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• 2011 referendum toolkit
  The first section: 'Tell me about the voting systems', has a video on each voting system: Mixed Member Proportional (MMP), First Past the Post (FFP), Preverential Voting (PV), Single Transferable Vote (STV), Supplementary Member (SM). The second section: 'Help me choose the right system for me' provides questions which can be answered from the videos.
  
  
• AntePodium : an Antipodean electronic journal of world affairs
  AntePodium (AtP) is an electronic journal dedicated to scholarly research on the politico-strategic, politico-economic and politico-cultural dimensions of world affairs. It is interdisciplinary and eclectic. It is not confined to traditional political science boundaries and welcomes articles from interested academics from a wide range of disciplines. AtP is published by the Victoria University of Wellington School of Political Science and International Relations.
  
  
• Back benches
  Informative and satirical television show hosted by Wallace Chapman, featuring the following segments: Peeping and peering, News wrap, The Pub quiz, Real view, and others. Site includes video clips from the show and the opportunity for viewers to share content by posting videos and comments.
  
  
• Binding referendums make governments more responsive!
  Blog promoting BCIR (Binding Citizens Initiated Referendums). Archived instances of the site explain the objectives of referendums and how the referendum process works.
  
  
• Brian Easton
  Provides full-text articles by Brian Easton, an independent scholar who researches, writes, works as a consultant and teaches in economic, social statistics, public policy and New Zealand studies.
  
  
• Campaign for MMP
  Describes the Campaign for MMP's work to mobilise public support for the MMP electoral system. Includes information about proportional representation, news, video clips, and the 2011 referendum on electoral reform.
  
  
• Centre for Strategic Studies, New Zealand = Te Pokapū Take Rautaki Aotearoa
  An independent national think-tank, founded in 1993 with the task of sustaining levels of awareness and understanding within New Zealand about the external environment in which the nation must operate in the 21st Century. In addition to a list of books for sale, the site provides online publications, including working papers, discussion papers, strategic briefing papers, newsletters, seminars and reports and contributions. There is a link to the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific.
  
  
• Colin James : political journalist & analyst New Zealand
  Papers; speeches; columns previously published in the New Zealand herald and in Management magazine and articles by the New Zealand journalist and author.
  
  
• DecisionMaker
  Promotes understanding of New Zealand and Pacific systems of government and law. Includes news, educational worksheets for school students, overview of New Zealand politics and law, and directories of cultural diversity and citizenship education.
  
  
• Department of Political Science and Public Policy, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences = Te Kura Kete Aronui
  At the University of Waikato. Courses, staff and research.
  
  
• Elections New Zealand
  Website of the New Zealand electoral agencies, the Electoral Enrolment Centre, Chief Electoral Office, Electoral Commission and the Representation Commission which are part of the Justice Sector. Designed to encourage New Zealand electors to understand and participate in the electoral process. It includes information about how New Zealand is governed, how to enrol, how to vote, the Maori roll, and electoral news. Resources include publications, statistics, registered political parties.
  
  
• Electronz
  Electronz is an free weekly e-zine devoted to monetary reform, and edited by Don Bethune. The site archives all back issues, and features a subscription form for receiving the e-zine by email.
  
  
• Exchange / the New Zealand Institute
  Newsletter of the New Zealand Institute, a privately funded body committed to generating debate, ideas and solutions on social and economic issues. All issues are available in full-text.
  
  
• Garrick Tremain
  Garrick Tremain is a painter and cartoonist. His political cartoons are published in the Otago daily times. The site includes images of his watercolour and oil paintings and cartoons.
  
  
• History of the vote
  Website for the exhibition, based on the book Adventures in democracy: a history of the vote in New Zealand, published Dunedin, N.Z. : University of Otago Press in association with the Electoral Commission, 2003. The exhibition traces the evolution of New Zealand's democracy over 150 years.
  
  
• In the house : Parliament TV on demand
  Contains mainly video recordings of proceedings in the New Zealand Parliament. Speeches by members of Parliament can be accessed by the name of the person or the topic.
  
  
• Institute for Liberal Values New Zealand
  Promotes awareness of and support for classical liberalism. Site has a liberal perspective on contemporary issues and information about liberal thinkers.
  
  
• Instructions to Captain Hobson, HM Consul to New Zealand
  Acknowledgement of New Zealand as a sovereign state in the instructions to HM Consul to New Zealand in 1839.
  
  
• International Socialist Organisation of Aotearoa/New Zealand
  Explains the political beliefs of the International Socialists Organisation. Includes resources, news, meeting details and blog articles from the 'Socialist review'.
  
  
• John Key Prime Minister, NZ
  Site of John Key Prime Minister and National Party MP includes biographical information, video clips, speeches and blog. Archived version of site outline policies of his party prior to the 2008 general electrion.
  
  
• John Minto : [blog]
  Personal weblog of John Minto, containing his weekly column for the Christchurch Press.
  
  
• Kiwiblog
  David Farrar's personal blog, covering chiefly politics, but also technology and the Internet
  
  
• Laws 179 : fairness and justice
  Blog of issues in law and government raised in courses in the Law Faculty. Includes access to details of course coverage, along with archive of past blogs.
  
