We live in a day and age where most information can be accessed using the click of a mouse. Usually this information comes from the most reputable source on the internet: Wikipedia (shit, that is basically how I’ve written every undergrad essay ever).
One of the great things about democracy is that we all have a say, and through this conflict of ideas we’re supposed to end up with something that satisfies everyone. A wiki is a great example of democracy in action. There are certain basic principles and rules that need to be followed, anyone can contribute to the discourse and hopefully in the end you find you have something that is good.
So in that spirit, a friend of mine and I have started a little project that is an experiment in building political consciousness in New Zealand. We’ve started a wiki called New Zealand Politics. If you read my article in the last issue of Salient, you might have picked up on my dislike for a certain something that New Zealand lacks: knowledge of politics. NZ Politics aims to be both a resource for anyone, and something that political geeks like me can spend countless hours adding stuff into.