Does it matter where the decimal point sits in a row of numbers? Should the economy take precedent over all else? How can we have a $3.5 billion surplus while we have so much trouble in our country? And why do we have a system that allows money to take control of everything? We have all pointed the finger at each other, the opposing sides and even got quiet nasty as well, yes even used the words ‘hate', ‘idiots' and a few stronger than that. This is a repeat of what is happening overseas; a decaying democratic system. We, the people, have become greedy, confrontational, un-united except when it comes to sport; a democratic society with a want and need to surround ourselves with trinkets while big money and the law of the land control us without us understanding just how dangerous this is to us and the environment. Most of you will vote without even thinking or considering change because as far as you're concerned there is only this system or communism, and that shows me what little brains you have and how controlled you are. Prove me wrong, show me that the people with money and power don't rule us, and think of an alternative before it gets out of hand.

R Stewart, Te Puke (Abridged).