How well do we really know our politicians, and the personal values and experiences they bring to decisions that affect us all?
Welcome to Backstory, where Newshub Nation brings viewers the private lives of New Zealand's MPs to find out what shaped and motivates them.
National MP Simeon Brown's path to politics has been defined by faith, family and fatherhood. He also has a knack for playing the clarinet.
Newshub Nation sat down with Brown and his wife Rebecca in their Auckland home to hear his Backstory.
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