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July 6, 2019
Michael Andrew’s Pacific Media Watch interview with Rosa Moiwend of West Papua. Video: Pacific Media Centre By Michael Andrew West Papuan human rights defender Rosa Moiwend was in New Zealand this week, speaking about the need for more countries to challenge Indonesia on its human rights abuses in her homeland. Her New Zealand tour featured ... <a title="West Papuan suffering will go on if NZ doesn’t take stand, says Rosa Moiwend" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/06/west-papuan-suffering-will-go-on-if-nz-doesnt-take-stand-says-rosa-moiwend/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuan suffering will go on if NZ doesn’t take stand, says Rosa Moiwend">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2019
By Dan McGarry in Port Vila The Chinese Embassy has for a second time failed to respond to a request for comment concerning its role in the arrest, detention and planned deportation of six Chinese nationals on Vanuatu soil. The Vanuatu Daily Post originally contacted the embassy by telephone last week, but were instructed to ... <a title="Some detained Chinese accused were Vanuatu support citizenship applicants" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/05/some-detained-chinese-accused-were-vanuatu-support-citizenship-applicants/" aria-label="Read more about Some detained Chinese accused were Vanuatu support citizenship applicants">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Valentina Hurtado-McCormick, PhD Candidate, University of Technology Sydney Have you ever walked into the ocean from a stunning Australian beach and realised the sand was covered with hundreds of ticklish leaves? This submerged canopy is a seagrass meadow, and while you might see them as a nuisance ... <a title="Eelgrass keeps the oceans alive and preserves shipwrecks, so just cope when it tickles your feet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/05/eelgrass-keeps-the-oceans-alive-and-preserves-shipwrecks-so-just-cope-when-it-tickles-your-feet-119882/" aria-label="Read more about Eelgrass keeps the oceans alive and preserves shipwrecks, so just cope when it tickles your feet">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sangeetha Pillai, Senior Research Associate, Andrew & Renata Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Law School, UNSW Yesterday, the government introduced a bill into Parliament that, if passed, would allow the home affairs minister Peter Dutton to temporarily exclude some Australian citizens – including children – ... <a title="There’s no clear need for Peter Dutton’s new bill excluding citizens from Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/05/theres-no-clear-need-for-peter-duttons-new-bill-excluding-citizens-from-australia-119876/" aria-label="Read more about There’s no clear need for Peter Dutton’s new bill excluding citizens from Australia">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Mary Dervan, Senior lecturer in law BCL(Oxon), TEP, Auckland University of Technology The New Zealand government’s plan to introduce deposit insurance is a welcome step. Last week, finance minister Grant Robertson announced a new deposit protection regime to make the banking system safer for customers and ... <a title="NZ’s plan for deposit insurance falls well short of protecting people’s savings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/05/nzs-plan-for-deposit-insurance-falls-well-short-of-protecting-peoples-savings-117890/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s plan for deposit insurance falls well short of protecting people’s savings">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dave Drayton, Lecturer in Creative Writing, University of Technology Sydney Why do we tell stories, and how are they crafted? In this series, we unpick the work of the writer on both page and screen. Ryan O’Neill’s recent book The Drover’s Wives joins a rich corpus of ... <a title="Inside the story: 99 versions of the same tale in The Drover’s Wives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/05/inside-the-story-99-versions-of-the-same-tale-in-the-drovers-wives-112407/" aria-label="Read more about Inside the story: 99 versions of the same tale in The Drover’s Wives">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rodney Sinclair, Professor of Dermatology, University of Melbourne Unwanted facial and body hair can affect the way we feel, our social interactions, what we wear and what we do. Options to camouflage or remove unwanted hair include plucking, shaving, bleaching, using creams and epilation (using a device ... <a title="Thinking of laser hair removal? Here’s what you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/05/thinking-of-laser-hair-removal-heres-what-you-need-to-know-113561/" aria-label="Read more about Thinking of laser hair removal? Here’s what you need to know">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra [embedded content] Michelle Grattan talks with University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Deep Saini about the new parliament’s first week back on the hill, including how Jacqui Lambie and Centre Alliance’s vote made it possible for the government’s tax ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the 46th parliament’s first week, and Jacqui Lambie" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/05/video-michelle-grattan-on-the-46th-parliaments-first-week-and-jacqui-lambie-119924/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the 46th parliament’s first week, and Jacqui Lambie">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Wardle, Weather Services Manager, Queensland, Australian Bureau of Meteorology This is an article from I’ve Always Wondered, a series where readers send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. Send your question to alwayswondered@theconversation.edu.au Who calls cyclones their names? – Guy Mullin, Mozambique. In the ... <a title="I’ve always wondered: who calls cyclones their names?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/05/ive-always-wondered-who-calls-cyclones-their-names-116885/" aria-label="Read more about I’ve always wondered: who calls cyclones their names?">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2019
Call it “state housing”, “social housing” or this Government’s preference, “public housing” – it’s the accommodation solution that continues to be overlooked and neglected by both Labour and National governments. Sure, the current government might talk a lot about “public housing” and they might be building more state houses than the previous government, but it’s ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Is it time for a programme of mass state house building?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/05/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-is-it-time-for-a-programme-of-mass-state-house-building/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Is it time for a programme of mass state house building?">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2019
By RNZ Pacific An estimated 2000 people have joined a march in French Polynesia this week to mark the 53rd anniversary of France’s first atomic weapons test in the Pacific. The first test was on July 2, 1966, after nuclear testing was moved from Algeria to the Tuamotus. Organisers of the Association 193 described it ... <a title="Marchers in Tahiti ‘mourn’ French nuclear weapons test legacy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/05/marchers-in-tahiti-mourn-french-nuclear-weapons-test-legacy/" aria-label="Read more about Marchers in Tahiti ‘mourn’ French nuclear weapons test legacy">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2019
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Primary and extractive Industries Angie Skerrett (Newshub): ‘An alarming trend’: Call for ‘national interest test’ after Westland Milk deal to Chinese dairy giant Andrea Fox (Herald): Confidence in dairy co-op business model shaken ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 05 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/05/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-july-05-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 05 2019">Read more</a>
