Watch the full Local Focus interview for Ngahuka's views on the region's biggest issues, and our less important quickfire questions.
Destiny Church Pastor Michael Ngahuka is running for the only seat in Flaxmere General Ward against other three candidates.
Ngahuka has been an organiser for the Freedom and Rights Coalition in Hawke's Bay and is against mandates, but was vaccinated.
"I'm very compassionate, very caring and understanding. Love is one of the great values that drives me to run the election."
He says Flaxmere is a beautiful community of mixed, diverse cultures and ethnicities, and it's an awesome place to live, work, and play.