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My principal place of residence is in the Matua-Otūmoetai General Ward area.
I grew up in Tauranga before serving in New Zealand's military, then travelling the world for eleven years. I returned to the city I love where I currently teach Metalwork at Otūmoetai College, as well as running a successful commercial development business.
I am standing for councillor out of a desire for change, and my hope our council can make a clean break from its troubled past, where common sense and basic courtesy were rare. I have previously served in governance roles on community boards, and believe in investment in new projects, but not at the expense of the upkeep of facilities that have already been established, often by the hard work and private fundraising of volunteers.
I will be a voice for the preservation of the Otūmoetai Pool, Tauranga Golf Course, Tauranga Racecourse, and the Baypark Speedway, and will seek to reverse all previous plans for their disestablishment.
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