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2013 Local Elections

Letisha Nicholas – Greater Dunedin – 2013 Local Election

Transcript (inside):
Letisha Nicholas stands out as a representative of the younger sector of the city who not only holds well-researched views but actually does the hard work.
She fosters student leadership skills and is campaigning to improve the standard of housing in Dunedin, using the refurbishment of the infamous “Chateau” in London St to raise awareness about the health implications of cold, dampness and inadequate insulation. Her work will positively affect the lives of many Dunedin families.
She has led campus low-carbon projects and was the coordinator of a student-based team that made submissions to the Council’s regional planning process. She is also a leader of Generation Zero, a national network that focuses on developing and promoting solutions to address climate change.
Originally a Northlanders from the Scottish town of Waipu, she has been in Dunedin for five years, has a degree in Zoology and is now doing a postgraduate diploma in Geography, specialising in environmental management.
She sees many opportunities for students and other younger residents to contribute more to the city and she wants to encourage the growth of graduate employment. She believes that the path to success for Dunedin is through open dialogue and support of innovation and new ideas, and says that the city is well placed because of its strengths in tertiary education, research, information technology and digital media.
She has joined Greater Dunedin because they too are keen to see the skills and energy of the student body more utilised and welcomed by the city.

About Greater Dunedin
Greater Dunedin is an incorporated society, first formed in 2007 to find outstanding people and get them election to the City Council. It searches for candidates with integrity, intelligence, analytical and communication skills, knowledge of and concern about major issues (both local and global) and a commitment to putting in the effort required to contribute to responsible decision-making. There must be diversity in the group, because the job of the Council is to govern the whole city, not just reflect the values of one segment of it.
Greater Dunedin is not a political party and those of its members who are not elected Councillors have no influence in Council decision-making. The elected councillors support and respect each other but they make their own independent judgements about specific Council matters.
In 2007 three Greater Dunedin candidates, Dave Cull, Chris Staynes and Kate Wilson, were elected to the Council. In 2010 Dave Cull was elected Mayor, Kate Wilson and Chris Staynes were re-elected to Council and two new members, Crs Jinty MacTavish and Richard Thomson, were also election. Chris Staynes became Deputy Mayor.
In 2013 the five current Greater Dunedin Council members – Mayor Cull, Deputy Mayor Staynes and Councillors Wilson, MacTavish and Thomson – are all standing again, along with four new Greater Dunedin candidates: Irene Mosley, Mike Lord, Letisha Nicholas and Ali Copeman.
Greater DUNEDIN
Future Positive
Priorities
The Greater Dunedin group have established six positive action priorities for the city over the next three years.
An open Council
We believe that the public should have easy access to as much Council information possible, and that citizens should be involved in decision-making to the greatest degree possible.
Keeping the finances in order
Previous councils chose to initiate many large debt-funded projects simultaneously. We’ll focus on fiscal prudence, reducing debt, keeping rates increases as low as possible and sticking to our long-term financial strategy.
Doing better, with less
Our priority is for cost-saving efficiencies, fair procurement policies that benefit local people, and investments that deliver for the whole city.
A focus on the future
We aim to build stronger communities, facilitate job creation and reduce the effects of financial volatility, high energy costs and climate change. There of our key words to describe Dunedin’s future are ‘sustainable’, ‘resilient’ and ‘connected’.
Celebrating our strengths
It’s vital to support and protect the things that make Dunedin such a special place. We’re blessed with a rich built heritage, stunning ecosystems and wildlife at our doorstep, productive farmland in our hinterland, world-class educational institutions and a dynamic arts and cultural scene.
Building partnerships
What the city achieves over the next 10 years will depend on how well we can build partnerships within and outside of the city to support community projects, protect our environment and reverse the decline of the city’s job and business base.

2013 Local Elections

Mike Lord – Greater Dunedin – 2013 Local Election

Source: Greater Dunedin
Transcript (outside):
Greater DUNEDIN
Future Positive
About Greater Dunedin
Greater Dunedin was formed in 2007. Its purpose is to find outstanding people and get them elected to the City Council.
The Society searches for candidates with integrity, intelligence, analytical and communication skills, knowledge of and concern about major issues (both local and global) and a commitment to putting in the effort required to contribute to responsible decision-making. There must be diversity in the group, because the job of Council is to govern the whole city, not just reflect the values of one segment of it.
In 2007 three Greater Dunedin candidates, Dave Cull, Chris Staynes and Kate Wilson, were elected to the Council. In 2010 Dave Cull was elected Mayor, Kate Wilson and Chris Staynes were re-elected and Crs Jinty MacTavish and Richard Thomson were also elected. Chris Staynes became Deputy Mayor.
In 2013 these five are all standing again, along with four new Greater Dunedin candidates.
Greater Dunedin is a non-profit incorporated society. It is not a political party. Its elected councillors support and respect each other’s views but they make their own independent judgements about Council matters. Members of the Society who are not elected Councillors play no part in the policy-making or decision-making on Council matters.
Find out more about Greater Dunedin and its candidates
www.greaterdunedin.co.nz
Greater DUNEDIN
Team Positive
Mike Lord Mosgiel-Taieri Ward Kate Wilson Mosgiel-Taieri Ward Dave Cull Mayor and Central Ward Chris Staynes Central Ward Jinty MacTavish Central Ward Richard Thomson Central Ward Ali Copeman Central Ward Irene Mosley Central Ward Letisha Nicholas Central Ward
www.greaterdunedin.co.nz
www.twitter.co/greaterdunedin
www.facebook.com/greaterdunedin
Authorised by Mike Lord, 330 Marshall Road West, RD1 Outram 9073
VOTE
Mike Lord 1
Your Mosgiel-Taieri candidate for Dunedin City Council
Greater DUNEDIN
Future Positive

