Disappointment at absence of three candidates

Labour’s Tāmati Coffey and the Green Party’s Jordan Walker are friendly East Coast political adversaries and hold similar views on the health sector.

The possibility of more vigorous debate and disagreement at a health-themed election meeting held on Thursday night was diminished by the absence of three other invited candidates.

Independent MP and Te Pāti Māori candidate for Ikaroa-Rāwhi...