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December 6, 2019
The latest allegations of a corruption scandal involving a Cabinet minister suggests this government is far too loose when it comes to providing access to power for friends and associates. Kris Faafoi is in trouble because of his alleged role in helping a mate with an immigration matter when he was the Associate Minister of ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Should Kris Faafoi be sacked?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/06/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-should-kris-faafoi-be-sacked/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Should Kris Faafoi be sacked?">Read more</a>
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December 6, 2019
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Kris Faafoi immigration case Fiona Connor and Tova O’Brien (Newshub): ‘I’m on it bro’: Messages show Kris Faafoi offering help to friend Jason Kerrison over immigration case Audrey Young (Herald): Kris Faafoi is in trouble ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 06 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/06/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-december-06-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 06 2019">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2019
What is it about reforming laws around money and politics that makes politicians so inclined to stuff it up and act undemocratically? From Helen Clark’s notorious Electoral Finance Act (2007) – which the party eventually voted to repeal, given it was so anti-democratic and unworkable – through to yesterday’s announcement of a so-called ban on ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: What’s driving the urgent clamp down on foreign donations?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/05/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-whats-driving-the-urgent-clamp-down-on-foreign-donations/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: What’s driving the urgent clamp down on foreign donations?">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2019
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Political donations Guyon Espiner and Kate Newton (RNZ): New details revealed over NZ First-linked company and Shane Jones’ office Matt Shand (Stuff): Winston Peters says the NZ First foundation is similar to the National Party’s ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 05 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/05/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-december-05-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 05 2019">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Grant Duncan, Associate Professor for the School of People, Environment and Planning, Massey University In October 2017, 37-year-old Jacinda Ardern became prime minister of New Zealand. The world looked longingly at a young and inspiring female leader who had unexpectedly catapulted the Labour Party into office. Ardern ... <a title="Left-leaning Australians may look to New Zealand with envy, but Ardern still has much work to do" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/05/left-leaning-australians-may-look-to-new-zealand-with-envy-but-ardern-still-has-much-work-to-do-128227/" aria-label="Read more about Left-leaning Australians may look to New Zealand with envy, but Ardern still has much work to do">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2019
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Political donations Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Govt’s foreign donation ‘ban’ leaves loopholes untouched Henry Cooke (Stuff): Andrew Little’s foreign donations ban is good politics, terrible lawmaking Andrew Geddis (Pundit): Less Haste, More Beef, Please Heather du Plessis-Allan ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 04 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/04/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-december-04-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 04 2019">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2019
Labour chose a pākehā over a Māori as president at its annual conference in the weekend. Some believe this could have ramifications for a sector of the party and a demographic feeling ill-served by the party and the Government. Commentators have argued that this is symptomatic of bigger problems in the Labour-Māori relationship, which could ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour risks losing the Māori vote" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/03/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-labour-risks-losing-the-maori-vote/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour risks losing the Māori vote">Read more</a>
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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
Labour held a very successful annual party conference in the weekend, projecting a strong degree of unity, progress, and positivity. And perhaps most importantly, it showed it was willing to deliver a major dose of spending where it will yield results, reiterating that this is a government focused on traditional Labour concerns. This was all ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour’s successful reset conference" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/02/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-labours-successful-reset-conference/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour’s successful reset conference">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>
