O'NEILL Hugh - Candidate profile
Affiliation: Independent
My principal place of residence is in the Dunedin City Council area. I am also standing for Otago Peninsula Community Board.
Turn this ship around.
A Scottish seafarer of Irish descent, Dunedin has been the best home from home. It is time to repay that debt. Like Dunedin’s founders, I value family, education, common sense and integrity. For seafarers, integrity means the ability to remain afloat. Ships manage and maintain all services and utilities. Our DCC ship is labouring under a massive debt burden.
Whilst Captain of UK and Irish sailing ships, I trained 7,000 to become efficient crews. We ran tight budgets and balanced the books. For the next 22 years, first in London then Otago, I piloted ships in difficult harbours. Otago Pilots guide billion dollar ships, bigger than the stadium, with thousands on board. Pilots guide ships’ crews to successful outcomes.
We are all on the same ship. As crew, we can turn this DCC ship around and let Dunedin flourish. Join the crew. Vote Captain Hugh. captainhugh.nz