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By MIL OSI - ForeignAffairs.co.nz / January 17, 2019 / AM-NC, Analysis, Analysis Assessment, Analysis-Reportage, Bryce Edwards, Critical Politics, CTF, Cyber Security, Cybersecurity, data mining, Democracy, Digital activism, Digital data, Digital policy, DJF, Editor's Picks, English, Evening Report, GCSB, Government, Government Spying, Intelligence, Intelligence agencies, KB, Labour, Labour Party, law, Law Enforcement, Lead, Leadership, Legal Issues, Legislation, Media, Media Intelligence, MIL OSI, MIL Syndication, New Zealand, New Zealand Government Communications Security Bureau, New Zealand Security Intelligence Service, News Media, NZ Politics, Open Source Intel, Pacific Region, Political freedom, Political Integrity, political protest, Political rights, Political Stability, Political Transition, Politics, Reportage, Secret agents, Security, Security Intelligence / Comments Off on MIL-Evening Report: 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 MIL OSI - ForeignAffairs.co.nz / January 17, 2019 / AM-NC, Analysis, Analysis Assessment, Analysis-Reportage, animal rights, Animal Welfare, Bryce Edwards, Cattle, Critical Politics, CTF, DJF, Editor's Picks, English, Evening Report, horses, KB, law, Lead, Legal Issues, Legislation, Media, Media Intelligence, MIL OSI, MIL Syndication, New Zealand, News Media, NZ Politics, Open Source Intel, Pacific Region, Politics, Reform, Reportage, Rodeo / Comments Off on MIL-Evening Report: Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Should rodeos be banned in New Zealand?
Political Roundup: Should rodeos be banned in New Zealand? by Dr Bryce Edwards The Summer rodeo season is in full swing. And so protesters are, once again, drawing attention to what they regard as the cruel and archaic nature of this “entertainment sport”. This is leading to clashes between rodeo supporters and protesters. A few […]
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By MIL OSI - ForeignAffairs.co.nz / January 13, 2019 / AM-NC, Analysis, Analysis Assessment, Analysis-Reportage, Bryce Edwards, Critical Politics, CTF, DJF, Editor's Picks, English, Evening Report, KB, Labour Party, Lead, Leadership, Media, Media Intelligence, MIL OSI, MIL Syndication, New Zealand, New Zealand Government Communications Security Bureau, New Zealand National Party, News Media, NZ Politics, Open Source Intel, Pacific Region, Political Stability, Politics, Reportage / Comments Off on MIL-Evening Report: Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Pundits predict the year ahead in NZ politics
Political Roundup: Pundits predict the year ahead in NZ politics by Dr Bryce Edwards Will New Zealand politics in 2019 be characterised by policy substance or issues of leadership, personalities and political manoeuvrings? The various political journalists and pundits have made their forecasts (and indulged in some wishful thinking) for the year ahead. Every year […]
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By MIL OSI - ForeignAffairs.co.nz / January 4, 2019 / AM-NC, Analysis, Analysis Assessment, Analysis-Reportage, Bryce Edwards, Critical Politics, CTF, DJF, Editor's Picks, English, Evening Report, KB, Lead, Leadership, Media, Media Intelligence, MIL OSI, MIL Syndication, New Zealand, News Media, NZ Politics, Open Source Intel, Pacific Region, Politics, Reportage / Comments Off on MIL-Evening Report: Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Jami-Lee Ross – Bridges’ new year’s hangover?
