Talk:Politics of New Zealand
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[edit] Opening statement
I don't think the opening statement, that NZ has a "parliamentary system of government closely patterned on that of the United Kingdom" is really true anymore, since the introduction of MMP, which — as everyone knows — is more similar to the German system. Comments? Grant65 (Talk) 08:50, Apr 3, 2005 (UTC)
- I agree with the the basic point, but I think that there are still quite a few British traditions lurking in the system that we don't really think about. Things such as the role of the Speaker, the format of debates, the terminology used, some of the ceremonies, and so forth. Perhaps there's some way to phrase it which reflects both Parliament's origins (it was basically intended as a carbon copy of Westminster) and the newer changes? I've made the following attempt:
- New Zealand functions as a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government. The basic system is closely patterned on that of the United Kingdom, although a number of significant modifications have been made. The head of state is...
- Does that seem better? -- Vardion 17:23, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Constitution article
I propose the constitutional information from the Politics of New Zealand article be transferred and expanded upon in a page which describes the New Zealand constitution in all its complexities. This will allow the Politics article to focus on politics, as the Australian one does. --Lholden 10:03, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
- I think that's a great idea. I assume you're volunteering - go for it. You might also like to expand Constitution Act 1986 (NZ)-gadfium 18:41, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
Sure am, I've started drafting an article now...--Lholden 21:10, 13 December 2005 (UTC)--
[edit] Local Govt
I feel that there should be an article entitle Local Government in New Zealand, is there anyone out there who knows enough on it to write it or at least start it? Simply put, the two articles (Regions of New Zealand and Territorial authorities of New Zealand are both short and won't make sense for many people seeking information on local government in new zealand. They are not logical searches for most people, and Wikipedia would be better off having a combining article which did things like explain the local government act. Thoughts, suggestions, offers to write? --LeftyG 07:29, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Template
The Template (the thing on the right of the page at the top) can be added to any New Zealand Politics page by adding {{Template:Politics of New Zealand}} to the page (at the top of it). So, the question is: what pages do we, the New Zealand politics wiki community, want that on? All? or just those mentioned? I would advocate for all, which will take time and effort, but is very do able (that also means that a full list of NZ politics articles would be found here. Cheers,
--LeftyG 03:03, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] 5 and 8
5 is currently Political Parties and Elections 8 is Party Politics
Maybe these could be merged? --GeLuxe 07:03, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
- I'd agree with that. I think section 5 was added as a sort of standard-issue thing applied broadly across multiple "Politics of..." articles, without the person realising that there was already a section on party politics. I'd suggest moving section 5 into section 8, which I believe was the original. (Could be wrong). -- Vardion 07:14, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Helen Clark
It would be good if people looked at Helen Clark to bring it into being NPOV. --Midnighttonight 07:48, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
We have a new Governor-General now, we have had one for some time. Could someone update it?
[edit] And Trade?
I think the editor is correct about "Minister of Foreign Affairs" rather than "Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade". The DPMC website, the Beehive website, the Ministry website, the Parliamentary website, and the NZ First website all list merely "Minister of Foreign Affairs". (The first one, the DPMC website, explicitly lists the role as "Minister of Foreign Affairs" despite writing "Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade" in full, so it isn't just abbreviation. Moreover, Goff's current role as Minister of Trade didn't exist before Peters was appointed, so I think it's safe to say that the role of Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade has been split into two different roles. -- Vardion 01:31, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
