1 00:00:00,520 --> 00:00:03,840 Speaker 1: Meet the candidates and find out who it is vying 2 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:06,280 Speaker 1: for our vote. This year's a local body election. The 3 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:09,559 Speaker 1: session gets underway at Ashburton College Auditorium seven o'clock and 4 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 1: suggests getting there just a little earlier so you can 5 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:16,119 Speaker 1: find a decent park and a seats should only go 6 00:00:16,160 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: for a couple of hours. Entry, of course, is free. 7 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:22,160 Speaker 1: All of the media outlets around town have been asked 8 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:24,640 Speaker 1: to pose one of the questions on the night, which 9 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:28,080 Speaker 1: includes myself, and I kind of forgot about it. Was 10 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:31,600 Speaker 1: reminded yesterday by Dan the Man and thought, oh sheesh, 11 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:34,920 Speaker 1: I've got writer's block. I have no idea. Thankfully, I 12 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:39,640 Speaker 1: was heading out to Hines and kids are always a 13 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:42,800 Speaker 1: great go to for some inspirations. Dropped by the new 14 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:47,080 Speaker 1: entrance class at Hind School and first thought we could 15 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:50,840 Speaker 1: share some advice with the candidates themselves. I asked, kids, 16 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:53,800 Speaker 1: what would you share with them to make them more likable? 17 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:57,280 Speaker 1: Can you do tracks? What sort of tracks? 18 00:00:58,160 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 2: Like magic trips? 19 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 1: You want to see some magic counselors? Yeah, they could 20 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:06,800 Speaker 1: be entertaining. What else would help grab votes? 21 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:10,680 Speaker 2: They could be all so good at Talon's jokes? 22 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 1: Yeah? And the free bees a. 23 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:16,800 Speaker 2: Free ice cream, free toys or free ice block. 24 00:01:17,319 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 1: Were it ain't an election without a couple of perks, 25 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 1: right yeah, show me the swag and then the series stuff. 26 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:28,120 Speaker 1: What's a question or two that we could be putting 27 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:28,480 Speaker 1: to them? 28 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:32,560 Speaker 2: Why bus traffic or west cake so long? 29 00:01:33,240 --> 00:01:34,959 Speaker 1: Especially when you're trying to get from one side of 30 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:38,080 Speaker 1: Timbel to the other? I'm a right yeah. And how 31 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:40,080 Speaker 1: about some out of the box thinking. 32 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:42,640 Speaker 2: There's a new skyscrapers. 33 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:45,679 Speaker 1: Oh, let's go higher? Why spread out when we can 34 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:46,280 Speaker 1: go up? 35 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 2: Yeah? 36 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 1: And then we could come up with some snazzy wee 37 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 1: town slogan too, So of hinters be the best we 38 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:56,920 Speaker 1: can be. Esh, Burton Town could be, be the highest 39 00:01:56,960 --> 00:02:00,280 Speaker 1: we can be. A reach for the stars. Now I'm 40 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:02,800 Speaker 1: getting confused with Mayfield, aren't I We can't go there. 41 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 1: We can't go there. Some new thinking on long term planning. 42 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:11,920 Speaker 1: Perhaps if you've got a question yourself, you'll be able 43 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:14,359 Speaker 1: to put it to the candidates tomorrow night at seven 44 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 1: o'clock at Ashburton College Auditorium. And thanks to the kids 45 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 1: at Hinds, I'm sure we'll come up with something that'll 46 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:22,960 Speaker 1: have them thinking as well.