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October 3, 2022
Political Roundup: TOP offering the transformation lacking in other parties The Opportunities Party (TOP) is putting other political parties to shame with its bold and innovative policies. Yesterday TOP announced their latest tax, housing, and income policies, and they were the sort of bold and transformative innovations that supporters of parties like Labour and the ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: TOP offering the transformation lacking in other parties" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/03/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-top-offering-the-transformation-lacking-in-other-parties/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: TOP offering the transformation lacking in other parties">Read more</a>
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October 1, 2022
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: Te Pāti Māori and vested interests Controversial Māori politician and president of Te Pāti Māori, John Tamihere, is in hot water over large financial donations relating to his 2019 Auckland Mayoral campaign and Te Pāti Māori’s 2020 election campaign. For him and his supporters, the allegations are “inherently racist”. ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Te Pāti Māori and vested interests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/01/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-te-pati-maori-and-vested-interests/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Te Pāti Māori and vested interests">Read more</a>
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September 29, 2022
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: Public sector bosses must be held accountable for undermining transparency Public service bosses earn mega-salaries, yet oversee bureaucracies that frequently undermine transparency and frustrate public and media scrutiny. The obvious answer is to start docking the pay of chief executives for the failures of their agencies. This is the ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Public sector bosses must be held accountable for undermining transparency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/29/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-public-sector-bosses-must-be-held-accountable-for-undermining-transparency/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Public sector bosses must be held accountable for undermining transparency">Read more</a>
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September 28, 2022
Political Roundup by Dr Bryce Edwards. Items of interest and importance today 1NEWS-KANTAR OPINION POLL 1News: Poll: Labour halts decline, but National still in position to govern Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Sniff the air – election 2023 smells like a drag race (paywalled) Mike Hosking (Newstalk): Poll still shows change is coming Toby Manhire (Spinoff): A poll that sets the ... <a title="Political Roundup: Items of interest and importance today 28 September 2022" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/28/political-roundup-items-of-interest-and-importance-today-28-september-2022/" aria-label="Read more about Political Roundup: Items of interest and importance today 28 September 2022">Read more</a>
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September 27, 2022
Political Roundup: Jacinda Ardern’s tilt towards the West continues at the UN Analysis by Geoffrey Miller Jacinda Ardern intends to continue a more pro-Western foreign policy strategy, if her agenda from a hectic week of diplomacy is anything to go by. New Zealand’s Prime Minister met with four G7 leaders – Liz Truss, Joe Biden, ... <a title="Political Roundup: Jacinda Ardern’s tilt towards the West continues at the UN" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/27/political-roundup-jacinda-arderns-tilt-towards-the-west-continues-at-the-un/" aria-label="Read more about Political Roundup: Jacinda Ardern’s tilt towards the West continues at the UN">Read more</a>
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September 23, 2022
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: The Political mood of the business elite The New Zealand Herald has released the results of its annual “Mood of the Boardroom” survey today. Should we care what businesses think of politics, the economy and society? There’s a good argument that we should be more concerned with the “Mood ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Political mood of the business elite" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/23/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-political-mood-of-the-business-elite/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Political mood of the business elite">Read more</a>
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September 21, 2022
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: Time for the Auditor General to investigate Mahuta contracts Pressure is increasing on the Auditor General to undertake an inquiry into numerous contracts, appointments and grants awarded to members of Cabinet Minister Nanaia Mahuta’s family by various government departments she has had official responsibility for. Allegations and revelations ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Time for the Auditor General to investigate Mahuta contracts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/21/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-time-for-the-auditor-general-to-investigate-mahuta-contracts/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Time for the Auditor General to investigate Mahuta contracts">Read more</a>
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September 21, 2022
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: National’s unsatisfactory exoneration of Sam Uffindell It’s hard to have confidence in the National Party’s supposed exoneration of MP Sam Uffindell over allegations of ethical violations as an adult. The party’s processes have been far too opaque, which means there will always be a cloud over the integrity and ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: National’s unsatisfactory exoneration of Sam Uffindell" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/21/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-nationals-unsatisfactory-exoneration-of-sam-uffindell/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: National’s unsatisfactory exoneration of Sam Uffindell">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2022
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: Labour’s fraught battle to retain the Māori vote Labour’s poll results are trending down. Yesterday’s Curia poll put the party down two points to just 33 per cent, while National is up three points to 37 per cent. When it comes to next year’s election, a key constituency for ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour’s fraught battle to retain the Māori vote" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/16/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-labours-fraught-battle-to-retain-the-maori-vote/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour’s fraught battle to retain the Māori vote">Read more</a>
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September 15, 2022
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: Fighting for cleaner and fairer elections From this week the public can provide input into the Government’s review of electoral laws – a process which is supposed to make elections cleaner and fairer. Hopefully, public submissions and pressure applied to both the electoral review experts and the Government ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Fighting for cleaner and fairer elections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/15/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-fighting-for-cleaner-and-fairer-elections/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Fighting for cleaner and fairer elections">Read more</a>
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September 14, 2022
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: Why New Zealand’s shift to a republic will be thwarted The death of Queen Elizabeth and the ascension to the throne of King Charles has reignited the debate on whether New Zealand should become a republic. But despite strong arguments in favour of shifting to a republic, such ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Why New Zealand’s shift to a republic will be thwarted" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/14/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-why-new-zealands-shift-to-a-republic-will-be-thwarted/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Why New Zealand’s shift to a republic will be thwarted">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2022
Politics Daily and Political Roundup are collated and published by Dr Bryce Edwards. Items of interest and importance today COVID Luke Malpass (Stuff): PM Ardern’s last Covid live update draws a curtain down on a miserable couple of years Claire Trevett (Herald): PM bids a relieved farewell to Covid-19 rules (paywalled) Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): Government seeking advice on ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Daily Politics: Items of interest and importance today – September 13 2022" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/13/bryce-edwards-daily-politics-items-of-interest-and-importance-today-september-13-2022/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Daily Politics: Items of interest and importance today – September 13 2022">Read more</a>
