20 November 2015

David Hay Mayoral candidacy

David Hay declared today that he is standing for the Auckland Mayoralty.

Mr Hay has been a Principal Policy Analyst at Auckland Council and at Manukau City Council before that. He also stood for the Green Party in Rodney, in 2008, and Epsom in 2011. He is no longer a member of the Greens, nor does he work at the council.

“Local government is a uniquely complex business” says Mr Hay. “After 10 years of working in the sector, I’ve got a pretty good handle on it. Auckland needs a mayor who understands the business and the dynamic policy environment in which it operates. I can be highly effective in the role because I have that background and experience.”

“I’m standing as an independent, not associated with any political party. Auckland’s mayor needs to work with the government of the day. I’m willing and able to work with the current government, and any future government, to do what’s best for the people of Auckland.” said Mr Hay.

“Over the course of my campaign I will release a number of policy proposals, which I’ll present to fellow councillors if elected. Today I have released three proposals on my campaign website: www.heydavidhay.nz. These are:

Change the voting system to Single Transferable Vote, so Auckland gets a mayor whom a clear majority of voters prefer.”

Offer to create a “joint committee” of Auckland councillors and government ministers to agree on the timing, priority and funding of major transport projects in Auckland - such as the City Rail Loop.”

Apply a commercial governance model to the council’s core operations, so that the input and guidance of people with high level business experience is applied where it it will be most useful.”

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