Mayor of Auckland
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.
Conduct more public engagement with iwi and ethnic groups such as cultural festivals to raise awareness of Auckland's vibrant society.
Encourage ethnic communities representation via holding public meetings enhancing 'unity in community' and adopting 'community sharing'.
Reform the size of council to ensure more cosmopolitan multicultural participation as 45% of Auckland population are now non-European.
Be a mayor that is here for all Aucklanders. Aim to make myself available and meet with as many people as possible to listen and learn.
Bring contracts in house and cut consultant spending by 30%, redirecting $45 million annually to frontline services.
Engage iwi, Pacific groups and ethnicities to understand issues as the first wāhine Māori elected to council governing body.
Develop a council app to allow residents of a community to take part in public board or council meetings through a video-call live stream.
Review and adjust council employee wages to ensure fair pay with no under-paying and no over-paying.
Uphold Te Tiriti o Waitangi and affirm tino rangatiratanga through advocating for Māori representation.
Ensure fair distribution of resources and increase support to poor areas with young populations to provide opportunities to stop gangs and lessen crime.
Make council efficient by avoiding waste of rates and ensuring it lives within its means through restructuring council committees and freezing rates.
Ensure council work is useful, necessary and focused on core services and infrastructure, not wasting rates but using them more efficiently.
Continue fairer funding of local boards which was brought in this term.
Eliminate wasteful spending and duplicative unelected ccos.
Provide strong leadership around the council table and ensure value for money from the ratepayers dollar.
Establish citizens' assemblies for complex issues to enable meaningful community participation in decision-making.
Partner with tangata whenua to guide council decisions on land use, environmental management and animal welfare.
Review elected representative numbers and their pay and donate 80% of mayoral salary to worthy causes – serve, not profit.
Make information more searchable without the need for making Official Information Act requests which add to delays obtaining information.
Make searches available from the earliest information to the current information so things already looked at before would show up.
Provide better council in-depth information to improve council performance and support government providing debt free money to fund infrastructure.
Conduct more public engagement with iwi and ethnic groups such as cultural festivals to raise awareness of Auckland's vibrant society.
Encourage ethnic communities representation via holding public meetings enhancing 'unity in community' and adopting 'community sharing'.
Reform the size of council to ensure more cosmopolitan multicultural participation as 45% of Auckland population are now non-European.
Be a mayor that is here for all Aucklanders. Aim to make myself available and meet with as many people as possible to listen and learn.
Bring contracts in house and cut consultant spending by 30%, redirecting $45 million annually to frontline services.
Engage iwi, Pacific groups and ethnicities to understand issues as the first wāhine Māori elected to council governing body.
Develop a council app to allow residents of a community to take part in public board or council meetings through a video-call live stream.
Review and adjust council employee wages to ensure fair pay with no under-paying and no over-paying.
Uphold Te Tiriti o Waitangi and affirm tino rangatiratanga through advocating for Māori representation.
Ensure fair distribution of resources and increase support to poor areas with young populations to provide opportunities to stop gangs and lessen crime.
Make council efficient by avoiding waste of rates and ensuring it lives within its means through restructuring council committees and freezing rates.
Ensure council work is useful, necessary and focused on core services and infrastructure, not wasting rates but using them more efficiently.
Continue fairer funding of local boards which was brought in this term.
Eliminate wasteful spending and duplicative unelected ccos.
Provide strong leadership around the council table and ensure value for money from the ratepayers dollar.
Establish citizens' assemblies for complex issues to enable meaningful community participation in decision-making.
Partner with tangata whenua to guide council decisions on land use, environmental management and animal welfare.
Review elected representative numbers and their pay and donate 80% of mayoral salary to worthy causes – serve, not profit.
Make information more searchable without the need for making Official Information Act requests which add to delays obtaining information.
Make searches available from the earliest information to the current information so things already looked at before would show up.
Provide better council in-depth information to improve council performance and support government providing debt free money to fund infrastructure.
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