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September 16, 2022
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: Labour’s fraught battle to retain the Māori vote Labour’s poll results are trending down. Yesterday’s Curia poll put the party down two points to just 33 per cent, while National is up three points to 37 per cent. When it comes to next year’s election, a key constituency for ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour’s fraught battle to retain the Māori vote" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/16/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-labours-fraught-battle-to-retain-the-maori-vote/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour’s fraught battle to retain the Māori vote">Read more</a>
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September 14, 2022
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: Why New Zealand’s shift to a republic will be thwarted The death of Queen Elizabeth and the ascension to the throne of King Charles has reignited the debate on whether New Zealand should become a republic. But despite strong arguments in favour of shifting to a republic, such ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Why New Zealand’s shift to a republic will be thwarted" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/14/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-why-new-zealands-shift-to-a-republic-will-be-thwarted/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Why New Zealand’s shift to a republic will be thwarted">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2022
A View from Afar – In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning analyse whether the sun is setting on former United States President Donald Trump and Trumpism in general. Specifically, they examine how numerous law suits and federal investigations are eroding Trump's credibility and the power behind what was once a president of populism and who was seemingly untouchable.
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August 25, 2022
A View from Afar – In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will analyse whether the sun is setting on former United States President Donald Trump and Trumpism in general. Specifically, we will examine how numerous law suits and federal investigations are eroding Trump’s credibility and what was once a president of ... <a title="LIVE@12:35pm Thurs Buchanan + Manning: Is the Sun Setting On Trump and Trumpism?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/25/livemidday-thurs-buchanan-manning-is-the-sun-setting-on-trump-and-trumpism/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE@12:35pm Thurs Buchanan + Manning: Is the Sun Setting On Trump and Trumpism?">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2022
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: Public submissions on political donation reform released Is it ironic that the Government is reforming rules around secret political donations in a very secretive way? There has been overwhelming public demand for more openness about how politicians raise their money, but the Government and officials have been less than ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Public submissions on political donation reform released" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/21/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-public-submissions-on-political-donation-reform-released/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Public submissions on political donation reform released">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2021
SPECIAL REPORT by Selwyn Manning. This week, on October 27 to 28 Julian Assange appeared before a United Kingdom court defending himself against an appeal that, if successful, would see him extradited to the United States of America to face a raft of indictments that ultimately could see him spend the rest of his life ... <a title="SPECIAL REPORT: Assumptions Vs Facts – How the Assange Case Confronts Our Biases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/29/special-report-assumptions-vs-facts-how-the-assange-case-confronts-us-all/" aria-label="Read more about SPECIAL REPORT: Assumptions Vs Facts – How the Assange Case Confronts Our Biases">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2021
In this week's podcast, Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning discuss: three areas that have been relied on to protect New Zealanders from terror-styled attacks; legal measures designed to protect communities from danger and even protect individuals from themselves and why they failed.
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September 8, 2021
In this week's podcast, Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will discuss: three areas that have been relied on to protect New Zealanders from terror-styled attacks; legal measures designed to protect communities from danger and even protect individuals from themselves and why they failed.
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September 7, 2021
Analysis by Bryce Edwards. The tragic terrorist attack at an Auckland shopping mall on Friday has led to a lot of debate about how it could have been prevented. It turns out authorities were well aware of Ahamed Aathill Mohamed Samsudeen’s severe mental health problems and his capacity for violent extremism if not dealt with ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Could government agencies have averted the development of a terrorist?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/07/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-could-government-agencies-have-averted-the-development-of-a-terrorist/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Could government agencies have averted the development of a terrorist?">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2021
Analysis by Bryce Edwards. When significant voices on the political left start speaking out against Labour’s proposed hate speech laws it’s a sign that they’re in big trouble. With criticisms now coming from across the political spectrum, it’s much more likely that the Government will ditch the botched speech regulation reforms. The latest leftwing activist ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Progressive opposition will help kill off hate speech proposals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/06/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-progressive-opposition-will-help-kill-off-hate-speech-proposals/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Progressive opposition will help kill off hate speech proposals">Read more</a>
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June 30, 2021
Analysis by Bryce Edwards. Whenever governments attempt to regulate political speech and activity, the results often end up being problematic and potentially harmful to democracy and debate. Regardless of how good the intentions, such reforms often bring complications, confusion, and unintended ill-effects. That means any laws around “hate speech” need to be extremely clear and ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The confusing and concerning hate speech reforms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/30/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-confusing-and-concerning-hate-speech-reforms/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The confusing and concerning hate speech reforms">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2021
Analysis by Bryce Edwards The Labour Government received plaudits this week for its historic announcement that it will ban the live export of animals by sea. It’s said to be a world first. The decision comes after years of pressure, which increased after last year’s tragedy when the ship Gulf Livestock 1 left New Zealand, ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Government’s historic ban on live animal exports" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/18/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-governments-historic-ban-on-live-animal-exports/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Government’s historic ban on live animal exports">Read more</a>
