Student Politician

The candidacy of at least one student in the forthcoming City Council elections will be announced soon.

According to reliable information Tony Haas (left), a well-known student journalist, will be standing on the Labour ticket at the elections on October 13.

Tony is a political science honours student who has studied urban planning as part of his political science course.

"In Wellington the social problems arising from unemployment, old age, and racial identity are the one that must be faced up to," he says.

Tony, who will be 24 on polling day, is going to Australia before the elections, where he will look at local body administration in Canberra and Sydney.

As well as writing for many New Zealnd dailies and the student press, Tony has contributed to many overseas papers and is New Zealnd correspondent for the Sydney Bulletin.

His candidacy will be announced by Sir Francis Kitts at a dinner in the Student Union building tomorrow.