  
• Liberty : official journal of the Libertarianz Party
  Newsletter of the political party committed to the concept of a free society with a free market economy. Issues available in full-text.
  
  
• Manutukutuku / Te Roopu Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi
  The Waitangi Tribunal's official newsletter.
  
  
• MMP review
  Results of a review that came out of the 2011 referendum on the voting system, when the majority of voters chose to keep MMP as their voting system in New Zealand. Contains information about MMP and the opportunity for people to write in their comments.
  
  
• MrUnitedfuturenz's channel
  YouTube streaming video clips of speeches by Peter Dunne leader of the New Zealand political party, United Future.
  
  
• New Zealand Election Study
  Provides a description of the New Zealand Election Study for different years, a bibliography of publications and a profile of contacts.
  
  
• New Zealand Foreign Policy Research Archive : Faculty of Arts, University of Auckland
  The NZFRPA makes New Zealand foreign policy research available to the academic, commercial, and policy communities in New Zealand and overseas, providing New Zealand foreign policy analysts with a repository of research information and contacts and a venue for the lodging of new research information as it is generated. Includes information about the archive, details of individual researchers and research organisations, and online research papers.
  
  
• New Zealand Institute of International Affairs
  An independent non-government organisation which seeks to promote discussion and understanding of international issues that affect New Zealand. Access to summaries of articles appearing in the journal New Zealand international review.
  
  
• New Zealand Institute
  Includes introduction to new privately funded body committed to generating debate, ideas and solutions on social and economic issues. Provides details of research, including publications, media releases and an online discussion forum.
  
  
• New Zealand National Front : NF
  Contains news and information about this political organisation.
  
  
• New Zealand Political Change Project
  A study of the impact upon the political system of the introduction of proportional representation in 1996. The site includes a bibliography of Project publications.
  
  
• New Zealand Political Studies Association
  Information about the society which facilitates common interest in the study of politics.
  
  
• New Zealand Republic : the Republican Movement of Aotearoa New Zealand
  The site provides the opportunity to find out about republicanism and the Republican Movement in New Zealand (through newsletters, policy papers and information about the key issues in the republic debate). Includes blog.
  
  
• Nicky Hager : : author and investigative journalist
  The New Zealand author's site has his writing, including articles, speeches, books and reviews, on topics such as the military, intelligence agencies, public relations and the unseen side of politics. Includes biography. Subjects seachable by topic or format.
  
  
• NZLP : NZLP's channel
  YouTube videos of New Zealand Labour Party speeches and interviews.
  
  
• Peace researcher : the official journal of the Anti-Bases Campaign
  Peace Researcher is published by the Anti-Bases Campaign of Christchurch. It covers a range of peace issues with emphasis on foreign military bases and intelligence topics. The site also gives subscription details for the print edition.
  
  
• policy.net.nz : political policy online
  Compares the policies of all the main New Zealand political parties in detail.
  
  
• Politics news
  TVNZ local and central government political news.
  
  
• Pundit / the pundits, Jane Young... [et al.]
  New Zealand and overseas news analysis and commentary, and opinions about politics and government policies. Writers are current affairs observers and journalists, readers views are invited.
  
  
• Rankin file
  Keith Rankin is a political economist and economic historian. The web site contains a full-text archive of selected columns and articles, including articles on universal basic income. It also includes some charts of the New Zealand economy from various sources and links to political economy, public policy and news sites.
  
  
• Shafts of strife / [Trace Hodgson]
  Shows all 57 episodes of this 1980s comic strip, created by political cartoonist Trace Hodgson and originally published in the New Zealand Listener.
  
  
• Tracey Barnett, journalist
  Tracey Barnett is an American journalist working in New Zealand. Site includes her articles on international, New Zealand and American politics, social issues, etc.
  
  
• Trans Tasman
  Trans Tasman provides news on the significant trends in political and economic affairs, including the sharemarket. Headlines of current issue and selected content available free; full text of current and previous issues available to subscribers only. Issues are also available by email in PDF or Microsoft Word formats, to subscribers only.
  
  
• TVNZ 7 Internet debate
  David Cunliffe, Metiria Turai, Maurice Williamson and Rodney Hyde debate ICT (Information and Communication Technology) issues such as broadband and fibre infrastructure, copyright, digital divide, convergance, cybersafety and broadcasting. Questions posed by journalists Fran O'Sullivan and Russell Brown.
  
  
• Vote for change
  Website of group of New Zealanders from across the political spectrum who campaign for a change in electoral system. Site includes information about the group, the founding members, their pledges, membership drive, forum for new members and online competitions.
  
  
• WikiLeaks cables on NZ : diplomatic cables about NZ held by WikiLeaks
  Site in the New Zealand Herald online newspaper displaying the content of cables collected by WikiLeaks on politics and politicians and government policy on issues.
  
  
• Winston Peters
  Political blog of Winston Peters.
  
  
• World Socialist Party (New Zealand)
  Information about the objectives, activities and projects of the WSPNZ, including a history of the party, publications catalog, and library listing. A brief outline of socialist theory.