Standing for integrity, honesty and change, a Crownthorpe resident is throwing his hat in the ring as a Hawke's Bay Regional Council candidate for the Ngaruroro ward.
Having lived in Hawke's Bay for more than 30 years, Dan Ross said he believed the region had a huge amount going for it, but was falling short in some areas.
"The decisions we make now are the key to [Hawke's Bay] being a fantastic place to live in the future," he said. "If we do it right, our environment and our people become the keys to our success."
He was standing as he felt the current council had not upheld the best interests of the region or its constituents.
This included the Ruataniwha dam process - which he said was "symptomatic of the current council and the processes it had used to push a preconceived agenda regardless of widespread public opinion".