{"id":3674,"date":"2026-08-16T00:15:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T00:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/index.php\/2026\/08\/16\/horowhenua-district-council-waiopehu-general-ward-theorderpaper\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T00:06:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T00:06:51","slug":"rangitikei-electorate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/index.php\/2026\/08\/16\/rangitikei-electorate\/","title":{"rendered":"Rangit\u012bkei Electorate"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3675\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/youtube_thumbnail_city_tour_thumbnail_set-1-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"430\" height=\"242\" \/><\/h1>\n<h1>Rangit\u012bkei Electorate<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Location where the Show is being Filmed &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.nz\/maps\/place\/Te+Takeretanga+o+Kura-hau-p%C5%8D+(Levin+Community+Centre)\/@-40.6228675,175.2841167,19.38z\/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x6d40f359b851bc7f:0x41a635c3a563df1d!8m2!3d-40.6227989!4d175.2842254!16s%2Fg%2F12hv7sk72?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQzMC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Te Takeretanga o Kura-hau-p\u014d (Levin Community Centre)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Date of the show \u2013 4pm &#8211; Monday 12th October 2026<\/li>\n<li>Times to arrive \u2013 3:30pm<\/li>\n<li>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\/1998118111058?aff=oddtdtcreator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Tickets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Online\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.nz\/e\/1998118259502?aff=oddtdtcreator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Tickets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Submit your questions\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/BAy69FmdJFL5FGnEA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 We will select the best questions for the show\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/ZJBFJorb6Y1L2EFZA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\/SFqzdwKE9hZZ4JzS9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>here<\/b><\/a> \u2013 this does not commit attendance to \u2018It\u2019s in the Ballot\u2019 show \u2013 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<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>Steve Gibson \u2013 New Zealand First<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3787\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/headshot-Steve-Gibson-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<pre><b>- <\/b>\r\n<a href=\"Https:\/\/www.nzfirst.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3778\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/website-icon-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/1JvpeTGqYG\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3781\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Facebook-Icon-300x294.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"31\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a>  <a href=\"mailto:Steve.gibson@nzfirst.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3784\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Email-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a>- <a href=\"mailto:Steve.gibson@nzfirst.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Steve.gibson@nzfirst.nz<\/a><\/pre>\n<div class=\"Qr7Oae\" role=\"listitem\">\n<div class=\"OxAavc NVbRL\" data-item-id=\"917434524\">\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.917434524\">\n<h4>Bernard Long \u2013\u00a0Green Party of Aotearoa NZ<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3836\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/B-Long-Greens-Bernard-Long-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/B-Long-Greens-Bernard-Long-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/B-Long-Greens-Bernard-Long-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/B-Long-Greens-Bernard-Long-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<pre data-wp-editing=\"1\"><b>- <\/b>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greens.org.nz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3778\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/website-icon-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61575425380579\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3781\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Facebook-Icon-300x294.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"31\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bernard.long.rangitikei.greens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3798\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Instagram-Icon-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@bernard.long.rangitikei\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3838\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tiktok-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tiktok-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tiktok-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tiktok.png 447w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 30px) 100vw, 30px\" \/> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/index.php\/2026\/08\/20\/kenepuru-electorate\/jessica.hammond@opportunity.org.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3784\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Email-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/> <\/a>- <a href=\"mailto:bernard.long@greens.org.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bernard.long@greens.org.nz<\/a><\/pre>\n<div class=\"Qr7Oae\" role=\"listitem\">\n<div class=\"OxAavc NVbRL\" data-item-id=\"917434524\">\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.917434524\">\n<h4>Karl Severinsen \u2013 Labour<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3858\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Karl_Severinsen_Rangitikei_2026-new-image-Karl-Severinsen-223x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<pre data-wp-editing=\"1\"><b>- <\/b>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.labour.org.nz\/2026-campaign\/our-candidates\/karl-severinsen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3778\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/website-icon-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KarlSeverinsenLabour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3781\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Facebook-Icon-300x294.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"31\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/karl4rangitikei\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3798\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Instagram-Icon-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/karl-severinsen-680a25a4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3799\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/linkedin-logo-linkedin-symbol-linkedin-icon-free-free-vector-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/index.php\/2026\/08\/20\/kenepuru-electorate\/jessica.hammond@opportunity.org.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3784\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Email-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/> <\/a>- <a href=\"mailto:karl.severinsen@labour.org.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">karl.severinsen@labour.org.nz<\/a><\/pre>\n<div class=\"Qr7Oae\" role=\"listitem\">\n<div class=\"OxAavc NVbRL\" data-item-id=\"917434524\">\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.917434524\">\n<h4>Suze Redmayne \u2013 National<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3915\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Suze-head-and-shoulders-Evan-Tull-283x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"283\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<pre><b>- <\/b>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.national.org.nz\/team\/suzeredmayne\/links\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3778\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/website-icon-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/suzeredmaynemp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3781\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Facebook-Icon-300x294.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"31\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kieranmcanulty\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3798\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Instagram-Icon-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/index.php\/2026\/08\/18\/wellington-north-electorate\/jessica.hammond@opportunity.org.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3784\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Email-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/> <\/a>- <a href=\"mailto:rangitikei@national.org.