Voting Nigel Simpson for Mayor is voting for change and better community outcomes. Change is necessary  and I propose change in:...

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Many of these points are still relevant in the 2025 campaign because the Mayor was re-elected in 2022 and rates have gone on an...

Hi Nigel Simpson here, If you know of any voters who remain uncertain but want to vote, please pass this email on to them. My...

Hi Nigel Simpson here, Please like and share my posts on Facebook. Failed promises, the War Memorial, Chlorine and transparency....

Hot on the heels of Marty Sharpe's Sep 15 2022 article 'Why did a CEO need to make an official information request of her own council?' I...

Is past performance the best predictor of future behavior? In just nine years, your elected council has squandered large amounts from...

I am Nigel Simpson, a first term city councillor seeking re-election for Taradale Ward and for Mayor I know local government inside out...

Good evening, I am still Nigel Simpson, and I am running for Mayor. If I were Mayor now – there wouldn’t be 14 significant unbudgeted...

Good evening, for those of you who don’t know me, I am Nigel Simpson, I am Currently one of Your Taradale Ward Councillors. And the...

If you’re unhappy about what the Napier City Council hasn’t achieved in the last three years are you going to vote them back in again?...

I have regularly stated my opposition to the three waters reforms proposed by central Government. I publicly display a ‘stop three...

July 27, 2022 - Media release A run of resignations by senior managers from Napier City Council confirms the council has a serious...

Surprise, there will be an election in October! Media Release #2 - 15 July 2022 Napier Mayoral candidate, Nigel Simpson, encourages...

Long term plans and a number of other documents that need to be joined up (like the District Plan, rates and other policies) set out the...

Group think is empowered by other people’s apathy and strengthened by its own momentum. The more the ‘in crowd’ convince themselves that...

Apathy empowers some, especially those who seek power or authority and enables them to recruit their friends and allies to fill the void....

Change in Napier City Councils modus operandi has swung significantly both ways over the last decade, from purposeful, to courageous and...

Democracy, we all crave it, some use their democratic right to vote, some just complain, others abuse it. You elect twelve City...

Decision making and getting things done should be easy when your organisation employs experts in their fields and your resources include...