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December 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 by Dr Bryce Edwards. Labour Party conference, infrastructure spending announcements Chris Trotter: “Not The Labour Party We Once Knew.” Chris Trotter (Interest): The year of delivery: A sympathetic stock-take of Jacinda Ardern’s 2019 ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 03 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/03/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-december-03-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 03 2019">Read more</a>
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December 2, 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 by Dr Bryce Edwards. Labour’s annual conference Richard Harman (Politik): Labour finds its happy space Audrey Young (Herald): PM Jacinda Ardern no longer feeling her way like some experimental PM (paywalled) Henry Cooke (Stuff): Labour ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 02 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/02/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-december-02-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 02 2019">Read more</a>
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November 29, 2019
There has been little real debate on an important Government announcement made last weekend. Justice Minister Andrew Little said the Government had decided to give the right to vote back to prisoners with sentences of three years or less. Perhaps it’s appropriate that there was no great reaction. After all, the change affects so few ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Should we care about prisoners voting?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/29/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-should-we-care-about-prisoners-voting/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Should we care about prisoners voting?">Read more</a>
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November 29, 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 by Dr Bryce Edwards. Law and order, justice, prisoner voting Bryce Edwards (Guardian): Ardern’s prisoner voting compromise exposes the cynicism of NZ politics Peter Dunne: The shades of Hanan, McLay and Finlayson will ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 29 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/29/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-november-29-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 29 2019">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>
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November 28, 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 by Dr Bryce Edwards. National’s law and order proposals John Weekes (Stuff): National’s crime gurus must heed lessons from abroad to break cycle of repeat offending Craig McCulloch (RNZ): Checkpoint: Australian ex-cop blasts ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 28 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/28/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-november-28-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 28 2019">Read more</a>
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November 27, 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 by Dr Bryce Edwards. National’s law and order proposals Richard Harman (Politik): Simon: That’s not what English, Joyce and even Collins said. Collette Devlin (Stuff): Experts: National’s law and order proposals sound good ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 27 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/27/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-november-27-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 27 2019">Read more</a>
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November 26, 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 by Dr Bryce Edwards. Grace Millane trial Khylee Quince (Spinoff): Defending the Indefensible? On the Grace Millane trial 1News: High profile criminal defence lawyer defends right to look at Grace Millane’s sexual experience ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 26 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/26/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-november-26-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 26 2019">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2019
A consensus is building around the need for reform of New Zealand’s rules governing political party donations and spending. Many commentators are asking whether our electoral laws are fundamentally broken and, if so, how they should be changed. Currently the leading ideas appear to be to clamp down further on donations, better regulate loans to ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Fixing the problems of money in politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/25/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-fixing-the-problems-of-money-in-politics/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Fixing the problems of money in politics">Read more</a>
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November 25, 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 by Dr Bryce Edwards. NZ First donations scandal Matt Shand (Stuff): A wine box, a deep throat and a dumpster – the trail that led to the NZ First donations scandal John ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 25 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/25/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-november-25-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 25 2019">Read more</a>
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November 22, 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 by Dr Bryce Edwards. NZ First Matt Shand (Stuff): ‘I am the dark shadow of NZ First’ – what party candidates claim Winston Peters’ lawyer said Matthew Hooton (Herald): Winston Peters must tell ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 22 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/22/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-november-22-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 22 2019">Read more</a>
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November 21, 2019
New Zealand is officially one of the least corrupt countries in the world. But it could be argued that our political system is still biased in favour of the wealthy. Here – as in other countries – wealthy individuals and businesses are able to disproportionately influence policy decisions and the distribution of resources in their ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: What’s going on with NZ First’s mysterious donations?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/21/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-whats-going-on-with-nz-firsts-mysterious-donations/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: What’s going on with NZ First’s mysterious donations?">Read more</a>
