New Zealand Legislation changes many times per business day, it’s sometimes nearly a constant stream throughout the day. If you thought that such things were just occasionally and that when it did happen, it will be news that you won’t miss, we have to tell you you are wrong, parliament changes laws all the time…
George Orwell might sound doom and gloom but it has come to pass Taken from the above website (Open Culture): More than 60 years after his death and the closely preceding publication of his best-known novel 1984, we look to George Orwell as a kind of prophet of the ills of corporatism, socialism, authoritarianism, totalitarianism…
Even though we’ve never had proper democracy, the reality is that even the form of democracy we do have is under threat. Democracy is a logical concept that puts us all on an equal footing, but what’s happening in the UK does not bode well for New Zealand. Neil Oliver is a reknowned voice from…
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Compared to New Zealand the Swiss have a democracy system that is out of this world. Reading the bottom line below: A total of 85% of respondents said they were satisfied with the opportunities to participate in Swiss democratic processes. The public also appreciates the inclusion of minorities (81%) and the strong federalism (71%) But…
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We are proposing a similar democracy system to the Swiss. Not exactly the same, but similar. The Swiss system puts the people at the heart of decision making. Their country is run mostly by the people with more referendums annually than New Zealand has had in 200 years, and now the country decides with minimal…
Why can’t we have a better system? Spoiler alert! You don’t have to read this article at all… We could if you we! did something. We can’t if you we don’t! Almost everybody that I speak to these days has some sort of a disconnect to the government. It isn’t necessarily which government that’s the…
