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What you want for Wellington, I want, too
4 Comments · Posted by Jack Yan in Politics
Dear readers: the more I think about these ideas on this site and your feedback over the last few months, the more I believe I need to run for mayor in order to deliver them.
What’s quite sad as I examine the candidates for the mayoral elections on October 9, 2010 is that these issues, which I consider no-brainers, aren’t apparent on their agenda.
Don’t take this the wrong way. I have met many of these councillors and they are fine men and women. Some, I know first-hand, are honest, decent people. And yes, they listen, as I am prepared to listen.
But there’s listening, and then there’s leading.
If the issues that you and I have discussed on this site mattered to them, they would have come up long ago during their terms.
As for some of the rumoured candidates who are seeking the mayoralty for the first time, let me say to at least one of you that Wellington is not prepared to be divided by the sort of time-wasting party politics that are in the national sphere.
What we need is a fresh vision from someone who has consistently been ahead of the curve. Wellington is not a city for reactionaries, but visionaries. In fact, many of us who choose to live here have a vision of a multicultural, modern, vibrant city—not one muddied by same-again, reverse-looking, twentieth-century politics.
I ask those who share the vision of a modern Wellington to put their hands up, either as potential councillors, or as willing voters, on October 9, 2010.
We have a lot of work to do to make these ideas realities for Wellington. Please let me know your thoughts, whether here, on Twitter, or on my Facebook page. I love this city, and I want to unite us. And I want to build the Wellington you want.
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Albertus · 2009/10/13 at 22:43
Heya there….I know election campaigning comes in the final 3rd but interesting enough that I was talking to an old friend of mine (18-45 age group) and he’s a 9 year old Wellingtonian resident who has not heard of you and that was today. I may not be adverse to NZ politics but one thing I do know is visibility and the sustainability of the image it creates. Then again, I could be wrong.
Admin comment by Jack Yan · 2009/10/17 at 16:37
I am under no illusions there—folks in the industries I have touched know me, but the average punter does not. There’s a lot of work ahead.
Keith Flinders · 2010/06/07 at 22:13
What I want, Jack, is a city that even the unwaged and retired can afford to live in. Rates now at $10 a day, and soon to be nearly $11 with the increase proposed and higher GST are my single biggest item of household expenditure. When I have to rely on the pension 25% of it will be needed for the rates alone.
How are you going to stimulate growth to ensure a wealthier Wellington with businesses contributing their fair share ?