Comments on: Elections: Why are Cycleways always the Easy Beat?

By: Maia H

Maia H — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 05:49:53 +0000

Great post. Please note that 12 October is when all votes must be RECEIVED by. With the postal system being as it is, this means we should preferably post them in by 4th October, or drop them in personally to the voting boxes at the Christchurch City Council (53 Hereford St) or one of the Council Service Centres.
Please note also that IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO ENROL TO VOTE. More info on this, and a list of Service Centres here: https://www.ccc.govt.nz/the-council/how-the-council-works/council-elections/voting/

By: PX10

PX10 — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 20:18:57 +0000

Having been to a candidate forum what came out clearly is the need for better candidates. Most were adept at talking around questions some even managed to make it sound like they supported both sides of an issue while not actually committing. The punters seemed none the wiser.

To have better outcomes we need better candidates. We have some good ones, but they will be mired by the opportunists, the egoists and the many whose way of seeing the world is so stuck in the past that the reality of the present and the desperate needs of the future are unlikely to penetrate.

By: ChrisO

ChrisO — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 19:08:06 +0000

As a voter who is more than prepared to give their vote to the candidate who promises to the loudest, noisiest activist for cycleways on the council, I’ve been disappointed in how little the candidate policies I’ve received have to say on the issue. I’ve also been frustrated at how hard it’s been to find information on candidates meetings where I can quiz them face to face (Wellington City Council has a page for candidates meetings – I wish the CCC had something similar). I want to find out what a candidate says their position is in front of a crowded hall who may be for or against cycleways.