In 1987, Guppy was a lecturer in clinical pharmacy at Hutt Hospital, and group chairman of the pharmacy practice department at Upper Hutt's Central Institute of Technology, while his wife, Sue, ran Guppy's Dispensary in Upper Hutt.[1]
Personal lifeedit
Guppy is married to Sue and they have two daughters.[2] They live in the Upper Hutt suburb of Heretaunga.[3] Guppy is currently the president of the Upper Hutt Rugby Football Club.[4] He is a justice of the peace.[3]
Mayor of Upper Huttedit
Guppy was first elected to the Upper Hutt City Council in 1998 and was the chair of the Consents Committee for that three-year term.[3] At the next local body election in 2001, he was elected Mayor of Upper Hutt with a majority of around 6,000 votes[5] and has been mayor since. In the 2007 local election, he was returned unopposed.[6] Guppy and Chris Hipkins launched a petition in 2009 opposing the proposed merger of the Upper Hutt and Lower Hutt police districts.[7]
Water infrastructure controversiesedit
In 2023, Guppy publicly criticised Wellington Water, an asset management company jointly owned by most councils in the Wellington Region. The company manages the water infrastructure in Upper Hutt on behalf of the city council. Wellington Water reported that 52% of the drinking water supplied to the city was being lost through leaks. An Upper Hutt councillor claimed that the state of the water network was the result of decades of under-investment, and that the city was currently only replacing 1.5 km (0.93 mi) of water mains each year. Guppy disputed the claims and said that he had "no confidence" in Wellington Water and its advice.[8] Guppy has also strongly opposed the installation of water meters for all consumers, despite the evidence that they lead to significantly reduced demand.[9] In a separate issue related to wastewater, Guppy disputed advice from Wellington Water about the potential need to invest $1 billion in a total replacement of the long sewage outfall pipe from the treatment plant at Seaview to Pencarrow Head, together with upgrades at the treatment plant.[10]
Referencesedit
^ abc"Wayne Guppy". Upper Hutt City Library. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
^"Wayne Guppy". Elections 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
^ abc"His Worship the Mayor – Wayne Guppy, JP". Upper Hutt City Council. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
^"Contact Us". Upper Hutt Rugby Football Club. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
^"Deputy mayor takes Wellington". TV One. 13 October 2001. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
^Williams, Colin (21 July 2010). "Sparrow v Guppy in mayoral race". Upper Hutt Leader. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
^Hipkins, Chris (23 February 2009). "Petition opposing police merger launched". Chris Hipkins MP.
^Boyack, Nicholas (10 October 2023). "Upper Hutt loses 52% of its water to leaks". www.thepost.co.nz. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
^Boyack, Nicholas (24 December 2022). "Water meters would help address Wellington's leak problem - but will politicians act?". Stuff. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
^Boyack, Nicholas (23 September 2023). "$1 billion shock for Hutt Valley ratepayers". www.thepost.co.nz. from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
wayne, guppy, wayne, noel, guppy, born, august, 1954, zealand, local, body, politician, been, mayor, upper, hutt, since, 2001, jpguppy, 201611th, mayor, upper, huttincumbentassumed, office, 2001preceded, byrex, kirtonpersonal, detailsbornwayne, noel, guppy, 19. Wayne Noel Guppy JP born 31 August 1954 is a New Zealand local body politician He has been the Mayor of Upper Hutt since 2001 Wayne GuppyJPGuppy in 201611th Mayor of Upper HuttIncumbentAssumed office 2001Preceded byRex KirtonPersonal detailsBornWayne Noel Guppy 1954 08 31 31 August 1954 age 69 Upper Hutt New ZealandSpouseSue GuppyResidenceHeretaungaProfessionPharmacistWebsiteOfficial council website Contents 1 Early life 2 Personal life 3 Mayor of Upper Hutt 3 1 Water infrastructure controversies 4 ReferencesEarly life editGuppy was born in Upper Hutt on 31 August 1954 the son of Colin Guppy a police officer and Joy Guppy 1 He was educated at St Patrick s College Silverstream and obtained a Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Nebraska Medical Center 1 In 1987 Guppy was a lecturer in clinical pharmacy at Hutt Hospital and group chairman of the pharmacy practice department at Upper Hutt s Central Institute of Technology while his wife Sue ran Guppy s Dispensary in Upper Hutt 1 Personal life editGuppy is married to Sue and they have two daughters 2 They live in the Upper Hutt suburb of Heretaunga 3 Guppy is currently the president of the Upper Hutt Rugby Football Club 4 He is a justice of the peace 3 Mayor of Upper Hutt editGuppy was first elected to the Upper Hutt City Council in 1998 and was the chair of the Consents Committee for that three year term 3 At the next local body election in 2001 he was elected Mayor of Upper Hutt with a majority of around 6 000 votes 5 and has been mayor since In the 2007 local election he was returned unopposed 6 Guppy and Chris Hipkins launched a petition in 2009 opposing the proposed merger of the Upper Hutt and Lower Hutt police districts 7 Water infrastructure controversies edit In 2023 Guppy publicly criticised Wellington Water an asset management company jointly owned by most councils in the Wellington Region The company manages the water infrastructure in Upper Hutt on behalf of the city council Wellington Water reported that 52 of the drinking water supplied to the city was being lost through leaks An Upper Hutt councillor claimed that the state of the water network was the result of decades of under investment and that the city was currently only replacing 1 5 km 0 93 mi of water mains each year Guppy disputed the claims and said that he had no confidence in Wellington Water and its advice 8 Guppy has also strongly opposed the installation of water meters for all consumers despite the evidence that they lead to significantly reduced demand 9 In a separate issue related to wastewater Guppy disputed advice from Wellington Water about the potential need to invest 1 billion in a total replacement of the long sewage outfall pipe from the treatment plant at Seaview to Pencarrow Head together with upgrades at the treatment plant 10 References edit a b c Wayne Guppy Upper Hutt City Library Retrieved 24 June 2020 Wayne Guppy Elections 2010 Retrieved 14 October 2011 a b c His Worship the Mayor Wayne Guppy JP Upper Hutt City Council Retrieved 13 October 2011 Contact Us Upper Hutt Rugby Football Club Retrieved 15 October 2011 Deputy mayor takes Wellington TV One 13 October 2001 Retrieved 15 October 2011 Williams Colin 21 July 2010 Sparrow v Guppy in mayoral race Upper Hutt Leader Retrieved 14 October 2011 Hipkins Chris 23 February 2009 Petition opposing police merger launched Chris Hipkins MP Boyack Nicholas 10 October 2023 Upper Hutt loses 52 of its water to leaks www thepost co nz Retrieved 11 October 2023 Boyack Nicholas 24 December 2022 Water meters would help address Wellington s leak problem but will politicians act Stuff Retrieved 11 October 2023 Boyack Nicholas 23 September 2023 1 billion shock for Hutt Valley ratepayers www thepost co nz Archived from the original on 25 September 2023 Retrieved 24 September 2023 Political offices Preceded byRex Kirton Mayor of Upper Hutt2001 present Incumbent Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wayne Guppy amp oldid 1219704860, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
