Whakatāne-Ōhope Community Board
Local democracy
Local government is a foundational part of our democracy. But local democracy isn’t just about holding elections every three years – it’s about the day-to-day ways people have their say in the decisions that affect us all.
Local democracy
Local government is a foundational part of our democracy. But local democracy isn’t just about holding elections every three years – it’s about the day-to-day ways people have their say in the decisions that affect us all.
Be present and active within the community.
Be present and active with the council.
Actively advocate for our community.
Engage regularly and effectively with local communities through events, social media and regular meetings.
Have a public online forum and/or public coffee space to discuss matters of importance and solve issues.
Establish a forum where ethnic communities are able to drop in and korero with community board members.
Support Māori representation on the board. We will establish a line of communication to ensure connectedness continues.
Identify key champions from these communities and have regular engagement hui to inform council documents.
The council needs better engagement with local Hapu to again find innovative ideas of what the people need.
Monitor council employee wages and make this based more on a performance-based contract.
Advocate for improved representation of tangata whenua, Pasifika, youth, migrant, disabled and rainbow communities in local democracy.
Prioritise the accessibility of spaces, places, events, community board meetings, processes and communications.
Listen to and engage sincerely and respectfully with the wide range of views held within our community, even when I may not agree with them.
Be present and active within the community.
Be present and active with the council.
Actively advocate for our community.
Engage regularly and effectively with local communities through events, social media and regular meetings.
Have a public online forum and/or public coffee space to discuss matters of importance and solve issues.
Establish a forum where ethnic communities are able to drop in and korero with community board members.
Support Māori representation on the board. We will establish a line of communication to ensure connectedness continues.
Identify key champions from these communities and have regular engagement hui to inform council documents.
The council needs better engagement with local Hapu to again find innovative ideas of what the people need.
Monitor council employee wages and make this based more on a performance-based contract.
Advocate for improved representation of tangata whenua, Pasifika, youth, migrant, disabled and rainbow communities in local democracy.
Prioritise the accessibility of spaces, places, events, community board meetings, processes and communications.
Listen to and engage sincerely and respectfully with the wide range of views held within our community, even when I may not agree with them.
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