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Author: Bryce Edwards
GOVERNMENT, PARLIAMENT
Richard Shaw (The Conversation): Election anniversary: a year into 3-party coalition government, can the centre hold?
Simon Wilson (Herald): Mood of the Boardroom: The surprising things business leaders say and don’t say (paywalled)
Chris Trotter (Interest): No enemies to the Left - or to the Right
Grant Duncan: Luxon & Co., est. 2023
Chelsea Daniels (Herald): One year on: How has NZ’s three-way coalition Government shaped up?
Anneke Smith (RNZ): One year in government: Coalition picks up the pace on policy
Anna Murray (1News): NZ in limbo: Remembering the 40 days and 40 nights we waited for a govt
Greg Presland (Standard): Twelve months of this Government
John MacDonald (Newstalk ZB): How’s that $20-a-week tax cut looking now?
Caroline Williams (Stuff): Former Green MP Golriz Ghahraman appeals shoplifting convictions
1News: Former MP Golriz Ghahraman appeals shoplifting convictions
Mike Mather (Waikato Times/Post): PM portrait not family unfriendly after all, but still no Trade Me sale (paywalled)
1NEWS-VERIAN POLL
Felix Desmarais (1News): Poll: 40% say the country in 'worse' shape than before election
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Latest 1 News-Verian poll numbers much closer than they look (paywalled)
Felix Desmarais (1News): Poll: Coalition remain in front, but Labour gain seats
Herald Editorial: The polls are slowly turning on the Government but there’s only one poll that counts (paywalled)
Claire Trevett (Herald): 1News-Verian poll: PM Christopher Luxon and Labour leader Chris Hipkins both take a hit
RNZ: National, Labour and their leaders suffer in latest 1-News-Verian poll
Caron Copek (Stuff): New political poll shows Coalition in key position but National would lose seats
Anna Whyte (Post): Major parties dip in latest political poll but coalition govt support remains (paywalled)
PUBLIC SERVICE
Luke Malpass, Harriette Boucher and Sapeer Mayron (Post): Board Games: The ex-pollies who wind up on public sector boards (paywalled)
Harriette Boucher, Luke Malpass and Sapeer Mayron (Post): Board Games: Which public sector boards pay the best? (paywalled)
Harriette Boucher, Luke Malpass and Sapeer Mayron (Post): Board Games: Who sits on the most public sector boards? (paywalled)
Madeleine Chapman (Spinoff): Controversial human rights commissioners weren’t recommended by hiring panel
Lillian Hanly (RNZ): Auditor-General announces inquiry into Oranga Tamariki funding decisions
Anna Whyte (Post): Inquiry launched into Oranga Tamariki over provider funding
RNZ: Sir Brian Roche named as new public service commissioner
Jem Traylen (BusinessDesk): Brian Roche finally announced as next top public servant (paywalled)
Brent Edwards (NBR): The Government wants to see a more innovative public service (paywalled)
Poppy Clark (Stuff): PM announces Sir Brian Roche as new Public Service Commissioner
Daniel Perese (Te Ao Māori News): Former Crown negotiator for treaty settlements appointed Public Service Commissioner
Thomas Manch and Anna Whyte (Post): Sir Brian Roche appointed as new Public Service Commissioner (paywalled)
Susan Edmunds (RNZ): Which government agency is slowest at paying its bills?
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