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June 17, 2019
In the weekend, Act leader David Seymour relaunched his party in a way that will polarise the electorate, triggering both hate and respect. At the centre of this latest attempt to reinvent the party is a firm concentration on political freedoms and “freedom of speech” – which aligns Seymour’s party with a variant of rightwing ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Seymour’s anti-woke Act Party" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/17/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-seymours-anti-woke-act-party/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Seymour’s anti-woke Act Party">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2019
Political commentators are divided over whether the Government’s terrible handling of the so-called “Budget hack” is a “cockup” or a “conspiracy”. It’s still not clear which, and nor is it clear who is responsible. But there is growing agreement that the Government’s handling of the issue was in error, as it was a bizarre mistake ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Budget hack “cockup or conspiracy” debate continues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/11/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-budget-hack-cockup-or-conspiracy-debate-continues/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Budget hack “cockup or conspiracy” debate continues">Read more</a>
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June 6, 2019
Should we really care about the “Budget hack” that has been consuming a lot of politicians and political commentators over the last week? Is this really, as John Key used to say about scandals involving his own Government, one of “the things that matter”? I made the case yesterday in my column, The Budget ‘hack’ scandal ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Who cares about the “Budget hack”?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/06/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-who-cares-about-the-budget-hack/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Who cares about the “Budget hack”?">Read more</a>
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May 29, 2019
The problem with scandals involving so much mystery is they naturally lead to plenty of speculation, some of which might be useful and some which might be completely wrong, or even highly-damaging. And while we are still in the midst of it all, it’s extremely difficult to sort out the useful from the damaging. For ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Intense speculation on Budget leaking and hacking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/29/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-intense-speculation-on-budget-leaking-and-hacking/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Intense speculation on Budget leaking and hacking">Read more</a>
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May 28, 2019
In many other parts of the world, the close relationship between our Prime Minister and a leading business lobbyist would be considered corrupt, but in New Zealand it’s seen as “business as usual”. Does that make it right? Is it in the public interest to have the politicians and lobbyists in each other’s pockets? The ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Should we worry about lobbyists’ influence on the Government?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/28/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-should-we-worry-about-lobbyists-influence-on-the-government/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Should we worry about lobbyists’ influence on the Government?">Read more</a>
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May 21, 2019
There are just so many damning statements and statistics that need to be highlighted from today’s parliamentary bullying report. These all show that Parliamentary staff work in a dangerous and toxic place. But one of the most revealing facts in the report is actually found in the introduction and does not arise directly out of ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Toxic politicians under scrutiny" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/21/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-toxic-politicians-under-scrutiny/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Toxic politicians under scrutiny">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2019
The stars seem to be aligning in favour of the establishment of a socially conservative Christian-based political party, making it more than just a vague possibility. However, some big hurdles remain in place before the National Party can be hopeful that it has a new coalition-friendly party to help it into office at the next ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Stars aligning for a Christian Party" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/20/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-stars-aligning-for-a-christian-party/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Stars aligning for a Christian Party">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2019
The Greens were going to be the principled core of the Labour-led Government, but instead are regarded by many as having been largely ineffective and submissive in power. This is leading supporters and others on the political left to ask some difficult questions about the direction the Greens are going in, and whether they will ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: What happened to the Greens’ dream?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/30/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-what-happened-to-the-greens-dream/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: What happened to the Greens’ dream?">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2019
Political Roundup: Politicians under scrutiny in the wake of Christchurch terrorism The murder of fifty Muslim New Zealanders on Friday has triggered intense soul-searching and debate about hatred in our society. As part of this, attention has turned to politicians and political parties and the role they play in furthering racism, xenophobia, and Islamophobia Allegations ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Politicians under scrutiny in the wake of Christchurch terrorism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/19/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-politicians-under-scrutiny-in-the-wake-of-christchurch-terrorism/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Politicians under scrutiny in the wake of Christchurch terrorism">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2019
Political Roundup: Lobbying back in the limelight Debate about the role of corporate lobbying in New Zealand’s political process continues in 2019. Political commentator and newly-declared lobbyist Mike Williams was at the centre of a minor dispute over the influence of lobbyists in New Zealand last week. The debate arose out of story on RNZ’s ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Lobbying back in the limelight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/04/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-lobbying-back-in-the-limelight/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Lobbying back in the limelight">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2019
Political Roundup: NZ’s changing race relations by Dr Bryce Edwards There has been a striking mood of positivity and optimism in the commentary about Waitangi Day, and race relations in general, this year. It’s as if we have turned a corner as a nation. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern epitomised this in her prayer yesterday in ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: NZ’s changing race relations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/07/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-nzs-changing-race-relations/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: NZ’s changing race relations">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2019
Political Roundup: Will the Government fix spying in the public service? by Dr Bryce Edwards The week before Christmas was dominated by what may actually have been the most important political issue of the year in New Zealand – revelations that government agencies have spied on New Zealanders through the use of private investigators. The ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Will the Government fix spying in the public service?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/17/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-will-the-government-fix-spying-in-the-public-service/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Will the Government fix spying in the public service?">Read more</a>
