Election! Politics! There - I have said it. If you hadn't noticed, there is an election coming in two weeks. Advance polling booths opened this week around the District, the media (and letterboxes) around the country are full of it. And that's just our election. Which is sometimes top of the news, but is often pushed off with the United States Presidential election a few days before our general election.
So if you haven't made up your mind yet, want to know more about our political system or identites in general for research and school projects, or just can't get enough of politics in general, here is a handy list of links and tips on where to go.
The Rodney Libraries Catalogue
A subject search Politics and Government New Zealand will reveal a number of resources from biographies, histories, commentaries and cartoons. These cover options for children through to adults.
If you want to look for Politics internationally, search Politics and Government and select from the wide variety of options covering both fiction and non-fiction.
If you are looking for resources specifically for children, select the "Kids Catalogue" o
By using the catalogue and your Library card you can also access our e-resources a list of databases which we subscribe to for you, including Encyclopaedia Britannica, Opposing Viewpoints Resource Centre and several media archive sites.
Helpful Links
Here are a few websites which you may also find helpful and informative
http://www.elections.org.nz/ The Government Election website with enrolment information, how to vote and results when they come in. This site also has good child-friendly information and quizes on our system.
http://www.decision08.co.nz/ Headlines, profiles, electorates and plenty of other information here including links to blogs.
http://www.parliament.nz/en-nz/Default.htm The official NZ Parliament website
http://www.elections.org.nz/democracy/history/ The history of the vote from the Goverment election website
http://www.elections.org.nz/maori/parties/registered-political-parties.html The list of our current registered political parties and links through to their websites to check out policies
http://www.natlib.govt.nz/services/get-advice/school-libraries/elections-2008-resources The National Library of New Zealand has compiled this list of links to other resources which may be useful. It includes blog links, history, the democratic system and the current election.
The American Presidential Election
Vote 2008 The site of the American Public Broadcasting service giving an overview of the 2008 election
USA Government website giving information on their democratic system
Barack Obama website
John McCain website
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