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Jan Claris and Rochelle McCaw, 29, agree to disagree on cars and politics. Claris is a Ford and Labour man while McCaw prefers Holden and National.
The couple run a site and equipment installation business, First Party Hire and Events, and share their mid-renovation ex-state house with a dog and cat.
Claris, who wants the stability offered by a fourth Labour-led government, is wary of National.
"If I look at what National did to the country and how long it took Labour to get us back on an even keel, I get concerned about some of the hidden agendas."
"Can you trust anyone, really?", muses McCaw, who craves change - a fresh perspective. And she wants to be shown the money. "After all these surpluses, I can't really see that I've benefited. They've promised tax cuts and that's only just come in. It just feels like I'm not getting a cut."
Neither would vote for Winston Peters, but they like him being on the political scene.
What about Peters' Serious Fraud Office investigation into his handling of donations to New Zealand First?
Claris: "Last election four parties got done for the way they used their funds. There's always going to be skulduggery, people trying to get away with things. For the media, it was like a pitbull on a poodle. After all the things he's done they've got a reason to hound him till the truth comes out, but will the truth come out? Winston has proved it before, he's a stayer."
The couple is more ambivalent about the Emissions Trading Scheme Labour is pushing through Parliament.
They watch their eco-footprint but worry the scheme will cost businesses too much. "I can see benefits but what's the point when a country like the United States isn't doing anything? It's counter-productive," says Claris.
