We’ve got anoth­er response to our set of ques­tions, ful­ly lim­it­ed to 25 words. Check out our 2013 elec­tion cov­er­age for the grow­ing list of can­di­date sub­mis­sions. Read on for Peter Kennedy, can­di­date for the East­ern Ward.

1.     What should be the city council’s role in help­ing home­less peo­ple and beg­gars?

Work­ing along­side social agen­cies to help pro­vide bet­ter out­comes for peo­ple, regard­less of their cir­cum­stances.  Lob­bing Gov­ern­ment for fur­ther fund­ing for many of these agen­cies.

2.     What would you do to make Welling­ton more cycle and pedes­tri­an friend­ly?

As rede­vel­op­ments and up-grades occur, that’s when cycle­lanes should be imple­ment­ed.  More light­ing, more sig­nage, speed restric­tions around schools and shop­ping areas. Dri­ver edu­ca­tion.

3.     How do you think traf­fic flow to the hos­pi­tal and air­port should be improved?

The Fly­over should be built, a sec­ond Mt Vic­to­ria tun­nel and the ‘high­way’ to the Air­port com­plet­ed.  These will aid decon­ges­tion around the Basin Reserve.

4.     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?

The strength of Welling­ton is in its peo­ple.  For any com­mu­ni­ty to be suc­cess­ful, it needs diver­si­ty, and the respec­tive strengths every­one brings with them.

5.     What will YOU do to get more invest­ment, busi­ness­es, and busi­ness con­fi­dence in Welling­ton?

Engage with busi­ness own­ers, pro­mote Welling­ton at home and abroad, and seek invest­ment oppor­tu­ni­ties from those sources who want to invest in the City.

6.     What does Welling­ton need more of, and what does Welling­ton need less of?

Right now, it needs invig­o­ra­tion and a pos­i­tive can-do atti­tude.  It needs less pro­cras­ti­na­tion.  We need to learn to work togeth­er again.

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

We need to look at what we charge chil­dren and our youth to use our ameni­ties.  More facil­i­ties aimed at chil­dren, and our youth.

8.     What steps would you take to encour­age civic engage­ment?

We need open democ­ra­cy, open gov­ern­ment. Everyone’s involve­ment in all fac­tions of soci­ety should be wel­come.  No one part of soci­ety should con­sid­er itself elit­ist.

9.     Tell us about your per­son­al earth­quake plan / What’s unusu­al about your earth­quake kit?

Ours is a flex­i­ble plan.  We can’t guar­an­tee where we will be when and if the big one hits.  Short-term, get to high­er ground.

10.  Why should we vote for you?

I will rep­re­sent you.  You are my pri­or­i­ty.  Your vote is impor­tant.  For too long, the peo­ple of the East have lacked a gen­uine rep­re­sen­ta­tion.

11.  Where can we find out more about what you stand for?

Ph. 970‑7874.  Face­book  Peter Kennedy  vote.co.nz  Email:  peterkennedy21@gmail.com  Con­tact me, always hap­py to chat, got a prob­lem, phone me.