Bryce Edwards is a lecturer in Politics at Victoria University
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Political Roundup: What business is lobbying government for
OPINION: Here are the Top 18 takeouts about what CEOs wants from government.
Political Roundup: Do housing assets cause a conflict of interest for wealthy politicians?
OPINION: Luxon has just sold two of his houses, reportedly making a capital gain of $460k.
Political Roundup: Big tech’s political influence on debate and public watchdogs
OPINION: The charity Netsafe is increasingly regarded as NZ’s 'internet police'.
Political Roundup: Time to break up the supermarket duopoly
OPINION: New Zealanders have some of the most expensive groceries in the world.
Political Roundup: The Big Four banks' oligopoly saved from radical reform
OPINION: 'Every day Kiwis are ripped off by the Big Banks.'
Political Roundup: The Greens are responsible for tidying up their Darleen Tana mess
OPINION: Greens’ management of Tana allegations has been woeful from the beginning.
Political Roundup: Wellington’s winter of discontent
OPINION: Dissatisfaction with the Wellington City Council has hit new highs.
Political Roundup: Why NZ needs to invest properly in rail and ferry infrastructure
OPINION: The rail and ferry infrastructure debate has been dominated by one view.
Political Roundup: Greens need to front up on the 'farcical' Darleen Tana inquiry
OPINION: The Handling of the Darleen Tana scandal is now also an integrity issue.
Political Roundup: Politicians are failing to put national interest first in infrastructure
ANALYSIS: The grounding of the Aratere over the weekend has reignited concerns.
Political Roundup: The Govt’s lobbying reforms are at a crossroads
OPINION: The Govt’s lobbying reforms are at a crossroads.
Political Roundup: Taxpayers funding MPs’ Wellington houses
OPINION: There are 23 politicians using an accommodation allowance.
Political Roundup: National’s broken promise and backflip on cancer drugs
OPINION: A new Govt announcement on cancer drugs is suddenly imminent.
Political Roundup: The 2024 no-frills Budget
The budget has released tax cuts and further cuts to government programmes.
Political Roundup: How serious is an MP’s failure to declare $178,000 in donations?
OPINION: Taking a closer look at the issues around donations made to National MP.
Political Roundup: Could Willie Jackson be the populist leader Labour needs?
OPINION: Expect to see a lot more of Willie Jackson, says Bryce Edwards.
Political Roundup: Fast-track bill being demolished by submissions to Parliament
Concerns against the Fast-Track Approvals Bill are growing.
Political Roundup: MPs' hefty pay rise out of sync with Joe Public
OPINION: Having their own pay increased is the one thing that can unite every party.
Political Roundup: Discontent grips NZ amid dark economic times
The honeymoon period of the first term is entirely absent.
Political Roundup: Why Tory Whanau has the lowest approval rating in the country
OPINION: Whanau’s policies and priorities are at the centre of her problems.
Political Roundup: Shane Jones in 'Make NZ Great Again' mode with new law
Opinion: Shane Jones and Chris Bishop's approach will appeal to the public.
Political Roundup: Luxon’s ruthless show of strength is perfect for our angry era
OPINION: The PM has surprised everyone with his ruthlessness in sacking two ministers.
Political Roundup: Should politicians get a big rise? Or a 7.5 per cent pay cut?
Many in Government are being hit with pay cuts or redundancies. Except Parliament.
Political Roundup: NZ First celebrates 'victory' over the Serious Fraud Office
NZ's biggest political donations scandal is finally at an end.
Political Roundup: Is Chris Hipkins to be trusted on tax reform?
OPINION: Labour's 'Wealth Tax Faction' has pressured Hipkins to act.
Political Roundup: 4.6 out of 10 - the new Government is struggling in the polls
OPINION: Christopher Luxon’s Government is not receiving the usual “honeymoon” period.
Political Roundup: Is Simon Bridges' NZTA appointment a conflict of interest?
The new chair of NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi has other transport interests.
Political Roundup: Will the rental tax cut improve life for renters or landlords?
OPINION: 'Of course, many MPs are landlords and will benefit from these new tax cuts.'
Political Roundup: Newshub's collapse and shifting into a PR democracy of distrust
OPINION: There’s also a likely big winner from the demise of Newshub.
Political Roundup: Labour's worst week highlights its existential crisis
OPINION: The Labour Party's fortunes go from bad to worse.
Political Round-up: Luxon needs to raise standards in the Beehive
OPINION: New Zealand has fallen slightly in the latest Corruption Perception Index.
Political Roundup: Liberal v Conservative anguish over NZ's future
OPINION: Liberals are coming to terms with the new conservative Government.
Political Roundup: NZ’s 'most powerful' lawyers
The annual list of New Zealand’s most powerful law figures has just been released.
Bryce Edwards: The influencers and ideas getting New Zealand politics ‘back on track’
The role of lobbyists, interest groups and advocacy campaigners is in the spotlight.
Political Round-up: The mini-sausage budget & Luxon considers joining Aukus
OPINION: Nicola Willis didn’t have any better names.
Political Round-up: Luxon’s embarrassing coalition negotiations
OPINION: Christopher Luxon is now being openly mocked and ridiculed by commentators.
Bryce Edwards: Should government departments be giving contracts to lobbying firms?
In some countries it would be considered a threat to the democratic process.
Political Round-up: Who's advising the new National-led Government?
OPINION: Reports suggest who the incoming Prime Minister has brought in to help.
Political Roundup: Kiri Allan latest ex-Labour MP moving into lobbying
Kiri Allan is the latest ex-MP to start her own lobbying firm.
