Continuing to serve your community Kia ora and Talofa. My name is Alf Filipaina and I want to continue serving the community I and my whole family were raised in. I have a 33-year-old son and long-term partner who I acknowledge for their support. I first served the community in 1977 when I joined the NZ Police and retired in 2016. I have been a Councillor since 2003 and am proud of my achievements which include; flood lights for Williams Park, Moyle Park, Centre Park, advocating for continued funding for Ngati Otara Park, Kolmar in Papatoetoe, funding for the Ngati-Otara Marae build, play ground at David Lange Park and during the 2023 floods and Cyclone Gabriel, setting up a Civil Defence Centre in Mangere. All this could not have been achieved without Councillor Lotu Fuli and the two Local Boards in our Ward, Mangere-Otahuhu and Otara-Papatoetoe.