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July 12, 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 Defence Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Military land review: a PGF from Defence? Jonathan Mitchell (RNZ): Defence force: $2.1b to be spent on land, buildings to help keep staff Craig McCulloch (RNZ): ‘Reverse nimbyism’ jeopardising military ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 12 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/12/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-july-12-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 12 2019">Read more</a>
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July 11, 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 Medicinal cannabis plan Laura Walters (Newsroom): Medicinal cannabis proposals greeted with optimism and concern Craig McCulloch (RNZ): Specialist sign-off for medicinal cannabis ‘upsetting and problematic’ Tova O’Brien (Newshub): ‘We clearly aren’t their focus’: Patients ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 11 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/11/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-july-11-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 11 2019">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2019
The plight of welfare beneficiaries came into focus last week with a photo taken outside an Auckland Work and Income office, of clients who had been queuing from 2am in order to apply for emergency hardship payments. This has sparked a debate about whether the Labour-led Government is doing enough to provide for this group ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: What’s changed for welfare beneficiaries?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/10/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-whats-changed-for-welfare-beneficiaries/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: What’s changed for welfare beneficiaries?">Read more</a>
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July 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 Climate change, clean car scheme Mark Blackham (Stuff): Declarations of climate emergencies will only increase apathy No Right Turn: Climate Change: Timid and unambitious Liam Dann (Herald): Kiwis are still too addicted to petrol, ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 10 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/10/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-july-10-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 10 2019">Read more</a>
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July 9, 2019
There’s increasing doubt about how transformational the Labour-led Government is turning out to be. In all sorts of public policy areas the new administration is struggling to make the changes and produce the outcomes it promised. Perhaps expectations are too high? Maybe voters and commentators are too impatient? Or, could it be that the political ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: How to achieve transformational change in politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/09/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-how-to-achieve-transformational-change-in-politics/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: How to achieve transformational change in politics">Read more</a>
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July 9, 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 Poverty and inequality, welfare Stacey Kirk (Stuff): This Government promised a war on poverty – is it gaining any ground? Susan St John (Newsroom): Poverty: not an earthquake but still a crisis Auckland ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 09 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/09/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-july-09-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 09 2019">Read more</a>
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July 8, 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 Cancer care Newshub: Expert slams successive Governments’ approach to cancer Stacey Kirk (Stuff): Government promises to cancer patients could come back to bite as politics takes over RNZ: Terminally ill father garners 130k signatures ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 08 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/08/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-july-08-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 08 2019">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2019
Call it “state housing”, “social housing” or this Government’s preference, “public housing” – it’s the accommodation solution that continues to be overlooked and neglected by both Labour and National governments. Sure, the current government might talk a lot about “public housing” and they might be building more state houses than the previous government, but it’s ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Is it time for a programme of mass state house building?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/05/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-is-it-time-for-a-programme-of-mass-state-house-building/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Is it time for a programme of mass state house building?">Read more</a>
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July 5, 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 Primary and extractive Industries Angie Skerrett (Newshub): ‘An alarming trend’: Call for ‘national interest test’ after Westland Milk deal to Chinese dairy giant Andrea Fox (Herald): Confidence in dairy co-op business model shaken ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 05 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/05/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-july-05-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 05 2019">Read more</a>
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July 4, 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 Climate change Joel MacManus (Stuff): PM Jacinda Ardern: Government ‘not opposed to’ idea of declaring a climate emergency Jason Walls (Herald): Jacinda Ardern is keen on declaring a climate-change emergency but roadblock remains ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 04 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/04/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-july-04-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 04 2019">Read more</a>
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July 3, 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 and conservation Danyl Mclauchlan (Spinoff): The real enemy: Why blaming NGOs for climate inaction is stupid Jarrod Gilbert (Herald): When dogs can’t drink at the creek it’s time to act (paywalled) Joel MacManus ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 03 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/03/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-july-03-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 03 2019">Read more</a>
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July 2, 2019
The public’s trust in the competency and integrity of the public service is an essential element of any democracy. If citizens think that those running government departments are foolish, dishonest, or dodgy, then the whole system can start to fall apart. We see the results of such distrust in plenty of other countries. Here in ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Lack of accountability over Treasury’s bogus hacking claim" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/02/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-lack-of-accountability-over-treasurys-bogus-hacking-claim/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Lack of accountability over Treasury’s bogus hacking claim">Read more</a>
