2022

Tasman District Council

Lakes-Murchison Ward
The Tasman District Council provides local services and facilities, such as public transport, rubbish and recycling, libraries, parks, and recreation facilities. It also passes local regulations and makes decisions about infrastructure, such as water supply and sewerage, and about the region’s resources, including water, soil and the coastline. The council is made up of 13 councillors and the mayor. Councillors are elected to represent wards (areas in the district). One councillor will be elected from the Lakes-Murchison 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 Tasman District Council election.

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Stuart Gordon Bryant

Stuart Gordon Bryant

Dean McNamara

Dean McNamara

Sharon Rogers

Sharon Rogers

Richard Osmaston

Richard Osmaston

Sharon Rogers

Sharon Rogers

Why I'm standing

I am an open-minded evidence based decision-maker and I bring a level of scientific knowledge that will enhance effective allocation of funds and achievement of social and environmental goals. I believe councils will be required to monitor a huge range of environmental parameters to meet the requirements of new environmental legislation. I wish to ensure that this science is interpreted without bias, communicated effectively and used to inform future actions.

About me

I have lived in Tapawera for forty years. I have taught, predominantly science, at the local school for nearly thirty years. I now relief teach and work with my partner and his father on a beef fattening and cropping unit. I have been involved with a range of community groups and activities over the years and believe that communities are built by physically working together to achieve common goals.

My priorities
  1. Increasing the number of councillors for Lakes-Murchison Ward to two. Richmond goes down to three.
  2. Building community resilience to extreme weather events and the consequences of climate change.
  3. Sustainable use of productive land and the protection of the natural environment.
Before politics

School teacher/Farmer

Residence

Tapawera

Age

51

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Why I'm standing

I am an open-minded evidence based decision-maker and I bring a level of scientific knowledge that will enhance effective allocation of funds and achievement of social and environmental goals. I believe councils will be required to monitor a huge range of environmental parameters to meet the requirements of new environmental legislation. I wish to ensure that this science is interpreted without bias, communicated effectively and used to inform future actions.

About me

I have lived in Tapawera for forty years. I have taught, predominantly science, at the local school for nearly thirty years. I now relief teach and work with my partner and his father on a beef fattening and cropping unit. I have been involved with a range of community groups and activities over the years and believe that communities are built by physically working together to achieve common goals.

My priorities
  1. Increasing the number of councillors for Lakes-Murchison Ward to two. Richmond goes down to three.
  2. Building community resilience to extreme weather events and the consequences of climate change.
  3. Sustainable use of productive land and the protection of the natural environment.
Before politics

School teacher/Farmer

Residence

Tapawera

Age

51

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