Yesterday was the day New Zealanders went to the polls, it was time to vote in the General Election. The public could vote anytime between 9.00AM and 7.00PM, so there was plenty of time to go and do your duty. Arrangements had been made for members of the public to vote early if they were going to be away on polling day, or were residing in a hospital or rest home. Preliminary numbers released by the Electoral Commission estimated a turnout of only 73%, a sad reflection when these days many people overseas are still fighting for democracy and their right to vote. The National Party, headed by Prime Minister John Key, was returned for a second term. We don’t really want to talk politics, as our view is that everyone should be free to cast their vote as they wish. Suffice to say that each of us voted for a different party, but we are not going to argue about that now, are we?
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We were shocked when the turnout for our last local election was only about 10%!
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