Greerton local Yvette Lamare will contest the Tauranga seat this year as an independent.
Lamare is standing on the platform of preventing drug and alcohol addictions. Lamare believes that this is the biggest issue facing the Tauranga community and the wider area because it leads to a multitude of other issues.
"I aim to tackle the real issue of drug and alcohol addiction... we have to stop people before they start. Prevention is the key."
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Lamare believes this focus is her point of difference in the election and that it is something the Government has failed to address.