{"id":233,"date":"2022-06-15T08:31:22","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T08:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/?p=233"},"modified":"2022-09-04T21:53:44","modified_gmt":"2022-09-04T21:53:44","slug":"at-large-district-wide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/index.php\/2022\/06\/15\/at-large-district-wide\/","title":{"rendered":"At Large District Wide"},"content":{"rendered":"

City at large Ward for Councilor \u2013 10 Position<\/h1>\n

Location where the Show is being Filmed \u2013 Awaken City Church\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Date of the show \u2013 Monday 5th and Tuesday 6th September 2022<\/p>\n

Times to arrive \u2013 Audience Members arrive by 630pm<\/p>\n

Broadcast Time \u2013 7pm to 9pm<\/p>\n

Books your tickets\u00a0here<\/a><\/p>\n

Submit your questions\u00a0here\u00a0<\/a>\u2013 We will select the best questions for the show\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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Candidates who are Standing<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Standing here \u2013 Register your attendance here<\/a><\/p>\n

Ramil Adhikari<\/span><\/h4>\n

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Confirmed attending It's in the Ballot in Person - Tuesday<\/strong>\r\nWebsite - \r\nFacebook - https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/drramiladhikari<\/a>\r\nTwitter - \r\nInstagram - \r\nEmail - dr_ramils@yahoo.com<\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\n
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Michael J. Anderson<\/span><\/h4>\n
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Confirmed attending It's in the Ballot in Person - Tuesday<\/strong>\r\nWebsite - \r\nFacebook - https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MichaelJAnderson4UHCC<\/a>\r\nTwitter - \r\nInstagram - \r\nEmail - ftiman@msn.com<\/a><\/pre>\n
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Dylan Bentley<\/span><\/h4>\n
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Confirmed attending It's in the Ballot in Person - Tuesday<\/strong>\r\nWebsite - \r\nFacebook - https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/crdylanb<\/a>\r\nTwitter - \r\nInstagram - \r\nEmail - crdylanbentley@gmail.com<\/span><\/a><\/pre>\n
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Matthew Carey<\/span><\/h4>\n
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Confirmed attending It's in the Ballot in Person - Monday<\/strong>\r\nWebsite - \r\nFacebook - \r\nTwitter - \r\nInstagram - \r\nEmail - matt.g.carey@gmail.com\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/a><\/pre>\n
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Chris Carson<\/span><\/h4>\n
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\r\nConfirmed attending It's in the Ballot in Person - Monday <\/strong>\r\nWebsite - \r\nFacebook - \r\nTwitter -  \r\nInstagram - \r\nEmail - kitcarson@xtra.co.nz<\/span><\/a><\/pre>\n
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Blair Griffiths<\/span><\/h4>\n
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Confirmed attending It's in the Ballot in Person - Monday <\/strong>\r\nWebsite - \r\nFacebook - https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100084128450846<\/a>\r\nTwitter - \r\nInstagram - \r\nEmail - blair.griffiths@uhcc.govt.nz<\/a><\/span><\/pre>\n
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Bill Hammond<\/span><\/h4>\n
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\r\nConfirmed attending It's in the Ballot in Person - Monday<\/strong>\r\nWebsite - \r\nFacebook - \r\nTwitter - \r\nInstagram - \r\nEmail - Bill@Hammonds.co.nz<\/span><\/a><\/pre>\n
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Konrad Hickson<\/span><\/h4>\n
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Confirmed attending It's in the Ballot in Person - Tuesday<\/strong>\r\nWebsite - \r\nFacebook - https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KonradForUHCC<\/a>\r\nTwitter - \r\nInstagram - \r\nEmail - konradhickson@yahoo.com<\/span><\/a><\/pre>\n
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Emma Holderness<\/span><\/h4>\n
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Confirmed attending It's in the Ballot in Person - Tuesday<\/strong>\r\nWebsite - https:\/\/www.emma4council.nz\/<\/a>\r\nFacebook - https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/emma4council<\/a>\r\nTwitter - https:\/\/twitter.com\/emma4council<\/a>\r\nInstagram - https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/emma4council\/<\/a>\r\nEmail - emmaholderness@gmail.com<\/span><\/a><\/pre>\n
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Jaap Knegtmans<\/span><\/h4>\n
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Confirmed attending It's in the Ballot in Person - Tuesday<\/strong>\r\nWebsite - \r\nFacebook - https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JaapforUpperHuttCity<\/a>\r\nTwitter - \r\nInstagram - \r\nEmail - j.knegtmans@gmail.com<\/span><\/a><\/pre>\n
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Paul Lambert<\/span><\/h4>\n
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\r\nConfirmed attending It's in the Ballot in Person - Tuesday<\/strong>\r\nWebsite - \r\nFacebook - \r\nTwitter - \r\nInstagram - \r\nEmail - spellbound@xtra.co.nz<\/span><\/a><\/pre>\n
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Nigel Mander<\/span><\/h4>\n
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\r\nConfirmed attending It's in the Ballot in Person - Tuesday<\/strong>\r\nWebsite - \r\nFacebook - https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NigelManderforUHCC<\/a>\r\nTwitter - \r\nInstagram - \r\nEmail - puzzletheclown@yahoo.com.au<\/span><\/a><\/pre>\n
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Jordan Milburn<\/span><\/h4>\n
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Confirmed attending It's in the Ballot in Person - Monday<\/strong>\r\nWebsite - \r\nFacebook - \r\nTwitter - \r\nInstagram - \r\nEmail - jordan.milburn@gmail.com<\/span><\/a><\/pre>\n
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Cyndi Miller<\/span><\/h4>\n
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\r\nConfirmed attending It's in the Ballot Remotely - Monday<\/strong>\r\nWebsite - \r\nFacebook - \r\nTwitter -  \r\nInstagram - \r\nEmail - cyndi.upperhutt@gmail.com<\/span><\/a><\/pre>\n
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Heather Newell<\/span><\/h4>\n
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Confirmed attending It's in the Ballot in Person - Monday<\/strong>\r\nWebsite - \r\nFacebook - https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/heatherforUpperHuttcitycouncil<\/a>\r\nTwitter - \r\nInstagram - \r\nEmail - heather@foresee.co.nz<\/span><\/a><\/pre>\n
