Have your say - vote in Simon's latest poll
Previous Poll Results:
Should Tauranga Libraries be charging for adult books?
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No, a percentage of our rates go to running the libraries and there should never be a charge to take a book from libraries. |
72% |
(23) |
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We should use an option where a charge is applied to the first 20 books borrowed from 1 January, and then books are free after that for the remainder of the year. |
6% |
(2) |
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Nothing needs to change if the council just puts up the charge for library cards to $10 in 2011 $15 in 2012 and $20 in 2013 which would bring in one million dollars per year. |
6% |
(2) |
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There is nothing wrong with a user pays society, as with everything else, a small fee is acceptable. |
16% |
(5) |
Should serving prisoners be able to vote in an election?
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No, they have forfeit their right to vote for as long as they are in custody. |
70% |
(32) |
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It depends on how serious the offending they have committed is and how long they have been sentenced for. |
13% |
(6) |
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Yes, all prisoners should be able to vote- it is their right. |
17% |
(8) |
It's Anzac day this weekend, and for many New Zealanders and Australians Gallipoli is a focal point on this day. Why is Anzac day important?
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It is not particularly important. |
0% |
(0) |
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It is important because it is about national identity and patriotism. |
0% |
(0) |
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It is important because it's about remembering the dead who sacrificed their lives for the freedoms we enjoy today. |
46% |
(13) |
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It is important for a mixture of reasons including national identity, patriotism and remembering the dead. |
54% |
(15) |
What should the Government do about people who go to the beach immediately following official Tsunami warnings?
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Nothing. It is a free world. If people want to go to the beach let them. |
35% |
(14) |
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Nothing. Police already have sufficient powers to move people on from the beach. |
23% |
(9) |
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Provide more education so that people are more aware of the risks from Tsunamis and other disasters. |
13% |
(5) |
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Provide emergency service personnel with more powers to move people on. |
3% |
(1) |
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Make it an offence to be on the beach endangering yourself and those who may have to rescue you. |
28% |
(11) |
There has been a spate of recent attacks against Police officers. What should happen to offenders convicted of such violent offending?
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No change to the existing laws. There are enough powers in the current law for courts to deal with offenders. |
13% |
(7) |
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Attacking a Police officer should be a mandatory aggravating factor at sentencing and this should be made law in the Sentencing Act 2002. |
5% |
(3) |
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Attacking a Police officer should be a specific offence carrying a higher penalty than the offence would otherwise. |
48% |
(27) |
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Attacking a Police officer should be a specific offence that would qualify as a 'strike' under the Government's three strikes legislation going through Parliament. |
34% |
(19) |
