How we do exercise our democratic rights and responsibilities? Andrew Urquhart and his guests tackle civic tools from suffrage to public protest. 

Te Karere Scarborough takes a look at the front-runners in the by-election for the Maori electorate of Tamaki Makaurau;
the Free Speech Union campaigns for political neutrality in the public service and free speech for civil servants;
and across the Tasman, public theologian Craig Heilmann compares public lobbying on Palestinian statehood and Australian immigration policy.

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