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Nepal-born Prashant Pradhan, 33, rents a home with his wife Pami Shretha, 28.
They have a 2-year-old daughter, Paiva. Pradhan is a strategy manager for a major corporate and Shretha is studying towards her dentistry registration.
The family is house-hunting, reflecting a faith in reports the market has hit the bottom of a cycle. "The market has dropped to a point where we are quite comfortable," says Pradhan.
The couple will vote National. Pradhan: "It comes down to them being more pragmatic than forceful and authoritarian."
He sees a need to soften the local impact of the global slowdown by reining in personal lending and protecting the primary industry.
He's disappointed by what he considers delayed action on the disputed Owen Glenn donation to Winston Peters' legal costs.
He wants incentives to stem the flow of Kiwis overseas and says the tax spend is unequally spread, favouring those who pay less over those paying more.