Your "People's Choice" Council & Community Board representatives...
  1. Mike Mora
    Riccarton-Wigram Community Board
    Karolin Potter
    Spreydon-Heathcote Community Board
    Tim Scandrett Spreydon-Heathcote Community Board

    Mike has served on the Community Board for 18 years. He has vast experience, knowledge and understanding of the ward. Mike enjoys finding practical solutions to issues.

    karolin-potter-tKarolin is an educator in the Human Rights Commission and a JP. Concerns are gaps between those who have and do not and the environment.

    tim-scandrett-tTim runs an events company and has lived in the area his entire life. He believes facilities, services and natural resources need responsible investment.

  2. Yani Johanson
    Councillor for Hagley-Ferrymead
    Judy Kirk
    Riccarton-Wigram Community Board
    Glenn Livingstone
    Councillor for Burwood-Pegasus

    Yani is one of the younger Councillors. He is committed to fighting hard for the values of openness, transparency and democracy around the Council.

    Judy is an experienced Community Board member for Riccarton - Wigram. She is involved in organisations for youth, education and the wider community.

    Glenn has worked as a Presbyterian Minister for 20 years. He has advocated for Social Housing tenants clean water and balance between city and ward bus needs.

  3. Linda Stewart
    Burwood-Pegasus Community Board
    Yani Johanson
    Councillor for Hagley-Ferrymead
    Glenn Livingstone
    Councillor for Burwood-Pegasus

    Chair of the Board, Linda has a Community Service Award and is on Keep Christchurch Beautiful and Civil Defence. The environment and safe, happy communities are concerns for her.

    Yani is one of the younger Councillors. He is committed to fighting hard for the values of openness, transparency and democracy around the Council.

    Glenn has worked as a Presbyterian Minister for 20 years. He has advocated for Social Housing tenants clean water and balance between city and ward bus needs.

  4. Pauline Cotter
    Shirley-Papanui Community Board
    Jimmy Chen
    Councillor for Riccarton-Wigram
    Julie Gorman
    Burwood-Pegasus Community Board

    Pauline has lived in St Albans for 22 years and was elected to the Shirley - Papanui Community Board in 2007, as a result of her successful stand on the Edgeware Pool closure.

    Jimmy works across many public and community services. He knows the area and is keen to engage people, improve safety and promote open and transparent decision making.

    Julie is a Correspondence School liaison teacher and has served as a deputy and acting principal at a local school. She is proud to represent an area she has been part of for 40 years.

  5. Brenda Lowe-Johnson
    Hagley-Ferrymead Community Board
    Islay McLeod
    Hagley-Ferrymead Community Board
    Paul McMahon
    Spreydon-Heathcote Community Board

    Brenda is truly a multi-cultural Kiwi and has lived in the ward for 23 years. She has pioneered programmes for low income people and wants a strong, safe and healthy community.

    Islay lives in Linwood. She loves the area and wants to restore the community and environmental values that once had Christchurch residents proud to live here.

    Paul is a youth housing worker for an NGO. He believes we should be taking a community development approach to the rebuild and recovery.

  6. Tim Baker
    Burwood-Pegasus Community Board
    Jimmy Chen
    Councillor for Riccarton-Wigram
    Phil Clearwater
    Spreydon-Heathcote Community Board

    Tim is known for his role on the Aranui Primary School board and has written four books on the area. Tim advocates for beautifying Christchurch and reducing tagging.

    Jimmy works across many public and community services. He knows the area and is keen to engage people, improve safety and promote open and transparent decision making.

    Phil has chaired the Community Board for the last three terms. His concerns are road safety, traffic congestion, children's learning centres and reducing isolation for older people.

Our Vision for Our City

The People's Choice team shares a vision for our city.  We want it to be a great place to live, work and play, where all its citizens feel they belong. A safe city, free from the fear of crime.

Our city needs to be based on social justice and give its citizens a fair go for all, where the economy is strong and has full employment, while its people have access to warm housing, good education and affordable leisure facilities.

The People's Choice want Maori and Pakeha to have a genuine partnership based on the Treaty of Waitangi, with all of the people able to participate in open, democratic decision-making.

Our Christchurch environment needs to be protected and preserved, with all of its precious water, rivers, beaches, hills, and parks cared for.

Transport, homes and industries need to be eco-friendly and energy-efficient, with clean air a priority. Basic services, such as roads, footpaths, drainage, sewerage and water supply need to be maintained to a high standard.

The People's Choice believes our port, airport, electricity network, city housing and other strategic assets should remain in the people's ownership.

We want a city that nurtures our young people, keeps our elderly secure, with people of all cultures respected and valued.

The People's Choice

The People's Choice team brings together an impressive group of people. They want to consult with their communities, hear their views and work towards making their areas the best place to live, work and raise a family.

Some of our candidates have long experience as Councillors and as Community Board members.  All have taken responsibilities in many different organisations. They are active members of their communities and are proud to represent them.

The quality of our team makes it "The People's Choice" for local government in Christchurch.


 

The Spreydon-Heathcote ward has elected Dr. Helene Mautner by an overwhelming majority to serve on their community board.

Dr. Mautner stood under the People's Choice umbrella for the Labour Party and received in excess of three thousand votes of her nearest competitor, the sort of margin usually reserved for high-profile celebrity candidates and veteran politicians.

Reflecting on issues raised in the campaign Dr. Mautner said, "On the doorstep and on the phone it was clear to us that the people of Christchurch are overwhelmingly opposed to the sale of Council assets like the ports, airport and electricity network."

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At today's Christchurch City Council meeting the Councillors unanimously supported a motion put forward by People's Choice (Labour) Spreydon-Heathcote Community Board Member Paul McMahon and declared the City a "fracking free zone", making the city the first to take the symbolic step in New Zealand and, possibly, in the world.

"I am absolutely rapt," said McMahon, "I am immensely proud of our city and our Council today: to be the first city in the country to be declared a fracking free zone is a huge symbolic achievement. This will hopefully go alongside being the first city in New Zealand to be declared nuclear-free as an historic moment. I hope the rest of New Zealand's community boards and Councils will follow us too.

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Helene Mautner winner!

 


 

Helene Mautner, People's Choice candidate for Spreydon-Heathcote.


Congratulations to Helene Mautner - elected by a landslide to the Spreydon-Heathcote Community Board!

 
Phone & write...

Paul McMahon, Chair
The People's Choice

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42 Radley Street
Woolston
Christchurch 8023
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Tel: 03 359 2669
Mob: 021 1841072

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