Last week a meeting was organised by Progress Ngongotaha at the Ngongotaha Community Hall and tonight the Mokoia Community Association held a meeting at Lakes High School. These two community-based organisations provided the opportunity for those standing for election to speak to the community.
Both organisations are to be congratulated on running well organised meetings where every candidate had an equal opportunity to introduce themselves in two minutes and to answer submitted questions from the floor.
At Ngongotaha approximately 50 people came to hear candidates with a good mix of questions raised. At Lakes High about 25 people attended and the range of community concerns was distilled down to one central issue: How can we make Rotorua a more caring community?
I enjoyed listening to all the candidates air their views. The range of responses will give those who attended some food for thought. If you weren’t able to attend either of the meetings and would like to know more about any of the candidates I suggest you give them a call and have a chat. I think Rotorua is very lucky to have so many people prepared to step up for election.
If you want to know how I feel about any issue now or in the future please feel free to contact me.
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