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Digital NZ launched Make It Digital last week
http://makeit.digitalnz.org/

This includes a section where public propose and vote on collections they'd like to see make digital (and it seems implied they want it open as well)
http://makeit.digitalnz.org/voting

Top of the voting at the moment is:
Appendices to the Journals of the House of Representatives (AJHRS)
Electoral Rolls
School Journal
Lyttelton Times, 1851-1929
The Press (Christchurch, 1861- )
Stones Directories, 1884-1955
The New Zealand Herald, 1863-

I'd be nervous about today's electoral roll being online, but the electoral role from 50 years ago would be huge benefit to researchers without the same concerns.

Many of these are private publications, but outside the 50 year copyright monopoly.

Others, such as Journals of the House of Representatives are produced by our government - by people who work for us.
Government datasets are created using taxpayer money, they belong to us, hence I want easy access to them.