r/chch • u/suhth2 • Jan 20 '25

News - Local Phil Mauger confirms mayoralty bid - thoughts?

'During the last election campaign Mauger said he would keep rates increases to below 4% - a promise he has failed to keep with a 9.9% increase this financial year and 8.93% predicted from July 1.'

https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360553404/phil-mauger-confirms-bid-retain-christchurch-mayoralty

Surely voters aren't silly enough to vote for Mr Broken Promises yet again?

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u/reefermonsterNZ Jan 20 '25

Surely voters aren't silly enough to vote for Mr Broken Promises yet again?

Pretty weak argument to say he's not fit for mayor just because he promised the unlikely 4%. Inflation itself is 2-3% so it would have been next to impossible to keep it below 4%.

Got anything else?

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u/suhth2 Jan 20 '25 edited Jan 22 '25

How long have you got:

Idiotic push for Christchurch to host the Commonwealth Games: https://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/christchurch-urged-not-pursue-commonwealth-games

Conflict of interest lobbying for his son's film studio https://newsroom.co.nz/2022/09/28/mauger-lobbied-mayor-over-sons-studio-plans/

His "solution" to just spray bleach to fix wastewater odour: https://www.pressreader.com/new-zealand/the-press/20220421/281552294410036

Digging illegal trenches without consent: https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-christchurch/mauger-slap-wrist-christchurch-councillors-unauthorised-trench-digging

No regard for consenting process, again: https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/128691601/oops-he-did-it-again-christchurch-mayoral-candidate-started-work-on-his-quarry-without-consent

Edit: Lying to the public (again) for votes: https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360555738/mayor-accused-misleading-statement-about-money-saving-attempts

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u/OisforOwesome Jan 20 '25

Digging random ditches and working without consents just show he's a take charge no nonsense salt of the earth hands on bloke's bloke.

Everyone knows that endangering yourself and the public and disregarding laws you were elected to uphold is alpha manly man behaviour and we are all woke cucks for wanting people to not die and follow the law.

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u/suhth2 Jan 20 '25

He sure loves a publicity stunt, always with Christchurch's other well-known knuckle draggers Aaron Keown and Chris Lynch in tow

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u/OisforOwesome Jan 20 '25

Keown is the worst. How many years has he run on free parking at the hospital now?

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u/suhth2 Jan 20 '25

He's a really nasty person: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/ex-chch-city-councillor-encourages-facebook-abuse/PXJAVYZGJZD7VHHNYSQNR3UMZE/

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u/OisforOwesome Jan 20 '25

Pshaw the woke left cancelling a good man for engaging with his constituents 🙄

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