Transcript (inside):
Mike Lord for Mosgiel-Taieri
The Lord family have lived and farmed on the Taieri for 25 years. Mike and Philippa have four children, two still at school and two at University.
The years of hard work that enabled them to buy and run their successful dairy farm at Berwick, along with Mike’s experience in business management, governance and community activities, make him well qualified to represent the Mosgiel-Taieri Ward on the City Council.
Mike is well known as a man whose actions speak as clearly as his words. He’s a clear thinker, a man of principle and integrity who devotes his time, talent and energy to a range of community activities that include school support, children’s and youth programmes, church affairs and Rotary. He has travelled on a number of occasions to Africa, where he assists with orphanage and community projects and voluntary medical aid.
Having just completed his term as President of the 900-strong Otago Province of Federated Farmers, Mike continues on its executive and is at the same time Chairman of the DCC Civil Defence Rural Liaison Committee.
He is also a trustee of both the Maranatha Retirement Village in Mosgiel and the Lakeland Park Christian Camp in Queenstown.
Mike Lord is optimistic about Dunedin. he believes it’s heading in the right direction, which is why he has joined up with Mayor Dave Cull’s Greater Dunedin team. He wants to continue easing the process of doing business in the city while maintaining strict financial constraints in Council decision-making. He strongly approves of the way the Council has become much more open in the last three years under Mayor Cull’s leadership.
and VOTE Kate Wilson
also standing in Mosgiel-Taieri ward. Greater Dunedin member Kate Wilson has already served two terms on the City Council and is now widely recognised across the ward as its most effective and hard-working Councillor.
Give Mike Lord and Kate Wilson your top two votes for City Council.
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VOTE Dave Cull For Mayor
Dave Cull was elected Mayor in 2010, with a mandate to change the way our city was being run. With the support of his Greater Dunedin colleagues he has insisted on openness in Council business and effective two-way communication between Council and community.
Under his leadership Council has addressed escalating debt, unsustainable rate rises and serious Council company governance issues. It has demanded much greater efficiency and accountability in its operations and saved many millions of ratepayer dollars.
Mayor Cull’s firm but inclusive chairmanship has ensured Council is less divisive, more collegial and constructive. Three years of hard work is producing a clear vision of the city that we residents want for our future generations.
In a tough economic and political climate Dave Cull has stepped up. He has shown that he will not back down from a challenge and that he is ready to tackle any problem, local, national or global.
Greater DUNEDIN Future Positive
www.greaterdunedin.co.nz
www.twitter.co/greaterdunedin
www.facebook.com/greaterdunedin

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Jinty MacTavish – Greater Dunedin – 2013 Local Election

Source: Greater Dunedin
Location: Unknown
Transcript (outside):
VOTE Dave Cull For Mayor
Dave Cull was elected Mayor in 2010, with a mandate to change the way our city was being run. With the support of his Greater Dunedin colleagues he has insisted on openness in Council business and effective two-way communication between Council and community. Under his leadership Council has addressed escalating debt, unsustainable rate rises and serious Council company governance issues. It has demanded much greater efficiency and accountability in its operations and saved many millions of ratepayer dollars.
Mayor Cull’s firm but inclusive chairmanship has ensured Council is less divisive, more collegial and constructive. Three years of hard work is producing a clear vision of the city that we residents want for our future generations.
In a tough economic and political climate Dave Cull has stepped up. He has shown that he will not back down from a challenge and that he is ready to tackle any problem, local, national or global.
Greater DUNEDIN Team Positive
Jinty MacTavish Central Ward Dave Cull Mayor and Central Ward Kate Wilson Mosgiel-Taieri Ward Chris Staynes Central Ward Irene Mosley Central Richard Thomson Central Ward Ali Copeman Central Ward Mike Lord Mosgiel-Taeiri Ward Letisha Nicholas Central Ward
www.greaterdunedin.co.nz
www.twitter.com/jintymact
www.facebook.com/crjintymactavish
Authorised by Chris Staynes, 2 Crewe St, Dunedin 9011
VOTE Jinty MacTavish 1
Your Central Ward candidate for Dunedin City Council
Greater DUNEDIN
Future Positive
Transcript (inside):
Jinty MacTavish for Central Ward
Since her election to the City Council in 2010, Jinty MacTavish has made a strong impact in the affairs of the city.
She has built a reputation for clear thinking and analysis, has played a key role in delivering outcomes on issues like energy, sustainable transport and debt reduction, and has challenged some of the more traditional approaches to Council decision-making.
She believes in engaging with the community as widely as possible, and in developing a solid evidence base, before decisions are made. She believes strongly that the policies and investments that are being made now to shape the future of the city must make our communities more sustainable, resilient and connected. She is standing again with the Greater Dunedin team because she is excited by the opportunity to continue to work in partnership with the community to build on the great work that has already been achieved on these three fronts.
In he Council work Cr MacTavish has been able to draw constantly on her training in Science and Science communication and on her connections with the city’s tertiary institutions and those working on sustainable urdan development overseas. She has been influential as the Chair of both the Community Resilience Forum and the Community Assistance Subcommittee, and as the Council’s representative on the Otago Peninsula Community Board. She is a strong advocate for youth involvement in decision-making.
In addition to her Council activities she serves as a Board member for volunteering Otago and, when time allows, she is a keen gardener, cyclist and tramper.
About Greater Dunedin
Greater Dunedin is an incorporated society, first formed in 2007 to find outstanding people and get them election to the City Council. It searches for candidates with integrity, intelligence, analytical and communication skills, knowledge of and concern about major issues (both local and global) and a commitment to putting in the effort required to contribute to responsible decision-making. There must be diversity in the group, because the job of the Council is to govern the whole city, not just reflect the values of one segment of it.
Greater Dunedin is not a political party and those of its members who are not elected Councillors have no influence in Council decision-making. The elected councillors support and respect each other but they make their own independent judgements about specific Council matters.
In 2007 three Greater Dunedin candidates, Dave Cull, Chris Staynes and Kate Wilson, were elected to the Council. In 2010 Dave Cull was elected Mayor, Kate Wilson and Chris Staynes were re-elected to Council and two new members, Crs Jinty MacTavish and Richard Thomson, were also election. Chris Staynes became Deputy Mayor.
In 2013 the five current Greater Dunedin Council members – Mayor Cull, Deputy Mayor Staynes and Councillors Wilson, MacTavish and Thomson – are all standing again, along with four new Greater Dunedin candidates: Irene Mosley, Mike Lord, Letisha Nicholas and Ali Copeman.
Greater DUNEDIN
Future Positive
Priorities
The Greater Dunedin group have established six positive action priorities for the city over the next three years.
An open Council
We believe that the public should have easy access to as much Council information possible, and that citizens should be involved in decision-making to the greatest degree possible.
Keeping the finances in order
Previous councils chose to initiate many large debt-funded projects simultaneously. We’ll focus on fiscal prudence, reducing debt, keeping rates increases as low as possible and sticking to our long-term financial strategy.
Doing better, with less
Our priority is for cost-saving efficiencies, fair procurement policies that benefit local people, and investments that deliver for the whole city.
A focus on the future
We aim to build stronger communities, facilitate job creation and reduce the effects of financial volatility, high energy costs and climate change. There of our key words to describe Dunedin’s future are ‘sustainable’, ‘resilient’ and ‘connected’.
Celebrating our strengths
It’s vital to support and protect the things that make Dunedin such a special place. We’re blessed with a rich built heritage, stunning ecosystems and wildlife at our doorstep, productive farmland in our hinterland, world-class educational institutions and a dynamic arts and cultural scene.
Building partnerships
What the city achieves over the next 10 years will depend on how well we can build partnerships within and outside of the city to support community projects, protect our environment and reverse the decline of the city’s job and business base.

