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Dutch-born Robin Romein, 34, has been in New Zealand for two years with his wife, Marjolijn Romein, and young daughters.
Romein plans to vote Green, more as a no-confidence vote than because he supports Green policy. He feels obligated to vote, but none of the parties' policies make sense to him.
He's frustrated by the lack of long-term planning for everything from infrastructure to finance.
"I don't think National and Labour are doing their best and they continually change their plans - there's no constructive view of what's needed in the next 10 years."
He was amazed by an interview with the owner of a house which had been flooded six times. "I was surprised he wasn't angry at the Government. Nine years and still people have trouble with floods and damaged houses because rivers are overflowing. It's the same with electricity, they're not investing enough in infrastructure."
Ditto for public transport: "A really tight public transport network would save a lot in time and costs."
He cites a new fast freight railway between Rotterdam and Germany. It faced massive opposition because of spiralling costs. "But now it's running everyone is happy. It's becoming more economic than trucks."
Romein applauds the Government for cutting red tape around starting a small business, but wants more watchdog-style rules for the finance sector and other consumer issues.
He'd rather pay more tax for better social services. He highlights a customer's son whose operation has been cancelled four times because of bed shortages. "If me paying more tax enables more children to have operations, why wouldn't I pay more?
"You work very hard here and then you end up with nothing - in Holland you pay a lot of tax but you also get it back."
