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News Briefing: 24 July 2025

News Briefing: 24 July 2025

Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards LOBBYING, INTEGRITY ISSUES David Williams (Newsroom): Who Benefits: The power of the farm lobby, part one Guyon Espiner (RNZ): Alleged ties between NZ First and vaping companies a 'dangerous risk' to New Zealanders, anti-vape group warns Andrea Vance (Post): Public Service Commission

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News Briefing: 23 June 2025

News Briefing: 23 June 2025

Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards HEALTH Guyon Espiner (RNZ): Nicotine lobbyists said Winston Peters was 'very powerful' and 'very industry friendly' Steve Randerson (Spin0ff): It’s time to shut the alcohol industry out of health policy in Aotearoa David Farrar: Smearing public servants is not

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News Briefing: 22 July 2025

News Briefing: 22 July 2025

Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards WAIKATO MEDICAL SCHOOL Bryce Edwards (The Integrity Institute): Waikato Medical School – A Costly case study in policy capture Adam Pearse (Herald): Neil Quigley denies conflict of interest as Reserve Bank chairman amid Waikato medical school deal (paywalled) Giles Dexter and Jessica Hopkins (RNZ): Waikato

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News Briefing: 21 July 2025

News Briefing: 21 July 2025

Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards INFRASTRUCTURE Keiller MacDuff (RNZ): 'Announcement of an announcement': Govt accused of recycling projects in $6b infrastructure push RNZ: Govt says billions being spent on infrastructure will create thousands of jobs Bridie Witton (Stuff): Government promises $6b infrastructure blitz will create thousands more

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The Ascendant Right and Wokeness

The Ascendant Right and Wokeness

Wokeness is, of course, simply ‘radical leftism’ with its roots in African-American liberation theology and Marxist critical theory. It is not possible to apply the label woke to anything that is not radically left.

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News Briefing: 18 July 2025

News Briefing: 18 July 2025

Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards LOCAL GOVERNMENT Russell Palmer (RNZ): 'Councils have lacked fiscal discipline’ Local Government Minister says Jonathan Milne Newsroom): Govt to explore sharing GST with councils next year Shanti Mathias (Spinoff): The tension between central and local government bubbles to the surface Sinead Gill (Press/

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