Is it time for change in the Hamilton West electorate?
(WorldNews New Zealand)

From the outside it looks like National`s Tim Macindoe has the Hamilton West electorate won before a vote has even been cast. Opinion writers suggest Labour has given up contesting the seat and the Greens didn`t figure highly at the 2014 election to pose a threat this time around. But Macindoe, the electorate`s first minister, said he hasn`t met his opponents, face to face, in a campaign situation and suggestions it`d be a clear run to the end for him were premature. `I sent a message to Dr [Gaurav) Sharma to congratulate him after he was confirmed as Labour`s candidate. He looks to be well qualified and has an impressive professional background. `Jo Wrigley [Greens] I have met few times now...