City at large Ward for Councilor – 10 Position
Location where the Show is being Filmed – Awaken City Church
Date of the show – Monday 5th and Tuesday 6th September 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
Ramil Adhikari
Confirmed attending It's in the Ballot in Person - Tuesday Website - Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/drramiladhikari Twitter - Instagram - Email - dr_ramils@yahoo.com
Michael J. Anderson
Confirmed attending It's in the Ballot in Person - Tuesday Website - Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/MichaelJAnderson4UHCC Twitter - Instagram - Email - ftiman@msn.com
Dylan Bentley
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Matthew Carey
Confirmed attending It's in the Ballot in Person - Monday Website - Facebook - Twitter - Instagram - Email - matt.g.carey@gmail.com
Chris Carson
Confirmed attending It's in the Ballot in Person - Monday Website - Facebook - Twitter - Instagram - Email - kitcarson@xtra.co.nz
Blair Griffiths
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Bill Hammond
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Konrad Hickson
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Emma Holderness
Confirmed attending It's in the Ballot in Person - Tuesday Website - https://www.emma4council.nz/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/emma4council Twitter - https://twitter.com/emma4council Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/emma4council/ Email - emmaholderness@gmail.com
Jaap Knegtmans
Confirmed attending It's in the Ballot in Person - Tuesday Website - Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JaapforUpperHuttCity Twitter - Instagram - Email - j.knegtmans@gmail.com
Paul Lambert
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Nigel Mander
Confirmed attending It's in the Ballot in Person - Tuesday Website - Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NigelManderforUHCC Twitter - Instagram - Email - puzzletheclown@yahoo.com.au
Jordan Milburn
Confirmed attending It's in the Ballot in Person - Monday Website - Facebook - Twitter - Instagram - Email - jordan.milburn@gmail.com
Cyndi Miller
Confirmed attending It's in the Ballot Remotely - Monday Website - Facebook - Twitter - Instagram - Email - cyndi.upperhutt@gmail.com
Heather Newell
Confirmed attending It's in the Ballot in Person - Monday Website - Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/heatherforUpperHuttcitycouncil Twitter - Instagram - Email - heather@foresee.co.nz
Hellen Swales
Confirmed attending It's in the Ballot in Person - Tuesday Website - Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CouncillorHellenSwales Twitter - https://twitter.com/hellen_swales Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hellenswales/ Email - hellen.swales@uhcc.govt.nz
Tracey Ultra
Confirmed attending It's in the Ballot in Person - Tuesday Website - Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Ultra4Council Twitter - Instagram - Email - tracey.ultra@gmail.com
Dave Wheeler
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Questions that are in the Shows Boxes
- Do you support the use of masks, especially indoors as an important tool for keeping Covid at bay and others safe?
- What will you bring to the Council table that is different from the current leadership?
- What are your views on challenging the new Significant Natural Areas so property owners don’t lose value on their biggest asset?
- What will you do for people with invisible disabilities in the community to use playgrounds, use public spaces etc and feel like part of Upper Hutt?
- What is your vision for improving recycling in Upper Hutt?
- Upper Hutt has a number of water springs.
- Would you be open to allowing a water bottling company to take the water?
- What are your thoughts on Upper Hutt shifting to voting using Single Transferable Vote instead of First Past the Post?
- What support do you have from the current Mayor for your campaign platforms?
- Do you have, or have you had, any association with Voices for Freedom, and did you attend or support the protest in Parliament Grounds earlier this year?
- What is your response to the pandemic, in general?
- Should UHCC social housing firstly be offered to those who are locals?
- Last Year some councils decided to create Maori Wards for this local body elections, Upper Hutt City Council didn’t.
- What is your position on creating Maori Wards for the 2025 local body elections?
- What are you going to do to make sure young people can drive change in the city?
- Will you introduce household food waste collection to stop this waste from going to landfill?
- WCC has committed to normalising te Reo Maori.
- Would you commit to doing the same for Upper Hutt?
- 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 our 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? Such as one-way streets, change on street parking to pavement etc?
- 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?
- Did you attend the protest at Parliament in March and what are your thoughts on it now?
- 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 UHCC should adopt this policy?
- Water is a precious and needed resource.
- Should councils make it compulsory for houses to install water tank storage for watering their garden and/or offer tank storage at a discounted price?
- 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?
- The current process for citizen engagement seems very daunting for the majority of people.
- How can ordinary residents and ratepayers get their voices heard by the council?
- Saving the planet and saving the car can’t happen together.
- What are you going to do in the term to actively reduce the number of private cars driving around and being parked on our city’s streets?
- What do you think will be the three biggest issues for Councils in the next term (2022-2025)?
- Do you think that the Resource Management Act reform is necessary?
- How respectful is the relationship between Central and Local Government?
Hard Hitting Questions
- What is your position on the Three Waters Reform and why have you come to that position?
- There are talks about amalgamating Hutt City Council and Upper Hutt City Council into one council. What is your position on this and why?
- Could you please share your thoughts on Covid-19 vaccination, and whether you have any affiliation with Voices for Freedom, Freedom Rights Coalition, or any other organisation involved in the occupation of parliament?
Highlight Videos from the Night
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