{"id":171,"date":"2022-06-12T08:35:02","date_gmt":"2022-06-12T08:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/?p=171"},"modified":"2022-09-10T22:40:26","modified_gmt":"2022-09-10T22:40:26","slug":"harbor-ward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/index.php\/2022\/06\/12\/harbor-ward\/","title":{"rendered":"Harbour Ward"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<h1>Harbour Ward for Councilor \u2013 1 Position<\/h1>\n<p>Location where the Show is being Filmed \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.nz\/maps\/place\/Moera+Community+Hall\/@-41.2245655,174.9034535,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6d38aa492354a68d:0x7c6f2e259220a869!8m2!3d-41.2245764!4d174.9056277\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Moera Community Hall&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:515,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:16773836},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Moera Community Hall<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Date of the show \u2013 Friday 9th September 2022<\/p>\n<p>Times to arrive \u2013 Audience Members arrive by 630pm<\/p>\n<p>Broadcast Time \u2013 7pm to 9pm<\/p>\n<p>Books your tickets\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/its-in-the-ballot-harbour-ward-of-hutt-city-council-tickets-380749661487\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Submit your questions\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/ZJBFJorb6Y1L2EFZA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here\u00a0<\/a>\u2013 We will select the best questions for the show<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Candidates who are Standing<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Standing here \u2013 Register your attendance\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/pdJenUKt5k8Vv7vL6\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Tui Lewis\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-735 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/temp-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/temp-13.jpg 199w, https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/temp-13-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/p>\n<pre><strong>Confirmed attending It's in the Ballot in person <\/strong>\r\nWebsite - \r\nFacebook - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TuiLewisDM\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TuiLewisDM\/<\/a>\r\nTwitter - <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tui_Lewis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tui_Lewis<\/a>\r\nInstagram - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tuilewis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tuilewis\/<\/a>\r\nEmail - <a href=\"mailto:tui.lewis@huttcity.govt.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tui.lewis@huttcity.govt.nz<\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\n<h4>Petra Simm<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1068 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/temp-86-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<pre><strong>\r\n\r\n\r\nConfirmed attending It's in the Ballot in person <\/strong> \r\nWebsite - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedhutt.co.nz\/perta-simm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.unitedhutt.co.nz\/perta-simm<\/a>\r\nFacebook - \r\nTwitter - \r\nInstagram - \r\nEmail - <a href=\"mailto:petra.simm@outlook.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;petra.simm@outlook.com&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:10945,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;9&quot;:0,&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0},&quot;16&quot;:11}\">petra.simm@outlook.com<\/span><\/a><\/pre>\n<\/figure>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<h1>Questions that are in the Shows Boxes<\/h1>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are your priorities to work on for the next three years if you are elected?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why should I vote for you? (No political jargon please)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are you going to do to stop rate rises going up and up faster than wages?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What will you do to deal with the latest bad result from the staff satisfaction survey at Hutt City Council?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maori make up about 20% of the Lower Hutt population.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">What are your views on creating Maori Wards and having fair representation for Tangata Whenua in Te Awa Kairangi?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What will you do for people with invisible disabilities in the community to use playgrounds, use public spaces etc and feel part of Hutt City?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What will you bring that is different from the current leadership?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How will you provide for our community to get around in healthy, low carbon, and low cost means that will enable our city to halve our transport emissions by 2030?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Should social housing firstly be offered to those who are locals?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What\u2019s your biggest priority for the next term, and how do you intend on delivering on that?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are your thoughts on Hutt City shifting to voting using Single Transferable Vote instead of First Past the Post?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wellington City Council has committed to normalising te Reo Maori.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Would you commit to doing the same for Hutt City?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Would you bring in household food waste collection to stop this from going to landfill?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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 the Harbour Ward, such as wider footpaths, less on street parking, more green spaces, protection from the wind and rain?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are you doing to ensure young people\u2019s voices are heard and actioned to keep our city vibrant and growing?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dog owners in Christchurch have been issued with a lifelong metal disk engraved with their pet\u2019s unique identification number from June 2022 under a change to dog registrations that will help the environment and save money.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Do you think Hutt City Council should adopt this policy?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Should councils be funding and organising community events?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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. <\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">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?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Climate change is one of our biggest threats. <\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">What will you personally do to role model decarbonisation?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Water is a precious and needed resource.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">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?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In your view is the Central Government overloading councils with regulation and legislation?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do you propose to foster a more positive public impression of more active modes of transport such as cycling and walking?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Should councils be forced to treat their potable water with fluoride?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you support more housing in the ward, and if so, how would you see this achieved?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the recent slips in Wainuiomata trapping people in the Suburb, how will you help that community to get a second alternative route to Wainuiomata and will you aim to have it in the Long Term Plan?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you think climate change should be the number one concern at the ballot box?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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, and is indirect (so wastes petrol). <\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Will you help Northern Ward councillors to gain a direct on\/off access to the motorway for Stokes Valley?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h1><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hard Hitting Questions<\/span><\/h1>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is your position on the Three Waters Reform and why have you come to that position?3<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is currently no funding allocated to physical work for climate change adaptation.\u00a0 All that seems to be in the pipeline is planning. Communities are looking to the Council for the creation of a multiparty, community-led, council-funded taskforce to accelerate impact assessments and action. Do you agree with the community&#8217;s call for such a response?\u00a0 And, if so, how would you see it resourced and funded?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h1>Highlight Videos from the Night<\/h1>\n<p>More to come<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harbour Ward for Councilor \u2013 1 Position Location where the Show is being Filmed \u2013 Moera Community Hall Date of the show \u2013 Friday 9th September 2022 Times to arrive \u2013 Audience Members arrive by 630pm Broadcast Time \u2013 7pm to 9pm Books your tickets\u00a0here Submit your questions\u00a0here\u00a0\u2013 We will select the best questions for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hutt-city-council"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1070,"href":"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171\/revisions\/1070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}