The Facts About Binding Referendums

For far too long elected governments and coalitions have ignored the will of the People on issues such as, reducing the number of MPs in Parliament, Genetic Engineering, Civil Unions, Prostitution, Abortion, Euthanasia, Lowering the drinking age, removing the right to appeal to the Privy Council or even sending troops to Vitenam all those years ago. What we have now is not Real Democracy, it's just three years of an elected dictatorship.

In order to be able to make more of the important decisions facing our society, New Zealanders need to have a mechanism like Switzerland has . Binding Referendums are an addition to Representative Democracy and will allow New Zealanders more say more often.

What Can We Do About It?

We at Better Democracy NZ seek to give all New Zealanders the right to make important decisions more often than just every three years at a general election. Our website is here to provide every New Zealander with the resources you need in order to understand the principles of Binding Referendums and to make your views heard.