Candidates’ Survey

Kia ora candidates

As part of our election coverage, we are seeking to understand Waipā candidates’ views across a multitude of issues. We will use the results from questions we put to you to present a series of stories over the next two months.

We are today inviting you to answer the questions below to give readers a better idea of who you are and what your views are.

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