People died so that we can live in a democracy – your vote is your way of recognising their sacrifice. Voting in the local body elections is open – your voting papers are on their way to you in the mail. Voter turnout at the last local body elections was 42 per cent. People don't vote for many reasons and some of them are quite good ones – let's run through a few of them. Paula Bennett is a former Deputy Prime Minister and National Party politician who now works at Bayleys Real Estate as national director-customer engagement.

Source: Stuff September 18, 2022 00:33 UTC