Story: Ngā māngai – Māori representation

More links and websites

• Māori and the vote – NZ History

  An entry on NZ History website which gives a history of Māori and the vote.

• Politics collection – NZ On Screen

  An excellent collection of politics-related documentaries, interviews and even cartoons and a music video, from NZ On Screen. Includes material on a number of Māori politicians.

• Report of the Royal Commission on the Electoral System 1986

  The 1986 royal commission’s report, which led to the introduction of a proportional representation voting system.

More suggestions and sources

• Atkinson, Neill. Adventures in democracy: a history of the vote in New Zealand. Dunedin: University of Otago Press in association with the Electoral Commission, 2003.