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February 19, 2020
A very concerning element of the current NZ First donations scandal is the role of lobbying and lobbyists close to the Government. The most recent story from RNZ’s Guyon Espiner and Kate Newton, revealed that lobbyist Doug Woolerton, who is also a trustee of the NZ First Foundation, had been advocating for law changes on ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: NZ’s latest political lobbying problems" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/19/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-nzs-latest-political-lobbying-problems/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: NZ’s latest political lobbying problems">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2020
Pacific Media Watch The Philippines top state lawyer has filed a lawsuit against the country’s key television broadcaster with “guns blazing” but he ought to be devoting more effort on governance, says Rappler co-founder and managing editor Glenda M. Gloria. Gloria, who has been announced as a keynote speaker for the Asian Congress for Media ... <a title="Rappler co-founder questions ‘guns blazing’ legal attack on top network" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/19/rappler-co-founder-questions-guns-blazing-legal-attack-on-top-network/" aria-label="Read more about Rappler co-founder questions ‘guns blazing’ legal attack on top network">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Theresa Larkin, Lecturer Medical Sciences, University of Wollongong Why don’t burns bleed? – from the year three and four students at Islington Public School in NSW Hello year three and four students – thanks for your excellent question! To understand burns, we need to understand some things ... <a title="Curious Kids: why don’t burns bleed?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/19/curious-kids-why-dont-burns-bleed-130792/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: why don’t burns bleed?">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2020
By Meriba Tulo in Port Moresby Over the past month, the Autonomous Bougainville Government has made known its intention to put forward several proposed amendments to the Bougainville House of Representatives. These amendments include a provision to allow for a president to serve for more than two terms – which would see current President Chief ... <a title="Bougainville proposing constitution amendments, rejects ‘process’ claim" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/19/bougainville-proposing-constitution-amendments-rejects-process-claim/" aria-label="Read more about Bougainville proposing constitution amendments, rejects ‘process’ claim">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2020
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 NZ First donations scandal Fran O’Sullivan (Herald): Jacinda Ardern right to let Winston Peters’ keep his head over donations – for now (paywalled) Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Facing the music – Winston Peters and ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 19 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/19/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-february-19-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 19 2020">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute Young Australians are abandoning private health insurance in droves. And the overall decline in the percentage of the population with private coverage is continuing. New data for the three months to the end of 2019, released yesterday by the private ... <a title="Young people dropping private health hurts insurers most, not public hospitals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/19/young-people-dropping-private-health-hurts-insurers-most-not-public-hospitals-132004/" aria-label="Read more about Young people dropping private health hurts insurers most, not public hospitals">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Doctor of Botany, University of Melbourne As the brutal reality of climate change dawned this summer, you may have asked yourself a hard question: am I well-prepared to live in a warmer world? There are many ways we can ready ourselves for climate change. I’m ... <a title="Here are 5 practical ways trees can help us survive climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/19/here-are-5-practical-ways-trees-can-help-us-survive-climate-change-129753/" aria-label="Read more about Here are 5 practical ways trees can help us survive climate change">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eva Plaganyi, Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Currents are strong around the Torres Strait Islands, lying between Australia’s northern-most tip and Papua New Guinea. When the tidal conditions are right and the waters relatively still, though, up to 230 islanders – a sizeable percentage of the islands’ roughly ... <a title="Coronavirus is killing Australia’s lobster export market" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/19/coronavirus-is-killing-australias-lobster-export-market-131750/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus is killing Australia’s lobster export market">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jack Fahey, PhD Candidate, Department of Archaeology and History, La Trobe University General Motors has announced the Holden brand will be “retired” in 2021. This week’s announcement has been a long time coming. The Holden brand has been in a state of terminal decline since General Motors ... <a title="Vale Holden: how America’s General Motors sold us the Australian dream" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/19/vale-holden-how-americas-general-motors-sold-us-the-australian-dream-131915/" aria-label="Read more about Vale Holden: how America’s General Motors sold us the Australian dream">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra An “unholy coalition” is attacking the planned increase in the superannuation guarantee, Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese says in his latest “vision statement”, pledging to resist any attempt to stop the legislated rise to 12% going ahead. In a speech on ... <a title="‘You can have both higher super and higher wages’: Albanese" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/19/you-can-have-both-higher-super-and-higher-wages-albanese-132013/" aria-label="Read more about ‘You can have both higher super and higher wages’: Albanese">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University China’s ambassador to Australia, Cheng Jingye, let the cat out of the bag this week when he lambasted Canberra over its decision to exclude Huawei from the build-out of Australia’s 5G network. In uncharacteristically sharp diplomatic language, ... <a title="Why the global battle over Huawei could prove more disruptive than Trump’s trade war with China" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/19/why-the-global-battle-over-huawei-could-prove-more-disruptive-than-trumps-trade-war-with-china-131828/" aria-label="Read more about Why the global battle over Huawei could prove more disruptive than Trump’s trade war with China">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thami Croeser, Research Officer, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University The idea that we should decentralise our population has come up many times in Australia. Recently, the National Farmers’ Federation president pushed the notion, calling for a shift to the regions. And the premise is this: city ... <a title="No need to give up on crowded cities – we can make density so much better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/19/no-need-to-give-up-on-crowded-cities-we-can-make-density-so-much-better-131304/" aria-label="Read more about No need to give up on crowded cities – we can make density so much better">Read more</a>
