Adult entertainer Lisa Lewis has thrown her hat if not her clothes into the ring for a seat on Hamilton City Council.

Ms Lewis, who appears in this month's issue of men's magazine Penthouse, has revealed she wants to represent the west ward after October's election and will stand on planks of hon-esty, transparency and a desire for greater balance.

"I don't believe the existing councillors represent all forms of society," she said. "I doubt any of them have been on a domestic purposes benefit, the dole or known what it is like to work their arse off to provide for their family."

Many councillors looked far older than 40. "Who is representing the younger generation of Hamilton right now?" she asked.

Ms Lewis, 29, said she could offer the ward "vast" life experience. "I am a mother, a successful businesswoman and New Zealand's leading adult entertainer. I know that I have the capability to perform well in the council chamber if elected."

Policy-wise Ms Lewis said Hamilton urgently needed to break its image as "a passing-through town where people stop once a year for one-hit wonders like the V8s or a rugby test".

Ms Lewis was raised in Hamilton.