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

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

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.
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.



