FormerNew Zealand should adopt Australian rules and make it illegal not to vote, former Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer says. Voting in both local government and parliamentary elections should be enforced, Sir Geoffrey said. Sir Geoffrey told RNZ he had found being the leader of the country "a nuisance". The wide-ranging conversation was the first of five episodes of The 9th Floor, referencing the spot the Prime Minister's office occupies in the Beehive. In upcoming episodes, released weekly, Espiner interviews four more former prime ministers: Mike Moore (1990), Jim Bolger (1990-1997), Dame Jenny Shipley (1997-1999), and Helen Clark (1999-2008).

Source: Otago Daily Times April 06, 2017 21:11 UTC