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rangitikei@national.org.nz<\/a><\/pre>\n<div class=\"Qr7Oae\" role=\"listitem\">\n<div class=\"OxAavc NVbRL\" data-item-id=\"917434524\">\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.917434524\">\n<h4>Cedric Backhouse \u2013 NZ Outdoors and Freedom party<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3951\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000042478-Cedric-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<pre><b>- <\/b>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/freedom.kiwi\/2026-candidates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3778\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/website-icon-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a>  <a href=\"mailto:Steve.gibson@nzfirst.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3784\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Email-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a>- <a href=\"mailto:Cedricaab@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cedricaab@gmail.com<\/a><\/pre>\n<div class=\"Qr7Oae\" role=\"listitem\">\n<div class=\"OxAavc NVbRL\" data-item-id=\"917434524\">\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.917434524\"><\/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>\n<\/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>\n<\/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>\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=\"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=\"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=\"Qr7Oae\" role=\"listitem\">\n<div class=\"OxAavc NVbRL\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"298804113\">\n<div class=\"pYfr3c\">\n<div class=\"prOLdf\">\n<pre><\/pre>\n<\/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>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1>Questions that are in the Shows Boxes<\/h1>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> What specific measures would you support to reduce the cost of living and ease financial pressure on New Zealand households?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> What is your position on government ownership or nationalisation of essential services and businesses? What criteria would you use to decide when government ownership is appropriate, and would these apply equally to banking, airlines and supermarkets?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> What is your view on central government requiring councils to undertake activities without providing the necessary funding, particularly while proposing to cap council rates increases at a maximum of 4%?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Government is proposing consultation on changes to Homekill regulations. Currently, an animal must be in its owner&#8217;s care for at least 28 days before slaughter to allow drench residues to clear. Would you support retaining or changing this requirement, and why?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Are New Zealand\u2019s current immigration settings sustainable given pressures on housing, infrastructure, public services and jobs? If not, what would you change?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Should qualified New Zealand-trained graduates, such as nurses, be prioritised for jobs when suitable applicants are available? How would you balance this with trade and immigration commitments?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Should the Government do more to make essential goods more affordable, protect local businesses and jobs, and ensure economic growth benefits ordinary New Zealanders?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Should public signage and communications use English, te reo M\u0101ori or both?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Do modern Treaty principles reflect the original Treaty of Waitangi? Should Parliament define or entrench these principles in law?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Can New Zealand promote diversity and inclusion while maintaining equal citizenship and applying the law equally to everyone? How?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Should the Government do more to tackle high prices for essential goods, particularly where large companies have significant market power? What would you do?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Should the rules for receiving New Zealand Superannuation and the Supported Living Payment overseas be reviewed to make the system fairer?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Would you fully fund disability support services, including support for carers and family carers, and ensure public spending is transparent?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Does your party recognise Te Tiriti o Waitangi and value the M\u0101ori cultural renaissance? How would this be reflected in your policies and actions?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> With AI, automation, robotics and biotechnology set to transform jobs, education and healthcare by 2032, where is New Zealand least prepared, and what would you do in your first term?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Should legislation require decommissioning bonds or financial guarantees for large solar and battery developments on agricultural land to ensure safe removal and disposal?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Do you support community water fluoridation, and would you back an independent review of the latest evidence on its dental benefits and potential health risks?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Who should provide affordable rental housing for people who earn too much for subsidised housing but struggle with market rents, and what role should government play?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Which of the five largest political parties would your party be least willing to form a coalition with, and why?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> If your policies aim to lower grocery prices, where would the savings come from, and why target Foodstuffs rather than Woolworths or other concentrated industries?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> What drives inequality and the growing wealth gap in New Zealand, and what policies would you support to reduce it?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Should professional regulators be able to punish nurses, teachers or lawyers for lawful opinions expressed in their personal time?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Would you support a law requiring politicians and candidates for public office to tell the truth in Parliament and in public?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> How would you ensure people experiencing homelessness can enrol and vote without a permanent address, phone or reliable access to someone who can provide an address?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Would you support stronger election advertising rules to prevent false or misleading claims and hold candidates and parties accountable?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Would you replace the Ministry of Education with an independent education authority focused on outcomes and free from day-to-day political influence?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Why are you contesting this electorate, how seriously are you campaigning to win, and what time and resources are you committing regardless of the outcome?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Does your party support banning the sale of fireworks?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Hard-hitting Questions<\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HHQ1. Rangit\u012bkei faces a growing shortage of healthcare providers, particularly GPs. What specific actions would you take to attract and retain healthcare professionals and improve access to healthcare across the district?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HHQ2. What priority would you give to providing reliable, well-connected public transport for Horowhenua residents, with services north to Palmerston North and south to Wellington?<\/span><\/p>\n<h1>Highlight Videos from the Night<\/h1>\n<p>More to come<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rangit\u012bkei Electorate Location where the Show is being Filmed &#8211; Te Takeretanga o Kura-hau-p\u014d (Levin Community Centre) Date of the show \u2013 4pm &#8211; Monday 12th October 2026 Times to arrive \u2013 3:30pm Broadcast starts at 4pm and finishes at 6pm or near Books your tickets here In Studio\u00a0Tickets Online\u00a0Tickets Submit your questions\u00a0here\u00a0\u2013 We will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-election-2026"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3674"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3674\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3955,"href":"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3674\/revisions\/3955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}