and frequent, providing real travel choices and making it easier for people to leave their cars at home. Critical to this is a smartcard integrated fare system.
OUR ENVIRONMENT: We must protect our most valuable asset and put it at the heart of our decision-making. Our concern is to ensure that our pristine beaches, bush reserves and open spaces remain a priority in future planning.
PROPER REPRESENTATION: We must listen to the concerns of the people and report fairly on the issues they identify.
OUR COMMUNITIES: We must protect the “jewels” in our communities that make them special places to work, rest and play. Promoting sporting activities are an essential feature of healthy communities, and our libraries need to be preserved as valued centres for learning and inspiration.
FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: Careful use of rates revenue and other council funds is our chief consideration. Funding decisions must be based on community benefit and value for money.

Personal Profile

Nigel Armstrong has worked in large companies in the private sector, where he has experience in human resources management, collective bargaining, grievance procedures and problem resolution.

As a lecturer in business and course supervisor for short courses in the Faculty of Commerce with AUT, as Training Manager for NZIM, as Executive Director of NZ Institute of Personnel Management, and then later managing FIRST Training’s trainers’ brokerage, he has had a close liaison with businesses and local bodies.

In 1998 he completed a TESOL Certificate (Trinity College) and has undertaken periodic short term TESOL teaching contracts.

For seven years, as Armstrong Distribution Services, he became a NZ Herald Distributor for one of the largest NZ Herald metropolitan areas, employing 48 staff, and covering 3,000 subscribers and 95 retailers.

Nigel has a BA degree from Auckland University, and he was for some years a Member of NZ Institute of Personnel Management, and became Associate Fellow of NZ Institute of Management.

He played premier club cricket for nearly 20 years and is Life Member of Takapuna Cricket Club. He started playing golf over 30 years ago, and became President of Peninsula Golf Club in the mid 90’s. Ten years ago he was honoured with an invitation into the Eagles Golfing Society, within which he works with fellow Eagles for the development of junior golf and which is a principal supporter of the Halberg Trust. Since 2002, he has been an active member of the Northcote Bowling Club, where for the past five years he has also been their Secretary and part of their Board of Management.

He is keenly supportive of creating and maintaining strong sports entities that can provide healthy outlets for recreation.

Nigel is also interested in supporting the arts and cultural pursuits valued by people on the Shore, and in maintaining an environment that residents can be proud of, and that visitors find appealing.

When invited to join a team to contest places on the boards that make up the new Super City, Nigel was delighted to accept the opportunity to help people and organisations voice their concerns about issues affecting their wellbeing. He is honoured to join a team of like-minded people who have the skills and commitment needed to achieve results, and which comprises an exciting mix of well-experienced candidates, and those ready to listen and with lots of new ideas to put forward.

Authorised by Nigel Armstrong of 8 Hebe Place, Birkenhead, North Shore City