CoveragePost
August 3, 2020
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards Can we trust New Zealand’s military? There must now be serious doubt, given the landmark report released on Friday concluding the investigation into allegations made in the book Hit and Run by Nicky Hager and Jon Stephenson about a 2010 SAS killing raid in Afghanistan. The most recent Colmar Brunton ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Burnham report shows why we can’t trust NZ’s military" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/03/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-burnham-report-shows-why-we-cant-trust-nzs-military/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Burnham report shows why we can’t trust NZ’s military">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
July 30, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Rob Muldoon was a pugnacious and abrasive prime minister of New Zealand who was treated unkindly by commentators – and even historians – in the aftermath of his period in office (1975 to 1984). Hopefully, future historians will treat him in a much more objective way. It is important to note ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Rob Muldoon and Judith Collins" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/30/keith-rankin-analysis-rob-muldoon-and-judith-collins/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Rob Muldoon and Judith Collins">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
July 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Grant Duncan, Associate Professor for the School of People, Environment and Planning, Massey University The starting gates in New Zealand’s September 19 election race are finally full. Labour’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern is the bookies’ favourite and the opposition took a long time to settle. All the ... <a title="Two months from New Zealand’s election, National gambles on Judith Collins crushing Jacinda Ardern’s charisma" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/20/two-months-from-new-zealands-election-national-gambles-on-judith-collins-crushing-jacinda-arderns-charisma-142895/" aria-label="Read more about Two months from New Zealand’s election, National gambles on Judith Collins crushing Jacinda Ardern’s charisma">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
July 15, 2020
Analysis by Josh Van Veen – The Democracy Project. When Parliament sits next Tuesday, the Prime Minister will finally meet her match. Judith Collins and Jacinda Ardern are opposites in just about every respect. Yet they have the same basic appeal. Ardern and Collins are as much cultural icons as they are political leaders. ... <a title="Election 2020 – Josh Van Veen: Don’t give me culture: The appeal of Judith Collins" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/15/election-20202-josh-van-veen-dont-give-me-culture-the-appeal-of-judith-collins/" aria-label="Read more about Election 2020 – Josh Van Veen: Don’t give me culture: The appeal of Judith Collins">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
July 15, 2020
By RNZ News New Zealand’s National Party has elected Judith Collins as its new leader to replace Todd Muller, with Gerry Brownlee as her deputy to take on the Labour-led coalition government in the September general election. Collins, 61, was first elected as an MP for Clevedon in 2002 and has been part of six ... <a title="‘Common goal – oust government’, says NZ’s new National leader Collins" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/15/common-goal-oust-government-says-nzs-new-national-leader-collins/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Common goal – oust government’, says NZ’s new National leader Collins">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
July 14, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Liam Hehir The detailed reasons for opposition National Party leader Todd Muller’s shock resignation are something we are not yet given to know. At this point, anything other than the statement made by Muller himself is nothing more than speculation. The announcement was a bolt from the blue even for those working closely ... <a title="Muller’s ‘bolt from blue’ resignation leaves election hoardings standing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/14/mullers-bolt-from-blue-resignation-leaves-election-hoardings-standing/" aria-label="Read more about Muller’s ‘bolt from blue’ resignation leaves election hoardings standing">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
July 14, 2020
Source: Statement by Todd Muller – New Zealand National Party I have taken time over the weekend to reflect on my experience over the last several weeks as Leader of the Opposition. It has become clear to me that I am not the best person to be Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the New ... <a title="Election 2020 – National Party Leader Todd Muller Resigns – Statement" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/14/election-2020-national-party-leader-todd-muller-resigns-statement/" aria-label="Read more about Election 2020 – National Party Leader Todd Muller Resigns – Statement">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
July 9, 2020
Editorial by Selwyn Manning. New National Party leader Todd Muller has presented his party’s vision for New Zealand as it grapples with the economic cost of the Covid-19 pandemic. But Muller’s vision was unsurprisingly National while surprisingly short on economic detail. And, after a week where sordid privacy breaches plagued the party – leaving Muller ... <a title="UPDATED: Leadership, Vision, and Combating a Machiavellian Culture – Is Todd Muller National’s Solution?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/09/leadership-vision-and-combating-a-machiavellian-culture-is-todd-muller-nationals-solution/" aria-label="Read more about UPDATED: Leadership, Vision, and Combating a Machiavellian Culture – Is Todd Muller National’s Solution?">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
July 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato The leak of the confidential personal information of COVID-19 patients by Clutha-Southland MP Hamish Walker and influential party figure Michelle Boag has been highly embarrassing for the National Party. In less than 24 hours their attack strategy has detonated ... <a title="The National Party COVID-19 leak shows why the law must change to protect New Zealand citizens" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/08/the-national-party-covid-19-leak-shows-why-the-law-must-change-to-protect-new-zealand-citizens-142250/" aria-label="Read more about The National Party COVID-19 leak shows why the law must change to protect New Zealand citizens">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
June 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s approval ratings continue to soar thanks to his handling of the coronavirus crisis, reaching the highest level for any prime minister since the early years of the Rudd government in this ... <a title="Morrison approval ratings reach highest level for PM in 10 years; Trump falls further behind Biden" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/29/morrison-approval-ratings-reach-highest-level-for-pm-in-10-years-trump-falls-further-behind-biden-141281/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison approval ratings reach highest level for PM in 10 years; Trump falls further behind Biden">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
June 25, 2020
Editorial by Selwyn Manning. With the New Zealand General Election campaign looming, parties in the Labour-led coalition government are openly parading their differences (rather than common-ground) before the voting public. It’s a situation that can be interpreted as being typical of MMP politics. But it also causes voters to rethink its record-level support for its ... <a title="Election Campaign Looms: Is It Time For Labour To Abandon NZF?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/25/election-campaign-looms-is-it-time-for-labour-to-abandon-new-zealand-first/" aria-label="Read more about Election Campaign Looms: Is It Time For Labour To Abandon NZF?">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
June 18, 2020
Editorial by Selwyn Manning. It all boils down to this: The timeline of latest revelations suggests National Party MPs placed their want to GET their opponents – the Ardern Government – ahead of concerns that Covid-19 was potentially un-contained and again infecting New Zealanders. Is this a step too far for the Todd Muller-led party? ... <a title="Editorial: Snakes and Mirrors – National Sat On Covid-19 Infection Information For Hours Before Dropping Political Bombshell In Parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/editorial-snakes-and-mirrors-national-sat-on-covid-19-infection-information-for-hours-before-dropping-political-bombshell-in-parliament/" aria-label="Read more about Editorial: Snakes and Mirrors – National Sat On Covid-19 Infection Information For Hours Before Dropping Political Bombshell In Parliament">Read more</a>
