At the last election voters voted to retain the current MMP voting system.  The MMP system is now under review and you can have your say.  

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Ashburton Guardian, February 10, 2012 

The Mid Canterbury over 80s bowls tournament showed that no matter how old you are, you can still possess an adolescent spirit.  The wealth of experience that took to the Ashburton MSA bowling green tallied more than 2400 years, with 10 teams of three at-least-eighty-year-olds

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February 2, 2012 ACNZ Media Release

A successful meeting between the new Minister for Senior Citizens, Hon Jo Goodhew, and Age Concern New Zealand was held today.

Age Concern New Zealand President Liz Baxendine and Chief Executive Ann Martin briefed Minister Goodhew on the issues that matter to older people including income, health, loneliness and safety. 

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Stuff.co.nz, February 2, 2012 http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/wellbeing/6355978/Stay-at-work-for-brain-health

 OFF TO WORK WE GO: Today's active 70-year-olds have brain scans that look up to 15 years younger than those of their parents' generation.

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Newstalk ZB February 1, 2012, 9:51 am

Health insurers are warning the government of a looming health finding crisis. In a briefing to the Minister of Health, the insurance sector warns of a growing imbalance in health funding over the next 20 years. The Health Funds Association says New Zealand has the fifth highest level of public spending on health in the developed world.

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Residents in Hamilton and the Waikato district are permitted to use domestic sprinkler and irrigation systems between 6am-8am and 6pm-8pm only, following the introduction of water alert level 1 today.

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