The Aro Valley debate

I would have loved to have attended the debate last night, but sadly I was not in Wellington.

The Dom Post has a photo and story.

I love the water pistol for candidates who go over their time limit.

Dom Post reports:

In a meeting meant to entertain as much as anything else, Mr Appleby was a crowd-pleaser, noting Prime Minister 's emphasis on trust.

“You can't even trust her photograph. I don't want a 19-year- old running this country,” he said, referring to her airbrushed billboard image.

He had one answer for every issue from to law and order, student fees and . “If we legalised cannabis . . .” he repeatedly shouted through a window to the crowd outside, who could not make it into the packed community hall and had complained that they could not hear.

Don Franks, a factory hand standing for the Workers' Party, filled out his opening address with a socialist song.

UnitedFuture's Vaughan Smith took inspiration – setting his closing address to a rap accompanied by foot-stomping and finger-clicking from the audience.

I'd love to hear feedback from people who did attend, on how it went.

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