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February 2, 2019
Political Roundup: The political smarts behind National’s new tax attack by Dr Bryce Edwards Simon Bridges’ tax announcement this week was generally well-received, with most considering it a clever piece of political positioning at the start of the year. There will still be all sorts of criticisms that can be levelled at National’s new policy ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The political smarts behind National’s new tax attack" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/02/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-political-smarts-behind-nationals-new-tax-attack/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The political smarts behind National’s new tax attack">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2019
Political Roundup: KiwiBuild – fix it or ditch it by Dr Bryce Edwards Given the ongoing problems with the Government’s flagship housing policy, it seems inevitable that a major change of direction is required for KiwiBuild. A consensus is growing that the policy either needs to be revamped or replaced with something more effective and ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: KiwiBuild – fix it or ditch it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/30/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-kiwibuild-fix-it-or-ditch-it/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: KiwiBuild – fix it or ditch it">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2019
Political Roundup: Should MP Sarah Dowie have been named by the media? by Dr Bryce Edwards There’s always been a strong tension in politics between politicians’ right to privacy and the demands of political accountability. The difficult question is: which of these ideals should be paramount? This ethical question has been ever-present throughout the whole ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Should MP Sarah Dowie have been named by the media?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/27/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-should-mp-sarah-dowie-have-been-named-by-the-media/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Should MP Sarah Dowie have been named by the media?">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2019
Political Roundup: Is KiwiBuild now KiwiBusted? by Dr Bryce Edwards Is the Labour-led Government “disconnected from reality” over its fledgling house-building programme? KiwiBuild minister, Phil Twyford, says he is “pretty gutted” by his realisation that the house building agenda will fail to get anywhere near its targets this year. It’s merely the latest in a ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Is KiwiBuild now KiwiBusted?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/25/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-is-kiwibuild-now-kiwibusted/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Is KiwiBuild now KiwiBusted?">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2019
Political Roundup: Extreme inequality a test for the new Government by Dr Bryce Edwards. Jacinda Ardern has just arrived in Davos for the World Economic Forum, where she is promoting her Government’s “economics of kindness” approach to other world leaders and elites. Her message is in line with the fact that her Labour-led administration was ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Extreme inequality a test for the new Government" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/24/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-extreme-inequality-a-test-for-the-new-government/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Extreme inequality a test for the new Government">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>
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January 2, 2019
Political Roundup: New Zealand’s worst performing politicians by Dr Bryce Edwards For obvious reasons, Jami-Lee Ross, Clare Curran, and Iain Lees-Galloway gathered the most negative ratings in the end-of-year reviews. But there was also some cutting commentary on the disappointing performances of the likes of Simon Bridges, Kelvin Davis, David Clark, and Amy Adams. Following ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: New Zealand’s worst performing politicians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/02/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-new-zealands-worst-performing-politicians/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: New Zealand’s worst performing politicians">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2019
Political Roundup: New Zealand’s top politicians by Dr Bryce Edwards The verdicts are finally in, and there’s a consensus that 2018 was a huge year for New Zealand politicians. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern received the most nominations for politician of the year, but there was a real variety of opinion about the other stand-out performers ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: New Zealand’s top politicians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/02/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-new-zealands-top-politicians/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: New Zealand’s top politicians">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2018
Political Roundup: The Seriousness of the Maggie Barry bullying allegations Allegations of bullying and illegal activity in Parliament continue to dog National MP Maggie Barry, with leaks and anonymous interviews from former staff coming out daily since the Herald broke the story on Saturday. The latest startling allegations were broadcast this morning on RNZ, in ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Seriousness of the Maggie Barry bullying allegations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/05/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-seriousness-of-the-maggie-barry-bullying-allegations/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Seriousness of the Maggie Barry bullying allegations">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2018
Political Roundup: Bullying and bad behaviour in Parliament by Dr Bryce Edwards The bad behaviour of New Zealand politicians has been a major focus of this year in politics. Actually, this has been happening throughout the world recently, as the growing mood against elites and sexual harassment has led to a refreshing openness and scrutiny ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Bullying and bad behaviour in Parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/03/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-bullying-and-bad-behaviour-in-parliament/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Bullying and bad behaviour in Parliament">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2018
Political Roundup: Suffrage reality check – prisoners still can’t vote by Dr Bryce Edwards. Yesterday marked 125 years to the day since women first voted in a New Zealand General Election. However, celebrations received a reality check when an inconvenient truth resurfaced in a new campaign – the fact that not all New Zealand women ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Suffrage reality check – prisoners still can’t vote" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/30/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-suffrage-reality-check-prisoners-still-cant-vote/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Suffrage reality check – prisoners still can’t vote">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2018
Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Navigating allegations of illegal foreign state meddling in New Zealand One of this year’s most potentially explosive and dangerous political issues has been allegations of foreign meddling against the University of Canterbury’s Prof Anne-Marie Brady because of her role as a critic of Chinese state political interference. It’s a fascinating tale ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Navigating allegations of illegal foreign state meddling in New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/28/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-navigating-allegations-of-illegal-foreign-state-meddling-in-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Navigating allegations of illegal foreign state meddling in New Zealand">Read more</a>
