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CANDIDATES SEEKING TO GO FORWARD By CHRIS HARROWELL
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here’s a new localbody political ticket in east Auckland and it’s standing a swath of fresh faces at this year’s Auckland Council elections. Howick Local Board member Bo Burns is campaigning for re-election to the board as well as for a seat on the council’s governing body at the elections to be held in October. Burns is also the organiser of the popular annual Howick Santa Parade. She’s standing on a ticket alongside current Howick ward councillor Paul Young with the slogan “Moving forwards, not backwards”. Their platform includes improving community safety, keeping rates realistic, delivering reliable public transport, and sup-
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porting business recovery and tourism. They also plan to challenge the effects of intensification, increase funding to address coastal erosion, reserves and community facilities; increase initiatives for climate change and sustainability; and urgent rectification of the city’s aging services and infrastructure. “We won’t just listen, we’ll take action for the community,” Burns says. “We’ll build strong relationships with other councillors, council organisations, stakeholders and the local board. “Paul and I are community-driven people and we do a lot for our respective communities. “We aren’t career politicians and we’re coming in with a fresh approach. We are the team people can trust.”
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Burns says her and Young’s business experience give them strengths around planning, strategy, execution and accountability. As well as serving as one of the Howick ward’s two councillors, Young was until recently a member of the Counties Manukau District Health Board. He’s pushed for projects such as the Eastern Busway to be built on time and opposed the council’s proposed sale of local public reserves. Young says it’s important the community moves forward in a positive way. “The relationship between our local councillors and the board needs to improve. “When we focus on our community we can make a difference.” Story continues page 4
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