Steve Laurence

My principal place of residence is in the area.

I run Almo’s Books and Café in the High Street. I’ve valued the opportunity to serve on Council this term and like to think I have contributed to good decision making. I am standing again as it has taken a large part of the last three years for me to properly understand how Local Government works. If I don’t seek another term, I won’t be making the most of lessons learned.

This term has been dominated by waters reforms. We concentrated on getting our assets into the best possible condition and arriving at the best long term deal we could strike for Carterton. This will be a huge change for governance in Wairarapa and is likely to be a model for further consolidation. Our challenge is to protect our wonderful community, foster its continuing growth and make it as affordable as possible.

I believe I can help with this.