My background is as a Civil Engineer specialising in roads, traffic, and associated resource consenting with experience in planning hearings and the Environment Court. I now mainly work part time stoat trapping on Waiheke, plus occasional traffic reporting and landscaping/planting. I am a walker, runner, cyclist and driver, play golf and am involved in several resident groups restoring the vegetation in reserves. I've served on a School Board of Trustees and held various positions on club committees, and work well with many people. If elected I would be particularly keen to take on portfolios relating to transportation, resource consenting and environmental protection an enhancement. The forthcoming District Plan review will relate to many of these areas as well as housing provision. The Local Board needs to combat Auckland Council's and Auckland Transport's one size fits all approach, and to enable the amazing talent and energy our community possesses.