Mayor of Queenstown-Lakes District

Open all council workshops to public and media. Put the community and environment at the centre of all that we do.

Initiate a fully independent review of QLDC management culture. Set and maintain higher governance and senior management standards of practice.

Build the new council as a team of leaders. Working far more collaboratively with community groups, business, and partner organisation leaders.

Accountability and transparency is non-negotiable. I will work on council being the main source of reliable information for our community.

I believe diversification economically and aesthetically is important. Diversification encourages more opportunities and involvement.

Māori representation must be our pinnacle priority as it leads to better cultural, environmental, socio-economic and overall well-being.

Get council meetings out into the communities, Hawea, Luggate, Arrowtown, etc.

Remove the need to register for public forum. It is a barrier to participate in the democratic process.

Empower the Wānaka community board to gather the voice of their community and help develop plans for Mount Iron and Wānaka Airport.

Give the Wānaka Community Board more autonomy so there's more decision making by locals, for locals.

Better engagement and communication with smaller communities who currently feel overlooked by a Queenstown-centric approach.

Actively listening to the community and engaging with a wider group of people through using online platforms which encourage engagement.

Public engagement: engaging with the public is my priority. To be a representative requires constant engagement with local people.

Reforms to the size and role of council: increase the role of local government in issues that affect local people.

Council employee wages and working conditions: ensure council wages and conditions are fair and equal.