Councillor ARMSTRONG, Douglas K
QSO Chairman, Finance Committee

Civil Engineer, Auckland University, Distinguished Fellow and Past President Institution of Professional Engineers NZ, Fellow Institute of Building. Former Chief Executive of UNITEC. Queens Service Order (1997).

Lifelong resident Eastern Bays. Former member of Prime Minister's Enterprise Council and numerous national committees/boards. Trustee Woolf Fisher Trust.

City Councillor since 2001. As Chairman of Councils Finance Committee to 2004 I insisted on financial discipline, leaving the city net debt free, with rate increases within inflation.

I successfully championed the re-sanding of Kohimarama and St Heliers beaches.

I am intolerant of political correctness and of slack performance by Council and staff alike.

There is much to be done to move this city from good to great. I favour the streamlining of Auckland's governance and I am committed to delivering ratepayers value for money.

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Councillor MILLAR, Toni
Diploma Teaching, Post Graduate Diploma Management [Arts]

Toni Millar, JP, current City Councillor and third generation Eastern Bays Resident requests the honour of your vote.

Educated at St Heliers Primary and Glendowie College, Toni later taught at Glendowie Primary; previous manager of St Heliers Bay Village Business Association; ran her textile design business in London and locally before becoming an Arts Manager and Consultant.

Life member Auckland East Arts Council, Immediate Past President St Johns Rotary; member St Heliers Mainstreet Committee, St Heliers Glendowie Resident's Association and Friends of St Johns Bush.

"I work with and for our local community by addressing issues and concerns with integrity - not sweeping them under the carpet; fighting to keep rates down, while ensuring the efficient delivery of core services to everyone; along with improved footpaths, a sustainable integrated transport system and protecting our natural environment."

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Candidates for Community Board

DAVIS, Colin

Present chairman, Eastern Bays Community Board. Extensive local government experience. Practical knowledge of Auckland City Council's operations. Extensive involvement, local and wider community organisations.

Former Auckland City Councillor, Ngati Whatua O Orakei Reserves Board member. Previously City Valuer, City Secretary, Electoral Officer, Auckland City Council. Auckland University Diplomas: Valuation, Planning, Local Government Administration.

Active JP, Auckland Library Heritage Trustee. Past President: St. Heliers Bowling Club, St. Heliers Kiwanis, Waitemata Harbour Protection Society. Former Chairman: Catholic Archives Board, St. Ignatius Parish Council. Was Secretary Old Peoples Welfare Council. Life Member RSA.

36 years' resident Eastern Bays. Family man.

Effective local representative, successful Ward advocate, working in the public interest, solving local problems, helping people. Committed to: preserving Ward's special character; balanced approach to planning issues; environment protection; better share of resources for Ward; improved, safer footpaths/streets; upgraded core services; efficient Council operations; prudent expenditure.

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ROBERTON, David

Sitting member Eastern Bays Community Board since 1995. Eastern Bays resident 34 years, married with one son. Travel Industry 35 years.Eastern Bays Community Board representative for trees; known as the 'Tree Man'.

Member of Board's Working Party which implemented the "Trees for Babies" Programme - a first for Auckland City. Responsible for Parks and Reserves [including Tahuna Torea].

Current Community Activities:

• Tamaki Estuary Protection Society
• Tamaki Drive Protection Society
• Glendowie Bowling Club
• Mission Bay Bowling Club

Residents' concerns have been listened to, resulting in the Madills Farm Creek clean up. I have responded to and followed up residents' callouts related to tree/parks issues to ensure positive outcomes for our community.

My vision is to reinforce the many projects I have participated in and to continue to serve the residents of Eastern Bays by being accessible to constituents when necessary.

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GUNDER, Adriana

JP. Holds Doctorate in Biological Sciences. Ph. 521 4851.

Long time Resident of Eastern Bays, current member of the Eastern Bays Community Board.

Will continue to bring to the Community Board and Auckland City a fresh perspective on local concerns and in particular much needed visibility and understanding of disability issues. Believes local ratepayers should have the right to a fair share of funding for local community improvements. Focused on maintaining and improving safety and security for Eastern Bays residents.

Fully committed to C&R's desire to keep rates in check and improve core council services, will continue to work towards protecting local amenities and enhancing the community assets for local residents.

Committee member of Mission Bay-Kohimarama Residents' Association, volunteer for Victim Support, Citizen's Advice Bureau. Fund raises annually for New Zealand Red Cross and the Cancer Society. Married, proud owner of two dogs.

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COOKE, Kate

Kate Cooke is a local Orakei resident, of 27 years, who is married with three children. Kate has had a strong and active involvement in youth organisations in our community which have included Orakei Playday, Orakei Plunket (past vice president), Orakei Kindergarten (past secretary), Team Manager for the first All Girls Eastern Suburbs Soccer Club team, and District Commissioner for the Girl Guides Association in the Mission Bay area.

Kate has also been involved in work in other areas, including the Caesarean Support Group. She is a long serving volunteer of Dress for Success and current member on the Board of Management for Innes House (Diocesan School).

Safe access for residents around the local, often narrow streets, for those travelling by car and on foot, is a priority.

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WALLACE, Helen

I was elected to the Eastern Bays Community Board in 2004 and since then, have served as Deputy Chair. My Husband Grant and I have lived in St Heliers/Glendowie since 1973 and we have 2 adult children and 2 grandchildren. I support all efforts to ensure its development is appropriate and reflects community interests and priorities.

Some of the issues which concern me are these: The large rates rises of recent years, increasing traffic congestion on our local roads which were not built to cope with such volume, the way in which inorganic rubbish collections are managed and the proliferation of unsightly grafitti.

I favour a back to basics approach to local government which prioritises maintenance of roads, footpaths, stormwater and infrastructure, rather than grandiose projects paid for with excessive rates.

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