Inquiry | Changes I would make

LI: To think deeply about a change I would make. 

Who will get my vote?

LI: To decide which political party will get your vote by making an informed choice 

List some of the things you, your parents and caregivers do.

Weekday	Weekend
Go to work/school	Grocery Shopping
Do shopping	Go out to places
Walk the dog	Go to the park
Go Walking	Walk the dog
Go to the park	Go Walking
Cook food	Chill at home

Important Governing Topics:

Go to the Policy.nz website and read about the topics that government policies centre around. Consider yours and your caregivers’ daily activities. Which two topics are most important to you?

Important topics:
Incomes & Employment	Economy

Compare the political parties’ policies in your chosen governing topics, then choose a party to vote for. If you are still not sure, try this quiz to help find a party that aligns with your priorities.

The party I will vote for is:	My reasons are:
Green Party	They banned single use plastic bags. Legalised Medicinal Cannabis Brought Te Reo into schools Have introduced paid parental leave to 26 weeks so parents can spend time with their babies. They have provided over 200,000 kids with lunch at school. They’ve also ended family violence and sexual violence.

Read about the candidates for governing your electorate (the area where you live) here. You have another vote for your candidate. Use the ‘change electorate’ button if you need to.

The electorate candidate I will vote for is:

Mark Simiona

If you were Prime Minister, what one thing would you do to change NZ for the better and why?

Poverty, because to be honest this problem hasn’t been dealt with properly.. As in it’s been talked about but it’s been swept under the rug. Poverty is one of the biggest problems in New Zealand and I want to end that so in the future, people who live in poverty can live more comfortably. If I help with poverty they don’t have to worry about having no bed to sleep on, not having a roof over their head or not having no food on their plate. Education, housing and income also falls under poverty as people have to drop out of school to provide for their family. Therefore not having enough education to enter certain jobs. Parents have to work 2-3 jobs just because their income is very low. Housing has raised their rent too high for people to pay, therefore leaving them to have to live on the streets or live with family. If I were Prime Minister I would change poverty so future generations have better opportunities. Then they’ll be able to enjoy the remainder of their life :) ~ (Honestly I have more things to change but that’s one of the main things I would change) ~

'If I were Prime Minister I would change poverty, because to be honest this problem hasn’t been dealt with properly.. As in it’s been talked about but it’s been swept under the rug. Poverty is one of the biggest problems in New Zealand and I want to end that so in the future, people who live in poverty can live more comfortably. If I help with poverty they don’t have to worry about having no bed to sleep on, not having a roof over their head or not having no food on their plate. Education, housing and income also falls under poverty as people have to drop out of school to provide for their family. Therefore not having enough education to enter certain jobs. Parents have to work 2-3 jobs just because their income is very low. Housing has raised their rent too high for people to pay, therefore leaving them to have to live on the streets or live with family. If I were Prime Minister I would change poverty so future generations have better opportunities. Then they’ll be able to enjoy the remainder of their life :)' If I were to change poverty younger generations would have more of a variety for jobs. The people who barely make a living can live comfortably in their homes without having to worry about money as much. This would help the community and can help them to live freely.