Bryce Edwards Analysis: Get ready for Prime Minister Winston Peters
MIL OSI Analysis – EveningReport.nz – New Zealand First leader Winston Peters on TVNZ’s Q+A from Russell after winning the Northland by-election. Analysis byBryce Edwards: Get ready for Prime Minister Winston Peters Dr Bryce Edwards. Winston Peters made a mixture of colourful, grandiose, and rather ridiculous statements in the weekend that will infuriate many, and […]
Read More →Bryce Edwards Analysis: The Greens go nuclear – and other options
MIL OSI Analysis – EveningReport.nz – Bryce Edwards Analysis: The Greens go nuclear – and other options Dr Bryce Edwards. You have to feel a bit sorry for the Greens. Because of Labour’s electoral weakness they will, once again, find themselves with a very weak post-election hand to negotiate with. And they’re in danger of […]
Read More →Bryce Edwards Analysis: Labour’s sleepwalk towards defeat
MIL OSI Analysis – EveningReport.nz – Bryce Edwards Analysis: Labour’s sleepwalk towards defeat Dr Bryce Edwards. There’s still hope for Labour being able to put together a coalition government after the election. But there do seem to be a lot of barriers at the moment – especially as opinion polls point to the apparent decline […]
Read More →Bryce Edwards Analysis: Will Shane Jones be NZ First’s Trump card?
MIL OSI Analysis – EveningReport.nz – Bryce Edwards Analysis: Will Shane Jones be NZ First’s Trump card? Dr Bryce Edwards. There is more than a hint of Donald Trump in Shane Jones’ political return. So, could he really fan the flames of NZ First’s populist resurgence in this year’s general election? Shane Jones wants to […]
Read More →Bryce Edwards Analysis: The Hugely damaging Barclay scandal – Police Re-Investigate
MIL OSI Analysis – EveningReport.nz – Bryce Edwards Analysis: The Hugely damaging Barclay scandal Dr Bryce Edwards. It’s become a received wisdom that in New Zealand political scandals don’t really hurt governments. But English is looking very damaged by the Barclay saga, and it’s no longer too far-fetched to specutulate on whether this could help […]
Read More →Bryce Edwards Analysis: Bill English’s Dirty Politics scandal
MIL OSI Analysis – EveningReport.nz – Bryce Edwards Analysis: Bill English’s Dirty Politics scandal Dr Bryce Edwards. Is the Todd Barclay scandal the National Government’s 2017 version of Dirty Politics? Of course there are key differences, but there are also plenty of parallels. Either way, National will be hoping it’s a scandal with as little […]
Read More →ANALYSIS: Lieutenant General Tim Keating’s Operation Burnham Account Highlights Key Legal Concerns
By Selwyn Manning – Editor of EveningReport.nz. – This analysis was first published on Kiwipolitico.com. There’s an overlooked aspect of the New Zealand Defence Force’s account of Operation Burnham that when scrutinised suggests a possible breach of international humanitarian law and laws relating to war and armed conflict occurred on August 22, 2010 in the […]
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