Wellington City Councillor ratings
The Wellingtonian has had an 8 member panel of Wellingtonians rate the 15 Wellington City Councillors. They were rated on five areas, and also given an average overall rating. So who got top and bottom in each.
Note that these ratings are of course the opinions of the panelists only.
Overall Top
- Paul Eagle 80.7%
- Nicola Young 69.8%
- Justin Lester 69.4%
Overall Bottom
- Helen Ritchie 34.3%
- Ray Ahipene-Mercer 44.5%
- Jo Coughlan 46.5%
Top Accessibility
- Paul Eagle 84.3%
- Justin Lester 80.0%
- Celia Wade-Brown 78.1%
Bottom Accessibility
- Helene Ritchie 38.3%
- Ray Ahipene-Mercer 42.9%
- Malcolm Sparrow 51.0%
Top Effectiveness
- Paul Eagle 75.7%
- Iona Pannett 66.3%
- Nicola Young 63.1%
Bottom Effectiveness
- Helene Ritchie 30.0%
- Mark Peck 38.6%
- Ray Ahipene-Mercer 40.0%
Top Proactiveness
- Paul Eagle 77.1%
- Iona Pannett 68.1%
- Nicola Young 65.6%
Bottom Proactiveness
- Helene Ritchie 33.6%
- Sarah Free 35.8%
- Ray Ahipene-Mercer 37.1%
Top Work Ethic
- Celia Wade-Brown 90.0%
- Paul Eagle 87.9%
- Justin Lester 81.3%
Bottom Work Ethic
- Helene Ritchie 36.7%
- Ray Ahipene-Mercer 46.7%
- Jo Coughlan 48.8%
Top Wellington First
- Paul Eagle 80.7%
- Simon Woolf 75.7%
- Simon Marsh 70.0%
UPDATE: The panel were:
- John Milford, Business Central CEO
- Allan Probert, Khandallah Business Improvement District secretary & veterinarian
- Lyndy McIntyre, Living Wage Wellington co-ordinator
- John Dow, events, marketing & sports leader
- Victoria Spackman, Gibson Group CEO & former chairman of Bats Theatre
- John Sherwan, Adjunct professor at VUW/businessman
- Jack Marshall, Wgton City Youth Council chairman
- Ian Apperley, Strathmore Park blogger