MEDIA RELEASE:

Jevan Goulter to withdraw candidacy for Wellington City Council

August 17th 10.37pm

In recent days I have had to stop and assess what I hope to achieve in my bid to run for Wellington City Council. While running a strong campaign in Wanganui I have quite simply neglected the Lambton Ward as a candidate for council and at this point in time would not deserve to win.
 
In saying this I also believe that the progress I am making in Wanganui in my bid for Mayor and the work I am doing on the ground and in the community has been seeing a great response from the residents and general public. The residents of Wanganui deserve a Mayor who takes the position seriously and as a full time job. Lets face it, Wanganui has not had a full time Mayor for the last 6 years.
 
I want to show the residents of Wanganui how serious I am, and that I am not standing in two different cities as a safety net.
Wellington is a great vibrant city, with so many different things happening, and Wellington deserves somebody who will remain living in Wellington and I can not commit to this entitlement that Wellingtonians deserve.
 
I hope that anybody who was going to vote for me will refrain from voting for Iona Pannet or Stephanie Cook and support Adam Cunningham.
 
I also continue to support publicly the current Mayor, Kerry Prendergast and hope that people will cast a vote for her in support of a stable, steady and sustainable city.
 
I would also like to thank Wanganui for welcoming me with open arms and being so responsive to my interactions with the community to date.
 
I hope that everybody votes at the local body elections this year and that people think hard before casting their votes.
 
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