New Zealands flag

1) What do these symbols on our flag stand for?

a) Blue background = Blue sea and sky

b) Stars = Southern cross to represent New Zealand's position in the southern hemisphere.

c) Union Jack = New Zealands past

2) Name the 3 flags of the 3 countries which are combined to make the Union Jack.

Ireland, Scotland and England.

3) When did we first use this NZ flag? 1869.

4) What flag did we use from 1840 until then?

The british union jack.

5) From 1834 to 1840 we used the United Tribes Flag.

6) Who kept chopping down the flagpole in Kororareka? Why?

Hone Heke to challenge the authority of the british.

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It was a monday morning, I just got woken up by my mum to get ready for school. I got out of bed and reached down for my uniform but it wasn't there. I looked under my bed, under my pillows but I couldn't find my uniform anywhere. 

"Kaidin have you gotten in the shower yet?" asked Kaidin's Mum. 

"No Mum I can't find my uniform," said Kaidin. 

"Well you better find it quick or you will be going to school in your onesie." 

"But mum I can't find it anywhere, it’s like its just disappeared."

"Oh sure just like all your other stuff huh kaidin."

I got a note to go to school with to say that my uniform is lost and that I have to wear mufti just for today which was a pain, because every teacher I walked past asked why i'm in mufti and where my uniform is so I just showed them the note and moved on. When I got home I went to go grab my iPod from where I always put it, but I looked and that wasn't there either, 

I yelled out to my mum. "Mum have you seen my iPod?"

"No but do you know where did you last put it mum?"

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.