Labour Values in Local Government

There is this idea that 'Big Party Politics should stay out of Local Government'. That idea is usually pushed by pushed by people who are Anti-Labour. 

Labour Candidates tend to be attacked by their opponents for 'Being Labour'. The irony is that those same opponents, generally don't say that they themselves are Anti-Labour or that they vote for or support Groups and Parties who are also Anti-Labour (C&R and National. National and Auckland Future etc etc).
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This quick blog entry, seeks to expose that idea as folly.
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Not just as a Candidate, but as a person, as a citizen of this nation, I am proud to be Labour, As a resident, I am proud to be Labour.
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Those who attack Labour, attack core values that many if not ALL New Zealanders can be proud of;

* Political Authority comes from, Universal, Regular and Free Democratic Elections.
* Natural Resources belong to all and should be managed for the benefit of all.
* We are all equal. No matter our cultural, economic, social, or legal background and nobody should be held back because of who they are.
* We should ensure that working together is what drives the local economy and that wealth should be justly distributed.
* All people deserve respect and dignity.
* Anyone can own wealth or property but is is people and justice for all that is most important.
* The Treaty Of Waitangi Should be honoured by Local Government, By Society and By Families.
* Local Communities need to promote Peace and Social Justice.

* Local Government should protect the rights of people, no matter their race, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religious faith, political belief or disabilities.