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Election of the day: Niue

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On May 1, 2026
On Saturday, the citizens of Niue, a self-governing Polynesian country in free association with New Zealand, will elect a new Assembly. Fourteen of the Twenty seats will be elected from single member district "village constituencies" while the remaining six seats are elected via the "common...

Elections of the weekend

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On October 15, 2023

Travelling and otherwise engaged the last few days, I have been delinquent in preparing my election coverage. What's going on this weekend? First, New Zealand, yesterday. The outcome was expected.

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Ecological Personhood

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On July 15, 2016
Well, I guess if the United States can grant corporations the legal status of persons, New Zealand can do the same thing for the environment. Can a stretch of land be a person in the eyes of the law? Can a body of water? In...
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