The Star: September 21, 2017

14 Thursday September 21 2017
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ELECTION COUNTDOWN •More on pages 16 to 24
Voting on the issues
•From page 13
“We’ve been told we are
resilient, and I think we are
a bit sick of it.
“It’s important we deal
with mental health in our
community and the struggling
health board.”
Bryndwyr residents Nick
Vandenbosch and Cassie
Welsh were walking home
from casting an early vote
– their party vote to the
Greens, and electorate vote
to Labour.
Ms Welsh said independent
candidate Raf
Manji and National’s Gerry
Brownlee both seemed to
focus more on the Fendalton
side of the electorate.
“I’ve been pretty impressed
with the Labour
candidate, Anthony Rimell.
I’m involved in the community
garden, and he’s
come down there several
times. But I don’t think
he’ll beat Gerry – I think
Raf and Rimell will split
the vote.”
Mr Vandenbosch, a
plasterer, said housing was
a big issue for the couple,
especially the handling of
state houses in their area.
Retired Fendalton
resident Ian Long said he
had voted for Mr Manji,
because his policies were so
“Christchurch-centric.”
“The city plan seems to
have stagnated, especially
projects like the Convention
Centre. Education, the
environment and health
are the big issues for me,
and National doesn’t seem
to have done much for
health,” he said.
In Christchurch East,
New Brighton flatmates
Taylor Morgan-Croucher
and Penny Fuller, both
health beneficiaries,
stopped to chat while waiting
for the bus.
They saw plenty of problems
in the community.
“On our side of town
there are so many potholes
in the footpaths, it’s awful.
And there needs to be more
lighting, because right now
it’s dangerous, there are so
many places you could get
attacked,” Ms Fuller said.
She planned to party vote
NZ First, but give her electorate
vote to Labour’s Poto
Williams. Ms Morgan-
Croucher said she usually
voted Greens, but planned
to vote Labour this year because
they had committed
to funding mental health.
“For me, healthcare is
most important. It’s no
wonder there’s a lot of
depression and problems
when there is not enough
funding for mental health
services.”
Fast food worker Larissa
Crimmins-Munro said
she would probably vote
Greens, but thought most
UNDECIDED: Beckenham photographer Emily
Nicholls said her biggest concern in the area was
street safety, but none of the Port Hills candidates
had impressed her.
Taylor Morgan-
Croucher
Penny Fuller
Cassie Welsh
Nick
John and Zeta Laurie Vandenbosch
parties had a mix of good worker Jane Siefkes said she
and bad policies.
knew both National and
She wasn’t impressed by Labour candidates fairly
any of the local candidates, well – Mr Korako lived a
and hadn’t seen much of street away from her, and
them.
she used to work for Ms
The crime rate in the area Dyson.
was her biggest concern, “She was a great boss,”
she said.
she said.
“Some people I know She usually voted Labour,
have been posting on and their policies this year
Facebook about stealing had reaffirmed her decision.
cars and flipping them, but “The important ones to
they’ve never been caught. me are housing, mental
One of my mates reported health and employment
it to police, but they haven’t relations,” she said.
done anything,” she said. Retired Somerfield
“National has kind of residents John and Zeta
screwed us over, because Laurie moved to the area
there are a lot of issues six months ago, and everything
they noticed in the
they’re not confronting.”
In the Port Hills electorate,
Beckenham photog-
– they loved the library
electorate had been positive
rapher Emily Nicholls was and service centre, and had
out for a walk to the library. seen people out cleaning up
She was still undecided, the rivers.
but none of the local candidates
had impressed her cies, they had a lot of con-
But around wider poli-
much.
cerns, Mrs Laurie said.
She hadn’t met Labour’s “There are very serious
Ruth Dyson, but said issues out there that are not
National candidate Nuk being addressed – poverty,
Korako had knocked on housing, education, mental
her door.
health and attitudes to
Boy racers were a problem
in the area.
Mr Laurie said he was
children,” she said.
“The biggest issue in the also unimpressed with
area for me is street safety. “trickle-down economy”
I walk my dog at night, policies.
and we need better street “In 85 years, it’s never
lighting.”
trickled down to us,” he
Somerfield community said.