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March 11, 2022
Editor’s Note: Here below is Dr Bryce Edwards’ New Zealand Political Roundup – which analyses one prominent topic being debated in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Political Roundup for free here. Political Roundup Autumn of discontent reflected in 1News earthquake poll Suddenly the prospect of Labour being ... <a title="Newsletter – Political Roundup Autumn of discontent reflected in 1News earthquake poll" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/11/newsletter-political-roundup-autumn-of-discontent-reflected-in-1news-earthquake-poll/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter – Political Roundup Autumn of discontent reflected in 1News earthquake poll">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2022
Editor’s Note: Here below is Dr Bryce Edwards’ New Zealand Political Roundup – which analyses one prominent topic being debated in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Political Roundup for free here. The Government’s Three Waters reform programme is still in crisis, despite the supposed fix coming in ... <a title="Newsletter: Political Roundup: Can Three Waters be salvaged, or will Nanaia Mahuta have to go?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/10/newsletter-political-roundup-can-three-waters-be-salvaged-or-will-nanaia-mahuta-have-to-go/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: Political Roundup: Can Three Waters be salvaged, or will Nanaia Mahuta have to go?">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2022
Editor’s Note: Here below is Dr Bryce Edwards’ New Zealand Political Roundup – which analyses one prominent topic being debated in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Political Roundup for free here. Political Roundup: Supermarkets win in the end Labour went into the 2020 election promising to break ... <a title="Newsletter: Political Roundup: Supermarkets win in the end – March 09 2022" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/09/newsletter-political-roundup-supermarkets-win-in-the-end-march-09-2022/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: Political Roundup: Supermarkets win in the end – March 09 2022">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2022
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Politics Daily as well as New Zealand Political Roundup columns for free here. Today’s content Wellington anti-mandate protest Steve Braunias (Herald): From Parliament protests to a foreign ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 04 2022" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/04/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-march-04-2022/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 04 2022">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2021
Analysis by Bryce Edwards. This Government has a problem with urgency. Critics from both left and right have long complained about their lack of urgency on issues such as climate change, housing, and inequality. Likewise, in terms of the Covid response, there’s been a chorus of criticism that Labour has been complacent and sluggish on ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Today’s constitutional disgrace in Parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/24/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-todays-constitutional-disgrace-in-parliament/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Today’s constitutional disgrace in Parliament">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2021
Analysis by Bryce Edwards. Right-wing political commentator Matthew Hooton recently tweeted to say that his favourite New Zealand leftwing politicians of recent times have been Laila Harré and Sue Bradford. He explained: “they are highly intelligent, have a clear ideology, went into politics to do things they believed would make a positive difference for their ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Brace yourself for ugly and intolerant politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/12/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-brace-yourself-for-ugly-and-intolerant-politics/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Brace yourself for ugly and intolerant politics">Read more</a>
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September 25, 2021
Analysis by Bryce Edwards. Over $15 billion dollars has been transferred to businesses by the Government via the Wage Subsidy Scheme since Covid hit in 2020. The scheme has turned out to be effective at both keeping businesses afloat and enriching the already wealthy. Now that the scheme is back in operation, and because it’s ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Is the Wage Subsidy still transferring massive wealth to the rich?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/25/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-is-the-wage-subsidy-still-transferring-massive-wealth-to-the-rich/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Is the Wage Subsidy still transferring massive wealth to the rich?">Read more</a>
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September 22, 2021
Analysis by Bryce Edwards. New Zealand was said to have been sidelined when the trilateral security pact between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States was announced a week ago. But very quickly the “Aukus” pact has taken on an unpopularity in this country, with a consensus forming that New Zealand is best out ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Why Australia’s nuclear-sub defence plans are unpopular in NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/22/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-why-australias-nuclear-sub-defence-plans-are-unpopular-in-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Why Australia’s nuclear-sub defence plans are unpopular in NZ">Read more</a>
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September 8, 2021
Analysis by Bryce Edwards. What exactly is plaguing the National Party? And would another leadership change help? These are the big and enduring questions that have surrounded the opposition party since they lost power in 2017. For the best answers to these questions, it’s well worth reading the latest piece by Matthew Hooton in the ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: What’s going on in the National Party?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/08/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-whats-going-on-in-the-national-party/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: What’s going on in the National Party?">Read more</a>
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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 23, 2021
Analysis by Bryce Edwards. Jacinda Ardern’s Government was judged to have handled the first outbreak of Covid in 2020 extremely well. In 2021 there are signs that the Government is being judged differently. Highly competent lockdown decisions and communications with the public are one thing, but questions are being raised about whether the Government has ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Government’s Covid preparedness under scrutiny" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/23/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-governments-covid-preparedness-under-scrutiny/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Government’s Covid preparedness under scrutiny">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2021
Analysis by Bryce Edwards. By joining the Government, the Greens promised to give Labour the spine it needed to act decisively on housing, inequality, climate change and other pressing issues. This hasn’t happened. In fact, rather than being the progressive backbone of the current government, some allege the Greens are helping to “greenwash” Jacinda Ardern’s ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Are the Greens just “Labour’s little helper?”" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/13/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-are-the-greens-just-labours-little-helper/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Are the Greens just “Labour’s little helper?”">Read more</a>
