Location: Central Dunedin, Dunedin
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BENSON-POPE
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Dunedin enjoys a special natural and built environment, with advantages that are the envy of many others. In additional to providing quality services, the City Council has a responsibility to protect, promote and enhance the unique features or our city, and to do so in a way that is affordable for all our residents.
A clean up of the city centre is long overdue, and needs to be followed up with more attention to ongoing repair and maintenance.
As well as doing the basics properly, the Council must also strengthen its role opposing policies and decisions that hurt our city and our residents.
We need to be concerned about regional development issues. Poorly planned growth in Auckland should not be at the expense of other parts of the country, and the stupidity of job relocations (Tranzrail, NZ Post the Health Board and now AgResearch) must stop.
Council also has an important role to play in continuing to assist with home insulation and advocating for lower power prices for all, but especially for the elderly.
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Authorised by David Benson-Pope, 33 Sunbury St, Dunedin 9013.
Transcript (back):
Born in Dunedin and educated at St Clair, Tahuna, King’s and Otago University. Former Head of Languages and Outdoor Education, Bayfield High School. Dunedin City Councillor 1986-1999 and MP for Dunedin South until 2008.
David is well known for his strong support of and involvement in many environmental upgrades and urban design initiatives such as the St Clair Hot-Salt-Water Pool, redevelopment of the Railway Station and Law Courts, improvements in the Octagon, George and Princes Streets, the Exchange and Portobello Road. He also helped facilitate improved facilities at King’s, Queen’s and Bayfield High schools.
David was the first chairman of City Forests Ltd, and is a former Chair of the Otago Youth Adventure Trust and the Spirit of Adventure Trust (Otago).
David is committed to working in the best interests of Dunedin and Dunedin people.
David Benson-Pope
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