{"id":1292,"date":"2023-05-21T23:50:58","date_gmt":"2023-05-21T23:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/?p=1292"},"modified":"2023-09-17T19:26:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-17T19:26:46","slug":"hutt-south","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/index.php\/2023\/05\/21\/hutt-south\/","title":{"rendered":"Hutt South Electorate"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 id=\"firstHeading\" class=\"firstHeading mw-first-heading\">Hutt South Electorate<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Location where the Show is being Filmed \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/The+Dowse+Art+Museum+and+Dowse+Square\/@-41.2116937,174.9046941,19.5z\/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x6d38aa568e262f09:0xcfc1191c680f1e3f!8m2!3d-41.211801!4d174.9044177!16s%2Fm%2F0z2pq80?authuser=0&amp;entry=ttu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Coe Centre<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Date of the show \u2013 Tuesday 19th September 2023<\/li>\n<li>Times to arrive \u2013 Arrive by 330pm<\/li>\n<li>Broadcast Time \u2013 Broadcast starts at 4pm and finishes at 6pm or near<\/li>\n<li>Books your tickets here\n<ul>\n<li>In Studio\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.nz\/e\/671852628297\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tickets<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Online\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.nz\/e\/671869940077\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tickets<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Submit your questions\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/GTtPjLRQdrevfHAS6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 We will select the best questions for the show<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Watch Online here<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/player.restream.io\/?token=7809d1b4332740b5a1842b2ec91a8b03&amp;vwrs=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><\/figure>\n<h1><strong>Candidates who are Standing<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>This section enables candidates to display their contact information to allow voters easy access to candidates information in one place.<\/p>\n<p>Submit your candidate information\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/xeFjbK7WMrnptfnT7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/forms.gle\/xeFjbK7WMrnptfnT7&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1690857272361000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1qhgfSJpvSl-bfyP5jAsuI\"><b>here<\/b><\/a> \u2013 this does not commit attendance to \u2018It\u2019s in the Ballot\u2019 show &#8211; It lets voters know who is standing for their electorate.<\/p>\n<h4>Ben Wylie-van Eerd \u2013 <span class=\"mw-page-title-main\">The Opportunities Party<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1516 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ben-shoulders-Benjamin-Wylie-van-Eerd-289x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"289\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<pre><b>- <\/b>\r\nWebsite - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top.org.nz\/ben-wylievaneerd\">https:\/\/www.top.org.nz\/ben-wylievaneerd<\/a>\r\nFacebook - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/benforhuttsouth\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/benforhuttsouth<\/a>\r\nTwitter - \r\nInstagram - \r\nYoutube - \r\nTiktok - \r\nEmail - <a href=\"mailto:ben.wylie@top.org.nz\">ben.wylie@top.org.nz<\/a><\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"Qr7Oae\" role=\"listitem\">\n<div class=\"OxAavc NVbRL\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"716672734\">\n<div class=\"xMZTse Ih4Dzb\">\n<h4 class=\"Mh5jwe JqSWld yqQS1\" aria-describedby=\"c425\">Neelu Jennings \u2013 Green Party of Aotearoa NZ<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1696 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC08127_resized-Scott-little-300x181.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"181\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<pre>Website - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greens.org.nz\/neelu_jennings_2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.greens.org.nz\/neelu_jennings_2023<\/a>\r\nFacebook - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100091071468700\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100091071468700 <\/a>\r\nTwitter - \r\nInstagram - \r\nYoutube - \r\nTiktok - \r\nEmail - <a href=\"mailto:neelu.jennings@greens.org.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">neelu.jennings@greens.org.nz<\/a><\/pre>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Lee Donoghue &#8211; New Zealand First<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1711 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/32-copy-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/32-copy-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/32-copy-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/32-copy.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<pre>Website - \r\nFacebook - \r\nTwitter - <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeeDonoghue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeeDonoghue<\/a>\r\nInstagram - \r\nYoutube - \r\nTiktok - \r\nEmail - <a href=\"mailto:lee.donoghue@nzfirst.