Eastern Ward for Councilor – 1 Position
Location where the Show is being Filmed – Naenae College Hall
Date of the show – Friday 26th August 2022
Times to arrive – Audience Members arrive by 630pm
Broadcast Time – 7pm to 9pm
Books your tickets here
Submit your questions here – We will select the best questions for the show
Candidates who are Standing
Standing here – Register your attendance here
Andy Mitchell
Confirmed attending It's in the Ballot in Person Website - Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CrAndyMitchell Twitter - Instagram - Email - andy@yokoso.co.nz
David Harle
Confirmed attending It's in the Ballot in Person Website - https://www.unitedhutt.co.nz/david-harle Facebook - Twitter - Instagram - Email - d.harle56@gmail.com
Questions that are in the Shows Boxes
- The entry into Stokes Valley is no longer fit for purpose, given the increase in population and traffic into the valley. It is chronically bottlenecked, is vulnerable to flooding and accidents, is indirect (so wastes petrol), and has a flow-on effect to other traffic.
- What will you do to provide Stokes Valley a direct off/on access to the motorway?
- Do you agree that if there is a move to introduce volumetric charges for water for residents, it should only be introduced with the consent of the majority of voters?
- What are your priorities to work on for the next three years if you are elected?
- What are your thoughts on the public libraries in Hutt City, and do you have any plans around them?
- Many bus stops in Lower Hutt, are not at the required 15m entry taper, a 15m marked bus stop box and a 9m taper exit to ensure all bus stops are compliant with both Waka Kotahi requirements and GWRC accessibility charter to allow for the bus to kneel for those passengers who need it. Some of these non-compliant bus stops have car parks marked right up to the bus stop on both sides.
- If you had to make the decision, would you remove the carparks to make the bus stop compliant which might be against community wishes or leave the bus stop as non-compliant?
- What will you bring that is different from the current leadership?
- What are your views on challenging the new SNA’s (Significant Natural Areas) so property owners don’t lose value on their biggest asset?
- Climate change is one of our biggest threats.
- What will you personally do to role model decarbonisation?
- What are the best strategies to reduce flood risks?
- What’s your biggest priority for the next term, and how do you intend on delivering on that?
- Last Year some councils decided to create Maori Wards for this local body elections, Hutt City Council didn’t.
- What would be your position of creating Maori Wards for the 2025 local body elections?
- What are you going to do to ensure young people’s voices are heard and actioned to keep our city vibrant and growing?
- We need more affordable housing. How will you ensure more land is freed up to build high density housing?
- What are you personally going to do to role-model climate action such as biking to work every day, going zero waste or eating a plant based diet?
- There is no overlap between planet saving planning and car centric planning.
- What will you do this term to actively reduce the number of private vehicles on Hutt City streets?
- Covid has shown us that we need a bit more space to move around and not catch contagious diseases. At the moment those in cars have all the space and pedestrians are squashed onto narrow pavements.
- What will you do to make more space for those of us walking around the city?
- Delaying projects that reduce climate change is a well known strategy by climate change deniers and the fossil fuel industry.
- What will you do to ensure projects are started and completed in a timely manner and not delayed constantly by small groups of people?
- What is your immediate actionable plan for upgrading decaying and failing infrastructure such as sewage, water, and stabilisation of hillsides for critical routes and suspending non critical projects?
- Are you a current member of any political party and has your campaign received any support from a political party, including access to voter databases and volunteers?
- Dog owners in Christchurch have been issued with a lifelong metal disk engraved with their pet’s unique identification number from June 2022 under a change to dog registrations that will help the environment and save money.
- Do you think Hutt City Council should adopt this policy?
- Do you support more housing in the ward, and if so, how would you see this achieved?
- Do you agree that if there is a move to introduce volumetric charges for water for residents, it should only be introduced with the consent of the majority of voters?
- The current process for citizen engagement can seem very daunting for the uninitiated.
- How can ordinary residents and ratepayers get their voices heard by the council?
- Do you think the provision and beautification of dog amenities should be paid by ratepayers or should they be covered by dog owner’s registration fees?
- What do you think will be the three biggest issues for Councils in the next term (2022-2025)?
- Do you think climate change should be the number one concern at the ballot box?
- Councils are being given roles and responsibilities from the Central Government coming from regulation and legislation. These are referred to as unfunded mandates.
- What is your opinion on the unfunded mandates from the Central Government?
- Should councils be funding and helping to organise community events?
Hard Hitting Questions
- What is your position on the Three Waters Reform and why have you come to that position?
- What is your position on the $199 Million Cross Valley Link Project and would you be supporting or opposing it in the long term plan?
- Hutt City Council has committed $68million to the Naenae Pools and Fitness Center. Will you advocate for this project through to completion and make sure the funding remains in the long term plan?
Highlight Videos from the Night
More to come
