Background: MP for Pakuranga and a Cabinet Minister (1987-2017). Consul General to the United States (2017-2020). Elected Howick Ward Councillor (2022). Initially appointed Chair of the Revenue, Expenditure and Value for Money Committee. In August 2024, our committee announced savings of $332 million in unnecessary spending. In September 2024, appointed to the Board of Auckland Transport (AT). At AT I'm applying all my skills to change the culture and realign their focus away from just public transport, cycling, and walking, to all modes of transport, especially the long-suffering motorist. In summary, I am laser focused on preventing wasteful spending. Council's current debt of $14.1 billion is estimated to grow to $19.6 billion within 4 years. Councils must focus on the core basics and not a plethora of trivial issues that should Not be funded by the ratepayer. I will always opt for common sense policies over woke ideology.