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NZ Politics Daily: 10 December 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards OPINION POLLS Tom Day (1News): Political leaders react to poll showing Te Pāti Māori rise RNZ: Support for Te Pāti Māori has surged in the latest One News Verian poll RNZ: ACT and Te Pāti Māori up in latest Taxpayers-Union Curia poll Stewart Sowman-Lund
Seems the Treaty Principles Bill has boosted ACT and squeezed National
Warnings for both Luxon and Winston that sitting on the fence is not an option for the Treaty Principles Bill.
The Politics of NZ’s ‘Postjournalism‘
New Zealand is experiencing the emergence of more explicitly partisan media.
NZ Politics Daily: 9 December 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards GOVERNMENT Farah Hancock (RNZ): The government's targets in charts: More than half behind track The Post: The Annual Report: The quiet political layers you’ve barely heard of. Part 1. (paywalled) Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Government survives under scrutiny, but crisis in health
So, What Are You Going to Do About It?
The Electoral Commission has said “We got it wrong” but what are they going to do to correct their appalling error of judgment. This electorate went Te Pāti Māori by only 42 votes!
New Zealand - Unity or Apartheid?
If Māori want progress – and most do – they must reject these divisive narratives. The only way forward for all of us is to embrace timeless virtues: responsibility, resilience and a strong work ethic.
NZ Politics Daily: 6 December 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards GOVERNMENT, PARLIAMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR Richard Harman (Herald): Budget battle looms as reality hits Coalition Government (paywalled) Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Government floats new deficit measure, Labour says it is ‘shifting the goalposts’ Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Government deficit moves further off track (paywalled) Michael Reddell: The
Beef Additive Sparks Calls to Boycott
While New Zealand continues to evaluate Bovaer in controlled trials, critics in Australia are demanding transparency and labelling on beef products derived from Bovaer-fed cattle.
Chris Hipkins’ Strategy for Labour
Labour and Hipkins continue with their very deliberate lackadaisical strategy.
NZ Politics Daily: 5 December 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards HEALTH Kate Green, Ruth Hill and Phil Pennington (RNZ): Health Commissioner to seek apology after 'cooking the books' accusation Tom Day (1News): 'Cooking the books' – Levy strongly rejects Verrall's claims Bridie Witton (Stuff): What we learned after a
There Will Be No Swimming in Denial for You Mr Luxon
Roy Morgan confirms the Post poll. Christopher Luxon can’t deny the downward slide any longer.