Ann Court Your Mayor for FNDC

Vote Ann Court for Mayor – let’s steady the ship.

🚨 $1.27 Million of Your Money – Gone 🚨
Hi Far Northians,

I’m Ann Court, and I’m standing for Mayor of the Far North District Council.

In just 3 years, your Council — the one that manages your roads, water, waste, and local services — has had:

  • 4 CEOs (2 permanent, 2 acting)

  • 4 plus restructures and counting

  • 219 staff resignations

  • 29 contract terminations

  • 16 personal grievances – 11 settled so far, costing $784,413 excluding legal

  • Plus one senior leadership payout – another $490,000 including legal and recruitment

💸 That’s $1.27 million of your ratepayer money, gone — with nothing to show for it but instability.  We are in crisis management mode

✅ Your Council controls vital services — and it needs strong, stable leadership.

Vote Ann Court for Mayor – let’s steady the ship.

#FarNorthVotes #AnnCourtForMayor #LeadershipMatters #SteadyTheShip 

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✅ I want open door council meetings – I want transparency

The people of the Far North deserve to see the decisions being made — and who is making them.

🗳️ Why I'm Standing for Mayor

Everywhere I go, people ask the same things:
❓ Where’s the transparency?
❓ Who’s accountable?
❓ Why are basic services failing?

I share your concerns — and I’m stepping up because we deserve better.

I’m often asked:
"But you’re already on Council!"
Yes, I am — but I’m 1 of 11 votes, and too often, I’ve been in the minority when it comes to demanding openness and accountability.

✅ I believe in open-door meetings, real transparency, and a Council that serves you, not itself.
✅ I bring deep governance experience and a track record of action — not performance.

🗳️ Vote Ann Court for Mayor - It’s time to steady the ship.

#AnnCourtForMayor #FarNorthVotes #RealLeadership #NoMoreSpin #OpenCouncil 

Why run for Mayor?….. Midnight musings..

MEDIA RELEASE

Ann Court Announces Mayoral Candidacy - FNDC

Long-serving Far North District Councillor Ann Court announced her candidacy for Mayor on Friday, 1st August 2025. She pledged to restore public confidence, strengthen governance, and return Council operations to a more effective and community-focused footing.

“With 27 years of service to the Far North community, I have seen the best of what local government can do – and the risks when transparency, efficiency, and accountability start to slide,” says Court. “This campaign is about putting the community first, shining daylight on decision-making, and ensuring Council delivers real value to ratepayers.”

Court says recent developments within Council have raised serious concerns about governance integrity and operational stability.

She outlined three core areas of concern driving her campaign:

  1. Governance Independence: “There’s an urgent need to reaffirm Council’s autonomy, especially in relation to its Council Controlled Trading Organisations (CCTOs). We must ensure the community’s interests are not sidelined by external or commercial pressures.”

  2. Operational Stability: “Ongoing restructures have caused significant staff losses and placed real pressure on service delivery – even leading to union-led legal action. We need to steady the ship.”

  3. Fiscal Responsibility Under Pressure: “At a time when so many households are struggling, Council cannot afford wasteful or optics-driven spending. Every dollar must be spent wisely, delivering real, tangible outcomes for our community.”

Court says she is committed to proactive leadership, clear communication, and a culture of accountability.

“As Mayor, I will bring daylight to decision-making - ending the ‘behind closed doors’ approach and building a council that listens, leads with integrity, and puts the well-being of our community first.”

Ann Court 

#FarNorthVotes #AnnCourtForMayor #LeadershipMatters #SteadyTheShip 

Ann at the Business bay of Islands AGM meet the candidates.

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Promoted and authorised by Warren Pattinson, warrenpattinson@gmail.com, on behalf of Ann Court running for Mayor for Far North District Council in the local election.