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Local Focus: Mike Clement on Candidate Camera

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By Ben Carter
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      Meet Mike Clement, candidate for Palmerston North City Council.

      Watch the full Local Focus interview for Mike Clement's views on the region's biggest issues, and our less important quickfire questions.

      Mike Clement is standing for council because he believes council and government have lost their way. Clement says "accountability, fiscal responsibility and rates reform" are the three big things the council needs to "do better".

      "I will be your voice on council, on our council," he said. "And I will listen, and I will do what you want, basically."

      Clement explained how his military background taught him to sacrifice to serve his community, and believes being a member of the council "should be a service".

      Another priority for Clement is navigating Three Waters reform.

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      "Infrastructure in New Zealand has been seriously underfunded for decades. Our council was guilty of it as well, but if you look at Auckland, Wellington... all the water is just not up to scratch.

      "Everyone deserves good clean water, and we need to make sure that the sewerage and the stormwater is dealt with properly.

      But Clement doesn't think the Three Waters proposal fairly deals with the problems.

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      "It lumps us in as I understand it, with Wellington and the Hawke's Bay, and with the grand scheme of things, who's going to get the biggest share of money? Us or Wellington? And unfortunately I think it's going to be Wellington."

      Candidates for Palmerston North's Te Hirawanui General Ward

      • Local Focus: Kaydee Zabelin on Candidate Camera
      • Local Focus: Rachel Bowen on Candidate Camera
      • Local Focus: Leonie Hapeta on Candidate Camera
      • Local Focus: Vaughan Dennison on Candidate Camera
      • Local Focus: Pat Handcock on Candidate Camera
      • Local Focus: Brent Barrett on Candidate Camera
      • Local Focus: Orphée Mickalad on Candidate Camera
      • Local Focus: Lew Findlay on Candidate Camera
      • Local Focus: Dion Jensen on Candidate Camera
      • Local Focus: Hussein Pierre Kikhounga-Ngot on Candidate Camera
      • Local Focus: Mike Clement on Candidate Camera
      • Local Focus: Jacinta Fraser on Candidate Camera
      • Local Focus: William Wood on Candidate Camera
      • Local Focus: Sam Walmsley on Candidate Camera
      • Local Focus: Les Fugle on Candidate Camera
      • Local Focus: Bruno Petrenas on Candidate Camera
      • Local Focus: Mark Arnott on Candidate Camera
      • Local Focus: Meenal Dutt on Candidate Camera
      • Local Focus: Karen Naylor on Candidate Camera
      • Local Focus: Zakk Rokkanno on Candidate Camera
      • Local Focus: Rhia Taonui on Candidate Camera

      Some other councillor candidates were not available to be interviewed and others chose to not be interviewed by Local Focus.

      Palmerston North Mayoral Candidates

      • Local Focus: Ross Barber on Candidate Camera
      • Local Focus: Hussein Pierre Kikhounga-Ngot on Candidate Camera

      Some other mayoral candidates were not available to be interviewed and others chose to not be interviewed by Local Focus.

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