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September 20, 2023
ANALYSIS: By Maree Mahony, RNZ digital journalist Labour leader Chris Hipkins and National leader Christopher Luxon have faced off in a fast-paced but unspectacular debate in the Aotearoa New Zealand general election campaign with co-governance and gangs among the issues producing the liveliest exchanges. It was the first time the two leaders had squared off ... <a title="NZ election 2023: Hipkins and Luxon in fast-paced debate but fail to excite pundits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/20/nz-election-2023-hipkins-and-luxon-in-fast-paced-debate-but-fail-to-excite-pundits/" aria-label="Read more about NZ election 2023: Hipkins and Luxon in fast-paced debate but fail to excite pundits">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2022
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: Labour wants to be tough on crime – and tough on the causes of crime The Labour Government has managed to get one major issue right this week, at least in an electoral sense. The Government has been under pressure to deal with escalating public concerns about crime and ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour wants to be tough on crime – and tough on the causes of crime" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/15/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-labour-wants-to-be-tough-on-crime-and-tough-on-the-causes-of-crime/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour wants to be tough on crime – and tough on the causes of crime">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2022
RNZ News The New Zealand government is considering more action to crack down on violent gang behaviour but has dismissed the idea of a ban on wearing gang patches in public. There have been a number of shootings and arson attacks in Auckland and Northland in recent weeks linked to escalating tensions between the Killer ... <a title="Ardern spurns National’s plans on curbing NZ violent gang behaviour" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/13/ardern-spurns-nationals-plans-on-curbing-nz-violent-gang-behaviour/" aria-label="Read more about Ardern spurns National’s plans on curbing NZ violent gang behaviour">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2019
A thorn in the side of National, former MP Chester Borrows punctured his party’s “law and order week” before it even started, by framing its new crime and punishment stances as ignorant and dangerous. Appearing in the media early in the week, he painted National’s discussion document as populist, opportunist, and a knee-jerk response where ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: National’s law and order populism savaged" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/28/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-nationals-law-and-order-populism-savaged/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: National’s law and order populism savaged">Read more</a>