We’ve provided a set of ques­tions for the may­or­al and coun­cil­lor can­did­ates to answer. First 25 words to an answer get pos­ted. Check our 2013 Elec­tion cov­er­age for all responses as they come in.

When we con­tac­ted can­did­ates with our ques­tions, we asked them to email a spe­cif­ic email address that all the ‘ista could access so that answers could be pos­ted faster. This can­did­ate did­n’t use that email address. Hence the late post­ing.

After the jump, Jack­ie Elli­ot who is run­ning for may­or in Kapiti

Ques­tion 1: Many home­less people are psy­chi­at­ric sur­viv­ors, and at risk, they should be sup­por­ted by wel­fare agen­cies and offered rehous­ing oppor­tun­it­ies. Dis­cour­age beg­gars with a bylaw.

Ques­tion 2: As an altern­at­ive to mak­ing it leg­al to cycle on car roofs, get cars out of the inner city by build­ing a light rail link.

Ques­tion 3: Inner city rail link and invest more in Kene­puru hos­pit­al so increased emer­gency, sur­gery and out­pa­tient ser­vices are avail­able to the north and west pop­u­la­tions.

 Ques­tion 4:  But Wel­ling­ton is so much more, the arts cap­it­al of New Zea­l­and, has West­pac Sta­di­um, magic­al har­bours, beau­ti­ful people and places to be and see.

Ques­tion 5: Pro­mote Wel­ling­ton as the innov­at­ive IT and Edu­ca­tion cap­it­al and num­ber one ven­ue for Inter­na­tion­al acts. Think, plan act and build region­ally, not just city­wide.

Ques­tion 6: Needs more smiles, happy kids of all ages, power walk­ing gran­nies, music in the streets. Less sombre faces, bor­ing suits and iphone star­ing in pub­lic

Ques­tion 7: I’d make the whole inner-city wifi hot. Keep every pre­cious inch of green­space, plant more trees, more cre­at­ive com­munity edu­ca­tion, dance, wheels and board­s­port oppor­tun­it­ies

Ques­tion 8: Get Savvy! Teach civic issues, law, money man­age­ment in schools. Provide manned voting/postal booths on the streets. I did this in Kapiti with amaz­ing res­ults.

Ques­tion 9:  Get the fam­ily secure and safe, be the brave Mummy, 2hr med­ic­al oxy­gen bottle. I don’t need it, but it could save someone else’s life.

Ques­tion 10: In Kapiti we should vote for change. We des­per­ately need to clean out a Coun­cil that is com­pletely broken. If people don’t vote,they shouldn’t com­plain

Ques­tion 11: By read­ing the papers or com­ing along to advert­ised meet the can­did­ate oppor­tun­ites or try elliott4kapiti@gmail.com I’d love to hear from you.