John Funnell

My principal place of residence is in the Taupō District Council area.

I am running because I am concerned that Taupo is becoming unaffordable for too many, whether it is massive rates rises or housing costs that mean our kids & grandkids cannot afford to live here.

As an experienced businessman & pilot I have started and run successful Taupo businesses and know the dead hand of unnecessary regulation kills growth and initiative. We need council to make it easy to build here, whether a large commercial building, granny flat or a garage, not get in the way of good people wanting to spend their own money to make Taupo a better place.

I will be voting against Maori Wards, and I will respect the will of the voters in the Maori Ward referendum.

A vote for John Funnell is a vote to get rates under control, to fix our broken housing market & to return council to core business.