ABOUT US & CONTACT

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ABOUT US

Over recent years our thoughts of "how better to do things" have fast gained increasing importance to hurry up as we face an increasing authoritarian government system that disempowers people, makes laws on the fly, goes against the Bill of Rights, presents complete bias and has little to no care or respect in the way that it treats the good people of New Zealand, our culture or economy. By taking the face of what we see today, we are able to see with increasing clarity, a far better way for New Zealand to proceed in it's citizens' interests and the national interests of the country as a whole.

CONTACT

if you wish to email the address is below. We are based in Hastings, New Zealand and are happy to meet to discuss by phone or in person after we receive your email.

In particular please use this email if you wish to help in the new forum and Society. Content, Management, Voting, Setting Referendums and Community.

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Our Society

Direct Democracy in New Zealand operates as a Society



RULES FOR THE Direct Democracy NZ Society


  1. The name of the society is the Direct Democracy New Zealand Society, DDNZ for short.

  2. The purpose of this society is to establish and promote a system of Direct Democracy in New Zealand, enabling citizens to vote directly on matters of substance for the country and their area.

  3. This society is not for profit and is not incorporated and is subject to the rules outlined in this document and follows these guidelines : https://community.net.nz/resources/community-resource-kit/unincorporated-groups

  4. These rules can only be changed by special vote by the Board or members at the Annual General Meeting.

  5. The society may belong to one or more umbrella organisations and this society works with those organisations as defined in the agreement between this society and those organisations. Such agreements may only be entered into or exitted from with at least 75% agreement by board members plus majority support from Voting Members.

  6. Votes of this society may be publicly visible and may include the vote of each voter.

Structure and People

  1. People are welcome to apply to join the group as multiple types of member. There are different membership types. Administration for all these rules and voting is done online on the society’s membership portal. Only individuals are entitled to be a member, unless there is special dispensation from the board, which must be disclosed to all members upon acceptance of that entity.

    1. Board Member. The Board consists of:

      1. Treasurer (Finances)

      2. Secretary  (Administration and Operations)

      3. Membership Officer (Memberships)

      4. Any Financial members who have been nominated by at least one other financial member and had their application to join the board accepted by at least 60% of any other Financial Members, plus both the Treasurer, Membership Officer and Secretary’s explicit agreement, or any other member being voted in at the Annual General Meeting by the majority of voting members.

      5. Board members remain in place until they resign (4 weeks notice), are removed by special vote by the board with at least 75% agreement by remaining board members) or get voted out at the Annual General Meeting by voting members.

      6. Maximum number of board members is 15. After 15, members must decide who to vote out first, to be replaced by that person to be voted in. If there is not the required consensus to vote out someone first, the new member cannot be added.

      7. Id required: street address, drivers licence.

    2. Financial member

      1. Upon upfront payment and acceptance by the membership officer and the completion of a form including payment of a membership fee to the society, the individual is granted Financial Member status until it expires, they resign as a member, or they are removed by the board, replacing their status as member.

      2. Id required: full name, phone, location.

      3. Is entitled to raise issues to be voted on by the society.

    3. Voting Member

      1. Upon completing the required form, then once that membership is accepted by the membership officer, the individual is granted Voting Member status until it expires, they resign as a member or they are removed by the Membership Officer or have their status changed to Non Voting Member.

      2. Voting members are entitled to vote on any issue before the society.

      3. Id required: location, full name

    4. Non Voting Member

      1. Upon completing the required form, an individual becomes a non voting member and is not able to vote on matters before the society. The individual is granted Not Voting Member status until it expires, or they resign as a member.

      2. Handle only.

    5. All members

      1. Members are aware of their liabilities and legal status under the law http://communitytoolkit.org.nz/choosing-the-right-legal-structure-for-your-group/unincorporated-groups

        1. No member has any ability to incur any debt against the society or any other type of agreement with any entity or individual without written and agreement from each board member and that that agreement is tabled for all board members and financial members to see at all times.

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