Newshub Nation's Backstory series goes behind the scenes into the lives, homes and childhood photo albums of our political leaders.
This week, a man who was inspired by an act of terrorism to become a paramedic. He also rode out the Global Financial Crisis working for one of the world's largest banks.
We went to Auckland's North Shore to meet National's Simon Watts and hear his Backstory.
Watch the video.
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