Political Roundup: 'Horror show' - left’s autopsy on Labour’s loss
OPINION: Labour's election loss has been decried as a 'bloodbath'. So what went wrong?
Political Round-up: Ten reasons support for Labour is in freefall
OPINION: Most polls have Labour on a downward trajectory.
Bryce Edwards: How Labour's tax cut will do little but benefit the rich
OPINION: The average shopper is unlikely to see any real change in supermarket prices.
Political Roundup: How PM failed to prevent Kiri Allan tragedy
OPINION: The tragic downfall of Kiri Allan is one Hipkins should have seen coming.
Political Roundup: Labour keeps the status quo on tax, but has it shot itself in the foot?
OPINION: Hipkins was 'spooked' by the tax switch idea.
Bryce Edwards: The era of complacency over political conflicts of interest is over
OPINION: Michael Wood has become a victim of his own complacency.
Political Round-up: Winter of discontent - it’s true that NZ has lost its mojo
OPINION: The dominant sentiment is things are going wrong and the country is broken.
Political Round-up: Does Michael Wood have enough integrity to be a minister?
OPINION: Wood's errors suggest he may be lacking the necessary qualities for the role.
Political Roundup: The civil war in the Greens
OPINION: The internal conflict in the Greens has reached a whole new level.
Political Roundup: No one’s mana is enhanced by the Meka Whaitiri defection
OPINION: Meka Whaitiri's defection is seen as a 'stunning coup' - but is it really?
Bryce Edwards: Victory for transparency in lobbying reforms
New reforms on lobbying are necessary to clean up the industry, writes Bryce Edwards.
Political Roundup: The astonishing Government suppression of Nash’s email
The Prime Minister’s Office knew Nash had given privileged information to donors.
Bryce Edwards: Nash’s sacking means a deeper probe into Cabinet required
Nash was sacked after disclosing confidential information from a Cabinet meeting.
Political Roundup: Posie Parker and the ugly stoking of a culture war in election year
Posie Parker's visit to NZ has caused a culture clash with huge potential consequences.
Political Roundup: Shining a bright light on lobbyists in politics
Four out of five people who worked as PM's chief of staff have been lobbyists since 2017.
Political Roundup: Stuart Nash’s resignation shows our leaders need a lesson in civics
OPINION: Leaders should have a better understanding of political rules about integrity.
Political Roundup: Hipkins eclipses Ardern with pragmatic refocus on cost of living
New PM has a laser-like focus directed at the working-class politics of West Auckland.
Bryce Edwards: Political Roundup - The big 'consultocrats' debate needs to carry on
OPINION: It is an issue that very much has Labour on the back foot.
Political Roundup: National’s progressive childcare-consultocracy switch
Christopher Luxon declared war on business consultants in his state of the nation speech.
Opinion: We need to depoliticise the public service
Is Rob Campbell trying to rid himself of a job he no longer wants? Bryce Edwards reports.
The horrific damage caused by forestry slash and vested interests
Industries want govt help to be profitable by reducing industry regulation and taxation.
Political Roundup: Our politicians are competent firefighters, but terrible builders
Main parties good with the political firefighting required to deal with disasters, but ...
Political Roundup: Luxon’s leadership under threat
OPINION: National will be considering whether to make a move against its leader.
Bryce Edwards: Time for a big debate about Govt use of business consultants
Consultants setting policy: The bill for consultants has ballooned under Labour.
Political Roundup: Hipkins' policy bonfire must be bolstered with substance
OPINION: The big question is what Hipkins will replace the jettisoned policies with.
Bryce Edwards: Labour’s reorientation to working-class Māori
Labour has lost its connection with working-class voters in recent decades.
Political Roundup: Hipkins hires a lobbyist to run the Beehive
Lobbyists running the Beehive have become a recurring theme since Labour got in power.
Political Roundup: Hipkins’ bread and butter reshuffle
Hipkins is trying to convince voters Labour is focused on 'bread and butter' issues.
Political Roundup: The gamechanger PM and polls
Last night's opinion polls answered a big question ahead of this year's election.
Political Roundup: How authorities failed Aucklanders in an emergency
Opinion: The communications failures made the crisis much worse than it needed to be.
Political Roundup: Time for a sober discussion about toxicity and personality in politics
OPINION: The abuse and toxicity extends further than the outgoing prime minister.
Political Roundup: Labour shifts focus from Grey Lynn to West Auckland
From the 'woking class' to the working class - Hipkins heralds a major shift in politics.
Bryce Edwards: PM Chris Hipkins resets Labour to the right
Get ready for a major political reset once Chris Hipkins is sworn in as PM this week
Political Roundup: Should Ardern have called a snap election?
OPINION: The old plans and assumptions for election year have suddenly evaporated.
Political Roundup: National can’t be allowed to sleepwalk to victory
Christopher Luxon’s National Party are the odds-on favourites to win the general election.
Political Roundup: MPs set for hefty post-election pay increase
MPs are likely to get a huge pay increase to make up for six years of standing still.
Bryce Edwards: Can the Greens keep it together in 2023?
OPINION: The Green Party has a habit of sabotaging their election-year campaigns.
Bryce Edwards: The big predictions for 2023
OPINION: Pundits have been making their political forecasts for the year ahead.
Political Roundup: Labour’s terrible 2022 has been National’s opportunity
OPINION: 2022 has been an encouraging turning point for the Opposition.
Bryce Edwards: National failing to inspire voters
What did Hamilton West by-election result say about the state of the National Party?
Political Roundup: Labour was meant to save public broadcasting, not weaken it
Merging RNZ and TVNZ was supposed produce a broadcaster that would enhance democracy.