2013 Local Elections

Richard Thomson – Greater Dunedin – 2013 Local Election

Transcript (inside):
Richard Thomson was the top-polling candidate in the last election for City Council, a reflection of his reputation in the community as a man of integrity, experience, ability and social conscience.
He is a prominent Dunedin businessman who has always contributed time and energy to the community. Along with his City Council responsibilities he is an elected member of the Otago Area Health Board and he continues to Chair the Hawksbury Trust, which provides 24-hour care for intellectually disabled adults.
His 30 years in a very competitive area of retailing have equipped him to well understand the importance of effective financial management and good planning, and as a former lecturer in clinical psychology he has always had a clear view of the wider social needs of the community.
He stand for fiscal responsibility and transparency and careful long-term planning that focuses on the things that will make Dunedin one of the world’s great small cities. He interprets that to mean having strong economic, environmental and social plans and strategies and always measuring decisions carefully against them.
Cr Thomson is running for re-election to the City Council as part of the Greater Dunedin team because he is confident that the processes they have set in motion are taking the city in the right direction. He says that consultation with the community has led to a vision of Dunedin that will keep it on its pedestal as the best city in New Zealand to live in.
About Greater Dunedin
Greater Dunedin is an incorporated society, first formed in 2007 to find outstanding people and get them election to the City Council. It searches for candidates with integrity, intelligence, analytical and communication skills, knowledge of and concern about major issues (both local and global) and a commitment to putting in the effort required to contribute to responsible decision-making. There must be diversity in the group, because the job of the Council is to govern the whole city, not just reflect the values of one segment of it.
Greater Dunedin is not a political party and those of its members who are not elected Councillors have no influence in Council decision-making. The elected councillors support and respect each other but they make their own independent judgements about specific Council matters.
In 2007 three Greater Dunedin candidates, Dave Cull, Chris Staynes and Kate Wilson, were elected to the Council. In 2010 Dave Cull was elected Mayor, Kate Wilson and Chris Staynes were re-elected to Council and two new members, Crs Jinty MacTavish and Richard Thomson, were also election. Chris Staynes became Deputy Mayor.
In 2013 the five current Greater Dunedin Council members – Mayor Cull, Deputy Mayor Staynes and Councillors Wilson, MacTavish and Thomson – are all standing again, along with four new Greater Dunedin candidates: Irene Mosley, Mike Lord, Letisha Nicholas and Ali Copeman.
Greater DUNEDIN
Future Positive
Priorities
The Greater Dunedin group have established six positive action priorities for the city over the next three years.
An open Council
We believe that the public should have easy access to as much Council information possible, and that citizens should be involved in decision-making to the greatest degree possible.
Keeping the finances in order
Previous councils chose to initiate many large debt-funded projects simultaneously. We’ll focus on fiscal prudence, reducing debt, keeping rates increases as low as possible and sticking to our long-term financial strategy.
Doing better, with less
Our priority is for cost-saving efficiencies, fair procurement policies that benefit local people, and investments that deliver for the whole city.
A focus on the future
We aim to build stronger communities, facilitate job creation and reduce the effects of financial volatility, high energy costs and climate change. There of our key words to describe Dunedin’s future are ‘sustainable’, ‘resilient’ and ‘connected’.
Celebrating our strengths
It’s vital to support and protect the things that make Dunedin such a special place. We’re blessed with a rich built heritage, stunning ecosystems and wildlife at our doorstep, productive farmland in our hinterland, world-class educational institutions and a dynamic arts and cultural scene.
Building partnerships
What the city achieves over the next 10 years will depend on how well we can build partnerships within and outside of the city to support community projects, protect our environment and reverse the decline of the city’s job and business base.

2013 Local Elections

Aaron Hawkins – Green Party – 2013 Local Election

Location: Unknown
Transcript:
Warm, healthy homes for everyone. And I mean everyone.
Dunedin is cold.
Good weather for penguins, and cheese rolls, but still cold.
A lot of our houses aren’t very good at keeping us warm and they can be freezing to live in, expensive to heat, and can even be making our families and ourselves sick.
There are lots of great ways to make our homes warm, dry and healthy. Whether you are a renter or a home owner, there are things the Dunedin City Council can do to help.
Aaron Hawkins will work with the Council to help ensure that Dunedin has warm, healthy homes for everyone.
Expand and extend the successful Warm Up Dunedin scheme.
Start a Warrant of Fitness system for rental properties.
Work with Dunedin community groups to help with healthy home improvements for people who need it.
For more information www.greendunedin.org.nz
Authorised by Shane Gallagher, Level 5, Burns House, 10 George St, Dunedin
Vote 1
Aaron Hawkins for Mayors and Central Ward

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Aaron Hawkins – Green Party – 2013 Local Election

Location: Unknown
Transcript:
Safe, efficient and affordable ways of getting around Dunedin.
Dunedin is one of the largest cities in the Southern Hemisphere.
Getting to work, visiting friends or seeing our beautiful city can be a real challenge.
There are ways we can make getting around easier on our wallets, our health and our planet.
Let’s make Dunedin New Zealand’s most accessible city.
Whether you wan to travel by car, by bike, by bus or by foot, there are things the Dunedin City Council can do for you.
Aaron Hawkins will work with the Council for safer, cheaper and more efficient ways of getting around our city.
Take back the bus service, and make it cheaper and more efficent [sic].
Turn the Octagon into our people-friendly town centre. Close it to traffic and create an outdoor space we can all enjoy.
Commit to finishing the Port – Portobello Cycleway and to getting started on the protected cycleway from the Botanical Gardens to the Beach.
Vote 1
Aaron Hawkins for Mayor and Central Ward
For more information www.greendunedin.org.nz
Authorised by Shane Gallagher, Level 5, burns House, 10 George St, Dunedin

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Aaron Hawkins – Green Party – 2013 Local Election

Location: Unknown
Transcript:
Safe and affordable transport options.
greendunedin.org.nz
Authorised by Shane Gallagher, Level 5, Burns House, 10 George St, Dunedin

