FUTURE WHAU AND PORTAGE CANDIDATES ANNOUNCED

PRESS RELEASE – For immediate release, Tuesday 13 July 2010

The Future West and City Vision teams have selected the candidates they wish to stand in the Whau Ward for the Auckland Council elections in October under the banner “Future Whau”.

“The candidates that we have picked to stand for the Future Whau team have a great range of skills, experience, background, age and ethnicity that we think reflects the diversity of the ward” says Future West Chair Greg Presland.

“Future West and City Vision are working together to pool resources and get the best outcome for the people of the Whau Ward” says City Vision Chair Robert Gallagher.

“The candidates we have selected represent the grassroots community and will be working together to restore democracy to the Super City for the future of everyone in the Whau” says GAG President Mels Barton.

The candidates standing for the Local Board in the Whau Ward for Future Whau are:

Nick Bakulich
Catherine Farmer
Cherie Jamieson
Gary Marshall
Ann Pala
Eve Robertson
Imi Tovia

The candidates standing for the Portage Licensing Trust for Future West are:

Catherine Farmer
Margi Watson
Lorraine Wilson

More details regarding all candidates will be available on the Future West and City Vision websites at www.futurewest.org.nz or cityvision.org.nz once all selections are complete.

Future West and City Vision are coalitions of the Labour Party, Green Party and independent community groups.