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February 21, 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 Donations scandals Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): Who are the people at the centre of the SFO political donation row? Collette Devlin (Stuff): The Serious Fraud Office takes months on big political decisions. Here’s why. ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 21 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/21/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-february-21-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 21 2020">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2020
Is the National Party off the hook over the Serious Fraud Office donations prosecution? That’s what the party is claiming, pointing out that no National official or MP has been charged. But of course, there was a National MP involved – albeit one no longer with the party – and he is being prosecuted. In ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: National’s embarrassing donation scandal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/20/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-nationals-embarrassing-donation-scandal/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: National’s embarrassing donation scandal">Read more</a>
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February 20, 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 Donation scandals Bryce Edwards (Guardian): Vested interests in New Zealand politics are too big to ignore – we need a Royal Commission Richard Harman (Politik): Parties likely to have to wait till ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 20 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/20/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-february-20-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 20 2020">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2020
By Rambo Talabong in Manila The top lawyer of the Philippine Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) who was a controversial witness in Senate hearings on the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) controversy has been shot dead. According to the police report, lawyer Fredric Santos was gunned down yesterday afternoon by two unidentified suspects in front of ... <a title="Philippine legal chief in Senate probe shot dead in front of daughter’s school" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/20/philippine-legal-chief-in-senate-probe-shot-dead-in-front-of-daughters-school/" aria-label="Read more about Philippine legal chief in Senate probe shot dead in front of daughter’s school">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2020
A very concerning element of the current NZ First donations scandal is the role of lobbying and lobbyists close to the Government. The most recent story from RNZ’s Guyon Espiner and Kate Newton, revealed that lobbyist Doug Woolerton, who is also a trustee of the NZ First Foundation, had been advocating for law changes on ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: NZ’s latest political lobbying problems" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/19/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-nzs-latest-political-lobbying-problems/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: NZ’s latest political lobbying problems">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2020
By Meriba Tulo in Port Moresby Over the past month, the Autonomous Bougainville Government has made known its intention to put forward several proposed amendments to the Bougainville House of Representatives. These amendments include a provision to allow for a president to serve for more than two terms – which would see current President Chief ... <a title="Bougainville proposing constitution amendments, rejects ‘process’ claim" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/19/bougainville-proposing-constitution-amendments-rejects-process-claim/" aria-label="Read more about Bougainville proposing constitution amendments, rejects ‘process’ claim">Read more</a>
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February 19, 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 NZ First donations scandal Fran O’Sullivan (Herald): Jacinda Ardern right to let Winston Peters’ keep his head over donations – for now (paywalled) Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Facing the music – Winston Peters and ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 19 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/19/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-february-19-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 19 2020">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2020
President Rodrigo Duterte takes legal action to shut down the biggest broadcaster in the Philippines in what is being described as the most severe attack on media freedom in the country. Video: Al Jazeera Pacific Media Watch More than 500 journalists have gathered to protest threats to the survival of the largest television network in ... <a title="Philippine protesters back ABS-CBN television survival against Duterte" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/18/philippine-protesters-back-abs-cbn-television-survival-against-duterte/" aria-label="Read more about Philippine protesters back ABS-CBN television survival against Duterte">Read more</a>
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February 18, 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 NZ First donations scandal Guyon Espiner and Kate Newton (RNZ): NZ First Foundation trustee was lobbying for donor Bryce Edwards (Herald): Political Roundup: Are Labour and Greens behaving unethically over donations scandal? (paywalled) Chris ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 18 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/18/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-february-18-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 18 2020">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2020
NZ First is facing the boot at this year’s election, especially as it’s now embroiled in an unfolding donations scandal, which comes on top of low poll ratings. But what effect will the scandal have on NZ First’s government coalition colleagues? And is Labour and the Greens’ hands-off stance appropriate, or are they ethically compromised? ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Are Labour and the Greens behaving unethically over the donations scandal?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/17/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-are-labour-and-the-greens-behaving-unethically-over-the-donations-scandal/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Are Labour and the Greens behaving unethically over the donations scandal?">Read more</a>
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February 17, 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 Political donations Danyl Mclauchlan (Spinoff): The donations mess reveals a vacuum in our political system. Who will fill it? John Armstrong (TVNZ): Ardern must grow a backbone and remind Peters who’s the boss ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 17 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/17/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-february-17-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 17 2020">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2020
Does money buy policy in New Zealand politics and government? Based on the ongoing political finance scandal involving New Zealand First, which comes hot on the heels of the Serious Fraud Office charging four people in relation to donations to the National Party, New Zealanders have every reason to doubt the integrity of the electoral ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Is Government policy for sale in New Zealand?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/15/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-is-government-policy-for-sale-in-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Is Government policy for sale in New Zealand?">Read more</a>
