Public Address 25 September 2013 - nz.general: a speech

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Public Address 25 September 2013 - nz.general: a speech

nz.general: a speech
9:09 Sep 25, 2013 in Hard News by Russell Brown
This is the keynote speech I gave at the Australia New Zealand Internet Awards on the evening of Tuesday, September 17 in Wellington. It compiles a number of thoughts I’ve expressed in recent times, so keen readers will recognise some…
http://publicaddress.net/hardnews/nzgeneral-a-speech/

Council elections: FPP Q&A
22:00 Sep 24, 2013 in Legal Beagle by Graeme Edgeler
After my (re-)post about ensuring your vote counts under the single transferable vote voting systems, I had the concern that people might think I was telling them how they should vote. My post was not intended to tell people what…
http://publicaddress.net/legalbeagle/council-elections-fpp-qa/

Local interest
17:13 Sep 23, 2013 in Hard News by Russell Brown
It’s local body voting time again – and, as ever, it’s difficult to get a fix on all the names, who they are and what they stand for. So I’m pleased to see that the Generation Zero lobby group has…
http://publicaddress.net/hardnews/local-interest/

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