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Edwards on Politics
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Important debate on electoral system should be the focus

OPINION: Review panel chair Deborah Hart says NZ cannot take health of its democracy for granted.

NBR political editor Brent Edwards speaks with Jonathan Mitchell.

Brent Edwards Thu, 15 Sep 2022

While the death of Queen Elizabeth II might have sparked renewed murmurings about New Zealand becoming a republic, a more immediate debate is under way about improving the country’s electoral system.

Getting the voting system right might help increase people’s faith in politics at a time when

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Brent Edwards Thu, 15 Sep 2022
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