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Hellen Swales<\/span><\/h4>\n
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Confirmed attending It's in the Ballot in Person - Tuesday<\/strong>\r\nWebsite - \r\nFacebook - https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CouncillorHellenSwales<\/a>\r\nTwitter - https:\/\/twitter.com\/hellen_swales<\/a>\r\nInstagram - https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hellenswales\/<\/a>\r\nEmail - hellen.swales@uhcc.govt.nz<\/a><\/span><\/pre>\n
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Tracey Ultra<\/span><\/h4>\n
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\r\nConfirmed attending It's in the Ballot in Person - Tuesday<\/strong>\r\nWebsite - \r\nFacebook - https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Ultra4Council<\/a>\r\nTwitter - \r\nInstagram - \r\nEmail - tracey.ultra@gmail.com<\/span><\/a><\/pre>\n
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Dave Wheeler<\/span><\/h4>\n
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Confirmed attending It's in the Ballot in Person - Monday<\/strong>\r\nWebsite - \r\nFacebook -\r\nTwitter - \r\nInstagram - \r\nEmail - wheeler.dave@xtra.co.nz<\/span><\/a><\/pre>\n
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Questions that are in the Shows Boxes<\/h1>\n
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  1. Do you support the use of masks, especially indoors as an important tool for keeping Covid at bay and others safe?<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. What will you bring to the Council table that is different from the current leadership?<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. What are your views on challenging the new Significant Natural Areas so property owners don\u2019t lose value on their biggest asset?<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. 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?<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. What is your vision for improving recycling in Upper Hutt?<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Upper Hutt has a number of water springs. <\/span>\n
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    • Would you be open to allowing a water bottling company to take the water?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
    • What are your thoughts on Upper Hutt shifting to voting using Single Transferable Vote instead of First Past the Post?<\/span><\/li>\n
    • What support do you have from the current Mayor for your campaign platforms?<\/span><\/li>\n
    • 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?<\/span><\/li>\n
    • What is your response to the pandemic, in general?<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Should UHCC social housing firstly be offered to those who are locals?<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Last Year some councils decided to create Maori Wards for this local body elections, Upper Hutt City Council didn\u2019t. <\/span>\n
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      • What is your position on creating Maori Wards for the 2025 local body elections?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
      • What are you going to do to make sure young people can drive change in the city?<\/span><\/li>\n
      • Will you introduce household food waste collection to stop this waste from going to landfill?<\/span><\/li>\n
      • WCC has committed to normalising te Reo Maori.<\/span>\n
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        • Would you commit to doing the same for Upper Hutt?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
        • 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?<\/span><\/li>\n
        • There is no overlap between planet saving planning and car centric planning. <\/span>\n
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          • What will you do this term to actively reduce the number of private vehicles on our city streets?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
          • 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. <\/span>\n
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            • 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?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
            • 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?<\/span><\/li>\n
            • Did you attend the protest at Parliament in March and what are your thoughts on it now?<\/span><\/li>\n
            • 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
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              • Do you think UHCC should adopt this policy?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
              • Water is a precious and needed resource.<\/span>\n
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                • 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
                • Do you think the provision and beautification of dog amenities should be paid by ratepayers or should they be covered by dog owner\u2019s registration fees?<\/span><\/li>\n
                • The current process for citizen engagement seems very daunting for the majority of people.<\/span>\n
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                  • How can ordinary residents and ratepayers get their voices heard by the council?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                  • Saving the planet and saving the car can\u2019t happen together.<\/span>\n
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                    • 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\u2019s streets?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                    • What do you think will be the three biggest issues for Councils in the next term (2022-2025)?<\/span><\/li>\n
                    • Do you think that the Resource Management Act reform is necessary?<\/span><\/li>\n
                    • How respectful is the relationship between Central and Local Government?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                      Hard Hitting Questions<\/span><\/h1>\n
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                      1. What is your position on the Three Waters Reform and why have you come to that position?<\/span><\/li>\n
                      2. There are talks about amalgamating Hutt City Council and Upper Hutt City Council into one council. What is your position on this and why?<\/span><\/li>\n
                      3. 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?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                        Highlight Videos from the Night<\/h1>\n
                        More to come<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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