{"id":263,"date":"2022-06-15T08:58:08","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T08:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/?p=263"},"modified":"2022-08-28T02:09:48","modified_gmt":"2022-08-28T02:09:48","slug":"at-large-district-ward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/index.php\/2022\/06\/15\/at-large-district-ward\/","title":{"rendered":"At large District Ward"},"content":{"rendered":"
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District Wide Ward for Councilor \u2013 3 Position<\/h1>\r\nLocation where the Show is being Filmed \u2013 Waikanae Community Centre<\/a>\r\n\r\nDate of the show \u2013 Monday 29th August 2022\r\n\r\nTimes to arrive \u2013 Audience Members arrive by 630pm\r\n\r\nBroadcast Time \u2013 7pm to 9pm\r\n\r\nBooks your tickets\u00a0here<\/a>\r\n\r\nSubmit your questions\u00a0here\u00a0<\/a>\u2013 We will select the best questions for the show\r\n

Candidates who are Standing<\/strong><\/h1>\r\nStanding here \u2013 Register your attendance here<\/a>\r\n

Ian Powell<\/span><\/h4>\r\n\"\"\r\n
Confirmed attending It's in the Ballot in Person <\/strong>\r\nWebsite - \r\nFacebook - https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/improvedhealthcareaccess<\/a>\r\nTwitter - https:\/\/twitter.com\/IanPowell_NZ<\/a>\r\nInstagram - \r\nEmail - ian.powell@outlook.co.nz<\/span><\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\r\n
Maria McMillan<\/span><\/h4>\r\n\"\"<\/figure>\r\n \r\n
Confirmed attending It's in the Ballot in Person <\/strong>\r\nWebsite -\r\nFacebook - https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mariamcmillanforkapiti<\/a>\r\nTwitter - https:\/\/twitter.com\/ijmmcm<\/a>\r\nInstagram -  \r\nEmail - mariamcmforkapiti@gmail.com\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/a><\/pre>\r\n
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Jackie Elliott<\/span><\/h4>\r\n\"\"\r\n
Confirmed attending It's in the Ballot in Person <\/strong>\r\nWebsite -\r\nFacebook - \r\nTwitter - \r\nInstagram - \r\nEmail - elliott4kapiti@gmail.com\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/a><\/pre>\r\n
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Michelle Lewis<\/span><\/h4>\r\n\"\"\r\n
\r\nConfirmed attending It's in the Ballot in Person <\/strong>\r\nWebsite - \r\nFacebook - https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Michelle-Lewis-for-Kapiti-Coast-Council-101144202731521<\/a>\r\nTwitter - \r\nInstagram - \r\nEmail - mlewiswcb@gmail.com<\/span><\/a><\/pre>\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n
Lawrence Kirby<\/span><\/h4>\r\n\"\"\r\n
Confirmed attending It's in the Ballot in Person <\/strong>\r\nWebsite - https:\/\/www.kirby4kapiti.nz\/<\/a>\r\nFacebook - https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Kirby4Kapiti<\/a>\r\nTwitter - \r\nInstagram - \r\nEmail - lawrence4council@gmail.com<\/span><\/a><\/pre>\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n
Mark Benton<\/span><\/h4>\r\n
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Confirmed attending It's in the Ballot in Person <\/strong>\r\nWebsite - \r\nFacebook - \r\nTwitter -  \r\nInstagram -  \r\nEmail - tina.mark@xtra.co.nz<\/span><\/a><\/pre>\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n
Questions that are in the Shows Boxes<\/h1>\r\n
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  1. What is your position on the future use of the Paraparaumu airport precinct land?<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  2. Are you affiliated with Voices For Freedom in any way?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  3. Given K\u0101piti’s current population size, and potential growth, will there be zoning for hospital land in the region for a hospital to be built?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  4. Will you give your utmost priority to repairing and reopening the Waikanae library?<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  5. What\u2019s your biggest priority for the next term, and how do you intend on delivering on that?<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  6. What are you personally going to do to role model climate action such as bike to work every day, go zero waste or eating a plant based diet?<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  7. For all intents and purposes, Three Waters Reform is happening. <\/span>\r\n
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    • What\u2019s your opinion of it, and how will you support KCDC through reforms?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
    • Do you support more housing in the district, and if so, how would you see this achieved?<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
    • A councillor resigns 12 months before the next election. <\/span>\r\n
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      • What would you propose for the vacancy?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
      • We need land for housing. <\/span>\r\n
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        • How will you support freeing up land in the right places, and without letting rich NIMBYs (Not In My BackYarders) stop you?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
        • Taking into consideration all the information we have on the Kapiti Gateway will you vote to stop the project?\u00a0 Yes or No\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
        • How do you propose to foster a more positive public impression of more active modes of transport such as cycling and walking?<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
        • Saving the planet and saving the car can\u2019t happen together. <\/span>\r\n
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          • What are you going to do in the term to actively reduce the number of private cars driving around Kapiti and being parked on our streets?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
          • 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>\r\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>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
            • 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.<\/span>\r\n
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              • What will you do to stop pushing these expenses onto the younger generations and ensure that this city is maintained as it should be?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
              • Should social housing firstly be offered to those who are locals?<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
              • 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>\r\n \t
              • What are your priorities to work on for the next three years if you are elected?<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
              • What is your vision for improving recycling in the Kapiti Coast area?<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
              • Climate change is one of our biggest threats. <\/span>\r\n
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                • What will you personally do to role model decarbonisation?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
                • What is your position on the Arawhata-Ihakara Link Road and would you support keeping it in the long term plan?<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
                • What is your position on housing intensification near the Paraparaumu Train Station? And how many stories high should it go to?<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
                • Last Year some councils decided to create Maori Wards for this local body elections, Kapiti Coast District Council didn\u2019t. <\/span>\r\n
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                  • What is your position on creating Maori Wards for the 2025 local body elections?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
                  • There are concerns that the current Paraparaumu Airport precinct may be sold off. <\/span>\r\n
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                    • Would you support the council purchasing the airport as Civil Defence Land?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
                    • Do you think climate change should be voter\u2019s number one concern at the ballot box?<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
                    • Should councils be forced to treat their potable water with fluoride?<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
                    • What are the best strategies to reduce flood risks?<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
                    • What are the challenges facing water sources? What are your priorities for protecting and enhancing the quality of these water sources?<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n \r\n
                      Hard Hitting Questions<\/span><\/h1>\r\n
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                      1. The Kapiti Gateway is planned to be built on a tidal creek at the hightide mark and removing green space and dunes, a project with no community support.\u00a0 A massive concrete car park will be built in fragile sand dunes in the park to accommodate more cars all at a cost of $7.7M.<\/span>\r\n
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                        • \u00a0Can each candidate state if they have previously supported this project and if so how this aligns with their climate emergency and climate change stance?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
                        • Most young people born on Kapiti Coast end up moving away.<\/span>\r\n
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                          • What are you doing to ensure young people\u2019s voices are heard and actioned to keep our district vibrant and growing?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
                          • What is your position on all aspects of Three Waters – lifting safe, reliable drinking water. better environmental performance of wastewater and stormwater services. efficient, sustainable, resilient and accountable multi-regional water and sewage services?<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n
                            Highlight Videos from the Night<\/h1>\r\nMore to come<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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