{"id":1296,"date":"2023-05-21T23:52:07","date_gmt":"2023-05-21T23:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/?p=1296"},"modified":"2023-09-12T09:40:20","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T09:40:20","slug":"mana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/index.php\/2023\/05\/21\/mana\/","title":{"rendered":"Mana Electorate"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 id=\"firstHeading\" class=\"firstHeading mw-first-heading\">Mana Electorate<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Location where the Show is being Filmed \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Kapiti+Impact+Hub\/@-40.9157839,175.0076891,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x6d40a1406fbfdbe1:0x907941345c4fb650!8m2!3d-40.915788!4d175.010264!16s%2Fg%2F1tcyl6vc?authuser=0&amp;entry=ttu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kapiti Impact Hub<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Date of the show \u2013 Thursday 14th September 2023<\/li>\n<li>Times to arrive \u2013 Arrive from 630pm<\/li>\n<li>Broadcast Time \u2013 Broadcast starts at 7pm and finishes at 9pm or near<\/li>\n<li>Books your tickets here\n<ul>\n<li>In Studio <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.nz\/e\/its-in-the-ballot-mana-electorate-tickets-656309899577?aff=oddtdtcreator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tickets<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.nz\/e\/its-in-the-ballot-mana-electorate-online-tickets-tickets-656311895547\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tickets<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Submit your questions <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/ee2ZNHxcKsnT8rLc8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> \u2013 We will select the best questions for the show<\/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=091680657ec042faa507cc15f1aa65d5&amp;vwrs=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\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<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=\"c822\">Gina Dao-McLay &#8211;\u00a0<span class=\"mw-page-title-main\">Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Gina, thank you for providing us with this information<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1755 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_0416-Gina-Dao-McLay-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Qr7Oae\" role=\"listitem\">\n<div class=\"OxAavc NVbRL\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1955246105\">\n<div class=\"pYfr3c\">\n<div class=\"prOLdf\">\n<div class=\"g53bl\">\n<pre class=\"cTDvob D1wxyf RjsPE\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\" aria-describedby=\"i.desc.1955246105 c829\"><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<pre>Website - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greens.org.nz\/gina_dao_mclay_2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.greens.org.nz\/gina_dao_mclay_2023<\/a>\r\nFacebook - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ginadaomclay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ginadaomclay\/<\/a>\r\nTwitter - <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gina_quynh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/gina_quynh<\/a>\r\nInstagram - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gina.quynh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gina.quynh\/<\/a>\r\nYoutube - \r\nTiktok - \r\nEmail - <a href=\"mailto:gina.dao-mclay@greens.org.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gina.dao-mclay@greens.org.nz<\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\n<pre>-<\/pre>\n<div class=\"Qr7Oae\" role=\"listitem\">\n<div class=\"OxAavc NVbRL\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"716672734\">\n<div class=\"xMZTse Ih4Dzb\">\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=\"c11605\">Kush Bhargava &#8211; Protect and Prosper New Zealand<\/h4>\n<p>Kush, thank you for providing us with this information<\/p>\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 c11616\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1836 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_1860-Kush-Bhargava-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Qr7Oae\" role=\"listitem\">\n<div class=\"OxAavc NVbRL\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1955246105\">\n<div class=\"pYfr3c\">\n<div class=\"prOLdf\">\n<div class=\"g53bl\">\n<pre class=\"cTDvob D1wxyf RjsPE\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\" aria-describedby=\"i.desc.1955246105 c829\"><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<pre>Website - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ppnz.org.nz\/ourteam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.ppnz.org.nz\/ourteam<\/a>\r\nFacebook - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PPNZ.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PPNZ.org<\/a>\r\nTwitter - \r\nInstagram - \r\nYoutube - \r\nTiktok - \r\nEmail - <a href=\"mailto:info@ppnz.org.