Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards INFRASTRUCTURE, FOREIGN INVESTMENT, FAST-TRACK Laura Walters (Newsroom): Staying up late for Luxon’s sell-a-thon, hawking NZ to the world John Tookey (The Conversation): Hey big spenders: what foreign investors will really want from the infrastructure summit Brent Edwards (NBR): Fast-track
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards GOVERNMENT, PARLIAMENT, POLLING, PUBLIC SERVICE Jenna Lynch (Stuff): The PM needs his political radar to flick on - urgently Richard Harman (Politik): The coalition gets a wakeup call (paywalled) Luke Malpass (Post): A critical week or two for the PM (paywalled) Catherine McGregor (Spinoff): Bad
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards GOVERNMENT, PARLIAMENT Danyl McLauchlan (Listener): How likely is the National Party to oust Luxon? (paywalled) Duncan Garner (Listener): Why I’m picking Christopher Luxon won’t lead National into the next election (paywalled) Andrea Vance (Post): Under-fire MP Andrew Bayly takes a break
Isn’t globalism marvellous? Communication is difficult, comprehension nigh on impossible, everything is difficult; little is achieved and it doesn’t work but it sure is wonderfully diverse.
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE Luke Malpass (Post): Suits in the White House and Phil Goff’s untenable position (paywalled) RNZ: Peters say sacking Goff was seriously regrettable, expert says it's justified 1News: Peters says Goff's role in UK 'untenable'
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards LOBBYING, POLITICAL FINANCE, PARLIAMENT Bryce Edwards (Integrity Institute): The Silent Death of Lobbying Reform in NZ Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Govt criticised for go-slow on lobbying reform (paywalled) Eloise Gibson (NZ): Simeon Brown appointed prominent oil and gas lobbyist to energy savings board against
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards FERRIES, TRANSPORT Jo Moir (RNZ): Government's iRex ferry cancellation costed at $300 million - for now Thomas Manch (Post): Breaking Cook Strait ferry contracts to cost Govt $300m (paywalled) No Right Turn: A complete fiasco Georgina Campbell (Herald): Nicola Willis told to renegotiate
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards WELLINGTON WATER, INFRASTRUCTURE Bryce Edwards (The Integrity Institute): Wellington Water – A Case Study in Infrastructure Failure and Incompetence Andrea Vance (Post): Why ratepayers are paying the price for Wellington Water failings (paywalled) Tom Hunt (Post): Reports light a bomb under Wellington Water, city and
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE 1News: Q+A: Helen Clark questions NZ's continued involvement in Five Eyes Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Five Eyes: Former Prime Minister Helen Clark questions New Zealand’s continued involvement Nadine Roberts (Stuff): Helen Clark says Europe is traumatised by Trump
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards FOUR-YEAR PARLIAMENTARY TERM PROPOSAL Andrew Geddis (Spinoff): The strings attached to the four-year parliamentary term proposal, explained Jenna Lynch (Stuff): Four-year term of government: how would it work? Luke Malpass (Post): Four-year terms, but what’s the catch? (paywalled) Justin
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards CITIZEN’S ARREST POWERS, CRIME, JUSTICE Andrew Geddis and Henry Benson-Pope (Spinoff): The many, many problems with the plan to expand citizen’s arrest powers RNZ: Police Association slams beefed-up citizen arrest powers AJ Hendry: New arrest laws: Negligent & dangerous Adam
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards REGIONAL ECONOMIC ZONES, ENERGY Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Government mulls bespoke regional tax and concessions to spur growth (paywalled) RNZ: Special economic zones could boost NZ's fuel security - energy minister Tom Pullar-Strecker (The Post): Marsden Point set to become NZ's
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards ANDREW BAYLY Jo Moir (RNZ): Three days' grace for Andrew Bayly raises more questions Claire Trevett (Herald): Christopher Luxon doesn’t give third chances – why Andrew Bayly didn’t stand a chance of staying on as minister (paywalled) Luke Malpass (Post): The curious
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE Lillian Hanly (RNZ): Chinese ships in the Tasman 'a gift from Beijing' for defence spending - expert 1News: 'We cannot hide anymore': Collins signals 'big budget' defence investment Rachel Moore (Stuff): ‘We can’t hide at
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards Kia ora everyone The Integrity Institute is quickly becoming established, and we’re currently implementing some exciting plans. Therefore, I wanted to give you an update on our activities. As I explained in earlier emails, I’m starting a new research and advocacy organisation
What has happened in New Zealand to allow this denigratory sentiment to have arisen? I proceed on the confident assertion that we are not all criminals.
