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Waikanae Ward \u2013 2 Position<\/h1>\n

Location where the Show is being Filmed \u2013 Waikanae Community Centre<\/a><\/p>\n

Date of the show \u2013 Tuesday 30th August 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

More to Come<\/p>\n

Questions that are in the Shows Boxes<\/h1>\n
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  1. Are you affiliated with Voices For Freedom in any way?<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Will you give your utmost priority to repairing and reopening the Waikanae library?<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. What\u2019s your biggest priority for the next term, and how do you intend on delivering on that?<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. For all intents and purposes, Three Waters Reform is happening. <\/span>\n
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    • What\u2019s your opinion of it, and how will you support KCDC through reforms?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
    • Do you support more housing in the ward, and if so, how would you see this achieved?<\/span><\/li>\n
    • A councillor resigns 12 months before the next election. <\/span>\n
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      1. What would you propose for the vacancy?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
      2. What are you doing to ensure young people\u2019s voices are heard and actioned to keep our city vibrant and growing?<\/span><\/li>\n
      3. 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
        • Should social housing firstly be offered to those who are locals?<\/span><\/li>\n
        • 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
        • What are your priorities to work on for the next three years if you are elected?<\/span><\/li>\n
        • Climate change is one of our biggest threats. <\/span>\n
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          • What will you personally do to role model decarbonisation?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
          • Last Year some councils decided to create Maori Wards for this local body elections, Kapiti Coast District 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
            • Should we share a dog pound facility with neighbouring councils?<\/span><\/li>\n
            • Do you think climate change should be the number one concern at the ballot box?<\/span><\/li>\n
            • Should councils be forced to treat their potable water with fluoride?<\/span><\/li>\n
            • What are the challenges facing the Waikanae River? What are your priorities for protecting and enhancing the quality of our water sources?<\/span><\/li>\n
            • What\u2019s your biggest priority for the next term, and how do you intend on delivering on that?<\/span><\/li>\n
            • 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
            • 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
            • Should councils be funding and helping to organise community events?<\/span><\/li>\n
            • How respectful is the relationship between Central and Local Government?<\/span><\/li>\n
            • What will you bring to the table that is different from the current leadership?<\/span><\/li>\n
            • Do you believe Waikanae Ward has adequate separated cycleways in the ward and would you support expanding the network, keeping it as is or reducing them?<\/span><\/li>\n
            • What do you think will be the three biggest issues for Council in the next term (2022-2025)?<\/span><\/li>\n
            • In your view is the Central Government overloading councils with regulation and legislation?<\/span><\/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
            • 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<\/ol>\n

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                Hard Hitting Questions<\/span><\/h1>\n
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                1. Taking into consideration all the information we have on the Kapiti Gateway will you vote to stop the project?\u00a0 Yes or No<\/span><\/li>\n
                2. What is your position on all aspects of Three Waters – lifting safe, reliable drinking water; better environmental performance of wastewater and stormwater services; and efficient, sustainable, resilient and accountable multi-regional water and sewage services?<\/span><\/li>\n
                3. In 2020, Te Tiriti O Waitangi Tribunal found the Crown to have committed a series of systemic breaches which have caused more than half of the designated block for the <\/span>K\u0101rewarewa Urup\u0101 cemetary at Waikanae Beach to have housing built on it, and for the local iwi to have lost it\u2019s ownership rights.<\/span>\n
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                  • What will you do to help ensure that these breaches are rectified, that the K\u0101rewarewa Urup\u0101 regains its M\u0101ori cemetary status, and that the current houses on the block are relocated to both insure and ensure the dignity of the T\u0101ngata Whenua buried there?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    Highlight Videos from the Night<\/h1>\n

                    More to come<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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