nz.org.net-society
==================

 This group was proposed by Simon Lyall <simon@darkmere.gen.nz> in late 1994
to cover non-technical Net issues and also to provide a forum for the newly
created Network Society. The number of votes required for it to pass was set
at at least 50 total and of these two thirds had to be yes. The group easily
gained this and passed by 106 to 6.


nz.org.isocnz
=============

 Don Neal <dneal@waikato.ac.nz> proposed this group in early 1995 to cover
the New Zealand chapter of the Internet Society that was being setup at the 
time. It's vote was conducted under the same rules as the previous 
nz.org.net-society vote. It failed to be created when despite the large
majority in favor ( 37:2 ) the minimum number of total votes (50) was not
reached. 

 Another vote was held a few months later and the groups was created after 
the vote passed 45:0


nz.biz.misc & nz.biz.misc.discuss
=================================

 These were created under a 2:1 & majority of 20 rule. Both just passed
by 22:2.


nz.org.ipenz
============

 This vote caused some problems. The proponent <Peter@nzeipenz.co.nz> 
posted a non-standard CFV after very little discussion and mostly 
negative feedback. There were several problems with the voting address 
with several people claiming that their votes did not get through. When 
the result was published there were also several votes from overseas 
addresses and one on behalf of someone else. General dissatisfaction has 
meant that the group has not been created.


nz.soc.queer
============

Mark Proffit <proffitt@iprolink.co.nz> proposed this group in late 1995 
after strong success of a similar mailing list. The vote was under a 2/3 
and 25 rules and passed by 53 to 2.


nz.net.announce & nz.net.admin
==============================

Simon Lyall <simon@darkmere.gen.nz> proposed these to replace 
nz.netstatus which many felt was becoming to cluttered with chatter 
which made it difficult to find important posts. After much discussion a 
two part vote was held. The first part was to split nz.netstatus into the 
two new groups and passed 58 to 5 while the second part was to moderate 
nz.net.announce and this passed 46 to 13. Both votes were under a 2/3rds 
yes and 25 difference rule.


nz.reg.*
========

The groups were proposed by David Farrar <david@home.net.nz> during late
1997 in order to give a place for local discussion and to replace several
ad-hoc and poorly distributed local hierarchies. All groups passed under a
a 2/3rds yes and 25 difference rule.


nz.soc.religion
===============

Proposed by Patrick Dunford <patrick_dunford@xtra.co.nz> and David Farrar
<david@home.net.nz> in early to hold the large amount of religious
discussion that was dominating nz.general. It passed under the 2/3rds yes
and 25 difference rule.


nz.politics.announce
====================

This group passed 42:4 in early 1998.


nz.reg.canterbury.general
=========================

Following complaints regarding religion spam nz.reg.christchurch.general
was renamed to nz.reg.canterbury.general in April 1999. The vote was
proposed by Duncan McCormack and Luke Pickering and passed 57 to 18.


nz.soc.maori
============

Was propose by Karaitiana Taiuru in late 2002 and passed 35 to 3.

nz.tech
=======

Dane Hawker proposed the group in late 2002 (originally as nz.audio-visual) 
since non-computer technology was off topic for nz.comp. It was voted on 
in Feburary 2003 and passes 39:0

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