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March 6, 2019
Political Roundup: How low should the MMP threshold go? The five percent MMP threshold is regarded by many as the biggest problem in our electoral system. Every couple of years there are calls to fix what many see as an undemocratic and excessive barrier to proper proportional representation. However, these debates normally end in a ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: How low should the MMP threshold go?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/06/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-how-low-should-the-mmp-threshold-go/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: How low should the MMP threshold go?">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2019
Political Roundup: The best arguments for the capital gains tax by Dr Bryce Edwards During the last decade, there has been an explosion of concern around the world about economic inequality. Here in New Zealand there has been a growing debate about how to deal with this, and virtually all parts of the political spectrum ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The best arguments for the capital gains tax" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/25/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-best-arguments-for-the-capital-gains-tax/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The best arguments for the capital gains tax">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2019
Political Roundup: The Story of the Chinese blowback against New Zealand by Dr Bryce Edwards This week might come to be seen as a turning point in New Zealand’s complex trading and political relations with China. Suddenly there is a very strong awareness of the deteriorating relations between the capitals of Wellington and Beijing. And ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Story of the Chinese blowback against New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/14/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-story-of-the-chinese-blowback-against-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Story of the Chinese blowback against New Zealand">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2019
Political Roundup: Will National burn its Bridges? by Dr Bryce Edwards There’s no doubt about it. The latest political poll is terrible news for the National Party and Simon Bridges. The only question is whether it signals the end of Bridges’ leadership of the party. The Newshub Reid Research poll was described last night by ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Will National burn its Bridges?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/12/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-will-national-burn-its-bridges/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Will National burn its Bridges?">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2019
Political Roundup: When cancer is political by Bryce Edwards Should cancer be politicised? And, should the debate about it be personalised, with a focus on the role of politicians in running the system being held to account for their decisions? There have been some deeply personal, sad, angry, and highly-politicised statements coming from cancer patients ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: When cancer is political" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/08/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-when-cancer-is-political/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: When cancer is political">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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February 5, 2019
Political Roundup: Will the Government improve access to cancer drugs? by Dr Bryce Edwards Are New Zealanders dying unnecessarily because the government won’t fund cancer drugs that are considered standard in other countries? That’s the message from CANGO, a coalition of not-for-profit cancer organisations who launched a campaign yesterday, on World Cancer Day, for better ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Will the Government improve access to cancer drugs?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/05/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-will-the-government-improve-access-to-cancer-drugs/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Will the Government improve access to cancer drugs?">Read more</a>
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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 29, 2019
Political Roundup: Don’t write off a new centrist green party yet by Dr Bryce Edwards Is environmentalism intrinsically leftwing? Has the Green Party got a monopoly on environmental concerns? Do environmentally-concerned voters only vote for the Green Party? The answer to all of those questions is surely “no”, yet a speculative “blue-green” centrist party is ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Don’t write off a new centrist green party yet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/29/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-dont-write-off-a-new-centrist-green-party-yet/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Don’t write off a new centrist green party yet">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2019
Political Roundup: Could John Tamihere “make Auckland great again”? by Dr Bryce Edwards Get ready for a more lively local government contest in New Zealand’s biggest city this year. Recent local election campaigns have been relatively dull affairs. In fact, at the last elections in 2016, voter turnout slumped to the lowest level for some ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Could John Tamihere “make Auckland great again”?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/28/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-could-john-tamihere-make-auckland-great-again/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Could John Tamihere “make Auckland great again”?">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>
