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Peter is standing as an
Independent Mayoral Candidate for both Christchurch and Waimakariri. He
is currently campaigning and will be attending Public meetings.
Having been a former member of
the Labour Party who has stood in two by-elections won by Winston Peters
(former National MP 1993) and Tariana Turia (former Labour MP 2004), he
has never stood in a general election, only in two by-elections. The
National and Labour parties chose not run candidates against the MP’s
who resigned from Parliament to cause each by-election.
Nov'2004
Feb'2005
Peter stood for Council and
Mayor for Christchurch when Garry Moore won his first term of
mayor. Peter at the time he was seeking 2021
nomination for Mayor however being in London during the Selection
Meeting meant that he stood as an Independent under the banner of Save
Assets Spend Wisely.
Attention to what you are
voting for can sometimes be distracted by media coverage or based on
name recognition rather than the agendas and solutions on offer. The
idea of politics is that all the ideas and candidates contribute to
policies that are made. The people who can vote all affect the outcome
whether they choose to vote or not.
Living in Merivale in his own
home, Peter also has connections to the Waimakariri District by having
an interest in a family farm. Peter enjoys hiking, playing Bridge,
travelling, swimming, mountain biking, fishing, photography, music,
reading, conversation, red wine and occasionally the sports highlights!
Peter believes his understanding of
self and of others strengthens his ability to be Mayor.
Born in Merivale
Christchurch and raised in
the Waimakariri area attending Kaiapoi North, Cathedral Grammar and
Christ’s College schools, Peter participated in the school
activities
including playing the E Flat bass and marching in the school band.
As
a child growing up on the family farm Peter gained many
attributes required for farming such as fencing, tractor driving,
pruning pine trees, peeling logs, stock work, including milking by hand
to provide milk for the family.
His father, an
ex-fighter pilot of WW2, was still flying which meant
at the age of 16 Peter flew
aircraft solo. Having an airstrip on the family farm meant that Peter
would fly rather than drive, in order to build up his flying hours.
Flying Qualifications: Airline
Transport Pilots Licence with approximately 4,000 hours. These hours
included international passenger routes for Singapore Airlines when
Peter was living in Singapore.
Prior to living and working
overseas Peter operated domestic charter and scenic flights from
Christchurch.
After returning to New Zealand
he was granted an International Air Service Licence and Designation as
an Airline to operate trans-Tasman codeshare flights before Kiwi Air
started. Due to airline price wars and political problems his Airline
did not start.
The former Australian Minister
of Transport cancelled the Open Skies Agreement with New Zealand by fax
and the New Zealand Government didn’t take the Australians to
arbitration to honour their agreement. The former Australian Prime
Minister wanted Air New Zealand to enter the Australian market by
purchasing Ansett.
After the lack of support from
the former Minister of Transport and the National Government they
supported Air New Zealand’s application to the Commerce Commission to
buy Ansett Australia which included their domestic rival Ansett New
Zealand.
The Christchurch City Council
under the former Mayor Vicki Buck did not support the idea of making a
submission directly to the New Zealand Commerce Commission regarding the
future lack of competition concerning future flights.
Peter considered it vital to
have competition for flights in and out of Christchurch therefore he
went to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ACCC at his
expense as well as made an appeal to the Australian Competition
Tribunal.
In part, Peter’s Commerce
Commission input was successful only to see Ansett New Zealand sold off
and flights subsequently ceasing. Qantas purchased the customer
database of Ansett New Zealand and started domestic services in New
Zealand. Air New Zealand was then saved by a Labour Coalition Government
due to Ansett Australia failing financially. Once the Government bought
into Air New Zealand they supported Qantas buying a large stake of Air
New Zealand. The Qantas proposal was turned down by the Commerce
Commission and again after an appeal.
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