Kerre Woodham: What are you looking for from this Election?

0:00You're listening to the Kerrywood Immorning's podcast from News Talks at B. So with just 57 days to go to election day, which is not long at all, most parties are starting to come out with policies, even labour. But against tax and free GP visits seems like an age ago, but at least they came out with something. Tea party Māori, major constitutional reform by entrenching tatteredity into law making. So they have sort of rustled up a couple of election promises. Act in New Zealand first are giving their party faithful more of the same. Act addition up getting rid of the treaty, New Zealand first are doling out sanctions against migrants, so far so appealing to those who are already there. With national there, oh there's nothing to see here, more of the same stick with us, we'll come right. Look, the economy's improving already, while firing shots across labour's bowel with misleading attack ads around tax.

1:07A feeling I'm picking up and I'm sure you have too is that people are getting sick and tired of politics and politicians, which is not great with 57 days to go until we make a really important decision about the direction of our country. There seems to be a pox on all their houses sentiment. As the techs to put it, they're going to rule out the parties, they simply cannot vote for and put a tech next to the party that remains. It's not really a positive vote, it's more the others are worse, so I suppose I'll just have to vote for you. So 57 days to go, less than two months. What issues met a most to you? Have you fumed up your vote? Have you danced around the minor parties and thought, oh well maybe, maybe? The two main parties haven't really delivered much over the past few years, past few elections.

2:09Have a little flirt with the minor party, no and then you decide, no, I'm not going to. No, they look new and shiny, but really, it's all insubstantial. I'll go back to the main parties. Are there issues that are important to you that you feel one party over another is going to deliver on? Are you going to be voting for yourself or for New Zealand? Do you have the luxury of being able to look at a vote for the wider community or are you just hanging in there, but this is going to be a teeth in voting for yourself? Are any of you so fed up that you simply won't vote? And I suppose more to the point, if you want to vote, have you made sure you're on the roll because you won't be able to do it on the day? So just be really interested to take the, I suppose the pulse of those who listen to ZB and see where you're at.

3:12There's a lot of you that will swing left to right and right to left. Have you reached a level of dissatisfaction with both the major parties that you're ready to join forces with one of the smaller ones? Be really interested to hear your thoughts on this one. There'll be a flurry, I imagine, of policies coming out. But 57 days ago, I was leaving it a bit late for Labour. He said, Chris Hup considered a public meeting. The first one that he's done in the last few, for the entire election campaign. And it was only a few days ago. He said, I'm just getting warmed up. Just starting, has he left his run too late? Or are you still waiting to hear something that might energise you, that might make you think, yes, I feel really positive about putting this tick next to this party.

4:14I feel certain that they have the answers, that their way of improving New Zealand is the right one. For more from Kerrywood mornings, listen live to News Talks It Be from 9am weekdays or follow the podcast on I Heart Radio.