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Integrity Briefing: Public Service integrity under Brian Roche

Integrity Briefing: Public Service integrity under Brian Roche

Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards The appointment of Sir Brian Roche as the new Public Service Commissioner was met last year with predictable endorsements from the political class. With a career spanning the private and public sectors, Roche has been a go-to “fix-it” man for governments of all stripes.

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News Briefing: 13 March 2025

News Briefing: 13 March 2025

Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards INFRASTRUCTURE SUMMIT, FOREIGN INVESTMENT, WEALTH VISA Alice Peacock (Newsroom): Guardrails needed to protect NZ from foreign investors – ex-SolarZero employee Giles Dexter (RNZ): What's on the table at the government's infrastructure summit Catherine McGregor (Spinoff): Government sets out its wares for

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News Briefing: 12 March 2025

News Briefing: 12 March 2025

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 makes NZ more attractive

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Just Get Rid of Them

Just Get Rid of Them

Governments will always wind up corrupt. The more power in the hands of government, the more incentive is given to power-hungry psychopaths and narcissists to gain control of that power.

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News Briefing: 11 March 2025

News Briefing: 11 March 2025

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)

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News Briefing: 10 March 2025

News Briefing: 10 March 2025

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 to

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