d. Reform select committee processes to be more thorough and better resourced.

e. Improve transparency by reforming the Official Information Act and appointing an independent Information Commissioner.

f. Combat disinformation through proactive policies and fact-checking.

b. Give voters a stronger role in shaping policy through deliberative democracy tools like citizens’ assemblies, as seen in Ireland.

c. Strengthen democracy by limiting the use of urgency and fully following legislative procedures.

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Trust Democracy believes firmly that Aotearoa’s democratic system needs to become more robust.

Measures needed include:

a. Increase the total number of MPs and limit how many can join the Executive.

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