Elections

In the lead up to the NZ elections, students from Rata had the opportunity to visit Parliament. It was a very informative day about how Parliament works and the students also had the opportunity to visit the debating chamber. On the way to Parliament, we saw a protest march descend on the gates of Parliament - democracy in action.

Parliament - democracy in action. After visiting Parliament, students had the opportunity to practice democracy in action. In parties, students came up with games with limited sports equipment. Parties had to persuade their classmates to vote for their game by communicating visually in posters, demonstration and speeches. The successful game was played in sport time this Friday.

The results showed that parties had to form coalitions to make the 51% mark. Teams had to negotiate and decide what their bottom line was and what rules they would adapt.

Much to our amazement, students managed to form a five party coalition very quickly with the Benefit Party, Clyde Quay First, Competitive Party, DreamTeam and the Locals running Friday sports. Here is the game, leaders negotiated.

Campaigning - leaders deliver speeches to a captivated audience

Watch the game in action