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How Maori have gained real electoral power – and what it means

Nov 5th, 2008 | By Hinano Andrews | Category: 2008 Election Special, Featured Article, Features

Four years after forming, the Maori Party could decide how our next government is formed. HINANO ANDREWS looks at its history.

Tags: election 2008, electoral commission, Foreshore and Seabed Act, labour, maori party, Maori seats, Maori vote, national, Parliament. MMP, pita sharples, Tariana Turia, Treaty of Waitangi
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The right to vote – how did we all get it in New Zealand?

Nov 5th, 2008 | By Sandra Dickson | Category: 2008 Election Special, Featured Article, Features, Uncategorized

SANDRA DICKSON looks at the history of the vote, and how New Zealand once led the world in enfranchising people.

Tags: franchise, Kate Sheppard, Maori, Maori seats, universal voting rights, women, Women's Christian Temperance Union, working-class
Posted in 2008 Election Special, Featured Article, Features, Uncategorized | 1 Comment »