Napier City Council
The Napier City Council provides local services and facilities, such as public transport, rubbish and recycling, libraries, parks, and recreation facilities. It also makes decisions about building and planning, local regulations, and infrastructure, such as water supply and sewerage. The council is made up of 12 councillors and the mayor. Councillors are elected to represent wards (areas in the city). Two councillors will be elected from the Ahuriri ward. This is a first past the post (FPP) election, so you vote by ticking the name of your preferred candidate on your ballot paper. Compare the candidates and their policies to decide who to vote for in the Napier City Council election.
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Karl Goodchild
Why I'm standing
I believe that Napier is being treated as a second class city. In my opinion central government is still pushing to amalgamate Napier and Hastings. They are effectively trying this by stealth taking services to Hastings, such as a hospital and our police station being reduced to a satellite station not open 24/7, also without processing and custodial facilities. This takes officers off our streets for long periods while they process offenders in Hastings.
About me
I am very passionate about Napier being a good safe place to live and bring up a family. With some governance experience on school boards, and being a director of a local company that has been running for more than a decade and a half, I believe this experience will be a asset to council to keep costs down by having efficient services that provide good value to ratepayers without wasteful spending.
My priorities
- Provide Napier City with a full service police station open 24/7 to effectively fight crime.
- Provide Napier City with at least a free emergency medical facility as promised.
- Keep rate rises to a minimum by streamlining council services and stop wasting ratepayer money.
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