Christine Fletcher endorsement of JT for Mayor
Chris Fletcher is former Auckland City Mayor, a former National Government Minister and a current Councillor for the
Albert Eden Roskill ward. She is playing a key role in John Tamihere’s Mayoral campaign.
When councillors are being told what to do by council staff like they call the shots, we have a problem.
When your Mayor appears more interested in pleasing his mates in Wellington than looking after ratepayers’ interests,
then there is a problem.
When you have a Mayor delegating everything behind closed doors to a small team of insiders, and the big issues are
neglected, you know we have a problem.
When councillors are so bogged down in day-to-day meetings, they have no time to go out and meet the citizens they work
for, you’ve got a problem.
I want council to work. We all want it to work.
But that’s not going to happen until the right person is leading it.
Auckland needs a leader who understands what Aucklanders want and need, and who has the spine and the real world
experience to get it for them.
The man I endorse has been a negotiator, a strong, determined and effective advocate, a Member of Parliament who was
able to work with people right across the house, and a highly capable cabinet minister.
He has a keen legal mind and an even keener sense of justice.
Since 2005 he has established Whānau Waipareira Trust as a local, national and internationally recognised whānau
delivering a complete range of services to people in need.
In that time the Trust’s balance sheet has grown by 90% and with all the services it offers its people, it is a perfect
demonstration of what strong capable leadership can deliver.
That kind of leadership is what this city is crying out for.
This city needs a strong leader who will sort thing out.
This city needs a leader who knows how to get the best out of people and unite them.
This city needs a man who has committed his life to helping people.
This city needs John Tamihere.