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lee.donoghue@nzfirst.nz<\/a><\/pre>\n<pre><\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Andy Parkins &#8211; ACT<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1808 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/andy_parkins-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<pre>Website - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.act.org.nz\/2023_andy_parkins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.act.org.nz\/2023_andy_parkins<\/a>\r\nFacebook - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/andyactnz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/andyactnz<\/a>\r\nTwitter - \r\nInstagram - \r\nYoutube - \r\nTiktok - \r\nEmail - <a href=\"mailto:andy.parkins@act.org.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">andy.parkins@act.org.nz<\/a><\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<pre>-<\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"Qr7Oae\" role=\"listitem\">\n<div class=\"OxAavc NVbRL\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"716672734\">\n<div class=\"xMZTse Ih4Dzb\">\n<h4 class=\"Mh5jwe JqSWld yqQS1\" aria-describedby=\"c486\"><strong>Max Rangitutia &#8211; Vision New Zealand<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div class=\"Qr7Oae\" role=\"listitem\">\n<div class=\"OxAavc NVbRL\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"298804113\">\n<div class=\"pYfr3c\">\n<div class=\"prOLdf\">\n<div class=\"g53bl\">\n<div class=\"cTDvob D1wxyf RjsPE\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\" aria-describedby=\"i.desc.298804113 c497\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2006 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/temp-6-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<pre>Website - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vision.org.nz\/meet_our_people\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.vision.org.nz\/meet_our_people<\/a>\r\nFacebook - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100095412641861\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100095412641861<\/a>\r\nTwitter - \r\nInstagram - \r\nYoutube - \r\nTiktok - \r\nEmail - <a href=\"mailto:visionnz.wgtn@outlook.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visionnz.wgtn@outlook.com<\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n-\r\n-<\/pre>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Ginny Anderson &#8211;\u00a0Labour Party<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2017 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/temp-7-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/temp-7-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/temp-7-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/temp-7.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<pre>Website - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.labour.org.nz\/ginnyandersen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.labour.org.nz\/ginnyandersen<\/a>\r\nFacebook - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GinnyAndersenHuttSouth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GinnyAndersenHuttSouth<\/a>\r\nTwitter - <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ginnyandersen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/ginnyandersen<\/a>\r\nInstagram - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ginny_andersen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ginny_andersen<\/a>\r\nYoutube - \r\nTiktok - \r\nEmail - <a href=\"mailto:ginny.andersen@labour.org.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ginny.andersen@labour.<wbr \/>org.nz<\/a><\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<pre>-<\/pre>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Chris Bishop &#8211;\u00a0National Party<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2019 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Chris-Bishop-Portrait-photo-216x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Chris-Bishop-Portrait-photo-216x300.png 216w, https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Chris-Bishop-Portrait-photo.png 362w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><\/p>\n<pre>Website - <a href=\"https:\/\/chrisbishop.national.org.nz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/chrisbishop.national.org.nz\/<\/a>\r\nFacebook - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ChrisBishopMP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ChrisBishopMP<\/a>\r\nTwitter - <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cjsbishop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/cjsbishop<\/a>\r\nInstagram - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cjsbishop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cjsbishop\/<\/a>\r\nYoutube - \r\nTiktok - \r\nEmail - <a href=\"mailto:chris.bishop@national.org.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">chris.bishop@national.org.nz<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<wbr \/><\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<pre>-<\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Questions that are in the Shows Boxes<\/h1>\n<h4>Hard Hitting Questions<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>What is your party\u2019s policy for funding the Cross Valley Link project as a national state<br \/>\nhighway?