Community adviser seeks seat

Press, 21 May 1987, Page 9

Community adviser seeks seat

The Christchurch City Council’s community adviser, Mr Alistair Graham, will seek nomination as the Labour Party’s Lyttelton candidate. Mr Graham, a former Christchurch City councillor and schoolteacher, announced yesterday that he would officially seek nomination at next week’s selection meeting.

“A local candidate is essential to increase the high Labour profile in the electorate,” he said.

Mr Graham, aged 38, was born in Waimate and educated at Christchurch Teachers College and the University of Canterbury. After a teaching career from 1976 to 1984 he became actively involved in community work.

He served as an East Ward city councillor from 1980 to 1983, is a past national executive member of the New Zealand Educational Institute, and was recently appointed as a member of the Indecent Publications Tribunal.

He was appointed community adviser in May, 1984.

Mr Graham is an active member of the Labour Party in Christchurch, the Taua Mahi Trust, the Christchurch Youth Centre Trust, and the Citizens’ Advice Bureau. His wife, Robin, is also

active in the Labour Party and is a member of the Labour Electorate Committee. Mr Graham described himself yesterday as a people’s candidate committed to the Lyttelton electorate. “It is important that Lyttelton is represented by a resident in the electorate, one who understands the people and the issues. I have been actively involved in union and professional organisations throughout my working life. I have successfully fought many issues, a significant one being equal opportunities policy.” His move to seek nomination was “a family decision,” he said.