MIL-Evening Report: Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Shaking up the machinery of government
Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Shaking up the machinery of government Dr Bryce Edwards. The machinery of government generally works quietly behind the scenes of the more visible Beehive politics that we associate with how this country is run. We’re used to the PM and ministers making announcements or explaining what is happening in portfolios, but […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 20 2018 – Today’s content
Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 20 2018 – Today’s content 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. State sector spyingZac Fleming (RNZ): Thompson and Clark used SIS contact to seek govt contractsClaire Trevett and Lucy Bennett […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Problems in the public service
Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Problems in the public service Dr Bryce Edwards. There is a lot of dissatisfaction at the moment with the “machinery of government” – the government departments, officials, and general bureaucracy that operates behind the scenes to make public services work and helps govern the country. And the criticism has been coming […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 15 2018 – Today’s content
Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 15 2018 – Today’s content 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. GovernmentSam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Hat-switching a worrying signChris Bramwell (RNZ): Jones and Peters: A political hat game in full swingDavid […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 14 2018 – Today’s content
Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 14 2018 – Today’s content 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. Prison, justice and policeBrad Flahive (Stuff): Government’s new double-bunked prison cells at Waikeria do not meet international standards Shane […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Questions over Grant Robertson’s “cash for access” fundraising
Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Questions over Grant Robertson’s “cash for access” fundraising Dr Bryce Edwards. It was labelled “corrupt” and “cash-for-access” when the last government did it. But now that Labour Government ministers are fundraising by holding exclusive dinners for the wealthy, it’s suddenly OK. This is the story of how the Minister of Finance […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Police apologise to Nicky Hager for “dirty politics”
Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Police apologise to Nicky Hager for “dirty politics” Dr Bryce Edwards. It’s been a long time coming, but Nicky Hager’s battle with the Police, who badly mistreated him when they investigated his Dirty Politics book in 2014, has finally come to an end. Victory for Hager comes in the form of […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 12 2018 – Today’s content
Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 12 2018 – Today’s content 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. Police apology to Nicky HagerAndrew Geddis (Pundit): Why the police’s apology to Nicky Hager mattersDavid Fisher (Herald): Police pay Nicky […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Lessons from a boring by-election
Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Lessons from a boring by-election Dr Bryce Edwards. Lesson #1: Boring by-elections produce disengaged citizens. By and large, voters stayed away from the polling booths in Northcote, leading Newshub political editor Tova O’Brien to pronounce that democracy was the biggest loser of this campaign – see: Clear loser in Northcote, and it […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 11 2018 – Today’s content
Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 11 2018 – Today’s content 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. Northcote by-electionRichard Harman (Poltik): Why Northcote shows NZ politics are stalematedAudrey Young (Herald): Bidois’ win in Northcote caps a […]
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