Our Goal

"To move Auckland from good... to great"

A great community to enjoy living and working in

Our leadership is expressed by the following values:

• Vision and flair
• Professionalism
• Accountability
• Sustainability
• Transparency
• People first
• Commercial
• Balanced

We are Centrist in outlook, community; home owner and business friendly and we believe in getting the basics right.

We stand for:

• Value for money and the lowest possible rates for Aucklanders
• More effective and efficient governance of Auckland
• Growing the economy of Auckland
• A safe, clean and vibrant city
• A complete holistic approach to the public transport and roading needs of Auckland and basic infrastructure
• Great urban design, environment and heritage protection
• A city that works for its residents and is action and people driven

Value for money and the lowest possible rates for Aucklanders by:

• An initial "value for money" external evaluation of Council activities and culture
• Rates increase being linked to the Council's audited rate of inflation. (Note this assumes no surprises on "opening the books")
• Fairer rates based on a lower property value charge and a higher uniform charge component
• Focussed and finite targeted rates for infrastructure - only if accepted by stakeholders
• Less ratepayer burden - (including pro-active action for a greater share of tax revenue from central government to pay for additional legislated responsibilities and for leaky building costs)
• Opening the books on Councils leaky building liability and reviewing the strategic approach taken
• Sensible debt policies but only when a well formulated business case is established
• Reviewing Metrowater charges to ensure they are kept as low as possible whilst maintaining a first class water and wastewater service.
• Retaining Auckland's airport asset

More effective and efficient governance for Auckland by:

• Optimising the governance of Auckland through sensible reform and cooperation and after public consultation
• Ensuring basic services are right before embarking on major new projects
• Reducing the bureaucracy and the number of Council committees and streamlining Council processes
• Opening meetings for greater transparency unless justified as manifestly not in the best interests of ratepayers
• Respect for private property and rights
• Greater accountability from Council and its staff
• Not tolerating "political correctness" in Council activities

Growing the economy of Auckland by:

• Fostering, developing and sponsoring major events with demonstratable payback
• A drive to reduced compliance costs where quality not compromised
• More use of partnership models to leverage investments, utilising external experience and capital to improve effectiveness and timeliness of projects

A safe clean, vibrant city and region by:

• Forging closer practical and working relationships with Police
• A zero tolerance approach to graffiti and introduction of innovative ways to share responsibility for detection and elimination
• Developing of a new "City Warden" concept as an extension of current compliance officer roles
• Encouraging greater participation from all of Council and the public to improve safety and reduce crime- including the greater use of CCTV .
• Increased surveillance of and penalties for littering
• More sensible application and use of alcohol bans
• Celebrating cohesiveness and pride in being a New Zealander and Aucklander foremost
• Support advocacy for better air quality throughout the region

A holistic sensible approach to the public transport and roading and basic infrastructure needs of Auckland by:

• Advocating for vastly improved public transport quality and quantity with single ticketing across all modes
• Rail electrification
• Promoting enhanced ferry services
• Completing of State Highways systems 16 and 20
• Protection of amenities of neighbourhoods and ensuring the interests of existing communities come before new communities are established

Great urban design and environment and heritage protection by:

• Improved urban design and planning for a better built environment
• Better enforcement of existing policies and regulations
• District Plan reviews are focussed on achieving good outcomes rather than policy and regulations
• Increasing the affordability of housing through sensible policies and planning
• Developing a culture of sustainable thinking, practices and policies.
• Encouraging heritage protection with appropriate policies and practices that are fairer than those presently used
• Encouraging tree planting through setting targets and the development of encouraging policies
• Encouraging private contributions to public amenities and places (particularly artworks)
• Supporting a vibrant, mixed-use development of Wynyard Point to provide a place where Aucklanders can live work and play.
• Working toward a network of local, urban and regional parks to provide recreation places for Aucklands growing population.