Rotorua candidates argue it’s a balance. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus asked three Rotorua candidates who are more important – workers or employers?
Labour candidate Claire Mahon said that while employees are the ones who do the hard work, "employers must be supported to ensure that their businesses are running efficiently".
"I personally believe that if we don't havea community where people earn a living wage, then our people don't have the ability to participate fully in the economy."
Also standing in the Rotorua electorate: • Kaya Sparke for the Greens • Pete Kirkwood for ACT • Alan Tāne Solomon for the New Conservatives • Karri-Ann Vercoe-Black for One party • Kiri Ward for Advance NZ