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August 12, 2020
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 Community transmission Ben Thomas (Spinoff): What the Covid resurgence means for the election campaign Luke Malpass (Stuff): In this new lockdown, Labour competence will be key Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): NZ’s bubble bursts as Covid ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 12 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/12/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-12-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 12 2020">Read more</a>
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August 11, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin. “I think you have to recognise money comes from somewhere. It doesn’t just come from a big money tree.” Judith Collins 2020 “Someone has to pay the bill – there aren’t little pixies at the bottom of the garden printing cash.” John Key 2009 These messages from two different National Party ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Money: Where Does it Come From, Where Does it Go?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/11/keith-rankin-analysis-money-where-does-it-come-from-where-does-it-go/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Money: Where Does it Come From, Where Does it Go?">Read more</a>
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August 11, 2020
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 Auckland Central Tova O’Brien (Newshub): Senior National Party figure accused of using secret alter ego ‘Merv’ to derail Auckland Central candidate RIchard Harman (Politik): “Merv” upsets Nats’ Auckland Central selection Luke Kirkness (Herald): National ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 11 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/11/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-11-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 11 2020">Read more</a>
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August 10, 2020
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 Labour Party Henry Cooke (Stuff): Labour launch an extremely centrist campaign Audrey Young (Herald) Labour launch is a deliberately understated affair from Jacinda Ardern (paywalled) Audrey Young (Herald): Jacinda Ardern’s decision to ditch Labour manifesto ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 10 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/10/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-10-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 10 2020">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2020
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 Election Simon Wilson (Herald): Election diary: Stimulus or austerity? (paywalled) Tim Watkin (RNZ): This election is brought to you by the letter C Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): Political Roundup – Where is the contest of ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 07 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/07/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-07-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 07 2020">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Money as an Unfortunate Metaphor for Cost Especially but not only in election years, when any new policy is proposed by a major party, a ubiquitous refrain follows: “what will it cost?”; “where will the money come from?”. The context is that cost is the spending of ‘coin’. Indeed I once ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Counting the Cost of Government Action and Inaction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/06/keith-rankin-analysis-counting-the-cost-of-government-action-and-inaction/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Counting the Cost of Government Action and Inaction">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2020
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards Can we postpone this year’s election? Quite frankly, the political parties don’t seem ready for it, and aren’t about to offer voters the necessary policy choices for the unprecedented times we’re in. We’ve ended up with a campaign focused on scandal, personality and leadership, with a policy void that’s worse ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Where is the contest of ideas in the election campaign?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/06/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-where-is-the-contest-of-ideas-in-the-election-campaign/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Where is the contest of ideas in the election campaign?">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2020
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 Election John Armstrong (1News): To win, Judith Collins needs to pull off NZ’s biggest upset since politics began Claire Trevett (Herald): The light at the end of National’s tunnel moves further away (paywalled) Ben ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 06 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/06/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-06-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 06 2020">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2020
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 Labour Party Chris Trotter (Daily Blog): The Third Referendum Jason Walls (Herald): Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern warns voters not to expect big Labour Party policies this election Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): Labour’s hiding ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 04 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/04/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-04-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 04 2020">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2020
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards Can we trust New Zealand’s military? There must now be serious doubt, given the landmark report released on Friday concluding the investigation into allegations made in the book Hit and Run by Nicky Hager and Jon Stephenson about a 2010 SAS killing raid in Afghanistan. The most recent Colmar Brunton ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Burnham report shows why we can’t trust NZ’s military" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/03/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-burnham-report-shows-why-we-cant-trust-nzs-military/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Burnham report shows why we can’t trust NZ’s military">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2020
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 Government inquiry into Operation Burnham Justin Giovannetti (Spinoff): SAS did nothing wrong, but senior military officers misled public: report Thomas Manch (Stuff): An apology from the Defence Force, but redemption has just begun ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 03 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/03/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-03-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 03 2020">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2020
OPINION – by Matt Robson, former Alliance Minister and Deputy Leader of Alliance and Progressive Parties 01 AUGUST 2020 – Labour, as a party founded on the interests of all who labour for their living, should rule out before the election coalescing with New Zealand First (NZF). National has done that, for its own narrow interests, as NZF ... <a title="OPINION – Hon Matt Robson – Labour should have the courage of National and rule out NZ First" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/01/opinion-hon-matt-robson-labour-should-have-the-courage-of-national-and-rule-out-nz-first/" aria-label="Read more about OPINION – Hon Matt Robson – Labour should have the courage of National and rule out NZ First">Read more</a>
