Time and again, ratepayers have been let down by the New Plymouth District Council with double-digit rate hikes, careless spending, and out-of-touch ideology over real-world solutions. It's time to give Council a wake-up call and focus on what matters.
Born and raised in Taranaki, I work as an addictions practitioner, helping people turn their lives around. I listen, solve problems, and find practical strategies to create lasting change - the exact skills needed to deliver for our district.
By voting for me as an ACT candidate, you know what to expect: I will fight to keep rates down, cut wasteful spending, end the war on cars, reject divisive race-based policies, and restore accountability to our Council.
If you want to see some common sense back at the Council table, I'd be honoured to have your first preference vote.
Yes
What?
Cut waste like Govett Brewster’s $100k+ weekly losses and the $50m activity hub. Get the basics right, stop the cycle of double-digit rate hikes to ease the strain on households, and work to reduce the $400m+ debt for a more sustainable future.
Yes
What?
Cut red tape, stop unnecessary regulation, and streamline consents so businesses can grow. Keep our streets clean and welcoming to visitors, while reducing rate increases so people have more to spend and invest locally.
No
Why?
Soften the harsh realities of homelessness without real intervention and you’ll get more of it. Letting people camp on main street, break bylaws, hurt businesses, and feed addictions while keeping their bellies full isn’t helping - it’s enabling.
No
Why?
Water is essential and should stay under direct council control, not handed to another layer of bureaucracy. Focus on improving service and efficiency within council, keeping costs down and accountability to ratepayers high.
No
Why?
If two equal outcomes cost the same, pick the greener one, why not? But families can’t afford higher costs. We hear of climate change’s impact, but not the intergenerational toll of ongoing financial stress and leaving those who follow with less.
No
Why?
Building a $50m hub in a cost-of-living crisis with $400m+ debt is reckless. We already have parks, courts, and the TSB Stadium. Balance the books first, then consider big projects, not vanity builds when people are struggling.
No
Why?
I support safe cycling, but current designs squeeze traffic, remove parking, hurt business and slow emergency vehicles. It’s time to end the failed 'Tim Tam' experiment, safety for a few shouldn’t come at the expense of the many.
Remove
Why?
Māori candidates across NZ can and do win general seats, even mayoralties. Race-based wards divide us, weaken our democracy, and send a disempowering message to Māori. Good decisions come from ideas and how you think, not the colour of your skin.
First, we need to keep the events we have, not scrap the mid-year Festival of Lights that brings in more than double its cost in spending, while funding projects that bleed money. When our house is in order, the rest will follow.
Stop double-digit rate hikes by cutting wasteful spending and restoring common sense. Reject divisive race-based ideology and be a strong, unwavering voice promoting prosperity for all and the virtue signalling of none.
