The Star: July 18, 2019

“We need ethnic faces in
council to tell the council what
these communities need, as well
as telling them what council can
do for them,” he said.
He will also run under The
People’s Choice banner.
Clive Antony, whose parents
migrated to New Zealand from
south India, announced last
month he will run for the Central
Ward city council seat under
centre-right political organisation
Independent Citizens.
He said he was encouraged to
run after March 15.
“I think Indian friends and
family pushed me to go for it,
and I think March 15 has made
everyone think a lot more about
representation
in politics. It
has definitely
got the
community
thinking a lot
more for sure,”
he said.
In May,
imam of the Al
Noor Mosque
Gamal Fouda
announced
he will be
running to represent Riccarton
on the Halswell-Hornby-
Riccarton Community Board
with The People’s Choice.
Born in Egypt, he moved to
New Zealand in 2003.
“After March 15, I wanted
to give back to the community
after all the love and care that
Christchurch, New Zealand and
the world had shown,” he said.
Mr Fouda said he wants to be a
bridge between the Muslim and
wider community.
“I want to get involved in the
news online at www.star.kiwi
election candidates
Zahra
Hussaini
VOTE: Clive Antony (left) will run for the Central Ward
city council seat in October’s local body elections, while
Gamal Fouda will stand for the Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton
Community Board.
decision-making of the city and
be a voice for the people.”
Muslim community advocate
and The People’s Choice
candidate Zahra Hussaini told
RNZ she has also been motivated
by the events of March 15 to
stand for Waimari in the
Fendalton-Waimari-Harewood
Community Board. She did not
respond to calls from The Star.
• By Louis Day
TWO FORMER mayoral
candidates have not ruled out
running again in October’s local
body elections.
John
Minto
and Paul
Lonsdale,
who both
lost to Mayor
Lianne
Dalziel in
previous
elections,
John Minto
Paul Lonsdale
say they are
considering
running
for the
mayoralty
again.
In the 2016
mayoral
election,
Mr Minto,
a former
high profile
activist and
Springbok
tour
protestor, received 13,117 votes,
losing to Ms Dalziel with 75,224.
Mr Minto has not ruled out
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Minto and Lonsdale
both considering
mayoralty run again
running again this year as he
believes it is time for change.
“I think for Lianne, this is a
retirement job for her and she is
very much a 1980s politician and
I think we need to move into the
new century,” he said.
Mr Lonsdale lost the 2013
mayoral election, receiving
22,855 votes, while Ms Dalziel
got 72,600.
“I have
stood against
Lianne
before but it
would not
be unheard
of for me
to give it
another
crack. It is
something I
had not really Lianne Dalziel
thought of
but there are people actually
asking if I would run, so it will
form part of my consideration,”
he said.
The former Hagley-
Ferrymead and Heathcote
wards city councillor said he is
also considering running for a
seat on the council.
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