Archive for November 30th, 2005

The Times vs STV in the Tron

Wednesday, November 30th, 2005

In a remarkable move, the Waikato Times has today launched a petition calling for a referendum on the Hamilton City Council’s move to STV:
[Editor Bryce] Johns said it was unusual for a news media to take this action, but readers had clearly demonstrated a move to STV was something they were uncomfortable with.
“Voting systems might […]

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You can’t hide from the Greens

Wednesday, November 30th, 2005

Unlike New Zealand’s other small parties, the Greens are part of a global movement, something well demonstrated at Helen Clark’s visit to the European Parliament.
At a foreign affairs committee meeting yesterday, German Green Party MEP Michael Cramer said he could not understand why Mr Peters had been appointed to the post.
“You have a coalition, […]

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