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News Briefing: 14 March 2026
ENERGY CRISIS, IRAN WAR, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
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Democracy Briefing: Paul Eagle and the Chatham Islands integrity collapse
Paul Eagle has been found out.
Mar 13
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News Briefing: 13 March 2026
PAUL EAGLE AND CHATHAM ISLAND REPORT
Mar 12
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Bryce Edwards
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Democracy Briefing: Shock turns to anger at Mount Maunganui
Jan 24
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Democracy Briefing: Replying to Richard Prebble’s critique of me
Nov 27, 2025
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Democracy Briefing: Will Labour fix broken New Zealand?
Nov 12, 2025
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Democracy Briefing: The $379m Parliament
Nov 24, 2025
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Democracy Briefing: The Appointment of Judith Collins to head the Law Commission
Jan 28
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Democracy Briefing: Why Te Pāti Māori doesn’t want to fix Broken NZ
Nov 20, 2025
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Democracy Briefing: Big money flowing into the political parties in 2026
Election year is ten weeks old and already the donations register at the Electoral Commission tells a familiar but uncomfortable story.
Mar 11
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News Briefing: 12 March 2026
COVID INQUIRY REPORT
Mar 11
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Bryce Edwards
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Democracy Briefing: The Covid inquiry’s verdict nobody quite wants
The final phase of the Covid inquiry is out, and almost nobody will be fully happy with what it says.
Mar 10
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Bryce Edwards
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News Briefing: 11 March 2026
COVID INQUIRY REPORT
Mar 10
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Bryce Edwards
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Democracy Briefing: The Five voter tribes that will decide who governs New Zealand
If you want to understand what will happen on 7 November, forget the polls for a moment.
Mar 10
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News Briefing: 10 March 2026
IRAN WAR; IMPACT ON NZ ECONOMY
Mar 9
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Bryce Edwards
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Democracy Briefing: The Farce of the KiwiRail crony appointment is finally over
The resignation on Friday of NZ First donor and transport businessman Scott O’Donnell from the KiwiRail board should embarrass the Government.
Mar 9
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News Briefing: 9 March 2026
NATIONAL PARTY AND LUXON
Mar 8
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Bryce Edwards
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Democracy Briefing: The Hidden politics behind NZ’s opinion polls
Friday’s Taxpayers’ Union-Curia poll was a political earthquake.
Mar 8
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