Media release from Every Child Counts
Growing list of candidates support the Tick for Kids agenda
A growing list of candidates in the local government and District Health Board elections are signing up to the ‘Tick for Kids’ campaign, confirming their commitment to children to young people.  The first list of candidates has been released today to enable voters and the news media to see who has signed up. To enable voters to support candidates who have signed up to the Tick for Kids agenda, we will release an updated list when voting papers are sent out on 20 September.

“We are pleased to see that 77 candidates have confirmed their commitment to progressing the interests of children and young people and we encourage others to do the same.   Given that children can’t vote it is important for candidates and voters to keep them in mind,” says Dennis McKinlay, Chair of Every Child Counts and spoksperson for the Tick for Kids campaign.

“Among the candidates who have signed up current Mayors, councilors and DHB members alongside people who are new to local government and DHBs.  Candidates can sign up to the Tick for Kids at surveymonkey.com

“Local government and DHBs are obliged by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child to ensure children’s best interests are a priority consideration and they are well placed to ensure that children’s interests are addressed in local communities.  Voters have the opportunity to ensure that their councils and DHBs are focused on our most vulnerable citizens – children – so that policies deliver the conditions that support child wellbeing,” concludes Mr McKinlay.

Facebook: Tick for Kids

Tick for Kids agenda for local government

Tick for Kids agenda for DHBs

Candidates can sign up to Tick for Kids at
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TickforKids and  
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TickforKidsDHB

The Tick for Kids campaign is supported by (as at 2 September):
Every Child Counts
NZEI
NZ Medical Association
Nurses for Children and Young People
Child Wellbeing Network

Local Government and District Health Board Candidates
Signed up to Tick for Kids (as at 2 September)
1. Litea Ah Hoi                               Porirua City Council and Community Trust
2. Malcolm Aitken                           Wellington City Council
3. Dr Judith Aitken                         Capital and Coast District Health Board
4. Nerida Ashcroft                           Kaipatiki Local Board
5. Raewyn Bennett              Bay of Plenty Regional Council
6. Shaun Biesiek                             New Plymouth District Council
7. Marianne Bishop             Capital and Coast District Health Board
8. Maxine Boag                               Napier City Council              
9. Lisa Bridson                             Hutt City Council
10. Len Brown                                 Mayoral candidate, Auckland
11. Paul Bruce                                 Greater Wellington Regional Council
12. Dr Cathy Casey                         Albert Eden Ward, Auckland Council
13. Ann Chapman                           Midcentral District Health Board
14. Nick Chater                               Rotorua Council                                                      
15. David Choat                               Capital and Coast District Health Board
16. Efeso Collins                             Otara-Papatoetoe Ward, Auckland Council
17. Diane Connors                           Thames Coromandel District Council
18. Pippa Coom                               Waitemata Local Board
19. Eric Davy                          Nelson City Council
20. Harry Doig                                 Puketapapa Local Board
21. Dave Donaldson QSM                 Rotorua District Council
22. Paul Eagle                                 Wellington City Council                   
23. Rohan Evans                              Albert-Eden Board
24. Julie Fairey                                 Puketapapa Local Board
25. Glenda Fryer                              Owairaka in the Albert-Eden Local Board
26. Helen Gaeta                               Auckland District Health Board
27. Grant Gillon                               Kaipatiki Local Board
28. Pete George                               Mayoral candidate, Dunedin City Council
29. Allan Hall                          Gisborne District Council
30. Peter Haynes                             Albert-Eden-Roskill Ward, Auckland Council
31. Russell Hoban                            Waitemata Local Board
32. Jonathan Hooker             Masterton District Councillor
33. Garth Houltham              Puketapapa Local Board
34. Penny Hulse                               Waitakere Ward, Auckland Council
35. Karen Hunt                                Rotorua District Council
36. Will 'Ilolahia                               Auckland District Health Board
37. Libby Jones                                Northland District Health Board
38. Shail Kaushal                             Puketapapa Local Board
39. Sue Kedgley                               Greater Wellington Regional Council
40. Anna Kirk                         Taupo District Council
41. Kath Lauderdale             New Plymouth District Council
42. Mike Lee                           Waitemata and Gulf Ward, Auckland Council
43. Justin Lester                             Wellington City Council
44. Lois Anita Livingston                   Waikato Regional council
45. Sheryl Mai                                 Mayoral candidate Whangarei
46. Annette Main                             Mayoral candidate, Whanganui
47. Sue Matthews                             Bay of Plenty District Health Board
48. Max P McLean                             Hauraki District Council
49. Angela McLeod                           Upper Hutt City Council
50. Jess Morgan                               Whangarei District Council
51. Deborah Morris-Travers               Paraparaumu-Raumati Community Board
52. Viv Napier                                  South Waikato District Council 
53. Dave Pipe                         Hawkes Bay District Council
54. Mark Peck                                  Wellington City Council
55. Tricia Reade                               Waitemata Local Board
56. Helene Ritchie                            Wellington City Council, Capital and Coast District Health Board
57. Maurice Rodway             Southland Regional Council
58. Christine Rose                            Waitakere Ward Councillor
59. Aleisha Rutherford                     Palmerston North City Council
60. Fiona Samuel                             Wairarapa District Health Board
61. Robbie Siataga Kavanagh          Nelson City Council 
62. Joe Scaramuzza                          Waipa District Council
63. Michael Self                               South Taranaki District Council
64. Alistair Sowman              Mayoral candidate, Marlborough
65. Garry Stanley                             Matamata Piako District Councillor
66. Teresa Stevenson                       Dunedin City Council
67. Graeme Tait                               Waikato District Council
68. Gary Thornton                           Kaipatiki Local Board
69. John Tregidga                             Mayoral candidate, Hauraki District
70. Judy Turner                               Whakatane District Council
71. Tracey Ultra                               Upper Hutt City Council
72. Celia Wade-Brown                      Mayoral candidate, Wellington
73. Janet Wepa                                Rotorua District Council
74. Mark Williams                             Central Hawkes Bay District Council
75. Nigel Wilson                               Greater Wellington Regional Council
76. Michael Wood                             Puketapapa Local Board
77. Deborah Yates                            Waitemata Local Board

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