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">info@ppnz.org.nz<\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\n<pre>-<\/pre>\n<div class=\"Qr7Oae\" role=\"listitem\">\n<div class=\"OxAavc NVbRL\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"716672734\">\n<div class=\"xMZTse Ih4Dzb\">\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=\"c11605\">Andy Foster &#8211; NZ First<\/h4>\n<p>Andy, thank you for providing us with this information<\/p>\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 c11616\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2167 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Andy-Foster-Portrait-Photo-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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Qr7Oae\" role=\"listitem\">\n<div class=\"OxAavc NVbRL\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1955246105\">\n<div class=\"pYfr3c\">\n<div class=\"prOLdf\">\n<div class=\"g53bl\">\n<pre class=\"cTDvob D1wxyf RjsPE\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\" aria-describedby=\"i.desc.1955246105 c829\"><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<pre>Website - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzfirst.nz\/andy-foster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.nzfirst.nz\/andy-foster<\/a>\r\nFacebook - \r\nTwitter - \r\nInstagram - \r\nYoutube - \r\nTiktok - \r\nEmail - <a href=\"mailto:andy.foster@nzfirst.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">andy.foster@nzfirst.nz<\/a><wbr \/>\u00a0\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\n<pre>-<\/pre>\n<pre>-<\/pre>\n<pre><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;\">Lily Brown - ACT<\/span><\/pre>\n<div class=\"Qr7Oae\" role=\"listitem\">\n<div class=\"OxAavc NVbRL\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"716672734\">\n<div class=\"xMZTse Ih4Dzb\">\n<div class=\"Qr7Oae\" role=\"listitem\">\n<div class=\"OxAavc NVbRL\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"716672734\">\n<div class=\"xMZTse Ih4Dzb\">\n<p>Lily, thank you for providing us with this information<\/p>\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 c11616\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2035 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/temp-8-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Qr7Oae\" role=\"listitem\">\n<div class=\"OxAavc NVbRL\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1955246105\">\n<div class=\"pYfr3c\">\n<div class=\"prOLdf\">\n<div class=\"g53bl\">\n<pre class=\"cTDvob D1wxyf RjsPE\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\" aria-describedby=\"i.desc.1955246105 c829\"><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<pre>Website - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.act.org.nz\/2023_lily_brown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.act.org.nz\/2023_lily_brown<\/a>\r\nFacebook - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ACT.Mana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ACT.Mana<\/a>\r\nTwitter - \r\nInstagram - \r\nYoutube - \r\nTiktok - \r\nEmail - \u00a0<a href=\"mailto:lily.brown@act.org.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lily.brown@act.org.nz<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n-<\/pre>\n<pre>-<\/pre>\n<div class=\"Qr7Oae\" role=\"listitem\">\n<div class=\"OxAavc NVbRL\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"716672734\">\n<div class=\"xMZTse Ih4Dzb\">\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=\"c11605\">Barbara Edmonds &#8211;\u00a0Labour Party<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Barbara did not provide this information \u2013 our Candidate Liaison team found the information through a google search<\/p>\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 c11616\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1987 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/temp-4-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Qr7Oae\" role=\"listitem\">\n<div class=\"OxAavc NVbRL\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1955246105\">\n<div class=\"pYfr3c\">\n<div class=\"prOLdf\">\n<div class=\"g53bl\">\n<pre class=\"cTDvob D1wxyf RjsPE\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\" aria-describedby=\"i.desc.1955246105 c829\"><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<pre>Website - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.labour.org.nz\/barbaraedmonds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.labour.org.nz\/barbaraedmonds<\/a>\r\nFacebook - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BarbaraEdmondsMP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BarbaraEdmondsMP<\/a>\r\nTwitter - <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BarbEdmondsMana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/BarbEdmondsMana<\/a>\r\nInstagram - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/barbara_edmonds_mp_\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/barbara_edmonds_mp_\/<\/a>\r\nYoutube - \r\nTiktok - \r\nEmail - <a href=\"mailto:barbara.edmonds@labour.org.