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RNZ Focus on Politics
Centre
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RNZ public-broadcaster politics analysis; centre.
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Recent items
The last 15 items from this source, with their canonical topic tags. Click through to read the original.
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Auckland City Deal · Consistent National Visitor Levy · Council Accommodation Levy · Council Tourism Costs · No To New Taxes · Queenstown-Otago Council Agreement · Tourism Tax Redistribution
targeted support for regional councils via visitor data
11 Sep
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Benefit Payment Suspension Impact · Mandatory Circumstances Review · Ministry Inaction · National Government Urgency Bill · Public Apology And Accountability · Vulnerable Beneficiaries Targeted · Winter Energy Payment Error
systemic harm to those with complex needs
4 Sep
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City Regional Deals With Councils · Only New Tax Promise · Parental Controls On Social Media · Post-Leadership Crisis Policy Shifts · Rates Capping Legislation · Tourism Rate Funding
affordable housing and local governance solution
28 Aug
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Aged Care Bed Shortfall · Charity-Led Care Delivery · Integration Of Aged Care And Health Services · Labor Cost Escalation In Aged Care · Residential Care Cost Per Bed · Shift In Demographic Burden
financially strained and vulnerable
21 Aug
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Caucus Confidence Vote Failure · Chris Bishop Leadership Challenge · Coup Narrative In Political Discourse · Electoral Consequences Of Internal Crisis · Leadership Instability · National Leadership Unity Challenge · Prime Minister's Speech
political crisis with public and internal fallout
14 Aug
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Government Role In Business Support · Kiwi Business Resilience · Labour's Criticism Of Luxon's Apology · Luxon's Apology And Voter Perception · Luxon's Rorua Business Remarks · Media Misrepresentation Of Political Comments · Public Speech Accountability
accusations of insensitivity and out-of-touch leadership
7 Aug
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National-Opportunity-Alliance · Opportunity Party Policy Integrity · Parliamentary Clarity
unprecedented lack of formality in political declarations
31 Jul
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Cross-Party Condemnation Of Nz First · Maga Nz First Populism · Parental Leave And Leadership Compatibility · Sexist Remarks About Maternity Leave · Stuart Nash Political Shift
populist, divisive, dismissive of mainstream values
24 Jul
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Christopher Luxon Campaigning · Economic Sentiment · National Party Voter Decline · Opportunity Party Response · Public Spending Constraints
deepening electoral crisis with no clear recovery path
17 Jul
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Emergency Housing Criteria · Emergency Housing Performance Targets · Homelessness Service Demand · Housing Affordability · Housing Ministerial Accountability · Performance Management Of Social Services
rising levels of extreme vulnerability
3 Jul
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Kiwi Saver Misuse · National Party Reversal · National Vs New Zealand First Policy · Universal Kickstart Payment · Working For Families Top Up
parallel policy development with coalition partner
26 Jun
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Corruption And Governance Failure · Cost Of Failed Public Initiatives · Government Accountability · Immigration Tech Project Failure · Lack Of Sector Consultation
broken oversight and poor leadership at the departmental level
19 Jun
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Cost Of Living · Public Transport Fare Cap Awareness · Rural Infrastructure Access · Transport Subsidy Efficiency
the dominant concern of New Zealand households
12 Jun
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Australian Nuclear Submarines · International Alliance Tensions · Nuclear-Free Status · Regional Defence Spending Debate · Treaty Of Waitangi Negotiations
a principle of sovereignty and self-determination
5 Jun
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Austerity Measures In Housing · Fiscal Backloading · Housing And Fuel Crisis · Promise Meanomics · Public Sector Cuts · Rainy Day Fund Readiness
desperate for relief, but constrained by fiscal caution
29 May
