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Candidate advocates for changes to major local issues
BILLY DAVIS,
Iam standing for a seat on the Howick Local Board for the following reasons: To prevent and reduce crime.
I am a volunteer for an organisation that helps to deter crime and I am a volunteer for an organisation that supports the victims of crime so I see a broad spectrum. To help create Neighborhood Watch groups.
A caring community unites and it starts with families knowing where their teenage children are and who they are associating with. I oppose Auckland Council selling our community parks due to mismanaging funds and now being in extreme debt.
In February I was part of a local group that protested against the council selling our local park at Fortyfoot Lane and this is my main reason for standing for a seat on the board. Housing intensifi cation and infrastructure.
We already have traffi c congestion and overloaded stormwater/sewer systems so allowing a developer to demolish a house on a single section and replace it with fi ve houses is madness.
It effectively means the developers have more authority in our community than the council.
All new builds in Auckland need to be reduced by 50 per cent until we have a plan of sustainable growth. I’m against Auckland Transport and the council’s plan known as TERP (Transport Emission Reduction Pathway).
Their goal is for Aucklanders to reduce vehicle use by 50 per cent before the year 2030 and start walking, cycling and using public transport. I oppose Three Waters reforms because our assets and decision-making will be given to people who are not from Pakuranga.
I’m a volunteer for Victim Support Counties Manukau and Howick Pakuranga Community Patrol.
I attend (the Englishspeaking) Pakuranga Chinese Baptist Church and I’m a member of Celebrants Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Billy Davis is standing for election to the Howick Local Board in the Pakuranga
subdivision. Photo supplied
HOWICK WARD
Maurice Williamson Sharon Stewart
Maurice Williamson was the member of parliament for Pakuranga (included Howick) for 30 years. He has recently returned to New Zealand from a diplomatic posting as New Zealand’s Consul General in Los Angeles and is also standing for the Auckland Council here in the Howick Ward. Sharon Stewart QSM is standing for re-election to the Auckland Council to continue serving the community that she loves. Having lived here for most of her life, her family history within the district goes back over 100 years.
Together we have serious concerns for how the Auckland concerns for how the Auckland Council has been managed. Rates keep rising, spending exceeds income and debt is ballooning. Of more concern is the fact the wishes of the general public are being just totally ignored. Your vote can ensure Auckland’s future.
Community leader and entrepreneur seeks board seat
AJAY BAL,
Howick Local Board candidate, Botany subdivision
Iam honoured to stand as a leader for the community which has been my home since 2013.
My wife and I live in east Auckland together with our two children and extended family.
As a dedicated father of two, and an experienced entrepreneur and small business owner, I understand what we need to grow as a community and as a country.
Having lived in New Zealand since 2007, and as an immigration advisor and migrant myself, I know fi rst-hand the benefi ts and values we bring to our community.
As the Botany and Flat Bush areas continue to expand, I want to see residents get value for the rates they pay. This means effi cient services, facilities where people of all ages can meet and socialise, wonderful places for kids to play, more sports fi elds, and a reliable and improved public transport system providing better coverage for this growing area.
As a family man, I value a community where residents can feel safe whilst moving around, and in their homes. I will support initiatives to keep neighbourhoods crime-free.
Local business owners strongly believe they must be supported.
After a tough time, they
Ajay Bal is standing for a seat on the Howick Local Board in this year’s local elections.
Photo supplied
need help to regain confi dence and rebuild to continue to enhance the local economy.
Young seeking to continue his passionate local advocacy roles
PETER YOUNG,
Howick Local Board candidate, Botany subdivision
Peter Young has been a committed member of the Howick Local Board for the past six years.
He’s also chairman of the Botany and Flat Bush Ethnic Association (BFEA), which he founded to realise his vision of a “happy and healthy community”.
Standing for re-election to the Howick Local Board in the Botany subdivision, Young believes a healthy community is a happy one.
He’s passionate about serving the community and has seen the BFEA grow quickly over the past four and a half years.
“With a focus on health and fi tness, the association offers great opportunities for the well-being of diverse communities in the Botany and Flat Bush communities,” says Young, who’s served as a Justice of Peace for 14 years and enjoys helping new communities settle in New Zealand.
“We run very popular yoga and meditation classes at Ormiston Primary School, Botany Library and at Golfl ands Reserve on weekends.
“There are also a host of community talks by experts, tai chi, Zumba and Cantonese opera classes, as well as activities for the youth.”
Young has also spearheaded multiple cultural events as a prelude to Howick’s 175th Anniversary celebrations this year, with more in the pipeline.
“The idea behind it is to create more awareness for new communities settled in the area,” he says.
“I have also continued to advocate for the long overdue Flat Bush Library and Community Centre.”
With the sharp increase in thefts and burglaries, Young is strongly advocating for CCTV cameras.
“I’d like to see more CCTVs in high-risk areas.
“Locals can now connect with the police through a newly-introduced high-tech system.
“Importantly, neighbours must get to know each other, and be on the lookout for suspicious activity, so communities and the police can work together.
“Keeping our community safe and a place where people love to live is why I am standing for re-election to the Howick Local Board, Botany subdivision.”
Peter Young is standing for re-election to the Howick
Local Board. Photo supplied