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">barbara.edmonds@labour.org.nz<\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\n<pre>-<\/pre>\n<div class=\"Qr7Oae\" role=\"listitem\">\n<div class=\"OxAavc NVbRL\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"716672734\">\n<div class=\"xMZTse Ih4Dzb\">\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=\"c11605\">Frances Hughes &#8211;\u00a0National Party<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frances did not provide this information \u2013 our Candidate Liaison team found the information through a google search<\/p>\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 c11616\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2012 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Frances_Hughes-Portrait-Photo-187x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"187\" height=\"300\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Qr7Oae\" role=\"listitem\">\n<div class=\"OxAavc NVbRL\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1955246105\">\n<div class=\"pYfr3c\">\n<div class=\"prOLdf\">\n<div class=\"g53bl\">\n<pre class=\"cTDvob D1wxyf RjsPE\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\" aria-describedby=\"i.desc.1955246105 c829\"><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<pre>Website - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.national.org.nz\/franceshughes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.national.org.nz\/franceshughes<\/a>\r\nFacebook - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FrancesHughesMana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FrancesHughesMana<\/a>\r\nTwitter - \r\nInstagram - \r\nYoutube - \r\nTiktok - \r\nEmail - \u00a0<a href=\"mailto:frances.hughes@national.org.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">frances.hughes@national.org.nz<\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\n<pre>-<\/pre>\n<div class=\"Qr7Oae\" role=\"listitem\">\n<div class=\"OxAavc NVbRL\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"716672734\">\n<div class=\"xMZTse Ih4Dzb\">\n<div class=\"Qr7Oae\" role=\"listitem\">\n<div class=\"OxAavc NVbRL\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"716672734\">\n<div class=\"xMZTse Ih4Dzb\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<pre><\/pre>\n<h1>Questions that are in the Shows Boxes<\/h1>\n<h4>Hard Hitting Questions<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>What is your party&#8217;s policy on the duplication of the North Island Main Trunk Railway Line<br \/>\nbetween Paekakariki and Pukerua Bay?<\/li>\n<li>What is your party\u2019s policy to get families out of emergency accommodation in Porirua city<br \/>\nand into long-term stable housing?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Questions Boxes &#8211; Please note the numbers attached aren&#8217;t 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><em>Porirua City Council sewage treatment plant is still operating on an expired resource consent<\/em>.<br \/>\nAs the electorate MP, how would you advocate to ensure the treatment plant is compliant<br \/>\nand how will that impact my rates?<\/li>\n<li>Why is New Zealand reducing CO2 emissions when plants need CO2 to grow?<\/li>\n<li>What are you\/your party going to do about the climate crisis?<\/li>\n<li>How will you\/your party ensure all \u0101konga (students) can succeed at school?<\/li>\n<li>Do you\/your party feel that tougher penalties are required for those convicted of animal<br \/>\nabuse as a deterrent?<\/li>\n<li><em>There is evidence to suggest that there is a connection between those who abuse animals and<\/em><br \/>\n<em>those who abuse children and people.<\/em><br \/>\nWhat steps would you\/your party take to reduce animal and child abuse?<\/li>\n<li>What is your\/your party&amp;#39;s policy on addressing the inequity of those who own property and<br \/>\nthose who rent?<\/li>\n<li>How will your party address the high Maori incarceration rates compared with other<br \/>\nethnicities?<\/li>\n<li>What are Mana\u2019s community aspirations? How can central government contribute to them?<\/li>\n<li><em>Parents throughout New Zealand are voicing their concerns about certain aspects of the<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Relationships and Sexuality Curriculum Year 1 to 10. Their concern is that some areas of the<\/em><br \/>\n<em>teaching content are not age appropriate<\/em>.<br \/>\nIf elected, will your party review this concern with the public and make the appropriate<br \/>\nchanges?<\/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>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><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 and will your party support removing cash from being used in New Zealand?<\/li>\n<li>Do you support the current Kapiti Council District Council (KCDC) process regarding Coastal<br \/>\nAdaptation Areas and the work done by the Coastal Advisory Panel?<\/li>\n<li>What is your\/your party\u2019s commitment to conservation for the next term?<\/li>\n<li>What will your party do to make it easier for asylum seekers to enter Aotearoa?<\/li>\n<li>What is your party\u2019s policy on gun control? Do you support the gun register that was established?<\/li>\n<li>Do you support the right to women&#8217;s safe, legal and timely access to abortion in New Zealand?<\/li>\n<li>What would you do to financially assist local governments to fix the pipes and infrastructure?<\/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 have<\/em><br \/>\n<em>decision making powers.<\/em><br \/>\nWhat is one area that your party could commit to attempting genuine, lasting and binding<br \/>\ncross-party work for the long-term benefit of Aotearoa New Zealand?<\/li>\n<li>What will happen to the winter energy payment if your party is elected to govern?<\/li>\n<li>What is your party\u2019s position on Three Waters Reform? 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