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By LiveNews Publisher / January 17, 2019 / 24/7 News, AM-NC, Analysis Assessment, Analysis-Reportage, Bryce Edwards, Critical Politics, cyber security, cybersecurity, data mining, Democracy, Digital activism, Digital data, Digital policy, DJF, Editor's Picks, Evening Report, GCSB, Government, Government Spying, Intelligence, Intelligence agencies, KB, KB, Labour, Labour Party, Law, Law enforcement, Lead, leadership, Legal issues, Legislation, Media, Media Intelligence, MIL NZ OSI, MIL OSI, MIL Syndication, New Zealand, New Zealand Government Communications Security Bureau, New Zealand Security Intelligence Service, News Media, NZ Politics, Political freedom, Political Integrity, political protest, Political rights, Political Stability, Political Transition, Politics, Secret agents, Security, Security Intelligence / Comments Off on Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Will the Government fix spying in the public service?
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 […]
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By LiveNews Publisher / December 5, 2018 / 24/7 News, AM-NC, Analysis Assessment, Analysis-Reportage, Bryce Edwards, Critical Politics, DJF, Editor's Picks, Employment, Employment Law, Evening Report, Human Rights, KB, KB, Law, Lead, Media, Media Intelligence, MIL NZ OSI, MIL OSI, MIL Syndication, National Party, New Zealand, New Zealand National Party, News Media, NZ Politics, Political Integrity, Political rights, Politics / Comments Off on Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Seriousness of the Maggie Barry bullying allegations
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. National MP Maggie Barry. Image sourced from Wikimedia.org. Photograph by Mark […]
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By LiveNews Publisher / December 3, 2018 / 24/7 News, AM-NC, Analysis Assessment, Analysis-Reportage, Bryce Edwards, Critical Politics, DJF, Editor's Picks, Employment, Employment Law, Evening Report, Evidence, KB, KB, Lead, leadership, Media, Media Intelligence, MIL NZ OSI, MIL OSI, MIL Syndication, National Party, National Party Leader, New Zealand, New Zealand National Party, News Media, NZ Politics, Parliamentary Services, Political freedom, Political Integrity, Political rights, Political Stability, Politics / Comments Off on Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Bullying and bad behaviour in Parliament
Political Roundup: Bullying and bad behaviour in Parliament by Dr Bryce Edwards National MP Maggie Barry. Image sourced from Wikimedia.org. Photograph by Mark Tantrum. 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 […]
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By LiveNews Publisher / November 30, 2018 / 24/7 News, AM-NC, Analysis Assessment, Analysis-Reportage, Bryce Edwards, Critical Politics, DJF, Editor's Picks, Elections, Evening Report, General election, Human Rights, KB, KB, Lead, leadership, Media, Media Intelligence, MIL NZ OSI, New Zealand, News Media, NZ Politics, Political freedom, Political history, Political Integrity, Political rights, Political Transition, Politics, Suffrage / Comments Off on Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Suffrage reality check – prisoners still can’t vote
Political Roundup: Suffrage reality check – prisoners still can’t vote by Dr Bryce Edwards. 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 […]
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By LiveNews Publisher / November 15, 2018 / 24/7 News, AM-NC, Analysis Assessment, Analysis-Reportage, Bryce Edwards, Critical Politics, DJF, Editor's Picks, Evening Report, Exploitation, freedom of expression, Freedom of Information, Freedom of speech, Health, KB, KB, Lead, Media, Media Intelligence, MIL NZ OSI, MIL OSI, MIL Syndication, National Party, National Party Leader, New Zealand, New Zealand National Party, News Media, NZ Politics, Political freedom, Political history, Political rights, Political Stability, Politics / Comments Off on Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Have the rules of the game changed in media and politics?
