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May 15, 2019
When politicians win votes on the basis of heroic promises to fix intractable problems, but then break those promises, the public quite rightly feel they’ve been ripped off. That’s exactly what has happened with KiwiBuild. Labour politicians largely won office in 2017 on the basis of their scathing critique of how badly the National Government ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The KiwiBuild betrayal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/15/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-kiwibuild-betrayal/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The KiwiBuild betrayal">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2019
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Paris social media summit, hate speech, mosque attacks Washington Post Editorial: Christchurch Call: No easy fix to social media regulation Alexander Gillespie (Newshub): Opinion: ‘Christchurch Call’ first step in long journey to regulate ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 15 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/15/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-may-15-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 15 2019">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2019
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Paris social media summit, social media, hate speech Henry Cooke (Stuff): The risks Jacinda Ardern faces with her ‘Christchurch Call’ in Paris Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Jacinda Ardern being used by Emmanuel Macron ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 14 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/14/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-may-14-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 14 2019">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2019
James Shaw rates his Zero Carbon Bill as seven or eight out of ten. And former Green Party co-leader, Russel Norman – now with Greenpeace – rates it zero out of ten. Either way, it’s clear that the new legislation isn’t really the crucial planet-saving bill that many were hoping for. And it certainly doesn’t ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Watered-down Zero Carbon Bill" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/13/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-watered-down-zero-carbon-bill/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Watered-down Zero Carbon Bill">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2019
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Paris summit, social media, free speech Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Jacinda Ardern’s Christchurch Call internet pledge will be weak on implementation Henry Cooke (Stuff): Jacinda Ardern saw the Christchurch video and will try ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 13 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/13/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-may-13-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 13 2019">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2019
Last week was a big one for the media. Not only did New Zealand’s biggest newspaper launch a new paywall, but Thursday was “World News Day”, and Friday was “World Media Freedom Day”. All of this prompts the question, how well is New Zealand society and democracy served by the media in 2019? The World ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The State of the NZ media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/10/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-state-of-the-nz-media/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The State of the NZ media">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2019
Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 10 2019 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Government Gordon Campbell: On yesterday’s token moves on climate change and interest rates Matthew Hooton (Herald): What’s not to like about the Ardern regime (paywalled) ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 10 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/10/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-may-10-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 10 2019">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2019
The Labour-led Government’s decision to hold a referendum should be celebrated – even by those who wish to oppose liberalisation. It allows a societal debate on an issue of importance for many people. The Green Party should also be thanked for progressing the question. That doesn’t mean the newly-announced referendum process for next year has ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Why the Cannabis referendum is a problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/10/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-why-the-cannabis-referendum-is-a-problem/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Why the Cannabis referendum is a problem">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2019
Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 09 2019 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Zero Carbon bill, climate change Thomas Coughlan (Newsroom): Zero Carbon Bill lives or dies on politics Dave Frame (Stuff): Zero Carbon bill is ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 09 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/09/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-may-09-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 09 2019">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2019
Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 08 2019 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Cannabis referendum Andrew Geddis (Pundit): Reeferedum thoughts Thomas Coughlan (Newsroom): Non-binding referendum open to many changes Audrey Young (Herald): Personal cannabis use promises to set ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 08 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/08/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-may-08-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 08 2019">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2019
Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 07 2019 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Environment Spinoff: You live on a planet facing a million-species extinction Farah Hancock (Newsroom): Million species facing extinction: report Amber-Leigh Woolf (Stuff): A million species ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 07 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/07/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-may-07-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 07 2019">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2019
by Dr Bryce Edwards Have the political left and supporters of the Labour-led Government been conned again? Big changes were promised in welfare reform, but with the response to the just-released working group report on the welfare system, it looks like very little is actually going to be delivered. Of course, the left has already ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Expediency rather than transformation on welfare reform" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/06/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-expediency-rather-than-transformation-on-welfare-reform/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Expediency rather than transformation on welfare reform">Read more</a>
