Mayor of Westland District

Engage with communities to ensure fair representation of community views and aspirations through effective consultation.

Identify opportunities to implement and lead shared services with neighbouring councils to reduce service costs.

Support the implementation and delivery of 'Welcoming Communities' ensuring all ethnicities feel connected in respective communities.

Do away with the regional council. Unaccountable spending of rate payers money on 1080 operations and the Rolleston 1080 poison factory.

Building inspection to be left to the private sector.

Inquire as to why the council is borrowing money and turning ratepayers into bank serfs.

Open discussion on changes to democratic processes around the transition to a resource based economy. Emphasising its voluntary foundation.

Invite community input into goals, issues and anticipated challenges to democratic resource based economy model.

Consider ISO9000 type philosophy/methodology to socio-environment arena. Discuss adoption of new equitable and sustainable operating systems.

Strengthen relationships with external stakeholders to secure funding keeping rate rise to a minimum.

Work with community groups to secure external funding for projects not in councils Long Term Plan.

Establish clear and open communication with the community by attending community meetings and having an open door policy.

Cap council staff numbers at the current level.

Restructure Council Committees and meeting processes to ensure transparency and prompt decisions on issues as they arise.

Implement a portfolio system that closely connects councillors with council activities increasing governance monitoring and reporting.