Dr Bryce Edwards. Is it really time to “move on” from the Jami-Lee Ross mega-scandal? Certainly, that’s what National leader Simon Bridges has been saying over the last week. There are others outside of the National Party who also have an interest in “moving on”. Some in the media have been sympathetic to Bridges’ plea […]
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By LiveNews Publisher / October 31, 2018 / 24/7 News, AM-NC, Analysis Assessment, Analysis-Reportage, Bryce Edwards, Critical Politics, Democracy, Demographics, DJF, Editor's Picks, Elections, Ethics, Evening Report, General election, KB, KB, Lead, leadership, Media, Media Intelligence, MIL NZ OSI, MIL OSI, MIL Syndication, New Zealand, News Media, NZ Politics, Political freedom, Political history, Political rights, Political Stability, Politics / Comments Off on Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: What’s wrong with our politicians?
Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: What’s wrong with our politicians? Dr Bryce Edwards. Parliament increasingly looks like a tawdry and dirty place in the wake of the Jami-Lee Ross mega-scandal. There will certainly be many in the public who have less trust and respect for MPs and political parties as a result. The quality and ethical […]
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By LiveNews Publisher / October 26, 2018 / 24/7 News, AM-NC, Analysis Assessment, Analysis-Reportage, Bryce Edwards, Critical Politics, DJF, Donations, Editor's Picks, Elections, Electoral Commission, Evening Report, KB, KB, Lead, Legal issues, Legislation, Media, Media Intelligence, MIL NZ OSI, MIL OSI, MIL Syndication, New Zealand, News Media, NZ Politics, Political Donations, Political Integrity, Political rights, Political Stability, Politics / Comments Off on Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Should taxpayers fund political parties?
Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Should taxpayers fund political parties? Dr Bryce Edwards. One of the more substantial and contentious political issues to arise out of the Jami-Lee Ross mega-scandal concerns electoral finance rules, and the increasingly promoted idea that taxpayers should fund the parties, so that they are less reliant on private funding. The Government […]
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By LiveNews Publisher / October 25, 2018 / 24/7 News, AM-NC, Analysis Assessment, Analysis-Reportage, DJF, Editor's Picks, Editorial, Elections, Electoral Commission, Ethics, Evening Report, General election, Health, Health and Fitness, health care, Health emergency, Health services, Human Rights, Human rights journalism, Indepth, Inquiry, Investigation, Jami-Lee Ross, journalism, Journalists, Judiciary, Judith Collins, KB, KB, Law, Law enforcement, Lead, leadership, Legal issues, Mainstream media, Media ethics, media integrity, Media Intelligence, Mental Health, MIL NZ OSI, MIL OSI, MIL Syndication, National Party, National Party Leader, New Zealand, New Zealand National Party, News Media, News sources, NZ Politics, Opinion, Parliament, Paula Bennett, Police, Political Integrity, Political rights, Political Stability, Politics, Simon Bridges / Comments Off on Evening Report Analysis – National Affairs and the Public Interest
Evening Report Analysis – National Affairs and the Public Interest, by Selwyn Manning. Former National Party MP, and current independent Member of Parliament, Jami-Lee Ross. Accusations have surfaced alleging the current National Party leadership conspired to politically destroy Jami-Lee Ross – this after details of his affair with a fellow party MP became known to […]
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By LiveNews Publisher / October 7, 2018 / 24/7 News, Analysis Assessment, Analysis-Reportage, Bryce Edwards, Critical Politics, Editor's Picks, Ethics, Evening Report, fairness, Health, Inquiry, Investigation, Jami-Lee Ross, Lead, leadership, Legal issues, Media, Media Intelligence, MIL NZ OSI, MIL OSI, MIL Syndication, National Party, National Party Leader, New Zealand, New Zealand National Party, News Media, NZ Politics, Political freedom, Political Integrity, Political rights, Politics / Comments Off on Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: An Embarrassing week for National
Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: An Embarrassing week for National Published 5 October Dr Bryce Edwards. “Embarrassing” is the word of the week for the National Party. Leader Simon Bridges applied the term in various ways to MP Jami-Lee Ross, when explaining that Ross’ personal circumstances required his temporary departure from Parliament. Bridges described Ross’ personal […]
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By LiveNews Publisher / September 22, 2018 / 24/7 News, Analysis Assessment, Analysis-Reportage, Bryce Edwards, Critical Politics, Editor's Picks, Evening Report, Lead, leadership, Maori politics, Media, Media Intelligence, MIL NZ OSI, MIL OSI, MIL Syndication, New Zealand, News Media, NZ Politics, Political freedom, Political Integrity, Political rights, Political Stability, Politics / Comments Off on Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Why is Meka Whaitiri fit to be an MP but not a Minister?
Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Why is Meka Whaitiri fit to be an MP but not a Minister? Dr Bryce Edwards. New Zealanders hate to hear stories of mistreatment by arrogant, rude, or demanding celebrities, politicians, or bosses. And to be accused of bullying or violence against your own staff is the ultimate low. That’s what […]
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By LiveNews Publisher / September 20, 2018 / 24/7 News, Academic freedom, Analysis Assessment, Analysis-Reportage, Bryce Edwards, Critical Politics, Cultural credibility, cultural diplomacy, Cultural diversity, Culture, Decolonisation, Democracy, Disinformation, Editor's Picks, Elections, Ethics, Ethnicity, Evening Report, Free speech, Freedom of speech, hate speech, Human Rights, Lead, Maori, Maori culture, Maori history, Maori language, Maori politics, Media, Media Intelligence, MIL NZ OSI, MIL OSI, MIL Syndication, New Zealand, News Media, NZ Politics, Political extremism, Political freedom, Political rights, Politics, Race relations, racism, Tolerance / Comments Off on Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Free speech has been strengthened at Massey
Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Free speech has been strengthened at Massey Dr Bryce Edwards. The attempt by the head of Massey University to ban Don Brash from speaking on campus last month has entirely backfired. Instead of Brash being undermined by her actions, it now looks like Vice Chancellor Jan Thomas is in danger of […]
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By LiveNews Publisher / September 11, 2018 / 24/7 News, Analysis Assessment, Analysis-Reportage, Bryce Edwards, Critical Politics, Editor's Picks, Elections, Evening Report, governance, Government, Health, Health media, Human Rights, journalism, Journalists, Labour, Labour Party, Lead, leadership, Media, Media ethics, Media Freedom, Media Intelligence, Media policy, Media safety, MIL NZ OSI, MIL OSI, MIL Syndication, New Zealand, News Media, NZ Politics, Political freedom, Political rights, Political Stability, Politics / Comments Off on Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Sympathy for Clare Curran
Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Sympathy for Clare Curran Dr Bryce Edwards. It is very hard not to feel sympathy for Clare Curran. The minister was obviously not coping with her job, and scrutiny from the National Party opposition and the media. She was clear about that herself in her statement, saying she found it an […]
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By LiveNews Publisher / September 6, 2018 / 24/7 News, Analysis Assessment, Analysis-Reportage, Asia Pacific, Asia-Pacific Human Rights, Asia-Pacific Journalism, Asylum Seekers, Bryce Edwards, Child refugees, Critical Politics, Editor's Picks, Evening Report, journalism, Lead, leadership, Media, Media Intelligence, Melanesia, Melanesian, Melanesian Spearhead Group, MIL NZ OSI, MIL OSI, MIL Syndication, Nauru, Nauru detention centre, Nauru human rights, New Zealand, News Media, NZ Politics, Pacific Islands Forum, Pacific journalism, Pacific media, Pacific news, Pacific Policy, Pacific politics, Pacific Region, Pacific security, Pacific,, Political extremism, Political freedom, Political rights, Political Stability, Politics, Refugee Crisis, Refugees / Comments Off on Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Has Jacinda Ardern let down the Nauru refugees?
Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Has Jacinda Ardern let down the Nauru refugees? One of the main images to come out of the Pacific Islands Forum in Nauru was the island’s President and locals performing a song for Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her baby, called “Jacinda New Star in the Sky”. You can watch the […]
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