Press Statement from Hamish Stevens, Chairman Peoples Choice
Peoples Choice win in Papatoetoe
Peoples Choice candidate Toa Greening has won the Papatoetoe Community Board by-election. Toa won with a majority of
over 500 votes ahead of the next highest polling candidate. Peoples Choice Chairman Hamish Stevens said he was sure that
Toa will be a great Community Board member and will be an effective voice for the community he represents.
Mr Stevens said that Toa won ahead of two very good candidates and the victory shows a strong level of support for
Peoples Choice’s common sense community based policies. “People are clearly looking for a change”
Aged 34, Toa is a computer engineer who has been active in local Neighbourhood Watch and Crime Patrol groups. He
campaigned for stronger local action to reduce crime in Manukau, and more say in local decision making by Community
Boards.
Peoples Choice is a Manukau City based ticket that fielded 33 candidates in the 2004 local body election, winning 11
Council, Community Board, and District Heath Board positions. Its objective is to win a majority of the Manukau City
Council in 2007.
“This win shows that Peoples Choice is not just an eastern ward group but that our policies are seen to be relevant
right across Manukau city”
Mr Stevens said that Mr Greening’s win is two in a row for Peoples Choice, following Trevor Armstrong’s convincing win
in Botany last October. “Momentum is growing for Peoples Choice policies, and we are well on track to fielding a full
slate of candidates in the 2007 local body elections.”
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