What do the Candidates Stand For ?
Where do the Mayoral and Councillor Candidates Stand on the Important Issues.
This page will be updated in late August.
We are contacting all the registered Candidates for the 2025 Election to ask questions on where they stand on the important issues.
We will display the answers here.
| Max Brough | Sam Bennett | Candidate Name |
Candidate Name | Candidate Name | Candidate Name | Candidate Name |
Candidate Name |
Candidate Name |
Candidate Name | Candidate Name |
Candidate Name | Candidate Name | Candidate Name | Candidate Name | Candidate Name | Candidate Name | Candidate Name | Candidate Name | Candidate Name | Candidate Name | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What do you think is the biggest issue that needs addressing in our district ? | No reply | Yes. | Prefer not to say | Yes | No | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Are you affiliated to/ or support a Political Party ? | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| If Yes, which one ? |
No | N/A | National | Yes | No | No | |||||||||||||||
| Do you believe the NPDC should remain politically neutral ? |
No | Yes | Yes | Add 6 rows here | |||||||||||||||||
| What are your top 3 priorities for New Plymouth in the next 3 years ? No. 1 |
No | Yes | Yes | Add 6 rows here | |||||||||||||||||
| What are your top 3 priorities for New Plymouth in the next 3 years ? No. 2 |
No | Yes | Yes | Add 6 rows here | |||||||||||||||||
| What are your top 3 priorities for New Plymouth in the next 3 years ? No. 3 |
No | Yes | Yes | Add 6 rows here | |||||||||||||||||
| What are the top 3 skills you bring that will address current issues at the NPDC ? No. 1 |
No | Yes | Yes | Add 6 rows here | |||||||||||||||||
| What are the top 3 skills you bring that will address current issues at the NPDC ? No. 2 |
No | Yes | Yes | Add 6 rows here | |||||||||||||||||
| What are the top 3 skills you bring that will address current issues at the NPDC ? No. 3 |
No | Yes | Yes | Add 6 rows here | |||||||||||||||||
| When issues are being debated, will you vote NO until you have more information to understand an issue ? |
No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Would you challenge other Councillors to encourage them to re-think any entrenched ideas that do not represent the majority of people who live in New Plymouth ? |
No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Do you believe NPDC should leave LGNZ ? | No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Do you agree we need to reduce the current amount of Debt ? |
No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Do you support borrowing from the Local Government Funding Agency (LGFA) ? |
No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Are you aware what the current levels of debt are ? Level of Debt shown for 2025. | No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Are you aware what the planned levels of debt are for the next 9 years ? Level of Debt shown by 2034. | No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Do you think there are too many NON infrastructure projects happening in New Plymouth at this time ? |
No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Are you concerned that rates are increasing due to council over spending and inaccurate forecasting ? |
No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Do you support rates increases in line with CPI (Cost of living) ? |
No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Do you believe the NPDC should honour the NZ Bill of Rights for all citizens ? |
No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Do you agree employment positions should be merit based appointments (as opposed to diversity based) ? |
No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Do you personally know anyone who is struggling to pay their rates ? |
No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Do you Support: Maori Wards ? |
No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Do you Support: Co-Governance ? | No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Do you Support: SNA's (Significant Natural Areas) ? Also known as land grabs of private property. |
No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Do you Support: Removing culture from local bylaws ? | No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Do you Support: Unelected people voting when Councillors vote e.g school children, IWI. (As opposed to unelected people providing input on committees). |
No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Do you agree all New Zealander’s are equal under the law ? | No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Do you agree that by being a Councillor you represent the whole community, taking an oath to serve ALL residents and ratepayers equally ? |
No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Do you support NPDC returning to a tender system where the best and most cost effective contractor wins the contract ? (as opposed to a 10 year guaranteed partnership with one company). |
No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| If elected, will you prioritise Infrastructure - Roading, Water & Waste - before "Nice to haves"? |
No | Yes | Yes |
Where do the Community Board Candidates Stand on the Important Issues.