2013 Local Elections

Tat Loo – 2013 Local Election

Location: George Street, Dunedin
Transcript (front):
Vote TAT 2
Tat Loo for DCC Central Ward
“Let’s get Dunedin cracking”
Please give Tat Loo your First or Second preference vote for the DCC Central Ward. Thank you.
www.facebook.com/tatloo
twitter: @tat_loo
www.tatloo.org email: tat@tatloo.org
Authorised by Tat Loo, 266 Hanover St, Dunedin
Transcript (back):
Vote TAT 2
Please give Tat Loo your First or Second preference vote for the DCC Central Ward. Thank you.
Kia Ora.
My name is Tat Loo. I’m a technology entrepreneur, manufacturing specialist and registered chiropractor in private practice. I’ve worked for major NZ corporates like Carter Holt Harvey Packaging, Marine Air Systems and Deloitte Consulting.
In Council I will:
Support investment to safeguard Dunedin jobs and social services.
Push for cuts to extravagant and over-optimistic DCC capital projects.
Advance new thinking on energy, climate and sea level change.
Make technology, engineering and manufacturing a Dunedin focus.
My commitments to South Dunedin include:
Supporting the free parking to help local businesses.
Ensuring that plans for a South Dunedin public library proceed.
My “Bulk Buying Dunedin” policy will make essential utilities cheaper for all residents as well as reducing business costs. As an employer I understand the importance of attracting high quality investment, permanent jobs and good people to Dunedin.
TAT LOO
Independent Candidate for DCC (Central Ward)
www.facebook.com/tatloo
Email tat@tatloo.org

2013 Local Elections

Trevor Kempton – 2013 Local Election

Location: Pitt St, Dunedin
Transcript:
[FRONT] Conflict or balance?
jobs tourism transport climate change
Vote Trevor Kempton, Otago Regional Council
Authorised by T Kempton, 1 Woodside Terrace, Dunedin
Otago’s future:
Balancing Prosperity and Jobs with Community and Environment
Vote Trevor Kempton, Otago Regional Council

[BACK] A positive and influential councillor
I’M TREVOR KEMPTON. In 2010, I was elected to the Otago Regional Council by the Dunedin Community. It has been a privilege to serve you for the last three years and I am asking you to support me again as I seek re-election.
I am a civil engineer involved in the design and construction of Otago’s built environment over the past 40 years. I retired as managing director of Naylor Love Construction in 2010. Besides my Council responsibilities I am a partner in a consultancy which helps clients and contractors create sustainable high value project outcomes. I am also a member of the Institute of Directors and a Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Management.
Carol and I raised our children in Otago, and our wonderful natural environment has been an important part of family life. We have also had a lifelong interest in music. I am active in performing arts governance locally and nationally, and hold an interest in preserving our industrial heritage.
Over the past term of Council I have been influential in a range of important local and regional issues.

Reviewing the Leith-Lindsay flood protection scheme to achieve affordability, saving $12million.
Expansion and improvement of the Dunedin’s public transport system resulting in steadily rising patronage.
Ensuring that Dunedin’s and the wider region’s transport infrastructure can meet future challenges.
Raising the profile of environmental education within ORC as one of the most important building blocks for a sustainable future.
Building a leading edge water plan which is about what farmers can do and not what they can’t do. Real innovation is encouraged to achieve good water quality.

Otago’s future prosperity is a concern for many of us. It is important that we look to the future rather than trying to restore the past. Our competitive advantage is in our land, water, air, and sunlight coupled with the expertise held in partnership between the farming community, the Otago Regional Council, the University of Otago and AgResearch at Invermay. The threat of losing Invermay is real and I support the efforts to maintain its local capability.
I LOOK FORWARD TO:

Developing more innovative solutions to ensure that there is sufficient water available to sustain our economy, but not at the expense of vulnerable catchments or community values.
Tackling climate change challenges.
Making sure our public transport network is developed ahead of rising demand.
Keeping development of safe cycleways high on the transport agenda.
Building momentum around environmental education.

Balancing future prosperity and jobs, along with environmental and community wellbeing is complex. It needs the experience, vision and enthusiasm I can provide. I ask you for your vote so I can continue this work.
Vote Trevor Kempton.

2013 Local Elections

Rachel Elder – 2013 Local Election

Location: George Street, Dunedin
Transcript (front):
Having worked across the health, education, church, community & employment sectors I bring to the council a wealth of knowledge and networks to inform decision making. I am keen to represent your views on council
Vote 1 Rachel Elder
STAND UP DUNEDIN
email: rachel4council@gmail.com | ph: 022 3974604 | Rachel4Council
Transcript (back):
Rachel Elder
STANDING UP FOR:
JOBS, JOBS, JOBS
JOBS for our families, children and grandchildren
Increase population, decrease rates
A co-operative approach to planning and consents
Supporting and attracting business
Increase marketing to attract business, tourists, students and conferences
Looking after our people, assets and environment
Utilising the $100’s of millions of outside investments on offer, in favour of Dunedin
SAYING YES to a 5 Star Hotel and Gas (NO SPILL) = jobs, a thriving economy and a more inclusive and vibrant community
Working together to create growth – Council, Business’s [sic], Tertiary Institutions, the Regions
House warrant of fitness’s [sic] for landlords, warm homes and cost neutral social housing
Keeping City Council spending under control
Authorised by Rachel Elder

2013 Local Elections

Teresa Stevenson – 2013 Local Election

Location: Centre City New World, Great King Street, Dunedin
Transcript:
Vote 1
Teresa Stevenson
A City Councillor you know and trust
Caring
Business and jobs
Willing to speak out
Keeping costs down
(03) 473 7587
stevensonteresa4@gmail.com
www.teresastevenson.com
Authorised by T Stevenson, 12 Harold St, N.E.V. Dunedin

2013 Local Elections

Malcolm Dixon – 2013 Local Election

Location: Albany Street, Dunedin
Transcript (front):
Your First Vote
MALCOLM DIXON
FOR DUNEDIN CITY COUNCIL
AUTHORISED BY MC DIXON, 100 LOWER STUART ST, DUNEDIN
Transcript (back):
Our Economic Development;
Welcome and Encourage new Investment and Initiatives.
Council has a responsibility to assist and ensure the best possible environment for new innovation and development, thereby growth, employment and a healthy city enviornment [sic].
Our Vibrant CBD
Efficient and User Friendly inner city Transport Options, Parking and Access Solutions.
Our City Business Areas need to be welcoming and vibrant, encouraging citizens and visitors to experience our unique and exciting entertainment, shopping and cultural experiences.
Our Unique Lifestyle.
Promote Our Quality Living, Quality Services, Outdoors:
World Class living in unique outdoor environments within easy access. Education, Tourism and Family Lifestyle Options
Our Education Capital.
Build on our strong ties with our Educators:
We have the finest Education Options for NZ and Overseas STudents in a healthy and safe living environment.
Our Coastal Park:
Restore our City Foreshore.
A permanent solution of our World Class coastal access, we have an amazing city coastline that has huge potential for recreational persuits [sic] from recreational fishing, water sports, beach activities.
Our Safe City.
Build on our partnerships with
Police, the service and hospitality industry and social services to ensure a safe city environment for all.
Vote MALCOLM DIXON
Passionate about Dunedin

