What do you do i.e. school/training/ work
I am in my first year at Wanganui High School and am enjoying it immensely. After schools I do competitive gymnastics and learn the violin.

How long have you been on the Youth Committee
2009 is my second year on the Youth Committee

Why did you join the Youth Committee
I am a person who likes to make his opinions heard and since I have a lot of opinions the Youth Committee suits me well. Wanganui is very special to me and I want to help make it even better.

What do you want to see in Wanganui for young people
Wanganui is already greatly youth oriented, but I’d like to see a friendlier, safer environment.

What do you want to be when you grow up
At the moment I’m not entirely sure, I love English and want to have a career in that type of area; journalism is an option I’ve thought about. But I also love graphics design, maybe architecture. I haven’t decided yet.

What are your goals for the future
Long term, I hope to go to University (I’m not sure what yet; perhaps journalism, architecture, design or law), have a novel published and generally be happy.

What do you want to achieve out of life
I want to be able to look back on my life and feel it has been worthwhile, through ideas or actions I’ve put into movement; or just living life fully.

Describe your family and what they mean to you
I am very lucky to have a very loving and supportive family, who show interest in everything I do. I have a younger brother of eleven and an older of fifteen. We are very close and my worst fear is ever growing apart from them.

Favourite food
Banoffee pie! I’m completely mad about the sweet dessert.

Favourite music
Quite a range- from classical to Hayley Westenra to bands like Flight of the Conchords

What’s your ‘style’
My style is out-going, out-spoken, often first to break the ice.

Favourite shop in Wanganui
Kebabaholik - we always go there to celebrate achievements – Hallensteins for clothes, cafes like Parnells and Indigo.

Favourite place to be
Virginia lake, Wangaehu beach, home with my family

What do you do for fun
I am a very avid creative writer, so I write a lot of stories and the occasional poem. In my free time I create texture art for games and talk on Internet forums. My friends are also very important to me and I spend a lot of time texting and ‘hanging out’ with them.

Favourite episode of Sponge Bob and why
Unfortunately I have a limited opinion since I don’t watch the show.

Favourite TV Show
Watch little TV although I like to catch up on shows like Rove online.

Anything else
I love Wanganui: to me it is the perfect place to grow up – not too big, not too small. Great facilities with great people. As a youth councillor, I want to help make it better and better.