Month: September 2016

Each of us living or working in the east have experienced a significant journey through these last few years. Some have had their lives changed for the better, others have lost everything including hope itself. I lost my business, house and marriage yet I have decided that my journey is going […]

So much of about this recovery hasn’t been fair, equal or just, especially for those who were marginalised before the quakes. There has been a lot of inequality in the rebuild of the eastern suburbs and continues to be a massive hindrance to our recovery. Too much of the last […]

The last 6 years have been really tough on our houses, insurance nightmares and earthquake damage has changed our communities forever. I have been involved at the coal face working alongside Glenn Livingstone on his 100-day housing plan and more recently working with Dean Lester assisting the most vulnerable insurance […]

Everyone who I speak to who lives in #coastalward tells me that they live there on purpose, they live there because of the awesome people and incredible natural assets. The ward stretches along the coast from South Shore to the Waimakariri River and has beaches, rivers, forest, the estuary, wetlands, […]

We have an amazing opportunity to rebuild our side of town and to do it in a way that not only corrects the wrongs of the past but also embraces the future. We need to be thinking environmentally sustainable, technologically appropriate and modern and accessible for all. How often does a […]

In case you haven’t noticed there are local body elections happening. The voting papers are due this week and then residents have 3 weeks to make their vote and post the papers back in. (Remember the postie only delivers every second day now, so it’s best not to leave posting […]

There are still many decisions to be made in #coastalward especially around the Red Zone future use. This process hasn’t even begun 6 years on and has stalled so much of our local recovery. I want the community to be at the heart of the decision-making process because it is […]

The Coastal ward is a new ward that has come out of the Representation Review. It, along with Burwood Ward replace the old Burwood Pegasus ward with a few changes. The biggest of the changes is that Coastal Ward now goes right up to the Waimakariri River, a narrow and […]

The Coastal Ward is the most beautiful ward in the whole city in my opinion. It has amazingly beautiful spirited residents who all live in the ward by choice so they can enjoy the “village in a city” lifestyle and the enormous array of recreational and natural assets we have. […]

This is the first of my Blogs that I will publish daily between now and the election, to tell you a little about me, what I stand for and what I want to see for the Coastal Ward. I am an Active Advocate in the Coastal Ward having worked non-stop since I […]