I've attended virtually every organised Meet the Candidates forum held for Tauranga area's local body elections for 2013.
Sadly the turnout by members of the community has been very poor with candidates out-numbering the public at most meetings.
I'm however hopeful the poor public turnout is actually due to the voters having already made up their minds who they'll vote for.
It would be great to get a better turnout of voters than the low 43 per cent achieved in 2010 elections.
Regardless who you are planning to vote for I do encourage you to vote. If you don't we will only have more of the same we have experienced during the last three years.
This community has enormous financial issues it will have to address by a capable council.
Mike Baker, Bethlehem.
3 comments
Yeah Right?
Posted on 23-09-2013 15:18 | By YOGI BEAR
Like that is more or less "Vote 4 Mike" like that is going to change anything in the last three years and the next three years .... NOT!
Youre dreaming mate
Posted on 24-09-2013 13:12 | By The Tomahawk Kid
If you think that simply by people voting you are going to avoid getting the same as what we have now Mike you are delusional! Let me tell you right now that I guarantee you will end up with EXACTLY the same issues as you have now, and have had in the past! Why am I so sure? Because EVERY SINGLE CANDIDATE is hell bent on "making a difference" by repeating the same tried and FAILED methods. More people voting will simply encourage prospective councillors to bribe the voting public with even greater shares of the stolen loot that council take in rates. The ONLY WAY you will get a different result is to STOP council being involved in ANYTHING other than essential services, and reducing non-essential interference in the lives of the population.
The big issues
Posted on 27-09-2013 23:08 | By Fonzie
The two biggest issues in this election are the massive debt and the lack of democracy No candidate I have seen has stood up and said they believe all citizens should be treated equally The meetings I have attended have not allowed questions from the floor and written questions are vetted Mike Baker tells us its sad that people dont vote They dont vote because its a waste of time Mike All decisions are stitched up behind closed doors with unelected cogovernance cohorts as you well know What do we vote for? Toothy smiles and platitudes ?
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