One of New Zealand's leading political parties, the Green Party has released a paper outlining their desire to transform New Zealand's economy via additive manufacturing/3D printing. This is yet another political group, in another country, trying to push the up and coming technology within it's economy. There have already been many countries whose governments are funding widespread initiatives to invest into additive manufacturing. These initiatives hope to grow the manufacturing capabilities of each nation. More details on this story can be found here: http://3dprint.com/5666/new-zealand-3d-printing/. Also the entire paper put forth by the Green Party can be viewed here: https://www.greens.org.nz/sites/defa...ture-final.pdf

New Zealand's Green party hopes that their country can be at the forefront of these new manufacturing techniques. Let's hear your opinion about these initiatives.