I am the fourth Generation of my family to reside in the Waitakere Ranges. I believe it's time we stop being the forgotten area. We have to do something different to make our region heard. It's not ok there is no investment in our region, that we aren't promoted as a must do destination, that our roads are still impassable, that our buildings leak It's not ok that when we lost a major international event due to Covid and our council hasn't gotten it back. I helped build one of most successful youth groups and programs working in our community. I have put my heart into making our community better. I believe in strong financial management, taking action, commonsense decision making. If you vote the same way you will get the same result. I am 18, I know we need to do something different. Vote for something better.