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, Mar­tin Wil­son who did not say what he was run­ning for.

  1. What should be the city council’s role in help­ing home­less peo­ple and beg­gars?
Access to beds, food, resources, com­pa­ny; and appro­pri­ate ser­vices. City coun­cils look after their res­i­dents.
  1. What would you do to make Welling­ton more cycle and pedes­tri­an friend­ly?
Ded­i­cat­ed and sep­a­rat­ed cycle lanes! East-West, North-South arte­r­i­al, and lots of local.
  1. How do you think traf­fic flow to the hos­pi­tal and air­port should be improved?
Excel­lent and afford­able pub­lic trans­port! I pre­fer light rail. And cycle lanes. Both = less cars.
  1. What are your views on the sug­ges­tion Welling­ton needs to be “more than just Weta and Gov­ern­ment” – what do you think are Wellington’s strengths?
Cre­ativ­i­ty and inno­va­tion. Events. The great out­doors. Acces­si­bil­i­ty. Exces­sive beau­ty. We should embrace the boom­ing new green econ­o­my.
  1. What will YOU do to get more invest­ment, busi­ness­es, and busi­ness con­fi­dence in Welling­ton?
Offer suit­able sup­port for start-up and small busi­ness­es. Con­tin­ue to devel­op excel­lent city infra­struc­ture.
  1. What does Welling­ton need more of, and what does Welling­ton need less of?

More warm dry hous­es, cycling, excel­lent pub­lic trans­port, clean ener­gy, solar pan­els; less car ori­en­ta­tion and sub­si­dies, cold damp draughty hous­es, oil drilling, frack­ing.

  1. What would your city coun­cil pro­vide for chil­dren and young peo­ple?

We def­i­nite­ly need more recre­ation­al, devel­op­men­tal and edu­ca­tion­al activ­i­ties for youth, par­tic­u­lar­ly teenagers. They are an impor­tant, but often over­looked, part of our com­mu­ni­ty.

  1. What steps would you take to encour­age civic engage­ment?
If elect­ed, I plan to organ­ise com­mu­ni­ty forums. And train­ing for vol­un­teer groups. We need to dis­cuss how “rep­re­sen­ta­tive democ­ra­cy” should work for us.
  1. Tell us about your per­son­al earth­quake plan / What’s unusu­al about your earth­quake kit?
We have a full kit in the shed; but I also have many resources in my vehi­cle as well. Plan B.
  1. Why should we vote for you?
We need to do more to reduce emis­sions and try to sta­bilise the cli­mate in this beau­ti­ful par­adise earth.
  1. Where can we find out more about what you stand for?
Talk to me. Read my can­di­date infor­ma­tion. Join 350.org and Gen Zero. Get informed on cli­mate change.