Press baron's real danger lies in his blatant influence on politicians and global economic policies, writes Bryan Gould

Lawrence Lessig, one of the leading lights of the Creative Commons movement, has praised New Zealand's law making systems in an address to today's NetHui meeting.

Politicians can go door-knocking at electorate level, but they will be wasting their time trying to attract the attention of the media.

If money determines law and policy, then those with money will always win. But a democracy is supposed to be about the power of ideas and a good idea should be able to stand on its own feet without a cash inducement.

Campaigner says colonel's visit sends wrong message given his links to Suva's troubles.

Runaway soldier Tevita Mara says he has no interest in being another military leader, but he wants the opportunity to tell the NZ Government the "reality of the situation on the ground in Fiji."

Foreign Affairs officials will meet with Tevita Mara - who ran away from Fiji to avoid sedition charges - when he arrives in NZ. He is currently in Australia to address pro-democracy groups.

We asked Labour's Jacinda Ardern and National's Nikki Kaye to share their thoughts on the MMP voting system.