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June 11, 2021
Analysis by Bryce Edwards. In promising to be New Zealand’s most open and transparent government ever, Labour has one key challenge: reform the Official Information Act. This vital piece of machinery for democracy is in terrible disrepair, and the Government has promised to rewrite it for the modern age, but so far are stalling on ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Reforming the Official Information Act is a democratic test for Labour" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/11/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-reforming-the-official-information-act-is-a-democratic-test-for-labour/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Reforming the Official Information Act is a democratic test for Labour">Read more</a>
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June 4, 2021
Analysis by Bryce Edwards. The National Party has a major problem with standards, especially amongst its MPs and election candidates. The latest controversies involve the resignation of their longest-serving MP Nick Smith over an employment dispute, and allegations of abhorrent behaviour by election candidate Jake Bezzant. The party has been beset by a series of ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Low standards in the National Party" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/04/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-low-standards-in-the-national-party/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Low standards in the National Party">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2021
A View from Afar: Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan present this week’s podcast, where they analyse the Australia-China-New Zealand relationship. Has this reached a tipping-point? Also, Israel. How stable will this cobbled together coalition of anti-Netanyahu parties be?
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June 2, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. There has been a lot of western angst shown towards China this year, only a miniscule amount of which can be attributed to geopolitical threats coming from China. Leading the charge of the anti-China brigade is Australia. I commented about a month ago on this matter, noting the tendency amongst many ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – China, the Coronavirus, Australia, and a yearning for World War 3" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/02/keith-rankin-analysis-china-the-coronavirus-australia-and-a-yearning-for-world-war-3/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – China, the Coronavirus, Australia, and a yearning for World War 3">Read more</a>
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June 2, 2021
Analysis by Bryce Edwards. The level of orchestration and political acting was turned up a notch this week in Queenstown by prime ministers Jacinda Ardern and Scott Morrison, who went to great pains to put on a highly contrived united front about their different orientations towards China. Clearly, both leaders were highly sensitive to the ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: NZ and Australia play “happy families” in Queenstown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/02/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-nz-and-australia-play-happy-families-in-queenstown/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: NZ and Australia play “happy families” in Queenstown">Read more</a>
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May 31, 2021
Analysis by Bryce Edwards. Is New Zealand navigating the China-West, politics-trade relationship in a craven way? Increasingly that seems to be the view from overseas, and especially Australia. This critique was boiled down to its essence in last night’s Australian Channel 9 18-minute documentary, “Kiwis might fly”, which you can watch on Youtube here: Dollars VS ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Australia turns up the heat on NZ’s relationship with China" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/31/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-australia-turns-up-the-heat-on-nzs-relationship-with-china/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Australia turns up the heat on NZ’s relationship with China">Read more</a>
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May 29, 2021
Analysis by Bryce Edwards. Should we give more power to the politicians so that they can get things done? It’s an increasingly popular idea in New Zealand that we should hold elections every four years, rather than three, so Governments can implement more change. This week the Act Party gave the idea another push with ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Growing momentum for four-yearly elections, and why it’s a mistake" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/29/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-growing-momentum-for-four-yearly-elections-and-why-its-a-mistake/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Growing momentum for four-yearly elections, and why it’s a mistake">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2021
Analysis by Bryce Edwards. One week on from last Thursday’s Budget, the “Benefit Boost” is still being discussed and dissected from all sides, but especially by the political left, which is celebrating, questioning, and endeavouring to work out how significant the move is. Today, for example, welfare economist Michael Fletcher has published his breakdown of ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Why Labour raised benefits, and why it’s not enough" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/27/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-why-labour-raised-benefits-and-why-its-not-enough/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Why Labour raised benefits, and why it’s not enough">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2021
Editor’s Note: This NZ Politics Daily newsletter will be the last from Bryce Edwards for a time. Bryce will be focussing more on his own analysis, Political Roundup, which you can subscribe to here. Evening Report thanks Bryce for having made his Politics Daily available for republishing on ER. It has been a most valuable ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 24 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/24/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-may-24-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 24 2021">Read more</a>
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May 21, 2021
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Click here to subscribe to Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup and New Zealand Politics Daily. Today’s content Budget: Benefits increase Bryce Edwards (The Guardian): A ‘righting of wrongs’ as Ardern finally tackles New Zealand’s inequality crisis Tess McClure (The ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 21 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/21/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-may-21-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 21 2021">Read more</a>
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May 21, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. When policymakers try to fix things, they often mess up because of the way the problem is formulated and the ways that subsequent policies are targeted. A classic example was the Closing the Gaps initiative in the early 2000s. The problem – albeit simplified – is that some people are ‘advantaged’ ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – The Seventy-Thirty Problem, and the Māori Health Authority" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/21/keith-rankin-analysis-the-seventy-thirty-problem-and-the-maori-health-authority/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – The Seventy-Thirty Problem, and the Māori Health Authority">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2021
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Click here to subscribe to Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup and New Zealand Politics Daily. Today’s content Budget 2021 Tova O’Brien (Newshub): Budget 2021: Newshub-Reid Research poll shows Kiwis are on board with expected benefit increase Jane Patterson (RNZ): Budget ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 20 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/20/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-may-20-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 20 2021">Read more</a>
