Waitaki electorate candidates (left to right and top to bottom); Miles Anderson (National), Ethan Reille (Labour), Roger Small (Democracy NZ), Sean Beamish (ACT), Pleasance Hansen (Green), Ray Bailey (NZ Loyal).
All the candidates, except Ray Bailey, who was not present, were asked to answer yes or no to whether they supported the Project Kea proposal. Act’s Sean Beamish stated that he hadn’t heard of the proposal and, therefore, could not provide comment.
Miles Anderson (National), Ethan Reille (Labour), Roger Small (Democracy NZ) and Pleasance Hansen (Green) all voiced their opposition to the Project Kea proposal, indicating a consensus against it.