The Tauranga Vote

We vote our leaders into power BUT do we know anything about them?

Voices For Freedom half pie gave us a list of who to vote for BUT in profiling the people, here is what I discovered:

1. Candidates were not declaring their mRNA Injection status
   
   
2. A huge amount of candidates had no actual experience at looking after the interests of other people or local government
   
   
3. They have a lot of experience in looking after themselves and I am not saying this is bad, but if you are in power, you have to show that you know how to look after other peoples interests as this is what is lacking.
   

I consider this election in Tauranga to be a waste of time. We currently have an undemocratically elected local government know as the 4 Commissioners who are in power for another term irrespective. They have the real power and everyone else is simply there to make up the numbers. You as a councilor will have no particular power.

There is only one person I know and that is Stuart Cosby.

In 2008 a young girl (Breeze Brunton) was hit by a logging truck and I got involved in addressing the issue. Stuart Cosby was the mayor at the time and he really was a big help at getting the matter resolved.

He may well be in favour of 3 Waters and Mandates BUT he has a proven track record with me and that counts a lot.

I feel he has commonsense but apparently this position has been eroded. I don't know why and again I am at a loss as to who to vote for.

I accept the responsibility of voting now and I will always research my candidates and put up my findings on this blog.

Right or wrong I went with my un-mRNA Injected Accountant's advice and voted David Love.

NZ Herald Report

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/delight-at-speed-reduction-decision/C7PPSFS7DJAISZDG2GZIBZQEWI/

Community pressure and opinion can be a powerful thing. Just ask Ian Stephenson, who started a petition to get the speed reduced outside Mount Maunganui College after 13-year-old Breeze Brunton was killed in June by a logging truck as she stepped out to cross Maunganui Rd.

Mr Stephenson, who with partner Rani Dhaliwal petitioned to get the speed reduced by setting up an online petition, said he was ``absolutely pleased' with the outcome. Up to 2513 people signed online and print-out petitions set up by the pair.

"It has been some four months and 320 contributing hours since the petition was started and today I feel we did what we set out to do.

"It wasn't even on council's agenda, it was only public opinion that swayed them to set it as an important subject, and made them aware of an issue that [otherwise] could have taken many years to address," Mr Stephenson said.

He said reducing the speed to 50km/h was just one measure of a package, that would help improve road safety.

Informing students of their responsibility to play safe on the road, and encouraging parents to travel other routes would require a "team effort".

"Driver education and testing needs to provide some emphasis on the issue of speed and appropriate behaviour outside schools."

Mr Stephenson said he did not believe there was enough planning in the original design and function of drop off and pick up zones when schools were built.

"The Ministry of Education need to take responsibility for this and provide national guidelines, funding and resources to change all schools that feel they have an issue," he said.

The national guideline of 40km/h variable school zones should be implemented immediately, he said. Adding that Land Transport NZ needs to provide the appropriate regulations to make the zoning implementation easier.

Shanon Manning, the mother of Breeze Brunton, broke down in tears when the Bay of Plenty Times told her of the decision to reduce the speed limit along Maunganui Rd.

The driver of the truck was not believed to be speeding at the time he and Breeze collided, but Mrs Manning said she felt it could have made a difference in whether her daughter lived or died.

Speaking yesterday Mrs Manning wept with emotion.

"How wonderful, that's great. You're just making me cry, so that's good. That's lovely."

She said in a way Breeze had left a legacy _ one she would be happy about.

"At least her death didn't go unnoticed and everyone got behind [the campaign] and everything. I'm just so happy, she'll be happy too," she said.

"She's still so sadly missed ... we're still upset and it's going to take a long time."

Principal of Mount Maunganui College Terry Collett said he was "absolutely delighted" the speed had finally been dropped.

Mr Collett said he was grateful for all the work Mr Stephenson had done, and to members of the public and to council, for their support.