About

Life and Politics is a blog about New Zealand politics and the media and contains occasional updates about the author’s life.

The author, Jake Quinn, from Hamilton, New Zealand, graduated with a Master of Arts in politics from Auckland University and Bachelor of Arts with honours in politics and philosophy from Victoria University of Wellington.

He has an interest in elections, political parties, international relations, leadership and political journalism and commentary.

Jake’s professional background is as a media and communication advisor, political aide and occasional freelance writer.

He’s worked in New Zealand, Australia, Europe and the Pacific Islands, mostly within government or INGOs.

The views and opinions expressed on this blog are the authors alone and do not represent those of his employers, past or current.

Contact: [ jakequinn at gmail dot com ]