Upcoming local elections
Can I explain to anybody that may be looking?
I am running in Okara Ward Whangarei
I have disabilities including a voice disability so when I attend these candidate meetings, I can hear everybody fine but people often can not hear me.
My voice has no show when 60 or more other people are talking in the same room.
I can not change that. It is amazing how people that can not hear me create their own version of what they think they hear.
So people do not get the wrong idea there is a vast amount of information online about me. I can debate with anyone as long as people do not talk over me.
People see a disabled man.
It is fact that people will often shy away from me because people, in general, do not know how to react to a disabled person, this is magnified hugely when they ask me something and can not hear my answer.
The meet the candidate meetings will be difficult, no problem when I have the mic but the mix and mingle afterward will be difficult voice wise.
I face challenges others don't. But that is fine. two things I have in abundance are confidence and ability.
So do not expect to chat to me in a room with 60 others talking that does not work.
I am happy to talk with anybody, but arranged meetings work best
I have faced many challenges and always overcome them.
I am loving this challenge.
I want people to know who I am google my name.
Glen McMillan or Google Okara Ward 2019, I have published a lot of information about myself online so everybody can feel they know me.
Poll: How do you feel about dogs being allowed indoors in cafes?
For most of us, seeing a friendly doggo while out and about instantly brings a smile to our faces. But how do you feel about cafes welcoming pups inside?
Cast a vote and share your thoughts below.
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27.4% I love it!
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32.2% Only in designated areas
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40.4% No, it should be outdoors only.
Happy Tuesday, neighbours, can you figure out today's riddle rush 🏃♂️
A bus driver goes the wrong way down a one-way street. He passes the cops, but they don’t stop him. Why?
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What should the rules be for alcohol in public?
We have some proposed amendments to the Alcohol Control Bylaw, and we want to know what you think:
🍷 Have your say on the Alcohol Control Bylaw
The bylaw allows us to ban alcohol completely from specific locations, during certain times of the day, or during certain times of the year. The bans need to reflect the times and places where alcohol causes problems, and can be enforced by police. Only public places are affected by these rules, not homes or licensed premises.
In the new proposal, the city centre alcohol ban would be expanded to include the carparks at Okara Shopping Centre, Cobham Oval and under Te Matau a Pohe bridge. An alcohol ban would also be introduced at Tarewa Park.
We also propose to lift the existing blanket coastal ban that applies to public places within 300m of the mean low tide mark, and narrow the alcohol bans at Oakura, Whananaki North, Whananaki South, Matapōuri/Whale Bay and Pataua North and South - changing the ban from 24 hours a day to just at night time (between 7:00pm and 7:00am).
We appreciate your input to choose appropriate new rules!
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