2013 Local Elections

David Benson-Pope – 2013 Local Election

Location: Central Dunedin, Dunedin
Transcript (front):
BENSON-POPE
PROVE EXPERIENCE
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.
PROVEN EXPERIENCE
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
PROVEN EXPERIENCE

2013 Local Elections

Irene Mosley – Greater Dunedin – 2013 Local Election

Source: Greater Dunedin
Transcript (outside):
VOTE Dave Cull For Mayor
Dave Cull was elected Mayor in 2010, with a mandate to change the way our city was being run. With the support of his Greater Dunedin colleagues he has insisted on openness in Council business and effective two-way communication between Council and community. Under his leadership Council has addressed escalating debt, unsustainable rate rises and serious Council company governance issues. It has demanded much greater efficiency and accountability in its operations and saved many millions of ratepayer dollars.
Mayor Cull’s firm but inclusive chairmanship has ensured Council is less divisive, more collegial and constructive. Three years of hard work is producing a clear vision of the city that we residents want for our future generations.
In a tough economic and political climate Dave Cull has stepped up. He has shown that he will not back down from a challenge and that he is ready to tackle any problem, local, national or global.
Greater DUNEDIN Team Positive
Irene Mosley Central Dave Cull Mayor and Council Chris Staynes Central Kate Wilson Mosgiel-Taieri Jinty MacTavish Central Richard Thomson Central Ali Copeman Central Mike Lord Mosgiel-Taeiri Letisha Nicholas Central
www.greaterdunedin.co.nz
www.twitter.com/greaterdunedin
www.facebook.com/greaterdunedin
Authorised by Richard Thomson, 204 Highgate, Dunedin 9011
VOTE Irene Mosley 1
Your Central Ward candidate for Dunedin City Council
Greater DUNEDIN
Future Positive
Transcript (inside):
Irene Mosley for Central Ward
Irene Mosley’s impressive array of skills, talents and knowledge have been honed and strengthened through years of active community, business and family experience.
She is standing for election to the Dunedin City Council to make a positive contribution to the future of the city.
Irene is well known throughout the region as the organiser of the Southern Neurosurgery campaign, which raised $3 million in less than 12 months and saved neurosurgery for the South. She has worked with not-for-profit groups both locally and nationally for the last 20 years, more recently mostly in the Clutha district, where her work has included governance as well as advisory and coordinating roles for a number of trusts, community programmes and organisations.
In her own business she specialises in helping community groups and small businesses to implement projects and understand governance and communication. Currently she is also the communications consultant to the University of Otago’s Brain Health Research Centre. She has earlier worked in agriculture, health, education and retail, where she has carried management, staffing, accounting and marketing responsibilities. Irene’s passion is seeing positive change happen. In return for your vote, she is committed to giving her best to represent you and to be part of the Council team that works to ensure that Dunedin remains a great little city.
She is standing as part of the Greater Dunedin team because of its sound philosophy and proven success in activating positive chance within Council. She is confident that the collegial support offered and the benefits of working cooperatively will add value to her contribution to Dunedin city.
About Greater Dunedin
Greater Dunedin is an incorporated society, first formed in 2007 to find outstanding people and get them election to the City Council. It searches for candidates with integrity, intelligence, analytical and communication skills, knowledge of and concern about major issues (both local and global) and a commitment to putting in the effort required to contribute to responsible decision-making. There must be diversity in the group, because the job of the Council is to govern the whole city, not just reflect the values of one segment of it.
Greater Dunedin is not a political party and those of its members who are not elected Councillors have no influence in Council decision-making. The elected councillors support and respect each other but they make their own independent judgements about specific Council matters.
In 2007 three Greater Dunedin candidates, Dave Cull, Chris Staynes and Kate Wilson, were elected to the Council. In 2010 Dave Cull was elected Mayor, Kate Wilson and Chris Staynes were re-elected to Council and two new members, Crs Jinty MacTavish and Richard Thomson, were also election. Chris Staynes became Deputy Mayor.
In 2013 the five current Greater Dunedin Council members – Mayor Cull, Deputy Mayor Staynes and Councillors Wilson, MacTavish and Thomson – are all standing again, along with four new Greater Dunedin candidates: Irene Mosley, Mike Lord, Letisha Nicholas and Ali Copeman.
Greater DUNEDIN
Future Positive
Priorities
The Greater Dunedin group have established six positive action priorities for the city over the next three years.
An open Council
We believe that the public should have easy access to as much Council information possible, and that citizens should be involved in decision-making to the greatest degree possible.
Keeping the finances in order
Previous councils chose to initiate many large debt-funded projects simultaneously. We’ll focus on fiscal prudence, reducing debt, keeping rates increases as low as possible and sticking to our long-term financial strategy.
Doing better, with less
Our priority is for cost-saving efficiencies, fair procurement policies that benefit local people, and investments that deliver for the whole city.
A focus on the future
We aim to build stronger communities, facilitate job creation and reduce the effects of financial volatility, high energy costs and climate change. There of our key words to describe Dunedin’s future are ‘sustainable’, ‘resilient’ and ‘connected’.
Celebrating our strengths
It’s vital to support and protect the things that make Dunedin such a special place. We’re blessed with a rich built heritage, stunning ecosystems and wildlife at our doorstep, productive farmland in our hinterland, world-class educational institutions and a dynamic arts and cultural scene.
Building partnerships
What the city achieves over the next 10 years will depend on how well we can build partnerships within and outside of the city to support community projects, protect our environment and reverse the decline of the city’s job and business base.

2013 Local Elections

Peter Barron – 2013 Local Election

Location: George St, Dunedin
Transcript:
[Side 1] Vote Peter Barron for the Southern DHB
Peter Barron for Leadership
Peter Barron for Experience
Peter Barron the Radio Pharmacist
phone: 0274352521
email: peter.barron@xtra.co.nz
Authorised by Peter Barron 247 Malvern St Dunedin
[Side 2] Vote Peter Barron for the Southern DHB

