As campaigning winds up today it's interesting to reflect on how things have gone on the hustings.

David Garrett (ACT's No. 5) and I visited Kilbirne School in Wellington yesterday and talked to a group of 7 and 8 year old's. Their questions were at least as searching and tricky as any that I've been asked by adults at our many politicla forums. One was "Will your party keep its promises to people?" and another, after a discussion about crime as "Why do people commit crimes?" Why indeed.

I've visited many businesses throughout the country and Wellington Central and had some pretty interesting conversations, and a few conversions to party vote ACT! Not all however are convinced and there is still a lot of confusion about whose policies are whose and how to vote tactically. The most confused was a woman in an antiques shop who was adamant ACT would sell the family silver - that she was surrounded by family silver and was selling it seemed to be lost on her. One law for all ACT says.

My Wellington based team has worked tirelessly delivering letters, waving signs, visiting businesses with me, doorknocking, putting up billboards and repairing the damage and much, much more. Their huge efforts deserve to be rewarded and I thank them all.

Something to aspire to!!