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.

Here’s David Lee, who did­n’t say where he was run­ning for. 

1. What should be the city council’s role in help­ing home­less

peo­ple and beg­gars?

To ensure the home­less and beg­gars have access to the

nec­es­sary social ser­vices and sup­port so they don’t fall through the

gaps.

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

pedes­tri­an friend­ly?

Build work rela­tion­ships across coun­cil depart­ments; in par­tic­u­lar,

parks, park­ing and road main­te­nance so that active modes are an

inte­gral part of each oper­a­tional unit.

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

be improved?

Fix bot­tle­necks in road net­work, improve PT and imple­ment

trav­el demand man­age­ment mea­sures eg. car­pool­ing, flexi-time,

telecom­mu­ni­cat­ing — work from home, and active trans­port modes.

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?

Welling­ton needs to diver­si­fy. Knowl­edge-based indus­tries and

retain­ing our grad­u­ates are essen­tial. Welling­ton needs to offer

secu­ri­ty and eco­nom­ic oppor­tu­ni­ties for our chil­dren.

5. What will YOU do to get more invest­ment, busi­ness­es, and

busi­ness con­fi­dence in Welling­ton?

Sup­port busi­ness by con­nect­ing entre­pre­neurs with busi­ness-savvy

peo­ple for guid­ance and pos­si­bly fund­ing. Pro­vide indus­try insight

to grad­u­ates by pro­mot­ing grad­u­ate pro­grammes, intern­ships and

appren­tice­ships.

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

need less of?

More light and less heat! Work­ing togeth­er (cen­tral and local

gov­ern­ment, acad­e­mia and indus­try) gen­er­ates light. Con­flict, just

gen­er­ates heat!

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

peo­ple?

Safe and resilient com­mu­ni­ty, qual­i­ty ameni­ties, sports and

recre­ation­al facil­i­ties. Oppor­tu­ni­ties to con­tribute to soci­ety and

employ­ment oppor­tu­ni­ties.

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

ß Encour­age Coun­cil to be more strate­gic and for­ward-think­ing

ß Advo­cate for a 2–3 term tenure for coun­cilors

ß Devel­op oppor­tu­ni­ties for pub­lic involve­ment

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

about your earth­quake kit?

3 x 225 and 1000 litre rain­wa­ter tanks, com­posit­ing toi­let, car­bon

fil­ter for puri­fy­ing drink­ing water. 2x 4 per­son tents. Food for ~1

week.

10. Why should we vote for you?

I have 23yrs of strate­gic plan­ning expe­ri­ence in local and cen­tral

govt. I have the know-how, the rela­tion­ships and the con­nec­tions to

make things work!

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

www.davidlee.org.nz