Parliament after the election

What percentage of the vote did each party win?

National: 48.06%, 61 seats

Labour: 24.69%, 32 seats

 Green:                                                 10.02%, 13 seats
 NZ First:                                              8.85%,   11 seats

Māori Party		1.29%,    2 seats
ACT New Zealand		0.69%,    1 seat
United Future		0.22%,    1 seat
Conservative		4.12%,    0 seats
Internet MANA		1.26%,    0 seats
Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party		0.41%,    0 seats
Ban1080		0.21%,    0 seats
Democrats for Social Credit		0.08%,    0 seats
The Civilian Party		0.04%,    0 seats
NZ Independent Coalition		0.04%,    0 seats
Focus New Zealand		0.03%,    0 seats

How will parliament look? (How many seats will each party have?)

Who is the Tauranga MP and which party is he from?

Simon Bridges and he is from National.

Who came 2nd and 3rd for Tauranga?

2. Clayton Mitchell.

3. Rachel Jones.

Who is the BOP MP and which party is he from?

Todd Muller and he is from National.

What regional seat does the Prime Minister hold?

Helensville.

How many people voted?

2,112,522 people.

List all of the ministerial portfolios:

• ACC
• Arts, Culture and Heritage
• Attorney-General
• Broadcasting
• Budget 2012
• Budget 2013
• Budget 2014
• Building and Construction
• Canterbury Earthquake Recovery
• Civil Defence
• Climate Change Issues
• Commerce
• Communications and Information Technology
• Community and Voluntary Sector
• Conservation
• Consumer Affairs
• Corrections
• Courts
• Customs
• Defence
• Deputy Leader of the House
• Deputy Prime Minister
• Disability Issues
• Earthquake Commission
• Economic Development
• Education
• Energy and Resources
• Environment
• Ethnic Affairs
• Finance
• Food Safety
• Foreign Affairs
• GCSB
• Health
• Housing
• Immigration
• Internal Affairs
• International Climate Change Negotiations
• Justice
• Labour
• Land Information
• Leader of the House
• Local Government
• Māori Affairs
• Ministerial Services
• NZ Security Service
• Pacific Island Affairs
• Police
• Primary Industries
• Prime Minister
• Racing
• Regulatory Reform
• Revenue
• Science and Innovation
• Senior Citizens
• Small Business
• Social Development
• Sport and Recreation
• State Owned Enterprises
• State Services
• Statistics
• Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment
• Tourism
• Trade
• Transport
• Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations
• Veterans’ Affairs
• Whānau Ora
• Women’s Affairs
• Youth Affairs

Who is the current Minister for Education?

Hekia Parata.

What portfolio does John Key hold?

Budget 2014.

Name 1 change we will now expect to see in NZ in the next 3 years in

Education - Raising achievement in schools.

Health - Citizens of the Bay of Plenty are going to be able to get cancer treatment closer to home.

Environment - Govt funding for Northland, Auckland, Waikato freshwater project.

Policing - Minister announces Child Protection Offender Register.

Tourism - Fund opens to enhance our Great Rides.

Sport - New safeguards to prevent match-fixing.

Election

Election day rules

When is election day?

20th september.

What hours can you vote on election day?

Between 9:00 am and 7:00 pm.

What date does this year’s election officially end?

Saturday 4th october.

Why is there a gap between election day and when the election ends?

So that the people in the main office can count up the votes.

Summarise each of these rules for election day in your own words.

Hoardings:

Signs advertising a candidate or party.

Sign-written vehicles:

You can not have drive a parliamentary sign written car.

Fixed signage on party headquarters and MP’s electorate offices:

A sign in parliament that does not refer to the election.

Delivery of election material prohibited:

Politicians may not post flyers or meet people on election day.

Websites and social media:

Politicians may not post anything on social media or websites to do with the election.

Processions and demonstrations:

People are not allowed to protest on election day until after 7:00 pm.

Streamers, rosettes, ribbons etc:

Politicians are allowed to wear the colours of their party on election day but not including their name, party name, emblems, slogans or their logo.

Clothing promoting the party or candidate:

You can not wear clothing containing a party logo or emblem.

Imitation ballot papers:

Do not print a voting card or part of a voting card.

Assistance to get to a voting place:

Candidates may offer people rides to a voting place but are not allowed to try to influence the public.

At the voting place:

Candidates, third parties and their supporters may only enter a voting place to vote.

Campaigning around advance voting places:

Election day rules do not apply to the advance the voting period.

Electorates

Find a map which shows the Tauranga electorate and the Bay of Plenty electorate?

Which electorate do you live within?
Bay of plenty.

List the candidates for the Tauranga electorate and the Bay of Plenty electorate.
Bay of plenty:
Labour: Clare Wilson.
National: Todd Muller.

Tauranga:
Labour: Rachel Jones.
National: Simon Bridges.

How long has the Tauranga electorate existed?
The tauranga electorate has been going strong since 1881.

Has the Tauranga MP over its history been mainly National or mainly Labour?
Mainly National.

When was the last election?
2011

When was Winston Peters the MP for Tauranga?
1993

MMP (Mixed Member Proportional)

There is 120 seats in parliament. Each voter gets two votes.

The first vote is for the political party the voter chooses. This is called the party vote and largely decides the total number of seats each political party gets in Parliament. The second vote is to choose the MP the voter wants to represent the electorate they live in. This is called the electorate vote. The candidate who gets the most votes wins. They do not have to get more than half the votes. To get any seats in parliament, the party has to get 5% of votes or an electorate seat.

