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News Briefing: 6 June 2026
NZ-CHINA RELATIONS; PM IN AUSTRALIA
5 hrs ago
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Bryce Edwards
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Democracy Briefing: The Supermarket duopoly still rules
The Commerce Commission released its third “Annual Grocery Report” this week.
20 hrs ago
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Bryce Edwards
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News Briefing: 5 June 2026
CHINA, FOREIGN INTERFERENCE AND THE MP TRAVEL BANS
Jun 4
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Bryce Edwards
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News Briefing: 4 June 2026
PARLIAMENT, ELECTION AND GOVERNMENT
Jun 3
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Bryce Edwards
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News Briefing: 3 June 2026
CLIMATE LOBBYING CONTROVERSY
Jun 2
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Bryce Edwards
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Democracy Briefing: Should NZ pay Washington’s defence bill?
In a Singapore hotel ballroom this week, New Zealand’s defence debate was handed a new insult: “freeloader”.
Jun 2
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Bryce Edwards
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News Briefing: 2 June 2026
DEFENCE AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Jun 1
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Bryce Edwards
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Democracy Briefing: The honours list is open for business
This morning’s King’s Birthday Honours list can be read in two ways.
Jun 1
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Bryce Edwards
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May 2026
News Briefing: 1 June 2026
KING’S BIRTHDAY HONOURS 2026
May 31
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Bryce Edwards
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Democracy Briefing: The welfare state for MPs
This week the Government asked thousands of low-income homeowners, including families with children, to find on average another $42 a week before the…
May 31
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Bryce Edwards
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News Briefing: 31 May 2026
PARLIAMENT, ELECTION AND GOVERNMENT
May 30
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Bryce Edwards
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Democracy Briefing: Putting a face to the corporate influence in the Beehive
The Budget has naturally overshadowed it, but otherwise the big political story of the week has been the climate change lobbying scandal: hidden…
May 30
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Bryce Edwards
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