Political Websites

Think Progressively - A central database of links to informative videos and literature for when you feel like learning something.

Parliament Select Committees - Check the databases and submit when you see issues you like. It can be done via RSS as well so it alerts you when new bills come up for submission.

LolNats - A New Zealand political satire site that regularly posts funny images and videos.

Renaoilspill - A website dedicated to dealing with the Rena spill

WTO - Want to learn more about international trade? This is the place to go. The World Trade Organisation regularly updates its information and guides to provide a comprehensive look at the international trading system.

Statistics New Zealand - If you want statistics on New Zealand this is the first port of call for finding information.

OECD - The OECD is an organisation comprising most developed nations in the World. It has detailed economic data on all of its members which provides the best avenue for comparing international statistics.

Transparency International - This organisation looks at how good governments are at being open and transparent with a yearly ranking (Corruption Perceptions Index) which is the best worldwide indicator of levels of corruption. It makes very interesting reading.

Vote.co.nz - Provides information on all parties and candidates running in the 2011 election. Created by Local Government Online who did the same for the 2010 local body elections.