Politics
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News Briefing: 20 February 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards MANUREWA MARAE INQUIRY Bryce Edwards (The Integrity Institute): Manurewa Marae and the Integrity crisis at the heart of NZ democracy Anna Whyte (Post): ‘All options on the table’ over Electoral Commission probe (paywalled) Kelly Dennett (Post): Manurewa Marae inquiry: Former chief statistician says copying
Trust in Media Continues to Plummet
They’ll never change, so it is a long, slow, spiralling down the drain for the media.
Integrity Briefing: Manurewa Marae and the Integrity crisis at the heart of NZ democracy
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards We are often told that there is no corruption in New Zealand, and that our public service and electoral system are robust and free from manipulation and conflicts of interest. But the two official reports released yesterday about the allegations of misuse of resources
News Briefing: 19 February 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards MANUREWA MARAE INQUIRY Jamie Ensor (Herald): Manurewa Marae inquiry findings: Christopher Luxon ‘shocked’, Chris Hipkins says ‘alarm bell’ for NZ reputation 1News: Manurewa Marae inquiry: Stats NZ boss to leave Andrea Vance (Post): Manurewa Marae inquiry: Whistleblowers vindicated (paywalled) Andrea Vance (Post): Marae whistleblowers
There Is a Word for This and It Starts with C
The report into the shenanigans at Manurewa Marae is as damning a report as I’ve ever seen. The one word missing from the report is corruption but it is there if you read between the lines.
In Defence of Those Conspiracy Theorists
It’s not hard to see why those who don’t want to be exposed as criminal conspirators are threatened by the work and mission of genuine truth-seeking organizations.
News Briefing: 18 February 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards GOVERNMENT, PARLIAMENT, PUBLIC SERVICE Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Christopher Luxon not ruling out directly appointing public service chief executives, Labour calls this Trumpian Jenée Tibshraeny (Herald): Public Service Commissioner Sir Brian Roche considers axing government entities (paywalled) Chris Trotter (Interest): Ideology problems Azaria Howell (Herald)
Oh Dear, How Sad, Never Mind
The CTU needs a chat with Battery Sergeant Major Tudor Bryn “Shut Up” Williams.
News Briefing: 17 February 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards GOVERNMENT, PARLIAMENT, PUBLIC SERVICE Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Can Christopher Luxon grow his way out of a buyer’s remorse election? (paywalled) Andrea Vance (Post): Can Christopher Luxon turn it around? (paywalled) Damien Grant (Stuff): ACT’s clarity a sticking point for Luxon in his
A Game Changer
I usually hate the term but you simply cannot get away from using it to explain JD Vance’s speech to the Eurocrats.
