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Will you introduce and lobby for bylaws restricting brothels in residential areas and close to sensitive sites such as schools, kindergartens, playgrounds and shopping areas frequented by families and children
Change brothel rules - Family First
3 News 3 June 2010
School incensed brothel has opened across the road
NZ Herald Apr 27, 2010
Bylaw option to control brothels
NZ Herald 29 Apr 2010
Outrage over brothel at National MP's house
Herald on Sunday May 03, 2009
... Auckland Mayor John Banks, whose office received complaints from
neighbours and from Labour's Phil Goff, said such brothels had
become a "growth industry" that was expensive to monitor and police.
Brothel ordered out of school neighbourhood
NZ Herald Apr 27, 2009
Illegal brothels using high-end apartments
NZ Herald May 17, 2009
Fight to stop brothel from expanding
The Dominion Post 03 March 2009
And many more examples...
 | Yes No additional comment provided |
 | Not Sure I have been following this issue in the media and am sympathetic to the concerns expressed. At Manukau City Council we adopted a brothels bylaw in 2004. The bylaw dictates that brothels are only allowed to be located within business zones 4-6, which effectively means that they can only be located on the periphery of town centres in the more industrial areas. Furthermore, our bylaw states that brothels cannot be located within 250 metres of an educational facility, community facility, or place of worship. I am strongly of the opinion that local communities should have a say on issues such as where brothels, liquor outlets, and gambling facilities are located. I believe that in the new Auckland Council local boards should have strong input into bylaws governing these types of activities. |
 | Yes Yes I support restrictions on locations for brothels. We have had bylaws in North Shore City to this effect i.e. no brothel can be within 250 metres of a residential area, school, kindergarten, church, or community place. As Mayor I moved swiftly, within days of it being brought to my attention, to have a brothel closed down that was in close proximity to a church... so I do "walk the talk." |
 | Yes Yes I agree that the law does need tidying up in this respect. Already there have been too many local disputes where resources and time are being wasted arguing an issue that could be easily settled by law. |
 | No I believe there are laws already in place to monitor brothels in the circumstances described. |
