In this Vote Chat we talk to John about:
• Corporate influence and their rights as individuals
• What is the Mana Party?
• Focus on Maori versus workers
• Maori nationalism
• Hone Harawira being a one-man-band
• Political spectrum ideology
• Election predictions
• National-Green coalition
• Election predictions

Vote Chat is a series of public interviews of politicians bought to you by the University of Otago Politics Department. In this chat John Minto is interviewed by Dr Bryce Edwards in front of a public audience.

The idea is to foster a different type of political environment whereby the audience doesn't just get the usual well-rehearsed campaigning speech from a politician.

Audience participation is encouraged and you can ask your questions either on the spot in the flesh, or by tweeting @OtagoPolitics or the hashtag #OUVoteChat2011.

Footage courtesy of University of Otago Media Production.