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The Draco Foundation (NZ) Charitable Trust progresses democracy and natural justice in Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Council Watch maintains objective oversight over the transparency and accountability of local government.

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The National Database of Residents' Associations seeks to promote and support residents' associations.

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The New Zealand Resilience Trust is a grass-roots model of community development and sustainability.

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The Wellington Regional Citizen's Forum Cooperative is an affiliation of civil society organisations in the Wellington Region, set up to address the future of the area's local governance.

The Federation of Wellington Progressive and Residents' Associations represents residents' organisation in Wellington City.

 
     

 

 

The Newlands Paparangi Progressive Association represents the interests of 14,000 residents in the north Wellington suburbs of Newlands, Paparangi, Woodridge, Bellevue and Johnsonville East.

 

Note: Any reasonable person will understand that there is no one 'truth' - rather there are a number of opinions that each person can form their own truth from.  The websites listed below come from a variety of ideological viewpoints.  Whilst we do not necessarily condone anything in the following websites, the nature of civil society means that everyone's viewpoint is valid and equal and we have attempted to present a fair representation of approaches.

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Decisionmaker NZ

Electoral Commission

Nation Master: Democracy in NZ

Better Democracy NZ

Lord Bryce - "Modern Democracies"

 

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Transparency International NZ

Office of the Ombudsmen

Office of the Auditor General

Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand

 

 

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Association of Non Governmental Organisations of Aotearoa

National Council of Women of New Zealand

Community Net Aotearoa

NZ Community Foundations

NZ Community Development Trust

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Transition Towns

Resilient Organisations NZ

Community Outcomes (NZ govt)

Canterbury Communities’ Earthquake Recovery Network