The Star: August 11, 2016

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Dalziel opens campaign
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Bid for
second
term
• By Bridget Rutherford
MAYOR LIANNE Dalziel is
officially seeking re-election.
She registered her nomination
yesterday to go for her second
term in the top job, running
under the banner of Best for
Christchurch.
“I’ve been proud to represent
Christchurch for the last three
years, but I believe there is
unfinished business. As mayor,
I have based my decisions on
what I truly believe is best for
Christchurch – not best for
council, not best for Government
and not best for an individual
interest group – but best
for Christchurch,” she said.
“This is what I continue to
stand for.”
Ms Dalziel will stand against
confirmed candidates John
Minto, of Keep our Assets
Canterbury, and perennial candidate
Tubby Hansen.
Ms Dalziel’s bid was supported
by former National
cabinet minister Philip Burdon,
and Ministry of Awesome
founder Kaila Colbin, who both
nominated her for the job three
years ago.
Ms Colbin said she had “zero
hesitation” in nominating Ms
Dalziel for the second time.
She said it was difficult
to stand up to the public and
be open about the city’s
financial situation and insurance
issues, which is what had
to be done over the past three
years.
“She has done a tremendous
job. I’m really happy she’s standing
again.”
Ms Colbin is helping to organise
American conference
SingularityU, which is being
held in Christchurch in November.
The city council granted the
IT’S OFFICIAL:
Lianne Dalziel
put in her
nomination
for mayor
yesterday,
supported
by Ministry
of Awesome
founder Kaila
Colbin.
PHOTO: GEOFF
SLOAN
conference $70,000 in June.
Ms Dalziel said having been a
Labour MP, it was good to
have the backing of former
National cabinet minister Mr
Burdon, because it was a good
balance.
Nominations for the city
council and community boards
close at noon tomorrow.
Local body elections will be
held on October 8.
•Editorial page 16
Seeing red over
green building
• By Annabelle Dick
A NEW Cares Appliances
premises in Ferrymead has
attracted a number of complaints
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from residents over its bright
green colour scheme.
The whiteware appliance store
has coped criticism before their
new building has even opened on
Ferry Rd.
It is set to open in early September.
Cares Appliances owner Matthew
Carpenter said it was the
first time he had received complaints,
in spite of his business
being in the city for 10 years.
“I had a complaint that said the
colour was terrible and disgusting.
I’ve also had comments from
third parties who’d seen the
colour and were put off by it,” Mr
Carpenter said.
This isn’t the first store of its
kind in the city. There are also
several other chain stores in
Christchurch on Fitzgerald Ave
and Barrington St which have
received no complaints for the
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