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. But thanks for the 8am call, cam­paign per­son.

Here’s Celia Wade Brown, run­ning for may­or.

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

Sup­port, fund and liaise with DCM, Night-Shel­ter & Women’s Refuge etc to end home­less­ness by 2020. Provide sup­por­ted path­ways into social hous­ing.

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

Slower speeds in the CBD. Take new safe cycle routes from the draw­ing-board and onto our roads and reserves. More ped­es­tri­an pri­or­ity at traffic lights.

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

Stag­ger school start­ing hours. Bus lanes then rap­id elec­tric pub­lic trans­port. Every walk­er, cyc­list and bus user frees space for those that need to drive.

  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?

Wel­ling­ton is far more. Our strengths include atti­tude; tal­en­ted people; nat­ur­al envir­on­ment; smart new enter­prises. Spe­cial­ist strengths are film, IT, dis­aster resi­li­ence and urb­an eco­logy.

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

Pro­mote Wel­ling­ton to loc­als and over­seas as a pro­gress­ive city that’s smart, wel­com­ing and safe. Con­vene reg­u­lar busi­ness for­ums with coun­cilors and seni­or staff.

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

More pos­it­iv­ity, trees, te reo, laughter, high qual­ity jobs, cyc­ling, sol­ar pan­els, innov­a­tion.

Less child poverty, cold damp homes, pol­lu­tion, graf­fiti, and few­er red-light run­ners.

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

Hope for the future. Action on cli­mate change. Events for all ages like Arts­plash and Homegrown. Fairer fares and keep­ing school pools going. Involve­ment loc­ally.

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

Involving loc­al com­munit­ies in loc­al pro­jects. Mean­ing­ful civic engage­ment involves staff and coun­cilors listen­ing to our diverse com­munit­ies, and tak­ing shared respons­ib­il­ity for solu­tions.

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

As May­or I’ve worked to reduce risk and pre­pare the city for an earth­quake or tsunami. I will lead the city through an emer­gency.

  1. Why should we vote for you?

I stand for a pro­gress­ive mul­ti­cul­tur­al city that includes afford­able hous­ing and a healthy envir­on­ment as well as good jobs and a Liv­ing Wage.

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