Hi my name is Victor Storey. I am married to and supported by Susan, and we have four wonderful kids.

I hold a Commerce degree from the University of Auckland, I am a member of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants and I am also a current Board of Trustee member for Westbrook Primary School.

I believe that my years of professional experience as an Accountant as well as my family focused values will ensure that I bring a balanced view to all council issues and help ensure that Big Business agendas do not overshadow the residents of Rotorua.

I believe that core Council assets should remain in Council control, while at the same time Council Departments need to be held accountable to ensure that rates are kept to a minimum.

If elected I will fight to ensure that core Council services (Water, Refuge, Library etc)  remain FREE to all residents.

I believe that all residents should be entitled to the best health service available and that political correctness needs to be dealt with.

I also believe that our current health system is failing our precious children (Obesity, Teen Pregnancy / STD’s, Dental, Teen Suicide, Smoking, Drug and Alcohol abuse etc), and we need to talk about and deal with the root issues.

 

A PROFESSIONAL, FAMILY FOCUSED VOICE FOR ROTORUA AND LAKES DHB RESIDENTS.

Top 5 Issues

1. Balanced Voice on Council Issues: - I believe that I can being a balanced point of view to all council issues and will ensure that Big Business demands are balanced by a Family / community focused voice. It is the people of Rotorua that make Rotorua the wonder place it is to live and not big business’s. While businesses are an important part of Rotorua, it is the people whom are the biggest asset of this City. Council needs to ensure that it starts to put the Family’s of Rotorua first.
2. No Privatisation of Council Core Assets: - I believe that Council Assets need to be protected from Privatisation to ensure that Core services (Water, Refuge, Library, The Aquatic Centre, etc) remain free to all Residents. I also believe that Council departments need to be held accountable to Rotorua Rate payers to ensure that any increases in rates are justified and kept to a minimum.
3. Economic Growth of all sectors: - The council needs to focus on all sectors of the economy as Rotorua will not move forward if we only focus on one or two sectors. There are many small to medium size business in Rotorua that are doing well and we need to ensure that we assist them in moving forward. We also need to focus on attracting new business's to set up / relocate to Rotorua which in turn will help stimulate other sectors of the economy.
4. The Rotorua Community: - The Council has a leading role to play in ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all Rotorua Residents. It needs to work along side other Govt Agencies and Community Groups to ensure that all members of the community are safe, are treated fairly and have access to the resources they need. We need to ensure that we maintain local parks and encourage more community involvement / community pride in these areas and stamp out crime, drugs and alcohol in the community.
   The council also has a social responsibility to ensure that when passing bylaws that they take into account the emotional and financial impact these decisions are having on the poor and middle income workers / family’s of this great city. Given the fact that Rotorua is surrounded by Water ways and that many of our local schools do not have the resources to teach our precious kids to swim, I would also like to see FREE swimming lessons made available to local residents.
   
5. Our Kids: - The Council has to do more to help protect and develop the kids of Rotorua. I believe that we as community are failing our precious children in the areas of Obesity, Teen Pregnancy / Std’s, Unemployment, Dental Health, Teen Suicide, Smoking, Drug and Alcohol abuse, Child abuse. It is important that we start talking about these issues and find ways to deal with the root causes. We need to turn the current trend around and help our kids see a bright future ahead and get them involved.

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