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Team of Rivals: A CEO Approach to Government Leadership
Today the work begins.
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The art of negotiating till you vomit
Being awkward pays off - even after they've cracked open the champagne.
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Coalition Talks: Marry in Haste, Repent at Leisure
The delay has been characterized by several political commentators as ‘humiliating’ for Luxon, but is it?
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October 2023

Gen Z in Da House
A younger, newer brand of politics is about to become a feature in New Zealand's  Parliament
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New Zealand appoints its Chief Restructuring Officer
Prime Minister or Chief Restructuring Officer - only time will tell.
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September 2023

Who is Cranmer?
The Law of Unintended Consequences
Published on A Halfling's View • 
Cranmer Unmasked
It was always going to happen ...
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June 2023

Thames Water on the brink of collapse sends warning of Three Waters debt risk
The English water utility uses the same highly leveraged financing structure as proposed for Three Waters. Crippled by £14 billion of debt it now faces…
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Three Waters Amendment Bill before Parliament
The new Three Waters amendment bill is intended to increase the number of water services entities to ten and introduce a Funding Agency but only makes a…
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Inside RNZ: Slack Editorial Practices and Management Failure
Sources within RNZ reveal concerns about a lack of management oversight and a decline in editorial standards that have contributed to the scandal…
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The Nature of Political Power
An update on progress and a personal anecdote about an exchange that I had over dinner with the former Lord Chancellor in Tony Blair's government…
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From Comrade to Dame in a New York Minute
Being a socialist and a closet republican didn't prevent former PM Ardern from accepting a damehood and making possibly the fastest transition from…
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