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The Great Debate The North Harbour Sports Council was proud to host the first Sport in the City Mayoral Debate on Monday August 16th 2010. The debate was a huge success with over 160 people attending from sport organisations across Auckland and saw the six leading Mayoral candidates answering key question around the support of sport. The purpose of the debate was to ensure that the first Mayor under the new Auckland City structure recognised the importance of sport and has an understanding of its issues. Click here for video highlights of the evening. Click here for article from the New Zealand Herald. Auckland City Mayoral candidates answered the following questions: 1. The new Auckland Council will represent over a quarter of New Zealand's population, approximately one third of whom are playing organised sport. What is your position on the importance of sport in the community and what key policies would you support in relation to sport? 2. The delivery of sport is limited by a shortage of playing facilities and the costs of participation. What do you see as the key issues in this area and what are your solutions? 3. Councils are the major contributors to funding of sports infra-structure. Over time the delivery of sport has changed, such as the surfaces sport is played on, where and when it is played to meet community needs. Historical council funding policy no longer provides equitable funding support across the range of sporting requirements. What would you do to remedy this situation? Decide who to vote for. See their responses here. Len Brown - Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Andrew Williams - Question 1 Question 2 John Banks - Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Colin Craig - Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Closing Statements by Candidates All candidates - Question 6 - If you became Mayor will you create a sports specific team within the mayoral office to recognise the vvalue of sport to the community and enhance its delivery. YES or NO answer only. More video to follow as it gets uploaded. LOCAL CANDIDATES ANSWER OUR QUESTIONS ABOUT SPORT...... All candidates standing for local Wards/Boards (North Shore, Albany and Rodney) were given the opportunity to answer the below questions. 1: What is your position on the importance sport plays in the community? 2: How will you advocate for the provision of sports and grounds / facilities under the new Auckland City structure? 3: What involvement have you had in sport and what support have you given sport in any official capacity? 12 responded. To see their answers please click below. Albany candidates North Shore candidates Rodney candidates |
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