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April 27, 2009 1:45pm by David Farrar

Ron Mark for Carterton

Roar Prawn reports that Ron Mark is planning to stand for Mayor of Carterton.

I think Ron will win easily.

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Murray

Only because Gary doesn’t plan to stand again. Gary would clean his clock.
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April 27, 2009 1:52pm
Neil

Ron Mark is cashing in on his political career. He was always known as a cowboy on law and order and with a very prickly personality. Going out to protest about toilets is no great recommendation for a future mayor.
Carterton aren’t gaining of worth I think.
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April 27, 2009 2:12pm
Buggerlugs

Can’t he get a real job? If anything, this is a great advertisement for why there should be a super-council for Wellington, Kapiti and the Wairarapa.
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April 27, 2009 3:11pm
Murray

What a load of crap buggerlugs. the LAST thing rural areas need is more Starbucks motivated management from the nations rectum.
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April 27, 2009 4:41pm
Rex Widerstrom

Someone once said we get the representatives we deserve. I recall Carterton as pleasant, relaxed and friendly place, so it certainly doesn’t deserve this odious, cowardly ignoramus as its Mayor.

Yes, Ron, I’m still waiting for you to man up and apologise. Perhaps I should pop up at a candidates meeting and ask you there, shall I?
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April 27, 2009 5:43pm
James Sleep

If Gary stands, Ron will not win.
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April 27, 2009 6:43pm
Michael E

Ron Mark’s hoardings kept getting defaced at the last election – someone kept painting green ears on. I swear he is Yoda’s long lost brother.
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April 27, 2009 7:18pm
Terry J

Ron and Gary are good mates

Gary is the reason there is strong talk for the proposed amalgamated Council which does not include him. So if Ron stands the Wairarapa super council would be a clincher. The man is a carpetbagger .Give him what he deserves ‘Leadership of that wanking outfit NZF and make Gary his deputy.
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April 27, 2009 7:29pm
georgedarroch

If they vote for him, they deserve what they get.
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April 27, 2009 7:59pm
reid

I’ve always thought Ron Mark was a man of integrity, more than others, both inside his party and outside.

I think sometimes he got it wrong in a serious way, and I doubt he will ever publicly admit it.

I wish him well.
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April 27, 2009 8:26pm
Ross Miller

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm in the footsteps of Georgina Beyer …. and pretty small footsteps at that.

Gives some credance to the saying ‘from the shit of the kings to the king of the shits’ (ooooooooops sorry Carterton).

But surely the good honest burgers there have got more sense.

Wouldn’t stand a show in Greytown
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April 27, 2009 8:46pm
Jack5

Rex Widerstrom in his 5.43 post obviously has an axe to grind when he describes Ron Mark as a “odious, cowardly ignoramus.”

Ron, an ex special forces man in the Middle East, is no coward. Nor is he an ignoramus nor odious.

Go Ron. You would be a bloody good mayor, and I for one am sorry you are not still an MP.
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April 27, 2009 9:22pm
Magnanomis

Hope Ron realises that Georgina Beyer has worn the mayoral robes.
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April 27, 2009 9:46pm
GJ

I don’t think Ron Marks has the temperament for a mayor. He runs a fairly short fuse and is not very good at working with or listening to others, both skills which are required for a good mayor.
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April 27, 2009 11:04pm
Terry J

Jack5
If you think the munter Ron Marks would make a good mayor then get him to stand in your local body electorate but I live in the Carterton District and are sick of idiots been foisted on our District or been told by That if he stood he would win easily.
I for one would commit funds to make sure this prediction will not happen.
There has never been a better reason for One council for Wairarapa.
As Marks is portraying himself as a Honest and trustworthy person would Ron like to explain if NZ First has paid back the money yet, How much was it again???
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April 28, 2009 10:15am
freethinker

Terry J
Dead right – I wonder why in hell Key is not pushing this and in the case of Snakeoil DUNNE – why not tell state services to attach his ministerial earnings and tell Dunne that failure to pay up will cost him his warrant.Come on John the taxpayer will punish National if you don’t recover our stolen tax dollars.
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April 28, 2009 1:15pm
merleneshedlock

I’m a bit concerned Terry J (27) would commit funds to interfere with an election campaign? Whose funds would you dip your trough in to, to undermine a democratic process? And who pays, pays and pays to keep these funds afloat?
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