2013 Local Elections

Dave Cull – Greater Dunedin – 2013 Local Election

Source: Greater Dunedin
Location: Unknown
Transcript (outside):
About Greater Dunedin
Greater Dunedin is an incorporated society, first formed in 2007 to find outstanding people and get them election to the City Council. It searches for candidates with integrity, intelligence, analytical and communication skills, knowledge of and concern about major issues (both local and global) and a commitment to putting in the effort required to contribute to responsible decision-making. There must be diversity in the group, because the job of the Council is to govern the whole city, not just reflect the values of one segment of it.
Greater Dunedin is not a political party and those of its members who are not elected Councillors have no influence in Council decision-making. The elected councillors support and respect each other but they make their own independent judgements about specific Council matters.
In 2007 three Greater Dunedin candidates, Dave Cull, Chris Staynes and Kate Wilson, were elected to the Council. In 2010 Dave Cull was elected Mayor, Kate Wilson and CHris Staynes were re-elected to Council and two new members, Crs Jinty MacTavish and Richard Thomson, were also election. Chris Staynes became Deputy Mayor.
In 2013 the five current Greater Dunedin Council members – Mayor Cull, Deputy Mayor Staynes and Councillors Wilson, MacTavish and Thomson – are all standing again, along with four new Greater Dunedin candidates: Irene Mosley, Mike Lord, Letisha Nicholas and Ali Copeman.
Greater DUNEDIN Team Positive
Dave Cull Mayor and Council Chris Staynes Central Kate Wilson Mosgiel-Taieri Jinty MacTavish Central Irene Mosley Central Richard Thomson Central Ali Copeman Central Mike Lord Mosgiel-Taeiri Letisha Nicholas Central
www.greaterdunedin.co.nz
www.twitter.com/greaterdunedin
www.facebook.com/DaveCullforMayor
Authorised by Dave Cull, 338 Portobello Rd, Dunedin, 9077
VOTE Dave Cull 1
Your candidate for Mayor and Council (central Ward)
Greater DUNEDIN
Future Positive
Transcript (inside):
Dave Cull for Mayor
In 2010 the people of Dunedin elected Dave Cull as Mayor. His job was to change the way the city was being run. He kept his election promises and in a tough economic and political climate he has spent the last three years putting the city back on track economically, socially and environmentally.
Under Mayor Cull’s leadership the Council has become less divided, more collegial and constructive. With the support of his fellow Greater Dunedin Councillors he has made many key changes to the structure and operations of the Council and its services, bringing new levels of efficiency and accountability.
He has insisted on genuine openness in Council business, with almost all meetings now conducted publically, recorded in full, and made viewable on-line. Citizens are consulted regularly through the People’s Panel and other engagement processes.
Many millions of dollars have been saved by cutting costs, tightly constraining new spending, and by paying existing debt back faster than planned. Unsustainable rates rises have been pulled back. All of this has been achieved without significantly impacting on the services that Council provides its citizens.
Governance and oversight of Council-owned businesses has been restructured, making properly qualified people responsible and ensuring companies are not borrowing money in order to pay dividends to Council. The trie costs of the Stadium have been revealed and the Stadium debt repayment period cut from 40 years to 18.5 years, saving ratepayers over $100 million dollars in interest costs.
An Energy Plan is being developed, and the Council is investing in preserving the city’s heritage and developing cycleways to take the city forward in the twenty-first century. Steps are under way to secure our water supply and to improve our procurement and purchasing processes, lowering long term costs and providing greater value. Councillors, staff and city-wide stakeholders are implementing new Economic Development and Social Wellbeing Strategies. The city has been piloting a “Warm Dunedin” insulation and clean heat scheme and is making great gains rolling out an innovative Digital Strategy.
Mayor Cull spearheaded the development of a Spatial Plan that determines what our city will look like into the future. With fellow councillors he is working through the consultation stages of the Second Generation District Plan, which will enact this vision. Moves are under way to revitalise the South Dunedin retail area and both an Arts and Culture Strategy and an Environment Strategy are in the wings. Partnerships with community organisations have seen projects such as the Blueskin Bay Library and Portobello Jetty to successful completion.
Dave Cull has stepped up to the enormous challenges that our city was facing. He knows there is still much to do, but our community now has a clear vision of the viable and sustainable city we want for our future generations of Dunedin citizens. Without plans – without leadership – there is no direction. Mayor Cull is determined to take our inherited assets and, in step with the Dunedin community, use them to shape a positive future.
My priorities for the next council
With the support of my fellow Greater Dunedin Councillors, my priorities for the next three years will be these:
An open Council
We’ll continue our policy of making public access to information easy and getting the community involved in decision-making as much as possible.
Keeping the finances in order
We’ll continue our focus on fiscal prudence, reducing debt, managing the Council’s business operations properly and keeping rates increases low.
A focus on the future
We aim to create jobs, foster the growth of appropriate business in the city and protect it from financial volatility, high energy costs and climate change. We have to be connected, resilient and sustainable.
Doing better, with less
We’ve already saved millions of dollars. We’ll continue to find cost-saving efficiencies, and we’ll introduce procurement policies that put Dunedin business first.
Celebrating our strengths
We’ll protect, support and foster our built heritage, ecosystems and wildlife, productive farmland, education, our vibrant arts and culture and our world-class smart businesses.
Building partnerships
We will continue to expand our successes in building partnerships within and outside the city to reverse the decline of the city’s job and business base.

2013 Local Elections

Gary Kircher – 2013 Local Election

Location: Unknown
Transcript:
Vote Gary Kircher for Mayor
It’s time…
To get Waitaki moving!
Thanks for taking the time to read this and please vote Gary Kircher for Mayor
Gary is married to Kerry and have five children and three grandchildren. Kerry is the manager of Oamaru’s Flight Centre and Gary has been a Work Broker for the past 2 years, doing his bit to help people from all walks of life get into work.
If elected, Gary and Kerry are keen to attend as many public events as possible, with Gary also being very focused on creating greater opportunities for a more efficient Council, for businesses to grow and for people to prosper.
My community, business & Council experience includes:

Owner of several businesses over the past 28 years
WDC Councillor 2001-2010 Deputy Mayor 2007-2010, Chair Planning Committee, Chair Harbour Committee, plus others.
Otago Community trust – 4 years including Deputy Chair
Irrigation North Otago – past director
Sport Otago trustee – 9 years including Deputy Chair & Chair of Finance Committee
Otago Chamber of Commerce – 15 years, current North Otago Committee Chair
Steampunk NZ trust – Chair
[illegible] Progress League – Committee member for 11 years
Mental Health Support Trust – Past Chair

Gary & Kerry Kircher
Find us on Facebook. Gary Kircher for Mayor. [illegible]

Election day is drawing closer and the postal voting papers will soon be delivered to you. I would like to take the opportunity to tell you what I stand for and why I believe that I, more than any other candidate, have what it takes to lead our district forward.
I have a bold vision for our district – “To make the Waitaki District the best place in which to live, work and play.”

