Mayor of Hamilton

Cut red tape for local businesses using AI tools to speed up permits, fostering job growth and retaining Hamilton's talent.

Launch buy local and employ local campaigns to boost Hamilton's economy, supporting tourism and keeping wealth in the community.

Upgrade key infrastructure to support affordable housing, reducing commuting by making Hamilton livable and vibrant.

Create extra revenue by moving New Zealand's currency minting services to Hamilton and putting them under council administrative control.

Form the Hamilton Kiwi Businesses Association to protect profits from competing immigrating companies with larger economies of scale.

Take over Kiwibank for ratepayers and reimagine it as the PANPAC (Kiwi) Bank with Kiwi credit cards and Kiwi bitcoin tradable assets.

Improve the economy by putting young people into jobs and supporting trade training. The government has to address 200,000 unemployed people.

Improve tourism and local industry by facilitating new business ventures and allowing individuals to put new ideas into operation.

Reduce red tape and overheads for businesses to increase foot traffic in town centres and help provide work.

Mandate ethical procurement requiring living wages and environmental responsibility from all council suppliers.

Plan collaboratively with businesses and students to create sustainable industries and meaningful youth employment opportunities.

Prioritise local businesses and Māori enterprises in council contracts to strengthen values-based community economics.

Promote tourist destinations internationally.

Provide young men with an affirmative action programme to get them into work or study.

Streamline bus services by mandating inlane bus stops throughout the city and residential areas.

Attract good people to work and live in the region by creating a well-maintained and functional city with a council that respects rights.

Avoid driving people and businesses out of the city and stop burdening them with excessive rates increases and huge intergenerational debts.

Invest in building and maintaining core infrastructure, make economies of scale work and build surplus capacity to handle growth or crisis.

Live within council's means by prioritising and sequencing needs and wants, reducing debt and the interest burden.

Improve procurement processes and implement transparency and accountability mechanisms for the ratepayer.

Champion local enterprise to attract talent and investment and build the local economy.