The civilian party

The policies:

Declare New Zealand’s independence from Hamilton. (Read more)

Establish a space program, and become the first nation in Australasia to send a man to the moon; not to explore it, just someone we don’t like.

Reform the tax system so that it rewards success and punishes failure. Ensure that the bulk of taxes are aimed at the greatest source of poverty in New Zealand: the poor. (Read more)

Remove the monarchy and become an independent banana republic. (Read more)

Close the pay gap between men and women by working to reduce men’s wages.

Alleviate poverty amongst children by giving every poverty-stricken child a llama as a means to a basic income.

End discrimination against social majorities. No more special services just for Maori; no more car parks just for disabled people; no more hip operations just for people who need hip operations.

Relegalise illegal legal highs. The recent government crackdown on these products was overzealous, and there is no reason that perfectly legal substances should be illegal. (Read more)

Make Wellington airport safer by moving it to Christchurch.

Defend the traditional institution of marriage as the union between one man and one volumetric flask.

Reform the Justice system so that every citizen is required to prove why they shouldn’t be in prison.

Issue a formal apology to Australia’s aboriginal population.

Maintain New Zealand’s long-term commitment to free nuclear energy.

Seek to acquire new government assets, such as Bonus Bonds and a timeshare, and be proactive in exploring new economic opportunities, including some advertisements that suggest we could make $5,000 a week online.

Ice cream.

Lower greenhouse gas emissions by placing restrictions on the number of greenhouses, and greater obligations upon trees to absorb carbon dioxide.

Bring ultra-fast broadband access to the majority of rural New Zealand by 2016 and dial-up to Invercargill by 2017.

Hold on a national referendum on the value of referenda. (Read more)

Replace New Zealand’s national anthem with the theme song from the 1996 film Space Jam, by Quad City DJs. A Maori version of Space Jam shall be composed to be sung alongside the English version.

Ban all “satire” or anything claiming to be “satire.” It has been given a chance, but too often has it proven to be offensive and difficult to grasp. No one should be made to feel upset or challenged for the sake of “jokes” and “laughter.”

• Acceptable Party Names
• 500 Eligible Members
• Statutory declarations
• Party Membership Rules and Candidate Selection Rules
• Auditor
• Party secretary
• Processing an application and the decision process
• Ongoing Registration
• Ongoing Compliance

Create a policy for

HEALTH: You are only allowed one free ice cream or taco a week.

EDUCATION: All school students get free tacos on tuesday.

DEFENCE: You are allowed to hire a hit man to walk around with you to make you feel safe.

BUSINESS: Free ice cream on friday for all workers.
ELDERLY: The elder citizens get no discounts or free stuff.

ENVIRONMENT: Keep the Wellington airport in Wellington.

Keep New Zealand nuclear free.

Have New Zealand happy by supplying all people with compulsory McDonalds voucher.

Electoral systems

party policies

For each of the following political parties

National

Labour

Find:

1 policy you think is a good policy. Copy and paste the policy. Say why you think it is a good policy.

National:

• Boost defence spending by $535 million over four years from Budget 2014.
• I think that this is a good policy because people will feel safer and more comfortable.

Labour:

Labour will give our kids more one on one time with their teachers by reducing class sizes.

I reckon this is a good policy because we will get more one on one time with our teachers.

1 policy you think is a bad policy. Copy and paste the policy. Say why you think it is a bad policy.

National:

• Maintain the Racing Safety Development Fund – giving $1 million a year to race clubs around the country.
• I think that this is a bad policy because the government is giving clubs money that they don't need, why not cut all animal racing from new zealand and all of these problems will be gone.
• Labour:
• Free GP visits and descriptions for over 65s.
• I reckon this is a bad policy because the tax payer will be paying for old peoples GPs visits.

1 policy which will affect YOU directly. Copy and paste the policy. Say how this policy will affect you.

National:

• Give every school high quality ultra-fast broadband and faster broadband to ensure every student can benefit from technology to achieve their best.
• I reckon that this is a great policy because I am in a multimedia class and we need good internet.

Labour:

• Commit $183 million to a comprehensive Youth Employment Package to ensure all New Zealanders under the age of 20 are in work, education or training.

I reckon this is a bad policy because this will make the tax payer pay for these students student loans.

Find 3 political words or phrases which you don’t know the meaning of. Copy down the sentence and underline the word.

e.g.

Member's bill:

A bill introduced by a member who is not a Minister.

General Assembly:

The original name for the New Zealand Parliament.

gallery

The public seating areas above the Chamber.

Clarify the meaning of the word or phrase in this sentence and the meaning of the whole sentence.

Time zones

What is a time zone?

A time zone is a zone which has a set standard time.

Why do we have time zones?

To make 12 noon when the sun is straight above you.

How are the time zones set?

Every 15° the time zone changes.

Which direction does the Earth rotate? (clockwise or anticlockwise)

Anti-clockwise.

How many time zones are there altogether?

24.

What are the time zones named?

Alpha time zone, Australian central standard time.

Which time zone is New Zealand part of?

GMT + 12

Name 2 other countries which are also in our time zone.

Alaska, Russia

What is the international date line and why do we have it?
The international date line is a line that changes the date.