Kate Hawkesby: I don't understand the people who don't vote

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Oct 2, 2023 · 3m

I went out in search of some democracy yesterday, trying to early vote.

I looked up on the Vote NZ website where in my area had early voting places open and what time. I headed out on a walk confident I’d found the place but as I rocked up there, the lights were out; the first bad sign. Then I saw an actual sign on the ground, blown over in the wind, it said ‘no early voting here until October 9th’.

So back to the website I went, determined to find a place. Turns out it couldn’t have been easier, the local Westfield mall had a huge polling station open, lots of bright orange signage and as it…