I am standing for the Waitakere Licensing Trust on the Anti Pokie Alliance with the aim of getting rid of the large number of pokie machines controlled by the Trust. No doubt there will be factors that mean that this cannot happen immediately but we should work to achieve this as quickly as possible. In Waitakere, as in many parts of New Zealand, a small but significant number of people pour money that they can't afford into the slot machines in a desperate attempt to close the gap between their inadequate incomes and what they need to live on and/or because of addictive behaviour that they cannot control. As a member of the Trust I would also like to improve the appearance of its premises, some of which are truly awful, and ensure a range of pleasant, well run establishments for the citizens of the western suburbs.

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