PR Matters » government http://www.prmatters.co.nz fresh thinking - influential communication Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:27:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 New chums in a unique cause http://www.prmatters.co.nz/new-chums-in-a-unique-cause/ http://www.prmatters.co.nz/new-chums-in-a-unique-cause/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 22:43:31 +0000 Paul http://www.prmatters.co.nz/?p=688 I’ve not been there, but New Chums Beach on the eastern side of the Coromandel has now become a political cause celebre.  I suspect that this is not so much for its beauty but its value as political leverage on the part of the opposition parties, Labour and Greens. Beautiful I’m sure, but New Chums [...]
]]> http://www.prmatters.co.nz/new-chums-in-a-unique-cause/feed/ 0 Three countries, three voting systems, same end result http://www.prmatters.co.nz/three-countries-three-voting-systems-same-end-result/ http://www.prmatters.co.nz/three-countries-three-voting-systems-same-end-result/#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:24:52 +0000 Dennis Lynch http://www.prmatters.co.nz/?p=611 Prime Minister John Key has voiced concerns that the Act Party’s ‘debacle’ is likely to turn the public off MMP. He is quoted as saying “I think it will increase the likelihood that people will vote MMP out”. What he doesn’t make clear is whether he thinks that in voting out MMP the electorate will [...]
]]> http://www.prmatters.co.nz/three-countries-three-voting-systems-same-end-result/feed/ 0 The perplexing topic of food pricing http://www.prmatters.co.nz/the-perplexing-topic-of-food-pricing/ http://www.prmatters.co.nz/the-perplexing-topic-of-food-pricing/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:53:10 +0000 Paul http://www.prmatters.co.nz/?p=516 The past week has shown that grocery foods are a perplexing topic, as media have prominently featured several items and angles relating to food and supermarket pricing. Green MP Sue Kedgley led off last week with calls for a government enquiry and a code of practice for fruit and vegetable margins. Not surprisingly she was [...]
]]> http://www.prmatters.co.nz/the-perplexing-topic-of-food-pricing/feed/ 2 Government showing deft communication touch http://www.prmatters.co.nz/government-showing-deft-communication-touch/ http://www.prmatters.co.nz/government-showing-deft-communication-touch/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:08:03 +0000 Dennis Lynch http://www.prmatters.co.nz/?p=270 The Government’s handling of the tax changes to be announced in the May budget show a masterly understanding of managing long term communications. Delegate the task of putting forward ideas to a third party (a commission) and then immediately reject the most controversial (phew, it’s not going to be as bad as it could be!); [...]
]]> http://www.prmatters.co.nz/government-showing-deft-communication-touch/feed/ 0 Who Would Want To Be In Politics! http://www.prmatters.co.nz/who-would-want-to-be-in-politics/ http://www.prmatters.co.nz/who-would-want-to-be-in-politics/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:18:54 +0000 Dennis Lynch http://www.prmatters.co.nz/?p=90 John Key has my admiration for the way he is publicly handling the issue of ‘retaining jobs’ for New Zealanders. Within weeks of leading from the front at the ‘jobs summit’ where he looked great urged employers to do all within their power to retain their workforce, he is now placed in the embarrassing position [...]
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