Do you support the construction of a flyover at the Basin Reserve?
Mayor
NO: Rob Goulden, Celia Wade-Brown
YES: John Morrison, Nicola Young
NO ANSWER: Karunanidhi Muthu, Jack Yan
Lambton Ward
NO: Milton Hollard, Iona Pannett, Mark Peck, Steve Preston, Mark Wilson, John Woolf
YES: Rex Nicholls, Nicola Young
NO ANSWER: Michael Appleby, John Dow, Jennifer Steven.
Eastern Ward
NO: Rob Goulden
YES: John Coleman, Peter Kennedy
NO ANSWER: Ray Ahipene-Mercer, Sarah Free, Leonie Gill, Graham McCready, Simon Marsh, Karunanidhi Muthu, Va’ai Va’a Potoi
Southern Ward
NO: David Lee, Bryan Pepperell, Brent Pierson
YES: No candidates
NO ANSWER: Paul Eagle, Don McDonald, Ginette McDonald, Will Moore
Onslow-Western Ward
NO: Malcolm Aitken, Sridhar Ekambaram, Martin Wilson
YES: No candidates
NO ANSWER: Dan Coffey, Jo Coughlan, Andy Foster, Gill Holmes, Phil Howison, Arie Ketel, Emma MacRae, Hayley Robinson, Simon Woolf
Northern Ward
NO: Peter Gilberd, Justin Lester, Helene Ritchie
YES: No candidates
NO ANSWER: Reagan Cutting, Malcolm Sparrow, Jacob Toner
Greater Wellington Regional Council Candidates
NO: Sue Kedgley, Paul Bruce
YES: Barbara Donaldson, Ken Laban, Chris Turver, Fran Wilde
NO ANSWER: Jenny Brash, Nigel Wilson, Daran Ponter, Mike Fleming, Chris Laidlaw, Ariana Paretutanganui-Tamati, Judith Aitken, Sandra Greig, John Terris, Prue Lamason, David Ogden, Paul Swain, Gary McPhee, Andrew Stewart, John Dalziell.
I never received this question as, I suspect, was the case for most candidates. Save the Basin have a copy of my submission opposing the flyover.
If you look at Save the Basins original report of the candidates position they make clear that they asked for yes or no answers. If they instead got explanations, fluff etc they went back and asked again for yes or no. The candiates were told that if they wouldn’t state their position clearly Yes or No that it would be recorded that they didn’t reply. Obviously a lot of our candidates like to hedge their bets and won’t reply simply to a direct question.
Answering was easy. Yes or no was what was needed, then if you wanted, critiquing that answer was the way to go. Then it was up to the organisers if they wanted to use that information. Obviously not. But looking at other survey’s, many candidates have simply not bothered responding. That’s a bit similar to how many feel about the way the are treated by their Councillors.
Ginette McDonald said at the Island Bay meeting last Sunday night that she would move the Basin Reserve….
Thanks for identifying those against progress Helps me make a voting decision