Posted: September 4, 2025
The policies to achieve my three pillars
You'll probably get sick of hearing me say we can imagine a new abundance, built on place, not things.
The obvious question is "blah, blah, HOW?
Fortunately, policy.nz succinctly lays out my policy positions and the positions of other candidates.
I really recommend you check it out; there is hopeful, considered, and sharp thinking from several of our candidates.
There is also a more specific take on my three pillars in my policy.nz bio:
- Restore pride of place using carrots and sticks
- Join up our leading education, research, environmental and industrial innovations for success
- Set the right economic incentives for self-sufficiency and sustainable development
Still, best to check all the policies, some of which you'll like, some of which you won't, and that's OK.
Other diary entries
- Thank you for believing in me!
- Final call: Vote like you mean it!
- Asked about the kiwifruit industry
- On household incomes and wealth
- Briefly on climate change, and retail
- On council waste
- My council candidate video
- That not being on social media thing
- Podcast with Jack Marshall - Now That's an Idea
- TL;DR? Here's the 1 minute pitch
- How to vote
- Ways to support horticulture without a background in horticulture
- Bringing education, research, trusts, and industry together; and the problem with Joint Ventures
- A bit of motivation to make a start
- The homeless - what to do?
- Māori Wards - a union of Te Ao Māori and a struggling western democratic capitalism
- Insulation - a personal reflection on the Trust Tairāwhiti AGM