How to play netball

 How to play netball
Netball is a no-contact game that you need seven people on each team on the court to be able to play at least three quarters. 
The object of netball is to score more points than your opponent. A netball game lasts for 60 minutes and there are three to four quarters. There should be at least 10 people in your team and when you play there should be three aside and 7 players on the court. 
This is split into four quarters, with each quarter lasting 15 minutes. Between the first and second quarters and the third and fourth quarters, there is a break of three minutes. Between the second and third quarters -half-time - there is a break of five minutes. 
A referee or umpire is allowed to call time and when they do, the timekeeper will stop the timer, which begins again when play starts again. There is a maximum of two minutes allowed for an injury. 
Players and Equipment.
There are set positions in a netball team and these positions will limit where the player can be on the court.  Goal shooter, Goal Attack, Wing Attack, Centre Wing Defence, Goal Defence, and Goal Keeper.
Rules.
A match consists of four quarters lasting 15 minutes each. Each team can have a maximum of seven players and a minimum of five, the court must be divided into three sections with each player holding a position on the court.
 
If a player moves into a position that they shouldn’t be in, they will be deemed to be offside. Players cannot hold the ball for more than three seconds, players cannot take more than 1.5 steps when in possession of the ball.  The ball must go through the ringed hoop for a goal to be given.
To win in netball you must score more points than your opponent. The netball ball must be moved around the court by passing and there are a number of different passes available to a player. The ball must be worked to the Goal Shooter and Goal Attack players, who attempt to shoot from inside the half-circle. 
A goal is scored in netball when the ball is passed to a player in the goal third who shoots the ball through their opponent’s goal ring. Only the Goal Shooter or Goal Attack can score goals in netball and they must be within the half-circle when they shoot.
 
In conclusion, Netball is a fun, friendly game and that is how you play a game of netball.   By Capri

How a political party in New Zealand wins an election.

 How a political party in New Zealand wins an election.

How a political party in New Zealand wins an election. 

How does it work?

Political parties in New Zealand can be either registered or unregistered. Registered parties must have five-hundred paying members, each eligible to vote in general elections. If a party registers, it may submit a party list, enabling it to receive party votes in New Zealand's MMP electoral system.

Parties compete to win votes.

In a common election, every voter gets two votes they get to vote for an electorate and a party, to get any seats in Parliament. But at least 5% of the party can win an electorate seat.

Your electorate vote goes to the candidate you most want to represent the area you live in, which is called your electorate. Each party chooses candidates to stand for election in electorates. The candidates with the most votes in each electorate become electorate MPs.

Your electorate vote helps decide who your local member of Parliament will be. There’s a different choice of candidates in each of the 64 general electorates and seven Maori electorates. Each candidate usually represents a political party, but a

candidate may stand for election independent of a party. The candidate who wins the most electoral votes wins the seat.

In conclusion that’s how a political party in New Zealand wins an election. 

By Capri