Wellington Mayoral Q+A

Wellington Employers Chamber of Commerce asked local candidates some questions. Most of the answers are generalisations but here’s a few specific commitments”

John Morrison

  • Create more user-friendly parking, including off peak hours, so that Wellingtonians can shop in the CBD, go to restaurants and the theatres
  • Infrastructure priorities – Basin reserve traffic separation,Second Mt Victoria tunnel, Airport runway extension, Extend the bus priority lanes
  • Unblocking pinch points such as the Basin Reserve, extending priority bus lanes and promoting new generation electric buses
  • Voted for Living Wage

Celia Wade-Brown

  • Online processing for more services such as consents and liquor licenses
  • A councillor assigned specific responsibility for retail and SME support
  • A one-stop shop for queries about development – building, resource consents and follow-ups to monitor progress on-line
  • Infrastructure priorities – airport extension, water reservoirs, progress on our strategic cycle network including central city, South Coast to CBD and Johnsonville to City
  • More bus priority lanes
  • An independent assessment of the Public Transport Spine Study findings
  • Covered transfer points at nodes like Kilbirnie and Johnsonville
  • Better crossings and weather protection from the Railway Station to Lambton Quay
  • Lower cost fares for “early birds” before 7:30 to make the best use of resources
  • Supports living wage

Nicola Young

  • City’s buildings and lanes lit up for safety and aesthetic reasons
  • Street numbers on buildings
  • Resource consent process streamlined
  • Review differential rating system which currently penalises owners and tenants
  • Infrastructure priorities – Flyover, Airport extension, Transmission Gully
  • Correct the skewed funding in favour of trains, which receive far greater subsidies than the more-widely used bus service
  • Free WiFi should also be introduced on public transport
  • Trial discounted off-peak fares for students during term-time to fill the now-empty buses
  • Not support Living Wage for Council staff
  • Return parking enforcement to WCC control
  • Term limits for councillors (12 years maximum!)

Jack Yan

  • An inner city convention centre
  • Extend Airport runway
  • Extend free wifi network
  • Real-time data on public transport for apps
  • Support Living Wage

Karuna Muthu

  • Build an attractive cruise ship terminal
  • Extend airport
  • Transmission Gully
  • Second tunnel to aiprort
  • Reduce parking costs to $2 an hour
  • Supports Living Wage

Rob Goulden

  • One stop shop for business when dealing with Council
  • Improving water capacity and supply
  • Improve the Harbour Ferry System to something like the Brisbane Riverboat system
  • Supports Living Wage
  • Offer incentives in terms of earthquake strengthening

 

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