<\/li>\n<li>What is the most pressing issue in the Hutt South electorate currently?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Questions Boxes \u2013 Please note the numbers attached aren\u2019t necessarily the boxes the questions are sealed away in. This is done by an independent person on the night to ensure no candidates or on screen crew know what questions are in what boxes<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Do you personally think that it is important that women and girls (using the standard<br \/>\nbiological definition) should have exclusive access to some services, spaces, facilities and<br \/>\nsports for the sake of their dignity, safety and right to fairness?<\/li>\n<li>What is a quality that you admire in one of your fellow candidates?<\/li>\n<li>Will you abolish the sexualisation education in the primary education curriculum? Yes or no<br \/>\nand why?<\/li>\n<li>What do you know about the struggles facing families of autistic children in the Hutt? How<br \/>\nwill you attempt to advocate for the needs of autistic children?<\/li>\n<li>How are you going to address the cost-of-living crisis?<\/li>\n<li>Will you be able to readdress Australian Super being released early for returning kiwis<br \/>\nwanting to use the fund for deposits and purchase of their first homes now more of us are<br \/>\nreturning home to New Zealand?<\/li>\n<li>What would you do to financially assist local governments to fix the pipes and<br \/>\ninfrastructure?<\/li>\n<li>What is your party\u2019s policy on gun control? Do you support the gun register that was<br \/>\nestablished?<\/li>\n<li><em>Long term change requires strong and binding cross-party collaboration and agreement. A<\/em><br \/>\n<em>recent example would be the Mental Health and Addictions working group which did not<\/em><br \/>\n<em>have decision making powers.<\/em><br \/>\nWhat is one area that your party could commit to attempting genuine, lasting andbinding<br \/>\ncross-party work for the long-term benefit of Aotearoa New Zealand?<\/li>\n<li><em>Current information from overseas indicates that vaping is not a healthier alternative to<\/em><br \/>\n<em>smoking. Children of primary school age are becoming addicted.<\/em><br \/>\nWhat is your party\u2019s plan to address this health concern?<\/li>\n<li><em>With the downturn in the economy, many small businesses are struggling to stay afloat.<\/em><br \/>\nHas your party got any policies that would assist them through these tough times?<\/li>\n<li>What is your party\u2019s stance on Central Bank Digital Currency? Will your party support<br \/>\nremoving cash from being used in New Zealand?<\/li>\n<li>Do you support the right to women&amp;#39;s safe, legal and timely access to abortion in New<br \/>\nZealand?<\/li>\n<li>What is your party\u2019s position on Three Waters Reform? Do you have an alternative model?<\/li>\n<li>In your opinion, should we change the minimum age for voting to 16 years old?<\/li>\n<li>In your opinion, should councils be forced by the Ministry of Health to fluoridate their water<br \/>\nsupplies<\/li>\n<li>In your opinion, what is the main issue that New Zealand is facing currently?<\/li>\n<li>In your opinion, should Mainstream Media be funded by taxpayers?<\/li>\n<li>What is your party\u2019s position on the need for and how local govt rating reform should be<br \/>\ndelivered for all of New Zealand?<\/li>\n<li>Do you think New Zealand should investigate having an Independent Commissioner against<br \/>\ncorruption like NSW?<\/li>\n<li><em>In the 2019 budget 1.9 billion dollars was allocated to improving mental health services.<\/em><br \/>\nTo what extent do you consider that this has improved our mental health system and made<br \/>\na difference to our country\u2019s wellbeing?<\/li>\n<li>To what extent do you consider that public transport policies are incentives to support the<br \/>\nuse of public transport while also reducing climate change impacts?<\/li>\n<li>What do you think we should do about the increasing level of misinformation that we are<br \/>\nexperiencing?<\/li>\n<li><em>Rest homes are losing RNs to Te Whatu Ora as they are unable to match the pay packages.<\/em><br \/>\nDo you think that pay packages for RNs should be equitable across all sectors of health care?<\/li>\n<li>Do you think that transgender females should be able to compete in women\u2019s sports?<\/li>\n<li><em>Over the past few years New Zealand has suffered from many forms of division.<\/em><br \/>\nHow would your party reconnect people and heal the divide, so we are a united country<br \/>\nonce again?<\/li>\n<li>Would your party advocate for introducing a sugar drinks tax to help combat obesity, dental<br \/>\ndecay, Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and other chronic medical conditions?<\/li>\n<li>Given that property investors often outbid first home buyers at house auctions, how would<br \/>\nyou encourage property investors to switch to more productive investments?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Highlight Videos from the Night<\/h1>\n<p>More to come<\/p>\n<h1>Other Meet the Candidates in the Electorate<\/h1>\n<p>This section is to allow community-led &#8220;Meet the candidates&#8221; 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