Wellington City Council

Support sensible/practical initiatives, consistent with council's role, to make it easy to do business in Wellington, and grow our economy.

Promise to bring a strong community perspective to the council and to be an informed, positive voice.

Oppose making specific promises without having good advice, all the information, and recognising council decisions need to be made jointly.

Plan, partner with and deliver a capital city level of infrastructure- pipes, electricity, housing, transport, community facilities.

Enable growth in the productivity of the central city, through intensification, diversification and vibrancy (culture, arts, retail, hospo).

Advocate with government to sustain and grow our screen, digital and tech industries (re: immigration settings, training, incentives etc).

Commit to keeping Wellington as a beautiful place where people want to live and visit.

Commit to policies which encourage people to patronise businesses within Wellington City.

Commit to improving vehicle access to businesses in Wellington City.

Assist local businesses to convey the requirements necessary from WCC to be successful. This council is continuing to make it more difficult.

Study where new business precincts such as the Airport Park and Megacentre can be established, possibly on under-utilised industrial land.

Change zoning where necessary so that support operations can be built around these business parks.

Revitalise local hospitality by supporting the Golden Mile proposal and creating a park and ride option for access to the central city.

Develop a plan to support more amenities, retail and hospitality in Karori so that residents can enjoy this without travelling to the CBD.

Create a free touring bus service for the central city to enable visitors to explore the city easily.

Make it easier to tender for council contracts and ensure council's procurement of goods and services benefits local businesses.

Create a business panel to link council with businesses, with the purpose of supporting economic development and encouraging innovation.

Restore Wellington's "coolest little capital" title so that this is a place that talent wants to live, starting with a plan for the CBD.

Unlock potential commercial space by relaxing restrictions on residential business.

Simplify event participation by removing time limits on paid on-street parking.

Draw people to venues by biasing alcohol levies from on-licenses to off-licenses.

Implement a ten year capital upgrade programme for playgrounds, libraries, and community and recreational facilities across the city.

Look for opportunities to bring work in-house and to reduce contracting out, to improve services for Wellingtonians.

Support national arts organisations to remain based in Wellington.

Involve local business before making decisions. Issue of safety has to be addressed immediately to make local businesses feel safe.

Help local business. Easy accessibility for tourists in Wellington which will boost the local economy. Promote youth employment.

Promote living wage with council and council contractors. Invest in required infrastructure by consulting locals, not spending on consultants.

Support outdoor dining to increase the vibrancy and capacity of hospitality businesses.

Design our streets and public transport systems to encourage travellers to stop and shop, not just travel through.

Support the the Living Wage across all corners of Wellington's economy.