P I A N Z E A |
THE PIANZEA NETWORKThe Pacific Islands, Australia and New Zealand Electoral Administrators Network, or PIANZEA, is a semi-formal association of electoral administrators working in the Pacific region. The network was founded at Korolevu, Fiji in October 1997.The goal of the PIANZEA Network is: To continue and maintain in the Pacific spirit, a close association of Pacific Electoral Administrators within an established networking arrangement to facilitate and encourage the free flow of electoral information among member countries and to provide assistance where possible.The founding document of the network is known as the Warwick Declaration. The declaration was made at the Warwick Hotel, Korolevu, Fiji on 10 October 1997. Following is the text of that declaration: The participants at the South Pacific Electoral Administrators Conference hereby unanimously and collectively declare that it is indeeed our joint commitment to continue and maintain in the Pacific spirit, a close association of Pacific Electoral Administrators with a view to establishing a networking arrangement to facilitate and encourage the free flow of electoral information among member countries and to provide assistance where possible.The following administrations are recognised as being members of PIANZEA: American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Federated States of Micronesia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Republic of Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands. The PIANZEA Secretariat The PIANZEA Secretariat is hosted by the Australian Electoral Commission. The Secretariat can be contacted through the following: Alistair Legge |