This is very easy to say but I have the drive, the energy, the passion and the business experience to maki it happen!
My goals for Waitaki are:

Greater job opportunities
A more responsive Council
Making Council use your rates more efficiently
Greater options for our young people
Taking greater advantage of our strengths
Working with others to progress our district

I have also set myself actual targets to measure our progress, something no previous Mayor has done. I believe it is important that any Council I lead is very clear about what it wants to achieve and how it will be measured. It is a set of goals which will bring real rewards to our district. I will work hard to make them a reality.
We have a fantastic district with huge potential. We punch well above our weight when it comes to achieving national recognition. The rest of New Zealand saw that when we won the Sharpest Town award on TV, a feat which gave us hundreds of thousands of dollars of free advertising for the district. Even Dame Kiri Te Kanawa was featured saying Oamaru is her dream holiday destination! Add to that our incredible restaurants & cafes, our great schools, our amazing scenery and tourist attractions like the Alps2Ocean cycleway, penguin colony, our buildings, our lakes, Clay Cliffs, Elephant Rocks, Macraes gold mine and everything else – we can be the very best district in the country!
Are your rates increasing at an unaffordable rate?
In the past three years, New Zealand’s inflation has been around 3.5%. In that time, Waitaki District Council rates have increased more than 15%!
Has your income gone up 15%? These increases are not sustainable, in spite of what some might say.
Don’t make the next step the wrong one. I understand how council finances work and I want the organisation to run more efficiently for the benefit of its ratepayers. A vote for me is a vote for better value for your rates.

2013 Local Elections

Chris Staynes – Greater Dunedin – 2013 Local Election

Source: Greater Dunedin
Location: Unknown
Transcript:
Transcript (outside):
VOTE Dave Cull For Mayor
Dave Cull was elected Mayor in 2010, with a mandate to change the way our city was being run. With the support of his Greater Dunedin colleagues he has insisted on openness in Council business and effective two-way communication between Council and community. Under his leadership Council has addressed escalating debt, unsustainable rate rises and serious Council company governance issues. It has demanded much greater efficiency and accountability in its operations and saved many millions of ratepayer dollars.
Mayor Cull’s firm but inclusive chairmanship has ensured Council is less divisive, more collegial and constructive. Three years of hard work is producing a clear vision of the city that we residents want for our future generations.
In a tough economic and political climate Dave Cull has stepped up. He has shown that he will not back down from a challenge and that he is ready to tackle any problem, local, national or global.
Greater DUNEDIN Team Positive
Chris Staynes Central Ward Dave Cull Mayor and Central Ward Kate Wilson Mosgiel-Taieri Ward Jinty MacTavish Central Ward Irene Mosley Central Ward Richard Thomson Central Ward Ali Copeman Central Ward Mike Lord Mosgiel-Taeiri Ward Letisha Nicholas Central Ward
www.greaterdunedin.co.nz
www.twitter.com/greaterdunedin
www.facebook.com/greaterdunedin
Authorised by Chris Staynes, 2 Crewe St, Dunedin 9011
VOTE Chris Staynes 1
Your Central Ward candidate for Dunedin City Council
Greater DUNEDIN
Future Positive
Transcript (inside):
Chris Staynes for Central Ward
Chris Staynes is the Deputy Mayor of the city.
He has been a Councillor since 2007, and is one of five Greater Dunedin members in Mayor Dave Cull’s team in the present Council.
Chris brings to local government a strong background of success in business, management and community service. He was formerly the general manager of one of Dunedin’s leading businesses and is a company director as well as devoting a great deal of his time to community and charitable organisations.
Chris and his fellow Greater Dunedin Councillors have helped to spearhead many changes in the way Council operates and in the management of the city’s financial affairs. These have made the city more business-friendly and have greatly improved the process of consultation and communication with the community.
As a Councillor he has earned a strong reputation for his clear and far-sighted view of the financial and social implications of Council decisions. As Deputy Mayor and chairman of committees he has not sought the limelight, but he has impressed with his calm and firm leadership, especially of the Economic Development Strategy Steering Group. He is a Councillor who does his homework meticulously, has a thorough grasp of detail and does not lose sight of his responsibilities towards those who elected him.
His goals in seeking a third term are to fruition the plans, vision and priorities that he and his Greater Dunedin colleagues have helped to develop since 2010, and to continue to use his skills to grown the Dunedin economy.
About Greater Dunedin
Greater Dunedin is an incorporated society, first formed in 2007 to find outstanding people and get them election to the City Council. It searches for candidates with integrity, intelligence, analytical and communication skills, knowledge of and concern about major issues (both local and global) and a commitment to putting in the effort required to contribute to responsible decision-making. There must be diversity in the group, because the job of the Council is to govern the whole city, not just reflect the values of one segment of it.
Greater Dunedin is not a political party and those of its members who are not elected Councillors have no influence in Council decision-making. The elected councillors support and respect each other but they make their own independent judgements about specific Council matters.
In 2007 three Greater Dunedin candidates, Dave Cull, Chris Staynes and Kate Wilson, were elected to the Council. In 2010 Dave Cull was elected Mayor, Kate Wilson and Chris Staynes were re-elected to Council and two new members, Crs Jinty MacTavish and Richard Thomson, were also election. Chris Staynes became Deputy Mayor.
In 2013 the five current Greater Dunedin Council members – Mayor Cull, Deputy Mayor Staynes and Councillors Wilson, MacTavish and Thomson – are all standing again, along with four new Greater Dunedin candidates: Irene Mosley, Mike Lord, Letisha Nicholas and Ali Copeman.
Greater DUNEDIN
Future Positive
Priorities
The Greater Dunedin group have established six positive action priorities for the city over the next three years.
An open Council
We believe that the public should have easy access to as much Council information possible, and that citizens should be involved in decision-making to the greatest degree possible.
Keeping the finances in order
Previous councils chose to initiate many large debt-funded projects simultaneously. We’ll focus on fiscal prudence, reducing debt, keeping rates increases as low as possible and sticking to our long-term financial strategy.
Doing better, with less
Our priority is for cost-saving efficiencies, fair procurement policies that benefit local people, and investments that deliver for the whole city.
A focus on the future
We aim to build stronger communities, facilitate job creation and reduce the effects of financial volatility, high energy costs and climate change. There of our key words to describe Dunedin’s future are ‘sustainable’, ‘resilient’ and ‘connected’.
Celebrating our strengths
It’s vital to support and protect the things that make Dunedin such a special place. We’re blessed with a rich built heritage, stunning ecosystems and wildlife at our doorstep, productive farmland in our hinterland, world-class educational institutions and a dynamic arts and cultural scene.
Building partnerships
What the city achieves over the next 10 years will depend on how well we can build partnerships within and outside of the city to support community projects, protect our environment and reverse the decline of the city’s job and business base.

