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Dene Green is standing for Franklin ward on the Auckland Council on the ACT Local ticket.
Auckland Council has lost its focus. Rates keep climbing, services are slipping, and wasteful spending continues unchecked. Franklin ratepayers have been let down — it’s time to give council a wake-up call.
I’ve proudly called Maraetai home for over 22 years. I understand the challenges our communities face because I live them too. With more than 30 years of senior leadership experience in logistics, infrastructure, and education, I bring real-world, solutions-focused expertise — not more politics, but delivery that respects ratepayers’ money.
As your ACT candidate, I’m committed to a clear, practical plan to put Franklin first:
- Keep rates down by cutting waste and focusing on core services.
- Restore accountability to council decision-making.
- Defend property rights and remove unnecessary red tape.
- Prioritise practical investments, not vanity projects.
Franklin’s biggest issues:
- Roading and infrastructure. Poorly designed raised pedestrian crossings in Pukekohe create hazards, while key rural routes like Puni Straight wait years for upgrades. Ratepayers deserve better.
- Smarter planning. Growth areas are ignored, traffic light sequencing is misaligned, and the council continues to react instead of plan.
- Parking and enforcement. The council is selling public car parks while Auckland Transport aggressively tickets locals, hurting businesses and alienating residents.
- Spending priorities. After years of waiting, Franklin got a decorative public toilet while core infrastructure remains underfunded. Misplaced priorities must stop.
My priorities include building a new high school for the Pōhutukawa Coast, fixing wastewater infrastructure with full transparency, supporting landowners and producers by cutting red tape, and repairing roads and rural connections.
I also intend to fight rubbish and Whitford landfill plans, reduce rates, waste, and cost overruns, and push governance reform for fairer funding and local decision-making.
Franklin deserves better. Let’s make Franklin heard. It’s time for a change.
