Why is healthy homes not a priority when this has been highlighted as an area of major concern New Zealand wide?

what economy are you referring to when you say " we will take a leadership role in continuing to develop the economy of the region"? The Modern application of economics is a farce. If you go back far enough in the history of economics and its definitions, you will find that the origin dates back to ancient Greece, with the word οἰκονομία (oikonomia), which essentially means "household management", Now if we apply that in a regional national and international context the "household" we would be referring too would be the Planet, and its finite resources.The Currency/ Fiat Monetary system is an absurd concept that has failed time and again throughout humanities history and has always returned to its original value which is ZERO! It can be created out of thin air and is not backed by anything of material value what so ever in the context of planetary resource, resources are worth 'x' amount of $ for example instead of the $ being worth 'x' amount of resources, as it used to be back in the days where Gold and Silver were used as physical money and the paper dollar was a representation of that physical asset and pretty much a glorified IOU, its even more absurd now where the majority of the currency in the world exists as zeros and ones.. This system coupled with the market system is archaic and highly inefficient , If Wellington regional council and indeed the nation wants to take a true leadership role then we need to be the ones that transition away from currency and money as a means of managing our resources, and start addressing the issues of the true economy of the place we call home, if we don't we will be doomed to fail again and again, and we are running out of opportunities to fail, we are fast approaching the point of no return.

Big ups for the great writing. It's plain English and fun and engaging to read. Nice job

Clean public transport. The nice, clean, and quiet Trolley buses have been replaced by old diesels, seemingly whatever was lying around while we wait for the bus companies to change.This is a huge backwards step and we need electric buses ASAP.The west wind power project generates enough clean energy for the city therefore Wellington has lost the opportunity to promote itself as one of the few cities in the world where it's energy needs is provided from within it's borders for everything from households to public transport which would be a good advertisement.

In case of emergency can we have an escape route from Petone to Tawa. an arterial route would ease Ngaranga congestion.

Transport - commuting from the Hutt is a nightmare - the trains are unreliable and Traffic congestion / gridlock at Petone needs to be addressed,

great to see someone putting their hands up to take leadership in climate change mitigation

Public transport is very expensive. E.g. mum dad and two kids return from Petone to Wellington on the train is about $32. How does that encourage public transport use?