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August 27, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Macroeconomic Policy Macroeconomic policy is largely the art or science of the governance of economic imbalance. Some of the words that indicate imbalance are ‘recession’, ‘inflation’, ‘deflation’ and ‘contraction’. Another word, ‘stagflation’, represents a mix of recession and inflation. (Note that ‘inflation’ here indicates an unsustainable and ongoing process of price ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – The Two Policy Silos: Reserve Bank and Treasury" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/27/keith-rankin-analysis-the-two-policy-silos-reserve-bank-and-treasury/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – The Two Policy Silos: Reserve Bank and Treasury">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2020
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 Election, voting age Henry Cooke and Luke Malpass (Stuff): Public still backing Government and Jacinda Ardern despite second outbreak, new poll shows Liu Chen (RNZ): Poll shows large majority of Chinese New Zealanders ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 27 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/27/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-27-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 27 2020">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2020
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 Economic response to Covid Bernard Hickey (Newsroom): NZ’s ‘K’ shaped Covid-19 recovery Kate MacNamara (Herald): Government mulls use of $400m fund to buy stakes in firms hurt by Covid 19 (paywalled) Debrin Foxcroft ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 26 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/26/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-26-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 26 2020">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2020
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 PM’s levels announcement, govt management of coronavirus Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Ardern plays it safe with Covid levels extension Henry Cooke (Stuff): Jacinda Ardern faces little opposition to alert level extension Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): A ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 25 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/25/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-25-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 25 2020">Read more</a>
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August 24, 2020
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 Border failures, criticism Hayden Donnell (RNZ): Mediawatch: A backlash over tough questions for Dr Ashley Bloomfield Bryce Edwards (Herald): Political Roundup – How serious are the Govt’s border botch-ups? Andrea Vance (Stuff): Big little ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 24 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/24/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-24-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 24 2020">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2020
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. There’s a debate raging about how serious the Government’s Covid-19 border testing botch-ups are. Many Labour partisans are calling complaints and media investigations into border management a beat-up and overly-aggressive. They claim problems at the border are being exaggerated, with testing failures of minor importance in the government’s overall success in ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: How serious are the Govt’s border botch-ups?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/23/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-how-serious-are-the-govts-border-botch-ups/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: How serious are the Govt’s border botch-ups?">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2020
Headline: Research Link: The 42 Group Q1/Q2 2020 Report. – 36th Parallel Assessments From time to time 36th Parallel features the work of guest analysts. This time we feature the latest offering from The 42 Group, an independent strategic analysis collective based in New Zealand that focuses on military, security and geopolitical analyses. While 36 ... <a title="Research Link: The 42 Group Q1/Q2 2020 Report." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/23/research-link-the-42-group-q1-q2-2020-report/" aria-label="Read more about Research Link: The 42 Group Q1/Q2 2020 Report.">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin. This week’s chart shows the most current Covid19 outbreaks, including all the little countries. As in March 2020, some of these are the worst affected. It also gives lie to the claim that New Zealand is advantaged by being an island country. In the gold and silver position are Aruba and ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: Covid-19 in the Peak of the Northern Hemisphere Tourist Season" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/21/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid19-covid-19-in-the-peak-of-the-northern-hemisphere-tourist-season/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: Covid-19 in the Peak of the Northern Hemisphere Tourist Season">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2020
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 Govt’s coronavirus response, border policy, political fallout Peter Dunne: Labour will be watching and checking everything and keeping its fingers crossed like never before Tim Watkin (RNZ): Test fail: Is Labour bordering on trouble? ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 21 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/21/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-21-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 21 2020">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Early Identification and Action We are now learning, from Covid19, one thing above all else. With epidemics, it is early identification and action that matters. When our Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, says that New Zealand’s government approach is to “go hard and go early”, she is only partly correct. What matters ... <a title="Keith Rankin – Epidemic Costs and Responses: Coronavirus and Tuberculosis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/20/keith-rankin-epidemic-costs-and-responses-coronavirus-and-tuberculosis/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin – Epidemic Costs and Responses: Coronavirus and Tuberculosis">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2020
VIDEO: In this week’s A View from Afar with Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning, we discuss: What’s behind the United Arab Emirates/Israel deal? Lukashenko has lost respect among Belarusians. But will he lose power in the eastern European state? Trumpianism, is it even a word? Is it for export? And how is the Democrat National ... <a title="VIDEO: A View from Afar – UAE-Israel Deal + Belarus + Trumpianism Biden and the US Elections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/20/video-a-view-from-afar-uae-israel-deal-belarus-trumpianism-biden-and-the-us-elections/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: A View from Afar – UAE-Israel Deal + Belarus + Trumpianism Biden and the US Elections">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2020
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 Border testing, quarantine facilities, alternative plans from NZ First, National, ACT Thomas Manch (Stuff): The Covid-19 border testing saga that’s going septic amid ministers’ muddled accounts Karl du Fresne: Incompetence is one thing, misinformation ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 20 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/20/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-20-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 20 2020">Read more</a>
