'New Zealanders have had to wait long enough for a chance to kick the tyres on MMP.' - John Key, August 2008. The sequel to The Baubles of Office and Key to Victory, Kicking the Tyres covers New Zealand's 2011 general election and the referendum on whether or not to keep the MMP electoral system. It offers comprehensive discussion of the election and referendum, by both participants and experienced political commentators, and includes a DVD of election billboards, debates and advertisements from the campaign....