Question 1 (for demographic data): What your birth date and year?
10.01.1974
Question 2 (for demographic data): What is your gender identity?
M
Question 3 (for demographic data): What is your ethnic identity?
European
Question 4 (for publication): What is/was your primary occupation, and are you retired?
Agri-tourism Business Owner and former Urban Designer/Architect (not retired)
Question 5 (for publication): What is your top priority for the ward in which you are standing for election? WORD LIMIT: 35
Protecting our countryside by growing stronger towns and villages – key to efficient infrastructure and fairer rates – delivering more affordable homes, reducing traffic and restoring Council finances for a resilient, liveable Tasman.
Question 5 (for publication): What is your opinion on this year’s average rates increase (8.9%)? Do you feel it’s justified and, if so, why? Or do you feel it’s too high and, if so, what specifically should the council reduce spending on? WORD LIMIT: 35
Sprawling, inefficient infrastructure got us here. Ratepayers deserve better. Simply cutting staff or pet projects won’t fix it. I’ll enforce long-term financial discipline and ensure that every new investment makes our networks more efficient.
Question 6 (for publication): Will you vote to retain or disestablish the district’s Māori ward in the referendum, and why? WORD LIMIT: 15
My vote is irrelevant; the binding referendum will decide if Māori Wards are retained.
Question 7 (for publication): What is something interesting about you that most people won’t be aware of? WORD LIMIT: 15
I enjoy growing things – my small, experimental banana plantation is now producing beautiful fruit.