Conversation about our government
Ellen: How does your government work?
Jordan: Well because we're a democratic country, after three years, if you are a citizen or permanent resident of New Zealand, and you are eighteen years old or over, you need to enroll to vote for a party to be in government.
Ellen: Who runs your government?
Jordan: There are two main people in charge, the governor general and the prime minister. The Queen doesn't really have any power because the governor general takes it all.
Ellen: So how do you get to be a candidate?
Jordan: Well any citizen who is enrolled as an elector is allowed to be a candidate.
Ellen: What sort of a system do you have?
Jordan: We have a system called mixed member proportional system, or MMP short.
Ellen: what is cabinet?
Jordan: Cabinet is sort of like a kitchen cabinet but all the tins are government.
