In a series of backroom negotiations in 1956, the National Government and Labour Opposition agreed to put aside adversarial politics temporarily and entrench certain significant electoral rules. For a
The first in-depth study of the use of urgency in New Zealand, this examination documents every use of urgency between 1987 and 2010 to analyze how, when, and why urgency is used in the legislative pr
Analyzing the gender politics in New Zealand, this account explores feminism, women’s voting and representation, and areas of conflict and cooperation. Key questions are answered, such as What has hap
Offering perspectives from New Zealand's party officials and organizers, as well as from parliamentary candidates, this book focuses on campaigning, both nationwide and in individual electorates. The
