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August 30, 2020
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards Was it just a terrible stuff-up? Or a reflection of the political direction the Green Party is shifting in? The announcement this week by co-leader James Shaw that he had secured nearly $12m for a private school has angered educationalists and raised significant questions about the Greens and what they ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Greens’ private school funding scandal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/30/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-greens-private-school-funding-scandal/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Greens’ private school funding scandal">Read more</a>
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August 28, 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 Brenton Tarrant sentenced to life without parole Tim Brown (RNZ): Terrorist sentenced to life in jail without parole Kurt Bayer and Anna Leask (Herald): Brenton Tarrant will never be released from jail Newshub: Terrorist ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 28 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/28/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-28-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 28 2020">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2020
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards Inequality and poverty look to be the forgotten issues of the election campaign, with not much more than lip-service being paid to them on the campaign trail. Yet decisions are currently being made that appear to be fuelling a greater gap between rich and poor. Newsroom’s Bernard Hickey has tweeted ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Politicians making inequality worse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/27/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-politicians-making-inequality-worse/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Politicians making inequality worse">Read more</a>
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August 27, 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 Election, voting age Henry Cooke and Luke Malpass (Stuff): Public still backing Government and Jacinda Ardern despite second outbreak, new poll shows Liu Chen (RNZ): Poll shows large majority of Chinese New Zealanders ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 27 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/27/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-27-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 27 2020">Read more</a>
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August 26, 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 Economic response to Covid Bernard Hickey (Newsroom): NZ’s ‘K’ shaped Covid-19 recovery Kate MacNamara (Herald): Government mulls use of $400m fund to buy stakes in firms hurt by Covid 19 (paywalled) Debrin Foxcroft ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 26 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/26/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-26-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 26 2020">Read more</a>
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August 25, 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 PM’s levels announcement, govt management of coronavirus Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Ardern plays it safe with Covid levels extension Henry Cooke (Stuff): Jacinda Ardern faces little opposition to alert level extension Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): A ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 25 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/25/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-25-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 25 2020">Read more</a>
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August 24, 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 Border failures, criticism Hayden Donnell (RNZ): Mediawatch: A backlash over tough questions for Dr Ashley Bloomfield Bryce Edwards (Herald): Political Roundup – How serious are the Govt’s border botch-ups? Andrea Vance (Stuff): Big little ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 24 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/24/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-24-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 24 2020">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2020
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. There’s a debate raging about how serious the Government’s Covid-19 border testing botch-ups are. Many Labour partisans are calling complaints and media investigations into border management a beat-up and overly-aggressive. They claim problems at the border are being exaggerated, with testing failures of minor importance in the government’s overall success in ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: How serious are the Govt’s border botch-ups?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/23/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-how-serious-are-the-govts-border-botch-ups/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: How serious are the Govt’s border botch-ups?">Read more</a>
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August 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 Govt’s coronavirus response, border policy, political fallout Peter Dunne: Labour will be watching and checking everything and keeping its fingers crossed like never before Tim Watkin (RNZ): Test fail: Is Labour bordering on trouble? ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 21 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/21/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-21-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 21 2020">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2020
By RNZ Pacific The chair of the Pasifika GP Network is calling on the government to ensure there is a Pacific voice on the new group overseeing testing at the country’s border. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern yesterday announced a small team to work with health officials running the testing regime. It will be led by ... <a title="‘We need a Pasifika voice’ plea for response to NZ’s Auckland covid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/20/we-need-a-pasifika-voice-plea-for-response-to-nzs-auckland-covid/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We need a Pasifika voice’ plea for response to NZ’s Auckland covid">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2020
By Ben Strang, RNZ News Reporter The New Zealand government is being urged to launch an inquiry into its response to the covid-19 pandemic as soon as the Auckland outbreak is under control. Public health experts say the government wasted the 100 days New Zealand was free of community transmission. They say any inquiry could ... <a title="NZ government urged to launch inquiry into pandemic response" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/20/nz-government-urged-to-launch-inquiry-into-pandemic-response/" aria-label="Read more about NZ government urged to launch inquiry into pandemic response">Read more</a>
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August 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 Border testing, quarantine facilities, alternative plans from NZ First, National, ACT Thomas Manch (Stuff): The Covid-19 border testing saga that’s going septic amid ministers’ muddled accounts Karl du Fresne: Incompetence is one thing, misinformation ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 20 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/20/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-20-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 20 2020">Read more</a>
