Independent Analysis and Reportage
In this episode political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning examine the strengths and weaknesses of democracy around the world. In particular Paul and Selwyn consider how and why democracy in many countries around the world is on the slide.
New Zealand Politics Daily is a collation of the most prominent issues being discussed in New Zealand. It is edited by Dr Bryce Edwards of The Democracy Project. Today’s content ELECTION John Campbell: Voters moving away from Labour/National a striking change Toby Manhire (Spinoff): The big noise from the small parties shaking up election 2023 1News: MPs react to ... <a title="Newsletter: July 19 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/19/newsletter-july-19-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: July 19 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
New Zealand Politics Daily is a collation of the most prominent issues being discussed in New Zealand. It is edited by Dr Bryce Edwards of The Democracy Project. Today’s content 1NEWS VERIAN POLL Felix Desmarais (1News): Poll: National, ACT maintain wafer-thin advantage Felix Desmarais (1News): Can potential coalition partners National and Act agree on tax? Felix Desmarais (1News): Poll: ... <a title="Newsletter: July 18 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/18/newsletter-july-18-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: July 18 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Last week we heard the Labour Party leader, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, practically rule out changes to the marginal income tax rates or the associated income thresholds. In particular, he indicated that a Hipkins-led government would not proceed with proposals to introduce a tax-free income bracket. And he ruled out new ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Income Tax and Common-Sense: the Aotearoa New Zealand case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/17/keith-rankin-analysis-income-tax-and-common-sense-the-aotearoa-new-zealand-case/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Income Tax and Common-Sense: the Aotearoa New Zealand case">Read more</a>
New Zealand Politics Daily is a collation of the most prominent issues being discussed in New Zealand. It is edited by Dr Bryce Edwards of The Democracy Project. Today’s content TAX Vernon Small (Stuff): Hipkins sinks long-term hopes of a fairer tax system Susan St John (Daily Blog): All for an extra $20 a week? Claire Trevett (Herald): Chris ... <a title="Newsletter: July 17 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/17/newsletter-july-17-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: July 17 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. The ultra-rich can breathe easy and progressive voters can scream into the void, because Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has ruled out any meaningful reform to our broken and unfair tax system. The Labour leader says it won’t happen on his watch. Official documents were released yesterday showing the Government asked ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup – Political Roundup: Labour keeps the status quo on tax, but has it shot itself in the foot?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/13/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-political-roundup-labour-keeps-the-status-quo-on-tax-but-has-it-shot-itself-in-the-foot/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup – Political Roundup: Labour keeps the status quo on tax, but has it shot itself in the foot?">Read more</a>
New Zealand Politics Daily is a collation of the most prominent issues being discussed in New Zealand. It is edited by Dr Bryce Edwards of The Democracy Project. Today’s content TAX Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Labour not out of the woods yet on tax (paywalled) Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): Giving a fig about Labour’s tax policy options (paywalled) Luke Malpass (Post): Chris Hipkins ... <a title="Newsletter: July 13 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/13/newsletter-july-13-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: July 13 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
New Zealand Politics Daily is a collation of the most prominent issues being discussed in New Zealand. It is edited by Dr Bryce Edwards of The Democracy Project. Today’s content ELECTION Gordon Campbell: On National’s need for Winston Peters Lloyd Burr (Newshub): Christopher Luxon’s wool snub beggars belief Craig Ashworth (RNZ): Swap to Māori roll popular in hot Te Tai ... <a title="Newsletter: July 11 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/11/newsletter-july-11-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: July 11 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
New Zealand Politics Daily is a collation of the most prominent issues being discussed in New Zealand. It is edited by Dr Bryce Edwards of The Democracy Project. Today’s content FOREIGN AFFAIRS 1News: NZ pushed EU ‘as far as we could’ on free trade deal – O’Connor Jane Patterson (RNZ): New Zealand signs free trade deal with European ... <a title="Newsletter: July 10 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/10/newsletter-july-10-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: July 10 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
Analysis by Geoffrey Miller Is New Zealand about to join ‘NATO+’? That seems to be the effective endgame, if reports ahead of New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins’ attendance at the NATO summit in Lithuania are anything to go by. Formally, the expansion by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) into the Indo-Pacific is unlikely ... <a title="Geoffrey Miller’s Political Roundup: New Zealand gets ready to embrace NATO" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/07/geoffrey-millers-political-roundup-new-zealand-gets-ready-to-embrace-nato/" aria-label="Read more about Geoffrey Miller’s Political Roundup: New Zealand gets ready to embrace NATO">Read more</a>
New Zealand Politics Daily is a collation of the most prominent issues being discussed in New Zealand. It is edited by Dr Bryce Edwards of The Democracy Project. Today’s content ORANGA TAMARIKI Peter Dunne: Politicians failing those at risk Ian Hyslop: Institutions, abuse and alternatives Moana Eruera (Herald): Do we really need another youth justice residence review? RNZ: Oranga Tamariki ... <a title="Newsletter: July 07 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/07/newsletter-july-07-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: July 07 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
Political scientist Dr Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning present a two-part episode to analyse what to make of the New Zealand-People's Republic of China bilateral leadership meetings. And also, Paul and Selwyn analyse the shifts inside Russia in the weeks after the destabilisation caused by Wagner Commander Yevgeny Prigozhin's pronouncements and challenge to Russia's military heads.