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April 24, 2020
Analysis by Bryce Edwards The line between “political point-scoring” and “speaking truth to power” can be a fine one. No one likes to see people opportunistically using a time of great tragedy and danger for their own political advantage. That doesn’t mean we should become intolerant to questions about the actions of those in power, ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Challenge of speaking “truth to power” in a time of crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/24/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-challenge-of-speaking-truth-to-power-in-a-time-of-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Challenge of speaking “truth to power” in a time of crisis">Read more</a>
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April 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 Government Phil Pennington (RNZ): Controversial tech firm Palantir had talks with govt on Covid-19 Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Officials pitched OIA suspension during lockdown Chris Trotter: Long Live The People’s Dictatorship! RNZ: Study investigates NZ reaction ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 24 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/24/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-april-24-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 24 2020">Read more</a>
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April 23, 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 National Party, Simon Bridges’ leadership Ben Thomas (Spinoff): One giant misstep: Simon Bridges’ flailing attack was too far, too soon Tova O’Brien (Newshub): National MPs concerned about leader Simon Bridges’ ‘tone’ on COVID-19, ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 23 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/23/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-april-23-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 23 2020">Read more</a>
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April 22, 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 National Party response to lockdown extension, Simon Bridges’ leadership Jamie Ensor (Newshub): Simon Bridges fends off leadership coup rumours, says focus is on COVID-19 RNZ: Morning Report: Bridges defends criticism of lockdown extension ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 22 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/22/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-april-22-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 22 2020">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2020
Analysis by Bryce Edwards How healthy is democracy at the moment in New Zealand? Criticisms are mounting about the state of the political system under the Coronavirus crisis, with complaints that things aren’t as democratic as they should be. I wrote for the Guardian last week about some of these political problems – see: New Zealand’s ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: How healthy is our democracy under the Coronavirus crisis?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/20/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-how-healthy-is-our-democracy-under-the-coronavirus-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: How healthy is our democracy under the Coronavirus crisis?">Read more</a>
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April 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 Today’s cabinet decision Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): Decision day dawns for PM Jacinda Ardern over Covid-19 lockdown John Armstrong (1News): Why New Zealand has to remain in lockdown Toby Manhire (Spinoff): Today cabinet decides on ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 20 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/20/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-april-20-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 20 2020">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2020
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage Support this progressive voice and be a part of it. Donate to COHA today. Click here By John Perry From Masaya, Nicaragua The right-wing opposition in Nicaragua, having failed in their attempted coup in 2018, still looks at any potential crisis as a new opportunity to attack the ... <a title="Nicaraguan Right-wing Opposition Misrepresents Government Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/18/nicaraguan-right-wing-opposition-misrepresents-government-response-to-the-covid-19-pandemic/" aria-label="Read more about Nicaraguan Right-wing Opposition Misrepresents Government Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2020
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Marcia Cury Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s statements are at first shocking, leaving one wondering what he really means. But they are not surprising in the context of the paranoid rhetoric that has always characterized his administration. Since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic that is ravaging the ... <a title="Bolsonaro, COVID-19, and the Crisis of Brazilian Democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/18/bolsonaro-covid-19-and-the-crisis-of-brazilian-democracy/" aria-label="Read more about Bolsonaro, COVID-19, and the Crisis of Brazilian Democracy">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2020
It was only a matter of time before politicians took a pay cut. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has done the right thing in announcing she will cut the pay of her own ministers and departmental chief executives – see Eleanor Ainge Roy’s Jacinda Ardern and ministers take pay cut in solidarity with those hit by ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: A Powerful but tiny gesture from leaders under pressure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/16/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-a-powerful-but-tiny-gesture-from-leaders-under-pressure/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: A Powerful but tiny gesture from leaders under pressure">Read more</a>
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April 16, 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 Lockdown, government Peter Dunne (Newsroom): End this Orwellian version of NZ John Edwards (Spinoff): Even in extraordinary times, the right to privacy remains Grant Duncan (The Conversation): New Zealand’s coronavirus elimination strategy has united ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 16 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/16/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-april-16-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 16 2020">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Richard Shaw of Massey University New Zealand’s general election is currently set for September 19. Under ordinary circumstances, campaigning for the election and two referenda that will take place alongside would be heating up by now, but the country is three quarters of the way through a comprehensive level 4 four-week lockdown. ... <a title="Trust in government is high in NZ, but will it last until this year’s elections?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/15/trust-in-government-is-high-in-nz-but-will-it-last-until-this-years-elections/" aria-label="Read more about Trust in government is high in NZ, but will it last until this year’s elections?">Read more</a>
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April 15, 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 Public health strategy Virginia Fallon and Bridie Whitton (Stuff): Call for return to normal life puts tens of thousands at risk Derek Cheng (Herald): Cabinet urged not to play ‘Russian roulette’ with New ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 15 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/15/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-april-15-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 15 2020">Read more</a>
