We’ve heard about the squeezed middle and the working poor - the two percenters and the disenfranchised.
Engari - what is it that worries voters? For Rama Ashford, a working mum in Whanganui, the issues are two-fold. First it is about her whānau being supported and cared for. Second, that her business has the funding required to help other whānau. Leigh-Marama McLachlan spent time with Rama and her whānau to find out what is important to her this election.
The west coast of the North Island. It runs from Kawhia out to Taranaki - inland to Taupō and down to Porirua.
The incumbent is speaker of the house Adrian Rurawhe, however he is not contesting the seat in this Election, going list only for the Labour Party.
Te Tai Hauāuru covers 21 iwi including Ngāti Tama, Te Āti Awa, Taranaki, Ngāti Raukawa and Ngāti Maniapoto.
We spoke to the 4 candidates running this year in Te Tai Hauāuru.
[Thursday 21 September 2023, 21:25]
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