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• Another MildGreen Initiative   (www.mildgreens.com)

  For your liberty, pleasure, health and safety. The portal to the currency of social ecology reform and the gateway to truth, freedom, cognitive liberty and harm minimisation.

• Australasian Study of Parliament Group   (www.aspgnz.orcon.net.nz)

  A group that encourages research, writing and teaching about parliamentary institutions in Australasia and the South Pacific, to generate a better understanding of these institutions.

• Big News   (big-news.blogspot.com)

  A blog covering news, politics and current affairs.

• Binding Citizens Initiated Referendums   (www.betterdemocracy.co.nz)

  If you've had a guts full of being ignored by governments then you need to become informed about Binding Citizens Initiated referendum.

• Colin James   (www.colinjames.co.nz)

  A political journalist of 30 years experience and political columnist of the year in 2003. He writes a weekly political column in the New Zealand Herald and a monthly column in Management Magazine and is an occasional commentator on radio and television.

• Cross the Floor   (www.crossthefloor.org.nz)

  A forum addressing issues within New Zealand Christianity and politics.

• David Farrar   (www.kiwiblog.co.nz)

  David Farrar's blog, in which he discusses politics, news and issues in New Zealand.

• Defence New Zealand   (defence.allmedia.co.nz)

  A look at New Zealand's defence options, assuming civil defence as part of the overall defence remit.

• Direct Democracy   (www.directdemocracy.net.nz)

  A site about the real solutions for the real problems we face as a nation. We'll ensure that the government works for the people to make the change.

• Dorking Labs Web Community   (www.dorkinglabs.com)

  Featuring galleries of political cartoons, caricatures of world and New Zealand leaders, gag cartoons and blogs.

• Dr Michael Bassett   (www.michaelbassett.co.nz)

  One of New Zealand's best known political historians, Dr Michael Bassett is the author of nine books on New Zealand political history and is currently working on several more. He also writes a political column for Wellington's Dominion Post and Christchurch's Press.

• Free Radical   (www.freeradical.co.nz)

  A bi-monthly New Zealand magazine featuring matters of politics, economics and life as if freedom mattered.

• HoldenRepublic.org.nz   (www.holdenrepublic.org.nz)

  Debating New Zealand's constitution from a republican perspective.

• Laws Watch   (lawswatch.blogspot.com)

  A shadowy group which gathers to analyse, and occasionally mock, the reign of The Diva of the Ditch, His Worship the Mayor of Wanganui, Michael Laws.

• Liberal.org.nz   (www.liberal.org.nz)

  The liberal agenda is a proposed programme for New Zealand liberals, based on the principles of personal freedom, limited governance, a free and open society, a free-market economy and a secure social environment.

• Maxim Institute   (www.maxim.org.nz)

  Promoting the principles of a free, just and compassionate society through policy and public debate.

• New Zealand Daily Poll   (www.poll.co.nz)

  A daily poll each day following current event topics. Previous poll results are also available, and there is a forums area for discussing issues that may arise from the polls.

• New Zealand Defence Discussion (www.geocities.com/nzdefence)

  An independent look at the New Zealand Army and Defence Force, including ideas for future force development.

• NZ Centre for Political Research   (www.nzcpr.com)

  A site dedicated to encouraging political debate in New Zealand, featuring articles on social and welfare policy, research and current issues.

• NZ Department of Personal Opinions   (www.politics.org.nz)

  Vote on current political issues in NZ. This website is a living poll, and anyone who votes can see the results of the poll immediately.

• NZ Politics   (www.nzpolitics.com)

  A New Zealand political discussion forum.

• NZPundit   (www.nzpundit.com)

  Blogging on politics, current affairs and news from New Zealand and around the world, written from a right wing stance.

• Republican Movement of Aotearoa New Zealand   (www.republic.org.nz)

  The Republican Movement wants a republic to replace the monarchy in New Zealand with a democratically elected New Zealander as our head of state, to truly represent our unique culture and our place in the world as an independent nation.

• Section59 Blog (section59.blogspot.com)

  A blog presenting the view that New Zealand needs to keep section59 of the Crimes act.

• Spinner   (www.spinner.co.nz)

  Commentary on political and social news.