Your 'other innovative comments' section had a limit; So here's my full submission:

I'd like for people to make their own suggestions on how their tax should be spent. If a person must pay, say $10,000 in personal income tax annually, then that person is sent a tax bill where all government departments get a short pitch to say what they do, and that taxpayer then allocates money to those cost centres according to what he/she feels is right. Perhaps this personal citizen tax allocation should be for (say) 80% of each person's tax bill - with the remainder going to a 'roll-over fund' for the government itself to administer, to contribute to hidden, or longer-term costs at a national level that individuals might not properly appreciate.

I also think that the 5% minimum threshold of overall votes cast, for small parties to enter parliament, should be looked at again. I would like to see some system whereby votes cast for minor parties are not wasted.

The question in your survey about a three-part government, with different agencies responsible for Maori, Pakeha and cross-over administration, was perplexing to me. In some ways, New Zealand could be said to be 'over-governed.' So a further complexity in government administration, I think, is not called for. But I agree, inequity must be addressed. While the MMP system is not perfect, perhaps it could be tweaked to allow for Maori seats voted for in the Maori electoral roll, in direct proportion to the percentage of the population who are (or who identify with-) Maori?

I'd also like to see a system where good and wise people who don't want to get into the bear-pit of combative politics (like Dame Anne Salmond, for instance) could contribute directly to government decision-making. Perhaps the current system of expert advisory boards can be made more effective and transparent?

One radical thought: how can we fairly represent the interests of those who have no say - children, or other species? Could different species be allocated votes (even if via proxy human representatives) in proportion to their accumulated biomass perhaps? This would certainly balance things with regard to, say, the current, completely unsustainable exploitation of the fisheries of New Zealand. In this example, why do recreational fishermen hold so much sway over ecosystems that support more than just themselves?

One more point: I think the widespread implementation of civics education at all levels in our school system, should be happening now. This I reckon would contribute naturally to a re-setting our democratic systems by future generations.