2013 Local Elections

Ali Copeman – Greater Dunedin – 2013 Local Election

Source: Greater Dunedin
Location: Unknown
Transcript (outside):
VOTE Dave Cull For Mayor
Dave Cull was elected Mayor in 2010, with a mandate to change the way our city was being run. With the support of his Greater Dunedin colleagues he has insisted on openness in Council business and effective two-way communication between Council and community. Under his leadership Council has addressed escalating debt, unsustainable rate rises and serious Council company governance issues. It has demanded much greater efficiency and accountability in its operations and saved many millions of ratepayer dollars.
Mayor Cull’s firm but inclusive chairmanship has ensured Council is less divisive, more collegial and constructive. Three years of hard work is producing a clear vision of the city that we residents want for our future generations.
In a tough economic and political climate Dave Cull has stepped up. He has shown that he will not back down from a challenge and that he is ready to tackle any problem, local, national or global.
Greater DUNEDIN Team Positive
Ali Copeman Central Ward Dave Cull Mayor and Central Ward Kate Wilson Mosgiel-Taieri Ward Chris Staynes Central Ward Jinty MacTavish Central Ward Irene Mosley Central Ward Richard Thomson Central Ward Mike Lord Mosgiel-Taeiri Ward Letisha Nicholas Central Ward
www.greaterdunedin.co.nz
www.twitter.com/greaterdunedin
www.facebook.com/AliCopemanforDunedinCityCouncil
Authorised by Ali Copeman, 169 Larnach Rd, Waverley, Dunedin 9013
VOTE Ali Copeman 1
Your Central Ward candidate for Dunedin City Council
Greater DUNEDIN
Future Positive
Transcript (inside):
Ali Copeman for Central Ward
Ali Copeman is standing for Council with an outstanding track record of management, governance and community involvement.
She runs her own conference management company, serves as a Director of the Otago Chamber of Commerce and also chairs a number of the Chamber’s committees. A mark of the regard in which she is held by the business and education communities is her position on the Permanent External Advisory Committee of the Otago Polytechnic School of Applied Business.
Juggling all these commitments, along with those of her husband and daughter, has given Ali an array of skills and expertise and clear insight into the pressures facing most Dunedin residents, whether in business, employment, study or family life.
She has chosen to stand with the Greater Dunedin team because she sees them making positive changes that are taking our city in the right direction. She is very happy with the fiscal, economic and energy strategies that are being developed or implemented, and she believes that by maintaining this momentum Dunedin can continue to be a thriving, significant city.
Ali says she wants her daughter, and the generations that follow, to have the choice to study, live and work in Dunedin, the city she loves and where she has lived for almost 40 years. It is typical of her habit of positive action that she says she is prepared to work with and battle against central government to ensure that Dunedin continues to be an important contributor to New Zealand as a nation.
About Greater Dunedin
Greater Dunedin is an incorporated society, first formed in 2007 to find outstanding people and get them election to the City Council. It searches for candidates with integrity, intelligence, analytical and communication skills, knowledge of and concern about major issues (both local and global) and a commitment to putting in the effort required to contribute to responsible decision-making. There must be diversity in the group, because the job of the Council is to govern the whole city, not just reflect the values of one segment of it.
Greater Dunedin is not a political party and those of its members who are not elected Councillors have no influence in Council decision-making. The elected councillors support and respect each other but they make their own independent judgements about specific Council matters.
In 2007 three Greater Dunedin candidates, Dave Cull, Chris Staynes and Kate Wilson, were elected to the Council. In 2010 Dave Cull was elected Mayor, Kate Wilson and Chris Staynes were re-elected to Council and two new members, Crs Jinty MacTavish and Richard Thomson, were also election. Chris Staynes became Deputy Mayor.
In 2013 the five current Greater Dunedin Council members – Mayor Cull, Deputy Mayor Staynes and Councillors Wilson, MacTavish and Thomson – are all standing again, along with four new Greater Dunedin candidates: Irene Mosley, Mike Lord, Letisha Nicholas and Ali Copeman.
Greater DUNEDIN
Future Positive
Priorities
The Greater Dunedin group have established six positive action priorities for the city over the next three years.
An open Council
We believe that the public should have easy access to as much Council information possible, and that citizens should be involved in decision-making to the greatest degree possible.
Keeping the finances in order
Previous councils chose to initiate many large debt-funded projects simultaneously. We’ll focus on fiscal prudence, reducing debt, keeping rates increases as low as possible and sticking to our long-term financial strategy.
Doing better, with less
Our priority is for cost-saving efficiencies, fair procurement policies that benefit local people, and investments that deliver for the whole city.
A focus on the future
We aim to build stronger communities, facilitate job creation and reduce the effects of financial volatility, high energy costs and climate change. There of our key words to describe Dunedin’s future are ‘sustainable’, ‘resilient’ and ‘connected’.
Celebrating our strengths
It’s vital to support and protect the things that make Dunedin such a special place. We’re blessed with a rich built heritage, stunning ecosystems and wildlife at our doorstep, productive farmland in our hinterland, world-class educational institutions and a dynamic arts and cultural scene.
Building partnerships
What the city achieves over the next 10 years will depend on how well we can build partnerships within and outside of the city to support community projects, protect our environment and reverse the decline of the city’s job and business base.

2013 Local Elections

Paula Thompson – 2013 Local Body

Source: Facebook
Location: Unknown
Transcript:
Vote Paula Thompson
FOR BOP REGIONAL COUNCIL
Your answer to a responsive, innovative, and energetic regional councillor
Environment
Great Service
Practical Infrastructure
Better Business
Good Governance
We live in a city bursting with beauty and potential. I will work hard to protest and enhance our region’s future.
I am committed to:
Making sure council operating costs are reasonable – that investments and income continue to be well managed now and for the future, and that we provide quality service.
Protecting our magnificent environment – especially our harbour.
Supporting economic development – education/employment and research.
Investing in transportation – helping to finish the Strategic Roading Network, providing affordable and reliable public transport, and creating more cycleways and walkways.
Protecting biodiversity, air and water quality.
Investment in infrastructure.
Supporting volunteers.
Simplifying the regulatory frameworks.
Paula Thompson
BA. LLB. DipBusAdmin (Mgt).
Current Regional Councillor.
Chair of the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee.
Director of Quayside Holdings and subsidiaries.
Current trustee EnviroHub BOP and Social Sector Innovation Trust.
Western Bay Tauranga Resident for 29 years.
Former CEO Tauranga Council, DHB and BOP Polytechnic board member.
Former Chair BayTRust and Sport BOP.
Phone: 027 222 419
Email: paulathompson@xtra.co.nz
paula.thompson.906@facebook.com
AUTHORISED BY PAULA THOMPSON, 69 THE DRIVE, TAURANGA.