The ruling from the Court of Appeal was that the sentence was "just" within the range of what was appropriate given the breach of trust and the trauma caused to the child. He said he had complained to the Lord about the bad reputation Highbury had, and that was when he received his calling to go to the council chamber and sit through meetings and work for change. The language and terminology of council business gave him "a massive headache", but after nine months of chewing it over, he decided to go for the mayoralty.
A victim first, "then I became a predator". My city with a heart. My city that I love. His guiding principles of love for God and others were straight from the new testament of the Christian Bible.
He said he had studied the council's year plan, which read like its bible, but it was missing an important element. He would be releasing more of his blueprint on September 1.
Engu has yet to formally lodge his nomination for the October 12 local body elections. Nominations close on August Sitting mayor Grant Smith has yet to get his nomination in, as is academic and local government commentator Andy Asquith, who has announced his candidacy.
Man with child sex conviction stands for Palmerston North mayor. Janine Rankin , Aug 07 Donut man and Highbury markets organiser Maruna Engu is standing for the mayoralty despite a criminal record. Engu says he was prepared for his criminal past to come to light.
