In this week’s episode of Newsroom’s politics podcast, the team discusses a big law and order announcement and Shane Jones’ undeclared dinner
Laura Walters
Mega-prison’s missing business case
Analysis: The Government’s decision to return to a mega-style prison seems to be missing a clear business case
Explainer: Why new school attendance data doesn’t match the rhetoric
Analysis: The Government has launched its crackdown on truancy, with daily attendance data reporting
Government looks for a better way to count Māori
Successive governments have tried, and failed, to count Māori. But with the return of social investment, it’s more important than ever to get good data.
David Seymour – not the associate education minister you expected
Analysis: David Seymour’s school lunches programme goes further than Labour’s
Meet the man behind the Government’s education policy
The parallels between the Government’s education policy and those put forward by researcher Michael Johnston, is raising questions
Political donations: people power no match for big business
Analysis: Experts are renewing their calls for a cap on donations as the gap between the left and the right widens
Inside the proliferation of working groups and jobs for mates
Governments are increasingly opting for working groups – led by their mates – over the core public service
Prime Minister jumps the gun in Thailand
The Prime Minister has committed to resuming direct flights to Thailand. But it’s not a promise he will be able to deliver on anytime soon.
Melissa Lee’s media Hail Mary comes up short
Analysis: The Minister for Media and Communications and veteran MP was given one last shot to prove she was across the issues plaguing the industry, but she didn’t deliver
Iwi, business lay down the wero for climate minister
Tangata whenua has laid down the wero for the climate minister, while business is urging the Government to go faster and further
Luxon pushes at an open door in Southeast Asia
The Prime Minister has completed his first trip to Southeast Asia, Now, he needs to turn that goodwill into something tangible