Political Roundup: Jami-Lee Ross – Bridges’ new year’s hangover? by Dr Bryce Edwards Could Simon Bridges’ political year again be dominated by Jami-Lee Ross? Don’t rule it out. The rogue MP’s impact on politics in 2018 was immense, and the many issues raised by him – advertently, or not – haven’t gone away. And nor […]
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By MIL OSI - ForeignAffairs.co.nz / January 2, 2019 / AM-NC, Analysis, Analysis Assessment, Analysis-Reportage, Bryce Edwards, Critical Politics, CTF, DJF, Editor's Picks, English, Evening Report, KB, Lead, Leadership, Media, Media Intelligence, MIL OSI, MIL Syndication, New Zealand, News Media, NZ Politics, Open Source Intel, Pacific Region, Political history, Political Integrity, Political Stability, Politics, Reportage / Comments Off on MIL-Evening Report: Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: New Zealand’s worst performing politicians
Political Roundup: New Zealand’s worst performing politicians by Dr Bryce Edwards For obvious reasons, Jami-Lee Ross, Clare Curran, and Iain Lees-Galloway gathered the most negative ratings in the end-of-year reviews. But there was also some cutting commentary on the disappointing performances of the likes of Simon Bridges, Kelvin Davis, David Clark, and Amy Adams. Following […]
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By MIL OSI - ForeignAffairs.co.nz / January 2, 2019 / AM-NC, Analysis, Analysis Assessment, Analysis-Reportage, Bryce Edwards, Critical Politics, CTF, DJF, Editor's Picks, English, Evening Report, KB, Lead, Leadership, Media, Media Intelligence, MIL OSI, MIL Syndication, New Zealand, News Media, NZ Politics, Open Source Intel, Pacific Region, Political Integrity, Political Stability, Politics, Reportage / Comments Off on MIL-Evening Report: Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: New Zealand’s top politicians
Political Roundup: New Zealand’s top politicians by Dr Bryce Edwards The verdicts are finally in, and there’s a consensus that 2018 was a huge year for New Zealand politicians. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern received the most nominations for politician of the year, but there was a real variety of opinion about the other stand-out performers […]
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By MIL OSI - ForeignAffairs.co.nz / December 18, 2018 / AM-NC, Analysis, Analysis Assessment, Analysis-Reportage, Bryce Edwards, Critical Politics, CTF, DJF, Editor's Picks, Education, Education policy, Education Reform, English, Evening Report, KB, Lead, Media, Media Intelligence, MIL OSI, MIL Syndication, New Zealand, News Media, NZ Politics, Open Source Intel, Pacific Region, Politics, Reform, Reportage / Comments Off on MIL-Evening Report: Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Rolling back “neoliberalism” in our schooling system
Political Roundup: Rolling back “neoliberalism” in our schooling system By Dr Bryce Edwards Equality, fairness, and cooperation look set to become the priorities underpinning the operations of the schooling system. They’re the values that are explicit in the radical new proposals to overhaul education and roll back the “neoliberal” Tomorrow’s Schools model that was imposed […]
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By MIL OSI - ForeignAffairs.co.nz / December 17, 2018 / AM-NC, Analysis, Analysis Assessment, Analysis-Reportage, Bryce Edwards, Critical Politics, CTF, DJF, Editor's Picks, Education, Education policy, Education Reform, English, Evening Report, KB, Labour, Lead, MIL OSI, MIL Syndication, New Zealand, New Zealand Government Communications Security Bureau, News Media, NZ Politics, Open Source Intel, Pacific Region, Politics, Reform, Reportage / Comments Off on MIL-Evening Report: Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Case against major school reform
Political Roundup: The Case against major school reform By Dr Bryce Edwards Debate has now kicked off over the Government’s most radical reforms to date – the overhaul of the way our schools are run. With the release of the “Tomorrow’s Schools Independent Taskforce” proposals for change, there is now a polarised and highly-ideological battle […]
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By MIL OSI - ForeignAffairs.co.nz / December 7, 2018 / AM-NC, Analysis, Analysis Assessment, Analysis-Reportage, Bryce Edwards, Critical Politics, CTF, DJF, Editor's Picks, Elections, English, Ethics, Evening Report, General election, Jami-Lee Ross, Judith Collins, KB, Lead, Leadership, Media, Media Intelligence, MIL OSI, MIL Syndication, National Party, National Party Leader, New Zealand, New Zealand National Party, News Media, NZ Politics, Open Source Intel, Pacific Region, Political Stability, Political Transition, Politics, Reportage / Comments Off on MIL-Evening Report: Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Simon Bridges’ leadership still being undermined
Political Roundup: Simon Bridges’ leadership still being undermined by 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 was only on […]
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By MIL OSI - ForeignAffairs.co.nz / December 5, 2018 / AM-NC, Analysis, Analysis Assessment, Analysis-Reportage, Bryce Edwards, Critical Politics, CTF, DJF, Editor's Picks, Employment, Employment Law, English, Evening Report, Human Rights, KB, law, Lead, Media, Media Intelligence, MIL OSI, MIL Syndication, National Party, New Zealand, New Zealand National Party, News Media, NZ Politics, Open Source Intel, Pacific Region, Political Integrity, Political rights, Politics, Reportage / Comments Off on MIL-Evening Report: 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. The latest startling allegations were broadcast this morning on RNZ, in […]
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