NZ’s government is relying on executive power to govern – that’s not how MMP was meant to work
- Written by Richard Shaw, Professor of Politics, Massey University
Getty ImagesThirty years ago, frustrated with wild swings of the policy pendulum and the arrogance of successive Labour and National governments, New Zealanders changed the electoral rules.
The old first-past-the-post (FPP) electoral system was replaced with the mixed member proportional system (MMP). At the time, it was thought this would bring...
