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News Briefing: 4 September 2026
PARLIAMENT, ELECTION AND GOVERNMENT
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News Briefing: 3 September 2026
ELECTION 2026 AND THE PARTIES
Sep 2
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Bryce Edwards
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Democracy Briefing: LobbyistWatch – September 2026
Nearly nine in ten New Zealanders want lobbyists subjected to clear rules.
Sep 2
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Democracy Briefing: The Appointment of Judith Collins to head the Law Commission
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News Briefing: 2 September 2026
PARLIAMENT AND ELECTION
Sep 1
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News Briefing: 1 September 2026
PUBLIC SERVICE, PARLIAMENT AND MACHINERY OF GOVERNMENT
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News Briefing: 31 August 2026
ELECTION 2026: CAMPAIGN, PARTIES AND POLLING
Aug 30
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Bryce Edwards
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Democracy Briefing: Labour's better hasn't started
Labour’s election campaign slogan is “Better starts now”, a line that sounds as though it survived a focus group rather than sprang from a conviction.
Aug 30
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News Briefing: 30 August 2026
PARLIAMENT AND GOVERNMENT
Aug 29
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Bryce Edwards
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News Briefing: 29 August 2026
PARLIAMENT, ELECTION AND GOVERNMENT
Aug 28
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Bryce Edwards
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Democracy Briefing: The ten key questions about MBIE’s contempt of Parliament
“Contempt of Parliament” sounds like an offence from another age.
Aug 28
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News Briefing: 28 August 2026
PARLIAMENT, ELECTION AND GOVERNMENT
Aug 27
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Bryce Edwards
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News Briefing: 27 August 2026
ELECTION 2026
Aug 26
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