New Zealander Kris Taute has lived in Australia for 15 years, but his head and heart(心思和情感) are turning towards his home country and a looming(逼近的) general election that could be influenced by a large block(群体；区块) of overseas voters.
新西兰人克里斯·陶特已在澳大利亚生活了15年，但他的心思和情感正转向祖国，以及一场可能被大量海外选民左右的大选。
From across the Tasman Sea(塔斯曼海，新西兰与澳大利亚之间的海域), Taute has felt growing frustration at New Zealand’s centre-right(中右翼的) coalition government, and analysts believe large numbers of New Zealanders who have left the country since they came to power in 2023 may be poised to(准备做；即将) vent their grievances(发泄不满) at the ballot box(在投票箱前；通过投票) in November.
隔着塔斯曼海，陶特对新西兰中右翼联合政府越来越失望。分析人士认为，自该政府2023年上台以来离开新西兰的大量国民，可能在11月大选中通过投票发泄不满。
“I see a lot of poverty among families and friends, and inequality(不平等) … stuff that needs to be addressed(需要解决),” Taute, who is Māori(毛利人，新西兰原住民), tells the Guardian. He says the government’s removal of “quite a lot of Māori rights” troubles him deeply, and is why he’s more motivated(有动力的) to vote in this election.
“我看到家人和朋友中许多人陷入贫困，还有不平等……这些问题亟待解决，”毛利人陶特告诉《卫报》。他说，政府取消“相当多毛利人权利”的做法让他深感不安，这也是他更有动力在这次选举中投票的原因。
Record exodus
创纪录的离境潮