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?