KAIPATIKI LOCAL BOARD PROFILE

Top 5 Issues

1. KEEPING THE RATES AFFORDABLE
   
   No extravagant spending, Fair spending of the rates, not all being spent in Auckland
2. NO PRIVATISATION OF WATER or Volumetric Charging for water.
   Volumetric Charging is paying for your waste water according to how much drinkable water you use. This has hiked the rates for residents in some parts of the Auckland Region. It particulary penalises large families. Why should you pay for water you used to wash the car when it doesn't end up leaving your property to get processed, the same with watering your garden, waterblasting etc.
3. KEEPING TRAFFIC MOVING - high priority for another harbour crossing. Improve Public transport and subsidise it more. If we get more vehicles off the road, less road building and maintenance will be required.
4. Give plenty of decision making power to the Local Boards, Scrap the CCO's and have Councillors make the decisions. Highly paid Directors are not in touch with the public, in any case, it is jobs for the boys, they will be unelected and not able to be accountable.
5. SCRAP THE REGIONAL GROWTH STRATEGY. Only Big Business thinks we need to add more and more people to Auckland, so they can milk that cash cow. We are unable to keep up with infrastructure improvements. Lobby central government to encourage people to establish themselves in areas that need expanding by offering incentives to them. We are running out of food providing areas near Auckland.

Personal Profile

I am aged 62, Married with 3 Adult Children.

Currently a North Shore City Councillor and Glenfield Community Board Member

Deputy Chairperson of N.S.C.Council's Infrastructure and Environment Committee and also a part time Potter.

12years in Local Government and proud to be independent.  I am outspoken and some people think I'm a stirrer. I believe Council Officers are there to advise and we either take their advice or not.  I do not rubberstamp officers reports.  Councillors should be the decision makers not accept information without questioning if questions are needed.  I will never be part of a 'TICKET' These groupings or "tickets" are required to vote the way instructed.  That is detrimental to DEMOCRACY.  I have served on a voluntary basis in the Community for 41years.