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News Briefing: 25 January 2026
WEATHER, DISASTER, CLIMATE
18 hrs ago
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Bryce Edwards
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Democracy Briefing: Shock turns to anger at Mount Maunganui
The search for bodies at the foot of Mount Maunganui is still going on, but the mood has clearly shifted.
Jan 24
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Bryce Edwards
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Democracy Briefing: How the Labour Party will campaign in 2026
This week Chris Hipkins gave us the clearest picture yet of how Labour plans to fight the 2026 election.
Jan 23
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Bryce Edwards
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News Briefing: 23 January 2026
LABOUR Henry Cooke (Post): Chris Hipkins dips toe into class politics with first major speech of election year (paywalled)
Jan 22
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Bryce Edwards
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Democracy Briefing: The 290-Day Election Marathon
The starting gun has been fired on the 2026 general election.
Jan 22
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Bryce Edwards
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News Briefing: 22 January 2026
ELECTION DATE ANNOUNCED
Jan 21
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Bryce Edwards
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News Briefing: 21 January 2026
LABOUR PARTY
Jan 20
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Bryce Edwards
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Democracy Briefing: Jobs for mates in McKee’s gun advisory group
Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee’s tenure as the government’s firearms regulator is fast becoming a textbook case of regulatory capture.
Jan 20
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Bryce Edwards
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News Briefing: 20 January 2026
GOVERNMENT
Jan 19
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Bryce Edwards
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Democracy Briefing: Luxon’s very low key start to the year
Christopher Luxon is back from holiday.
Jan 19
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Bryce Edwards
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News Briefing: 19 January 2026
PARLIAMENT, GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC SERVICE
Jan 18
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Bryce Edwards
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Democracy Briefing: The Green Party’s culture war quagmire
In my last column, I laid out the sorry state of the Green Party as 2026 kicks off.
Jan 18
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Bryce Edwards
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