An Auckland businessman says he’ll vote for Act with his party vote and National in his Tāmaki electorate – the opposite of how he voted last time.
Name: Simon.
Age: 58.
Occupation: I run a business.
Family/relationship: Married, with kids who aren’t living at home any more.
Electorate: Tāmaki.
Who will you vote for? It’s a little tricky. I think I’ll vote National for the electorate seat, and Act for the list – opposite of last time.
What appeals about Act? I think they’ve got the sensible guys in the room.
Have you made the decision, or are you still deciding? Still deciding. It’ll come down to whether there’s an overhang or not – whether we’re better off giving someone extra seats to help their bloc get bigger.
When will you make the decision? Probably in the last week. Otherwise I’d just go Act/Act probably.
What’s the biggest policy issue for you? Poor productivity in the country.
Do you talk about politics at home? We’ve basically had to stop watching TV for a couple of months – we find it nauseating. Watching all of them, with their track records, spouting on about stuff. Chris Hipkins spent $50 million on plans for a harbour crossing. Just plans for $50m? And the guys who said they’d build light rail to the airport – I think they even disingenuously bought properties to make it look like they’d started, dug a hole, when it was just lies. In some ways with Luxon now, it’s pretty disingenuous that he’s saying he’ll break up the supermarkets. No way he will – he’s just doing what world leaders do now, telling lies to get power.
Describe New Zealand in three words: Stable, secure, introspective.
If you had to get a politician’s face tattooed on you, who would it be? Brooke van Velden was kind of nice – but unfortunately she’s going now.
Will you vote on election day or before? We’re actually moving house, so I’m not sure – whatever’s easiest.
What will you do on election night? Probably try to ignore it and just wake up to the results in the morning. Though I’ll probably end up watching bits of it.
