West Harbour Community Board

Why I'm standing

For the last several years, I have watched the confidence of the residents of Dunedin decline toward the Dunedin City Council and Mayor. Residents have fed back and there appears to have been no change to council plans. Parking and the George St Development are prime examples of this extraordinary deafness. I want to make sure that residents' views are acted on and democracy occurs. Consultation needs to mean something otherwise, it's not a democracy.

About me

I have had 12 years of experience working with people in difficult and stressful situations at the NZ Nurses Organisation and, before that, seven years with the Malcam Charitable Trust. I understand people, and I am committed to getting to the core issues and progressing change. I am a mediator, have a Masters in Fine Arts, and I am dyslexic. It is extremely important to me that people have a voice and are not marginalised.

My priorities

1. Build community for sustainability, for identity and inclusion and in the case of emergency.
2. Hold the council accountable for decisions on spending and not being in this much debt.
3. Ensure the people's voice is heard over the larger stakeholders and groups via consultation