well terry as a pilot myself i think whenuapai is  a great airport, but it is a defence force airport first ,maybe further down the track it may be an option, but i think the best thing to do is sort out auckland airport first with transport solutions to and from auckland airport, as long as whenuapai is kept as a port and not developed into housing , auckland maybe able to keep it as a backup airport oor assett

well tANYA YOU NEDD TO VOTE FOR THE BEST CANDIDATES THAT WILL DO THE BEST FOR COMMUNITY AND YOUR REGION , READ THE CANDIDATE PROFILES AND CHOOSE THE BEST ONES, BEWARE THOUGH SOME ARE DOING IT FOR THEIR EGOS AND NOT FOR THE PEOPLE , BUT YOU ARE DOING THE RIGHT THING BY ASKING QUESTIONS AND HOPEFULLY MY ANSWER IS OF SOME HELP

thats a decision the telco companies have to make but cant see why not

i support the approach that the community will support, aswell as the one that is in the interests and wellbeing of the communitie that will be affected by it

JACK THE BEST THING I CAN DO TO ANSWER ALL THESE QUESTIONS IS TO LISTEN FIRST FIND OUT WHAT IS NEEDED AND WHEN IT IS NEEDED,BASICALLLY LISTEN TO EVERY ONE REGARDLESS OF ETHNICITY , AGE , GENDER, AND COMMUNITY. ALSO POSITIVE TWO COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MYSELF AND THE COUNCIL .

I LL KEEP IT SIMPLE , OPEN DOOR POLICY TO ALL

Thanks TRACEY for your questions, I understand your question fully , my mother was a single parent and raised myself and my sister and some of my cousins, I  would like to give you an answer with a fairy tale ending but that would also be lying to you .Hopefully we can get the rates reduced but the mayor alone cant makre that decision alone,( it needs the backing of all councillors) , at this stage all rates are set till July 1st next year , between now and then the council needs to find solutions to make them affordable, as for making posible tokeeping money in your pocket I cant give you an answer to that as well as I too am finding it hard to save ( I m looking fo a full time job at the moment, and it is hard enough trying to make money let alone save it). I want to bring more events like the V8 supercars, rugby sevens, and other sporting  and social events to get people to come to auckland to spend money and stimulate the local economy ,which will create jobs , they may not be full time jobs for years but it will be a start.

As for referendums, the ball is in your court on that question , I totally support what views the community has , but it is up to you to elect the best people who will listen to you and your community first, that way evry time a councillor comes to a meeting they ll bring yours and your communitys views to the discussion table , so choose the people who will look out for your communities interests and wellbeing.

As for the mayoralty pay I will do it for way less , as long as i get payed enough to cover my rent , power and phone and other bills for me and my family,I\\\'d be happy with that,(less than 60k per year and above 45k

thanks tracey if you have any further questions feel free to contact me on 0276722258

regards vinnie kahui

Defintely agree with you Julia, last thing we need is out of place high rises,we already let some idiot(s) give consent to the present eye sore

hey Andrea, I\'m in the same boat asyou if I get in , it will be priority, but I \'m not gonna lie to you and say that they will be lowered until we ve had a look at the big picture.