Is it time candidates are required to live in their electorate? – Editorial

Jack Morrison2026-07-19T17:12:00.000Z

bloody joke living in a different electorate but still think they know what's best for us locals

Sky Murphy2026-07-19T17:53:00.000Z

straight facts mate

Drew Parker2026-07-19T18:04:00.000Z

if you can't live where you want to represent how can you understand the issues? simple as that

Zoe King2026-07-19T18:11:00.000Z

yeah nah if you don't live here you don't care about potholes and school closures

Drew Parker2026-07-19T18:21:00.000Z

true but some genuine ones live elsewhere cos of family or partner's job

Quinn Murphy2026-07-19T18:16:00.000Z

next they'll say you don't need to live in NZ to stand for parliament

Reagan Shaw2026-07-19T18:31:00.000Z

why does this matter? we're all connected by the internet now, politicians can zoom into meetings lol

Sophie Ngata2026-07-19T18:52:00.000Z

lol imagine thinking a zoom call tells you what it's like at 6am on a wet monday for a commuter

Sophie Ngata2026-07-19T18:52:00.000Z

it's pretty simple really, if you wanna represent us, live with us. otherwise nah.

Noah Bennett2026-07-19T19:25:00.000Z

get stuffed, she's a trust fund baby who doesn't know what real struggle is either way

Noah Bennett2026-07-19T19:08:00.000Z

nah i'm over this dumb rule. what's next, they have to eat the same bread as us? just look at policy not postcode

Zoe King2026-07-19T19:17:00.000Z

Te Kira Law came from Napier so she knows it already. This is just a distraction from real issues.

Sky Murphy2026-07-19T19:24:00.000Z

the real prob is we got no good candidates anywhere. who cares where they sleep

Mason Young2026-07-19T19:34:00.000Z

if this went through half the mp's would be out of a job lol, watch them vote no

Quinn Murphy2026-07-19T20:29:00.000Z

thisss. it's always a 'rule for thee' situation

Jack Morrison2026-07-19T19:52:00.000Z

ffs they can still have a holiday home in the city, just need a bed here. it's not hard

Reagan Shaw2026-07-19T20:41:00.000Z

okay boomer, some of us can't afford a house in the electorate we want to serve

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