![]() ![]() Here then a selection, with accompanying expertise from Andy Asquith, an expert on local government in New Zealand, currently based in Australia at Curtin University’s Institute of Public Policy. What then could be done to reverse the trend? To declare there is no silver bullet won’t do, when there are a range of smaller silver filings that might make a difference. It wasn’t anywhere near good enough, said LGNZ, and there was urgent need for a “short, sharp and independent review that should feed into the Future for Local Government Review as well as the review of Parliamentary Electoral Law”. That would grow, thanks to Saturday and special votes, but it was unlikely to grow enough to hit 40%. Surveying the numbers across 583 elections yesterday, Local Government NZ had the dismal news : turnout across the country was around 36%, based on progress votes. Probably it was always more hope than expectation. When low early voter tallies started getting published, it was put down to the Queen’s memorial holiday and, anyway, weren’t there more ballot boxes around town this time? ![]() ![]() It felt like more people were more engaged in the contests. Optimism couldn’t be kept down through the local body elections. There may be no silver bullet, but with voting heading for sub-40%, but there are plenty of ways in which the dismal participation in local body elections can be improved. ![]()
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