Standing For: Hawke’s Bay Regional Council
Heretaunga/Hastings

Voter Guide Profile: Protecting your water quality and supply is crucial, including addressing contamination, declining aquifer levels, and ensuring safe drinking water. Flood resilience upgrades are necessary to protect homes and livelihoods from increasingly severe storms and climate change. Balancing land use change and housing needs with environmental protection is vital as the central government categorises flood-prone areas. Uncertainty around RMA reforms demands leadership to safeguard local planning, growth, and water management. Transparent decisions will support sustainable prosperity. Raised and educated here for 50 years, with 27 years of experience in governance, community service, and business, including banking and insurance. I am a business owner and an active member of the community, holding a Master’s degree that enhances my analytical and critical thinking skills. I live in Havelock North with Verena, enjoying empty nest status. Your Vote means I will represent the future of the place we call home with integrity and dedication.