New Plymouth District Council

Continue my commitment to community engagement in the direction of council.

Continue my commitment on hapū having a say at the table along with other groups.

Commit to renewed friendliness of council staff to the ratepayers. Remove bullying culture from departments and encourage the need to belong.

Review the necessity of certain employed roles within council.

To lead a return to grassroots democracy by proactive engagement with all five community boards, the heart of localised democracy and decisions.

To lead the re-establishment a New Plymouth District Youth Council within 12 months of election. The voices of our youth are our future.

To honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi. I supported the establishment of the Māori ward and will retain the New Plymouth District Council Te Huinga Taumatua Committee.

Public Engagement. Goals; process, outcomes, political, community organisations for decision making.

Ethnic communities representation and agreements. Integration: With Multi Cultural Promotion plan, promoting our community engagement.

Reforming internal operations. Integrate departments processes. Perspective, streamline internally. Quality optimisation.

Stop Three Waters first priority. Take all and every possible step to prevent removal of these services from local control or we will all suffer.

Stop publicly excluded pre-council meeting workshops where decisions are largely concluded. Remove staff-recommended choices from documents.

Review policy a view to reduce reliance on 'external consultants'. Reduce budgets in all departments made to consultants across the board.

Align with other councillors to create different regular meet ups with various community groups and rotate attendance.

Have a regular central meeting point or office hours once a week, eg four hours every Friday work from the library where people can come chat.

Increase community engagement with council via social media.

Ensure our rural and smaller communities are engaged with on policies that affect their lifestyles.

Increase the influence, resources and responsibilities of the community boards.

Encourage and promote the engagement of tangata whenua with the community boards.

Look closely at job restructuring within council to keep wage and support costs to a minimum.

Investigate the possibility of requiring elected councillors in the future to commit to their duties in a full time manner.

Encourage and support better engagement with ethnic groups, aged and physically challenged ratepayers.

Work in partnership with tangata whenua to create the best possible solutions and outcomes for our tamariki mokopuna.

Connect better with our community through being visible and accessible, listening, and communicating clearly about issues and plans.

Foster youth engagement with democracy, including understanding the relevance of council to their lives, and having a say in their future.

Facilitate better communication and insight-gathering between community boards and council.

Promote policies and initiatives that deepen local democracy – and ensure communities have have sufficient resources.

Examine return on investment in council operating expenditures to ensure that the focus is on service to the people.

Ensure that excessive daily council spending is reduced and only used for necessities.

Attend all community board meetings that I can, and make two-monthly visits to different areas to hear from locals.

Ensure that what I hear at grassroots level is reflected around the table as this is not yet happening.