electoral finance reform Archive

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    Citizens’ Jury to examine electoral laws - by frog



    Metiria and Russel have just announced that they have secured an agreement with the government to have campaign funding and finance examined by a Citizens’ Jury. The jury will include representatives from every electorate in the country and will be resourced so as to provide a considered opinion about the future of political party and [...] read more
    December 19, 2007 11:58 am - 51 Comments
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    Herald censors criticism - by frog



    The New Zealand Herald has censored part of a 200 word article that the Greens were asked to submit on campaign finance reform for yesterday’s edition. It deleted the opening paragraph that was critical of the Herald’s coverage of the issue, and replaced it with its own commentary at the end of the article. The [...] read more
    December 9, 2007 7:10 pm - 43 Comments
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    A daily battle - by frog



    Two styles of advocacy journalism: The Dominion Post is waging a campaign to improve healthcare for Wellingtonians.  The New Zealand Herald is waging a campaign to protect its advertising base by allowing John Boscawen (multimillionaire and Business Roundtable member) to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars, that other “ordinary kiwis” like you or I don’t [...] read more
    December 5, 2007 3:53 pm - 57 Comments