Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 14 2018
Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 14 2018 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. The Beehive and Parliament Buildings. Drug policy changesRussell Brown: Just quietly, this is a big dealSarah Robson (RNZ): Addiction services back govt move on synthetic cannabisJohn […]
Read More →Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 13 2018
Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 13 2018 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. The Beehive and Parliament Buildings. GovernmentDerek Cheng (Herald): Karel Sroubek supporter texted PM after residency initially grantedPete George: Sroubek -> Hardcore -> Ardern – pressure builds […]
Read More →Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 12 2018
Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 12 2018 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. The Beehive and Parliament Buildings. ‘Every Four Minutes’ Report on family violence, justice, name suppressionDerek Cheng (Herald): New Zealand lacks comprehensive strategy to counter family violence […]
Read More →Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 11 2018
Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 11 2018 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. The Beehive and Parliament Buildings. EducationCarol Anderson (Stuff): How the education reform proposals might affect schools, trustees and parentsDominion Post Editorial: All parties must work together […]
Read More →Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Simon Bridges’ leadership still being undermined
Political Roundup: Simon Bridges’ leadership still being undermined by Dr Bryce Edwards Dr Bryce Edwards. This week’s Colmar Brunton poll was one of the most bittersweet polls a political party and its leader have ever received. On the one hand, the party was up to 46 per cent but, on the other, leader Simon Bridges […]
Read More →Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 07 2018
Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 07 2018 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. The Beehive and Parliament Buildings. Workplace bullyingJane Patterson (RNZ): About 30% of DPMC staffers experienced or witnessed bullyingThe Listener: Maggie Barry and the dangers of crying […]
Read More →Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 06 2018
Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 06 2018 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. The Beehive and Parliament Buildings. Mental Health and Addiction Inquiry reportKyle MacDonald (Herald): Government Inquiry into Mental Health could look like thisGlenn McConnell (Stuff): We all […]
Read More →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 […]
Read More →Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 05 2018
Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 05 2018 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. The Beehive and Parliament Buildings. Mental Health and Addiction Inquiry reportMike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): Nothing will come from another mental health inquiryPress Editorial: The report’s in, […]
Read More →Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 04 2018
Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 04 2018 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. The Beehive and Parliament Buildings. Petrol prices inquiryBernard Hickey (Newsroom): Q+A: Will the fuel probe find profiteering?1News: Winston Peters puts retail fuel industry on notice: ‘If […]
Read More →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 […]
Read More →Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 03 2018
Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 03 2018 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. The Beehive and Parliament Buildings. Workplace bullying: Maggie Barry, Parliamentary bullying inquiry, Retirement CommissionerKirsty Johnston and Derek Cheng (Herald): Former staff accuse National MP Maggie […]
Read More →Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Huawei decision is the price of being in Five Eyes
Political Roundup: Huawei decision is the price of being in Five Eyes by Dr Bryce Edwards Waihopai – a Five Eyes network SIGINT base near Blenheim in the South Island of Aotearoa/New Zealand. Image courtesy of Converge.org.nz. John Key was once very candid in explaining the realpolitik reason New Zealand had to send troops to […]
Read More →Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 30 2018
Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 30 2018 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. The Beehive and Parliament Buildings. Huawei 5G ban, foreign affairs and tradeGordon Campbell: On how banning Huawei fits into our new hostility towards ChinaPaul Buchanan: Left […]
Read More →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 […]
Read More →Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 29 2018
Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 29 2018 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. The Beehive and Parliament Buildings. Huawei 5G ban, foreign affairs and tradePaul Buchanan (RNZ): Huawei vs Five Eyes: NZ diplomatic ties at centre of dilemmaRichard […]
Read More →Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 28 2018
Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 28 2018 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. The Beehive and Parliament Buildings. NZ-China relationship, foreign affairs and tradeRichard Harman (Politik): Peters suggests China spies on KiwisScott Palmer (Newshub): Winston Peters issues dire warning […]
Read More →Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Navigating allegations of illegal foreign state meddling in New Zealand
Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Navigating allegations of illegal foreign state meddling in New Zealand Dr Bryce Edwards. One of this year’s most potentially explosive and dangerous political issues has been allegations of foreign meddling against the University of Canterbury’s Prof Anne-Marie Brady because of her role as a critic of Chinese state political interference. It’s […]
Read More →Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 27 2018
Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 27 2018 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. The Beehive and Parliament Buildings. NZ-China relationship, foreign affairs and tradeChris Trotter (Daily Blog): The Case Of The Problematic ProfessorTim Watkin (Pundit): If Jacinda Ardern wants […]
Read More →Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 26 2018
Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 26 2018 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. The Beehive and Parliament Buildings. NZ-China relationship, foreign affairs and tradeMatt Nippert (Herald): Burgled professor case: PM called on to defend academic freedomAnusha Bradley (RNZ): ‘Shocked […]
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