Tell us a bit about your (and/or your family’s) New Zealand journey. (in 400 words please)

I am highly motivated & passionate individual from Baluchistan Pakistan, who has been serving the communities since a decade and acknowledged by multiple community services awards. I am a Hospitality Management graduate from MIT and worked as a hotelier and administrator officer with esteemed organizations since 2005.

I am a proud father of four and happily married since 2000, believes in family values. my eldest son studying bachelors at AUT, the other’s studying at Macleans College and Bucklands Beach Primary School and I believes in the integration of ethnic communities in the fabric of New Zealand society, I have helped many in finding a respectable livelihood, settlement, advocacy, grievance resolution, cultural projections, language & value promotional activities and networking sessions since many years.

What motivated/prompted you to stand for local government elections this time? Please also indicate which area/position you are standing for.

With over 13 years of selfless social & community services I have become well versed with the problems of the people and equipped with the tools to resolve them. My passion for community development has always been my strength, serving people gives me incomparable satisfaction & pleasure.

I believe I am born to Serve & Help People

I believe I am born to change people lives

I believe I am born to better the course of Human destiny...

New Zealand Society has given me a lot of confidence, skills, experience, exposure, care and well-being, now it my humble duty and responsibility to return the best I can to do to the people of New Zealand as elected Board Member to the Howick Constituency (Pakuranga Sub Division) where I have lived over 8 years.

What are the issues concerning the area (ward/council/city) you are standing in? (please list four main)

Winning the local board elections would enable me with the resources to serve the Pakuranga/Howick community much better.

I believes in gender & ethnic equality, social justice and inter-faith harmony. I will be standing for equal opportunities for everyone to make Howick a diverse and multicultural constituency.

• Bridging the gaps between all ethnicities

• My Vision is to focus on following Issues in the area.

• #Better Parks 

• #Better_Jogging_Tracks

• #Brighter Alleyways

• #More_Cycle_Lanes

• #More_Youth_Activities

• #Inclusiveness

• #Transparency 

• #Gender Equality

• #Equal Opportunities 

• #Connect_BoardMembers & #Community

• #Promote Streetscape & #Tactical Urbanism

And many more....

Christchurch mosque attacks changed/or should have changed/ how multiculturalism is viewed in New Zealand. Please share some concrete suggestions on how all of us can work together to make Aotearoa New Zealand a more diverse, inclusive, and multicultural society.

New Zealand is a country of many ethnicities, cultures and beliefs. In that sense it is already a multi-ethnic and multicultural society.

I believe we are lacking to have interaction with other ethnicities, I can see there are massive potentials & skills in our ethnic communities are not getting involved in the issues and activities.

People living in a suburb should have ownership and stake in places of worship in that suburb. Places of worship should have PR and liaison officers who should be tasked to engage other communities and promote social work within the suburb. Problems in the suburb shouldn’t just be the govts headache, community centres like places of worship should contribute and actively volunteer to promote ownership in the society and community to reap the benefits of the multicultural society. Representatives from places of worship should regularly visit schools, old homes, sports club and various social groups to better engage with them and neutralize the effect of negativity promoted through biased media. They should actively involve in charity and donation events to identify and help the needy in the society.