Thanh Binh Nguyen - Candidate for Mayor

(picture courtesy: Auckland City Council’s official candidate profile here )

I am running for Mayor of Auckland . I migrated to NZ almost 30 years ago. My journey has been difficult from start and became successful in academic, works and business lately My vision for Auckland is to consolidate and strengthen the Supercity, unify our regions, cities, people and resources; strengthen our
political structures, economics forces and environmental partners.

Top Resolutions are:

  • Strengthening land transport systems. Consolidate public transport services, planning and project management.

  • Govern the biggest and fastest expanding transport installations in order to control the maximum transport demand

  • The entire waterfronts shall be zoned for commercial and business purposes

  • Demilitarize the waterfronts, Hauraki gulf and Waitemata harbour.

  • Plan, study and act in governing the port of Auckland; Plan for downsizing and reduction of container and auto operation; Establish goals of reduction of Port size and operation by 10% by end 2025; Align for the vision of a passenger and critical supplies only Port of Auckland.

  • Govern the international airport in order to restrict their expansion

  • Limit construction of new buildings and facilities and structural of the installations

  • Strictly govern the numbers of and create limitation for international take off and landing

  • Apply new aviation transport charges and taxes

  • Eventually forcing it out completely of Auckland airspace and land sites to their new super transport complex for North Island. (NIIAs)

  • To begin their operation by 2030