Te Whanganui-a-Tara Māori Ward for Councilor – 1 Position
Location where the Show is being Filmed – St Marks School Hall
Date of the show – Tuesday 13th September 2022
Times to arrive – Audience Members arrive by 630pm
Broadcast Time – 7pm to 9pm
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Candidates who are Standing
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Matthew Reweti
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Nīkau Wi Neera
Confirmed attending It's in the Ballot in Person Website - https://www.nikauwineera.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NikauWiNeeraComposer Twitter - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nikauwineera/ Email - nikau.wineerajones@gmail.com
Ali Hamlin-Paenga
Confirmed attending It's in the Ballot in Person Website - Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/alihamlin4tewhanganuiatara Twitter - Instagram - Email - Ali4TeWhanganuiaTara@gmail.com
Questions that are in the Shows Boxes
- Should WCC social housing firstly be offered to those who are locals?
- What’s your biggest priority for the next term, and how do you intend on delivering on that?
- Do you support more housing in the ward, and if so, how would you see this achieved?
- This year there will be a Maori Ward Councilor.
- How do you see Wellington City Council achieving true co-governance with Mana Whenua through you?
- I believe we need housing for everyone more than we need draughty heritage buildings.
- How will you support more housing against the naysayers in Wellington?
- Newtowners put forward an excellent plan for high density housing which didn’t impact our low rise areas.
- How will you support this plan if elected?
- It feels like every progressive project in Wellington gets stopped by those who don’t like change. (ie: judicial reviews for roading projects).
- How will you ensure we can become a better city to live in and not be stopped by NIMBYs?
- Wellington has long been known for its vibrant youth scene.
- What are you going to do to make sure young people can drive change in the city?
- I cycle every day in Wellington (yes, even in the interesting weather).
- What are you doing to support me as I help you reduce congestion and fight climate change? Please be specific and address safety concerns of cyclists.
- What are you going to do to ensure young people’s voices are heard and actioned to keep our city vibrant and growing?
- We know we need to pay now for essential upgrades that previous councils have avoided because of pushback from homeowners and fear of rates bills.
- What will you do to stop pushing these expenses onto the younger generations and ensure that this city is maintained as it should be?
- Did you agree with the Wellington City Council decision to require vaccine passes for entry to public rate payer supported facilities, despite no scientific reason to justify the policy?
- What is your current stance on developing safe cycle lanes throughout the city?
- Did you attend the protest at Parliament in March and what are your thoughts on it now?
- 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?
- How do you propose to foster a more positive public impression of more active modes of transport such as cycling and walking?
- Do you think it’s appropriate to have so much central and southern housing land used for vehicle storage such as car yards?
- What will you do to find alternative accommodation for these businesses so that we can have more housing?
- 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?
- Wellington City Council will get extra rates revenue from increased housing density.
- What actual steps will you take to improve services to these corridor suburbs – including community services and utilities?
- Wellington City Council has committed to normalising Te Reo Maori.
- How much Te Reo do you speak and will you encourage and help other councillors to increase their use?
- 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?
- The council has committed to normalising te Reo Maori in Poneke.
- What will you be doing to ensure we achieve this?
- When will you bring in household food waste collection to stop this waste from going to landfill?
- Many people want to cycle around Wellington but live up or down stairs and don’t have anywhere to store a bike.
- Do you support the provision of secure, weatherproof bike parking on city streets so that people can keep their bikes in the same way you currently support car owners?
- Internationally, cities that are nicer places to walk around are considered better places to live. What will you do to improve the experience of pedestrians in Wellington such as wider footpaths, less on street parking, more green spaces, protection from the wind and rain?
- The council has to push through some big and expensive projects – particularly Let’s Get Wellington Moving and Rapid Transit.
- Do you think you are up to the job?
- We need more affordable housing.
- How will you ensure more land is freed up to build high density housing? Will you advocate for the council to help buy land in the right places such as along the city to southern corridor?
- Some councillors have actively supported hate speech against cyclists.
- Do you think this is appropriate and what will you do to stop it in the future?
Hard Hitting Questions
- What is your position on the Three Waters Reform and why have you come to that position?
- 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?
- What do you believe your role as a Maori Ward councillor will be, and how will you best represent our voice among the 14 other councillors around the table?
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