This page will be updated in late August.
We are contacting all the registered Candidates for the 2025 Election to ask questions on where they stand on the important issues.
We will display the answers here.
| Mayor Holdom | Sam Bennett | Candidate Name |
Candidate Name | Candidate Name | Candidate Name | Candidate Name |
Candidate Name |
Candidate Name |
Candidate Name | Candidate Name |
Candidate Name | Candidate Name | Candidate Name | Candidate Name | Candidate Name | Candidate Name | Candidate Name | Candidate Name | Candidate Name | Candidate Name | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What do you think is the biggest issue that needs addressing in our district ? | No reply | Yes. | Prefer not to say | Yes | No | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Are you affiliated to/ or support a Political Party ? | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| If Yes, which one ? |
No | N/A | National | Yes | No | No | |||||||||||||||
| Do you believe the NPDC should remain politically neutral ? |
No | Yes | Yes | Add 6 rows here | |||||||||||||||||
| What are your top 3 priorities for New Plymouth in the next 3 years ? No. 1 |
No | Yes | Yes | Add 6 rows here | |||||||||||||||||
| What are your top 3 priorities for New Plymouth in the next 3 years ? No. 2 |
No | Yes | Yes | Add 6 rows here | |||||||||||||||||
| What are your top 3 priorities for New Plymouth in the next 3 years ? No. 3 |
No | Yes | Yes | Add 6 rows here | |||||||||||||||||
| What are the top 3 skills you bring that will address current issues at the NPDC ? No. 1 |
No | Yes | Yes | Add 6 rows here | |||||||||||||||||
| What are the top 3 skills you bring that will address current issues at the NPDC ? No. 2 |
No | Yes | Yes | Add 6 rows here | |||||||||||||||||
| What are the top 3 skills you bring that will address current issues at the NPDC ? No. 3 |
No | Yes | Yes | Add 6 rows here | |||||||||||||||||
| When issues are being debated, will you vote NO until you have more information to understand an issue ? |
No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Would you challenge other Councillors to encourage them to re-think any entrenched ideas that do not represent the majority of people who live in New Plymouth ? |
No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Do you believe NPDC should leave LGNZ ? | No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Do you agree we need to reduce the current amount of Debt ? |
No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Do you support borrowing from the Local Government Funding Agency (LGFA) ? |
No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Are you aware what the current levels of debt are ? Level of Debt shown for 2025. | No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Are you aware what the planned levels of debt are for the next 9 years ? Level of Debt shown by 2034. | No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Do you think there are too many NON infrastructure projects happening in New Plymouth at this time ? |
No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Are you concerned that rates are increasing due to council over spending and inaccurate forecasting ? |
No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Do you support rates increases in line with CPI (Cost of living) ? |
No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Do you believe the NPDC should honour the NZ Bill of Rights for all citizens ? |
No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Do you agree employment positions should be merit based appointments (as opposed to diversity based) ? |
No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Do you personally know anyone who is struggling to pay their rates ? |
No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Do you Support: Maori Wards ? |
No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Do you Support: Co-Governance ? | No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Do you Support: SNA's (Significant Natural Areas) ? Also known as land grabs of private property. |
No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Do you Support: Removing culture from local bylaws ? | No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Do you Support: Unelected people voting when Councillors vote e.g school children, IWI. (As opposed to unelected people providing input on committees). |
No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Do you agree all New Zealander’s are equal under the law ? | No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Do you agree that by being a Councillor you represent the whole community, taking an oath to serve ALL residents and ratepayers equally ? |
No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Do you support NPDC returning to a tender system where the best and most cost effective contractor wins the contract ? (as opposed to a 10 year guaranteed partnership with one company). |
No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| If elected, will you prioritise Infrastructure - Roading, Water & Waste - before "Nice to haves"? |
No | Yes | Yes |