Election season is upon us. So why has Orange Guy left the building?The Spinoff Daily, Monday August 29
Ahiahi mārie. Today on The Spinoff, Airana Ngarewa remembers the driving force behind the Māori language petition that led to the revitalisation of te reo in Aotearoa, Duncan Greive looks at a new study revealing how drastically teens have dumped Facebook for TikTok and Sam Brooks undertakes a deep dive of our MPs’ public Spotify profiles. But first: Election season is upon us. So why has Orange Guy left the building? Here’s Toby Manhire: Voter turnout for local elections is feeble (as low as 35% in Auckland). It's also incredibly easy to win (across the country, 50% of those who stand as candidates are elected). Why? Part of the reason, found MPs on two select committee inquiries, into the 2016 and 2019 local elections, is the fragmented, inconsistent way the contests are run. As it stands, the local authorities are in charge, with almost all contracting out election management to one of two private companies. No Electoral Commission. No Orange Guy. I had a look at the arguments for and against and asked: why is there so little political urgency?
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Election season is upon us. So why has Orange Guy left the building?
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