A few hundred people have turned out to meet and question Tauranga candidates this evening.
Candidates attending include TOP's Buddy Mikaere and Vanessa Lee, the Greens' Emma-Leigh Hodge, Labour's Jan Tinetti, ACT's Stuart Pedersen, New Zealand First's Clayton Mitchell and National's Todd Muller standing in for Simon Bridges. Independent candidate Rusty Kane and new candidate Raewyn Bennett also attended.
In front of a very vocal crowd at 13th Ave Wesley Church, the local candidates introduced themselves to the community before being questioned by voters.
The first question posed to candidates was how their parties would reduce inequality.
The MC of the event asked the audience to "please let the candidates talk" as questions and boos were fired at some of the candidates during the questioning.