Mayor of Dunedin

Build stronger relationships with business, university, polytechnic and hospital to create a stronger better city collaboratively.

Create collaborative clusters particularly in the tech sector with CODE (Centre of Digital Excellence) and startup Dunedin.

Tell our stories, our people, our places and sing praises. Dunedin Ōtepoti is a city of firsts. It is currently the most liveable city in NZ.

Tell stories, people and places and sing praises as Dunedin Ōtepoti is a city of firsts and currently the most livable city in NZ.

Boost local business by slashing consent times and cutting red tape using technology to make Dunedin the most efficient city to invest in.

Create a stable economic environment by freezing and then cutting rates through a long-term, fully funded city council.

Deliver all planned core infrastructure in the nine-year plan to create jobs and support growth.

Encourage job creation by building a stronger economy through business support, investing in growing the economy and attracting employers.

Raise Dunedin's profile to attract people and investment to the city, creating growth, jobs and our fair share of Government funding.

Support business by building better relationships and partnerships, reinstating the Red Carpet project and prioritising local procurement.

Bring all of Dunedin together, including tertiary, business and tourism, using the mayoral platform to lead Dunedin Inc. in forming a broad vision for Dunedin.

Offer practical and real support to new ventures for Dunedin rather than slogans, as real support will be cheaper than endless seminars and reports.

Restructure the economic development arm of the DCC by making the manager of economic development the 'sales director', a big personality to get stuff done.

Advocate on behalf of tertiary institutions, two of the largest employers, which are facing significantly reduced public funding.

Stimulate the construction sector by expanding the council's community housing portfolio.

Support Dunedin's growing video game sector by investing in the Centre of Digital Excellence.

Encourage commercial marine farming and recreational fishing.

Spend on wealth creation and cut spending on operating costs, staff and consumption.

Use New Zealand wool rather than artificial fibres in council buildings.

Partner with industry to create local training and apprenticeship opportunities.

Promote sustainable tourism that benefits local communities year-round.

Support small businesses by simplifying council processes and reducing delays and stop the DCC getting in the way.

Retain the brains we train and foster start-ups in many tech areas. As an education city we have the track record and potential to do this.

Set up a new economic development agency to supercharge the city's growth aspirations for investment, business, jobs and income.

Unite city stakeholders with a common goal to achieve.

Create a renters union for business owners to help negotiate fairer prices with landlords.

Improve access to low-cost housing, giving more people greater access to disposable income.

Invest in Ōtepoti’s arts scene to make it a destination for local tourism.

Establish an all-week weekend and permanent public holiday for all.

Leave the third jobs policy up to locals.

Work with locals to see whatever they want whenever they like.

Invest more in Dunedin marketing and the destination management plan to attract visitors, students and businesses to the city.

Revitalise the economic development vision for Ōtepoti and deliver on it, acting quickly on this.

Support start-up programmes and innovation in the tech area, including the Centre of Digital Excellence (CODE) and the Job Dun programme.