Hawke’s Bay faces an urgent challenge to find the best balance for our environment.

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We need to enshrine strong environmental bottom-lines, support residents to adapt to climate change, and provide certainty for primary producers so they can continue to innovate and generate the returns that underpin our community.

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I will bring firm, focused, collaborative leadership, founded on the understanding that only by working together as a community, can we find the best balance between our environment and our living standards.