ISSUES TO BE VOTING ON Inequality, children, older people, welfare, prisons, justice, alcohol	ELECTION ISSUES WEBSITES & BLOGS Other websites and blogs that help provide information about the issues
POLITICAL PARTY POLICY Read the policies that have been announced on their websites	WHAT THE CHURCHES ARE SAYING Churches social issues information and commentary

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 Issues to be voting on

• Inequality & Poverty - the Fairness Test
• Children & Families - child-centred policy
• Older People - solidarity between the generations
• Housing - the unaffordable dream
• Welfare Reform - Guide to the Welfare Debate
• Health inequalities  - Public Health Association
• Prisons and the Justice System - There has to be a better way through Rethinking Crime and Punishment
• Alcohol Law Reform - Alcohol Action NZ and Unfinished alcohol debate
• Debt and Loan Sharks - action still needed
• Gambling - Problem Gambling Foundation
• Public Service Cuts - Vision for a modern public service and Keep NZ Working
• ACC Cuts - ACC Futures Coalition
• Community Sector ComVoices 2011 Pre-Election Briefing 
  Election Year Messages

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 Churches Social Issues

• Church Leaders Statement Vision for a Fair Society
• Salvation Army The Issues Politicians (won't) talk about
• Catholic – On a level playing field fair play and the common good
  Catholic Bishops Statement for the 2011 General Election
  Caritas Guide to the Welfare Debate  
• Methodist - Housing, health, welfare and children
• Anglican - Bishops taking action on family violence  
• Presbyterian - Wellbeing of childrenand families  
• Baptist - First consider this
• Centre for Public Theology NZ Identity, Working for Families?, Alcohol, Justice  

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 Political parties

• National - Building a Brighter Future  
• Labour - Own Our Own Future  
• Greens - For a Richer New Zealand  
• Maori - Our Whānau; Our Future
• Mana - movement of the people  
• United Future - Fairness and Choice
• ACT -  Your Party Vote  
• NZ First - For a Fair Go 

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 Other election issues sites

• Interest.co.nz  Links to specific policies of all the election parties 
• Scoop - election coverage, comment and iPredict 
• KiwiBlog - lists and links to all the election candidates and centre-right bloggers   
• The Standard - centre-left bloggers  
• The Visible Hand in Economics  - economic commentary 
• Rural Women - Election Hard Questions   [Back to top]  
• The Listener - Election Blog 
• Radio NZ - Election 2011 
• Maori TV Election coverage - Kowhiri '11  
• TV3 - Decision 2011 
• TV1 - Election 2011