Dr Bryce Edwards NZ Politics Daily Political Roundup

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been perceived as “softening her line on wealth taxes” – and therefore being open to…

On Friday the Government made some announcements about their Three Waters programme that were meant to assuage public concerns about…

THREE WATERS Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Three Waters reforms: Nanaia Mahuta and Grant Robertson announce next steps Thomas Manch (Stuff): Government…

The current cost of living crisis in the New Zealand economy could yet have severe political consequences. Warning signs could…

PARTNERSHIP POLITICS (CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM, CO-GOVERNANCE, THREE WATERS; MĀORI WARDS) Morgan Godfery (Guardian): In New Zealand, Māori co-governance is already underway…

INFLATION Bernard Hickey: The dirty little secrets inside our nation of inflation Bridie Witton (Stuff): Poorest hit harder by inflation…

Items of interest and importance today COVID AND MIQ Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): Chris Hipkins can’t say if his office knew…

Items of interest and importance today PM’S FOREIGN TRIP Henry Cooke (Stuff): Jacinda Ardern’s first post-Covid trip is a sales…

New Zealand is now part of the war with Russia. And our independent foreign policy is virtually dead. That’s the…

Items of interest and importance today UKRAINE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Matt Robson (Stuff): Sleepwalking to war: NZ is back under…