Inspirations:

Green Party candidate Hayley Holt is a TV sports presenter, snowboarder and ballroom dancer.

the Green Party’s Hayley Holt

The place I go to relax and recharge is…

My parents have 40 hectares of farm and covenanted bushland in Warkworth so the bird and tree life is almost magical. I go there to eat good food, hang out with my family and friends and get away from the hustle of Auckland. I have eyed up a section on the back of the farm for my off-grid, eco dream home.

The book that changed my life was…

The Big Book. If you’re in the club, you’ll know what I’m talking about. If I could have three people to a dinner party they would be…

Julianne Moore, because she is my favourite actress and looks funny, intelligent and cheeky; New Zealand paralympian Liam Malone, because I was at a dinner party with him and a bunch of amazing people including Richard Branson this year and he shone the brightest with his table banter; and Leonardo DiCaprio, because he wants to save the world and I’m single...

If I could bring someone back from the dead it would be…

In today’s political climate I would bring back Helen Kelly, because we need more brave and valued people like her in the world.

When I am working hard I unwind by…

I have just learnt the art of meditation from my amazing friend Claire Robbie, who is a yoga and meditation teacher in Auckland. I have found adding the practice of meditation into my day life-changing.

The three words my friends would use to describe me are…

I just put a poll out and had some amazing feedback from all my friends! I recommend doing this exercise for confidence boosting. My three favourite answers were compassionate, mercurial, and courageous. My least favourite I won’t print because my friends are also great at keeping each other grounded.

If I could invent one thing it would be…

An internet/phone application that would allow people to enrol and vote at the push of a button. If banks and financial institutions feel secure enough to allow online transactions I’m sure there are ways to make it feasible. Let’s embrace the future!

The quote that always motivates me is... The wise man does at once what the fool does finally. –Niccolo Maachiavelli

The childhood memory I’ll always treasure is… The seemingly never-ending summers we spent camping in Northland’s Oakura Bay, on a farm paddock that my parents and a group of their friends would take over. There were a couple of long drops, a fire to...