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June 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daryl Sparkes, Senior Lecturer (Media Studies and Production), University of Southern Queensland Roadshow Films For cinephiles, one of the greatest blows of the initial COVID lockdown was the closure of cinemas. While we all quickly shifted to the smaller screen in our lounge rooms it just didn’t ... <a title="Bring out the popcorn: the best films set to roar into cinemas in the second half of 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/21/bring-out-the-popcorn-the-best-films-set-to-roar-into-cinemas-in-the-second-half-of-2021-161405/" aria-label="Read more about Bring out the popcorn: the best films set to roar into cinemas in the second half of 2021">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Nationals are in fresh chaos, with Michael McCormack’s leadership under intense pressure, as the party meets on Monday at the start of parliament’s last week before the winter recess. Amid speculation about a possible challenge during what’s often dubbed ... <a title="View from The Hill: Nationals in crisis, with pressure on Michael McCormack’s leadership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/20/view-from-the-hill-nationals-in-crisis-with-pressure-on-michael-mccormacks-leadership-163067/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Nationals in crisis, with pressure on Michael McCormack’s leadership">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2021
MEDIAWATCH: By Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter A counter-terrorism hui intended to help heal the wounds inflicted in Christchurch two years ago sparked a walk-out which hit the headlines. The news media were also there to be questioned about their rights and responsibilities after 15 March 2019. When police National Security Adviser Cameron Bayly revealed ... <a title="Mediawatch: Hui over Christchurch terror attacks puts media under the spotlight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/20/mediawatch-hui-over-christchurch-terror-attacks-puts-media-under-the-spotlight/" aria-label="Read more about Mediawatch: Hui over Christchurch terror attacks puts media under the spotlight">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2021
By Lice Movono, RNZ Pacific correspondent in Suva Fiji’s Health Secretary Dr James Fong confirms that the country has recorded 150 new cases in the 24-hour period ending at 8am June 19 as authorities prepare for deployment of a medical team with specialists from Australia and New Zealand. One hundred and seventeen cases are from ... <a title="150 new covid cases as NZ and Australia medics prepare for Fiji deployment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/20/150-new-covid-cases-as-nz-and-australia-medics-prepare-for-fiji-deployment/" aria-label="Read more about 150 new covid cases as NZ and Australia medics prepare for Fiji deployment">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Elektronik-Zeit/Shutterstock Australia’s top economists overwhelmingly back government measures to speed the transition to electric cars in order to meet emission reduction targets. An exclusive poll of 62 of Australia’s preeminent economists — selected by their ... <a title="Exclusive. Top economists call for budget measures to speed the switch to electric cars" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/20/exclusive-top-economists-call-for-budget-measures-to-speed-the-switch-to-electric-cars-162883/" aria-label="Read more about Exclusive. Top economists call for budget measures to speed the switch to electric cars">Read more</a>
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June 19, 2021
Tagata Pasifika They were the face of a generation growing up in a new land. They were the Polynesian Panthers, young activists fighting against social and racial injustice in Aotearoa New Zealand. Fifty years on, they’re back to share their struggles and triumphs as we look back on their legacy. From 1971-1974, the Polynesian Panthers ... <a title="Tagata Pasifika Special: Celebrating 50 years of the Polynesian Panthers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/19/tagata-pasifika-special-celebrating-50-years-of-the-polynesian-panthers/" aria-label="Read more about Tagata Pasifika Special: Celebrating 50 years of the Polynesian Panthers">Read more</a>
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June 19, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. While India’s well-publicised Covid19 outbreak came quickly and is well on its way out, South America continues to show the greatest difficulty in throwing off this disease. Some of the most prominent South American countries this year were not prominent in 2020. Of particular note are the ‘Guianas’: Dutch (Suriname), British ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19 in June 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/19/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid-19-in-june-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19 in June 2021">Read more</a>
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June 19, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Horvath, Senior lecturer, La Trobe University US President Ronald Reagan meeting with Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov in the Oval Office in 1988. White House Photographic Collection/Wikimedia Commons This piece is part of a new series in collaboration with the ABC’s Saturday Extra program. Each week, the ... <a title="How Andrei Sakharov went from Soviet hero to dissident — and forced the world to pay attention to human rights" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/19/how-andrei-sakharov-went-from-soviet-hero-to-dissident-and-forced-the-world-to-pay-attention-to-human-rights-157688/" aria-label="Read more about How Andrei Sakharov went from Soviet hero to dissident — and forced the world to pay attention to human rights">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2021
Hundreds of police officers search the Apple Daily group’s headquarters after five senior staff were arrested under the National Security Law, accused of “collusion with foreign forces”. Video: Al Jazeera Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned yesterday’s police raid on Hong Kong media outlet Apple Daily’s headquarters — the second time ... <a title="RSF condemns Hong Kong police storming of Apple Daily – 5 arrested" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/18/rsf-condemns-hong-kong-police-storming-of-apple-daily-5-arrested/" aria-label="Read more about RSF condemns Hong Kong police storming of Apple Daily – 5 arrested">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2021
RNZ Pacific Vanuatu Supreme Court judge Justice Oliver Saksak has upheld a decision by the former Speaker of Parliament to expel 19 government MPs from Parliament. The court ruling could trigger the collapse of Vanuatu’s government but a subsequent appeal is likely to grant a stay of execution for the administration of Bob Loughman. Gracia ... <a title="Vanuatu Supreme Court confirms 19 government MPs lose seats" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/18/vanuatu-supreme-court-confirms-19-government-mps-lose-seats/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu Supreme Court confirms 19 government MPs lose seats">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2021
By Vijay Narayan in Suva Fiji health authorities have announced 115 new covid-19 cases for the 24 hour period ending at 8am today. Health Secretary Dr James Fong said 12 cases were from new clusters – 8 of them from Max Value Supermarket, Lami, and 4 from Public Rental Board. Seven cases have also been ... <a title="Fiji reports another 115 covid cases – new hospital death investigated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/18/fiji-reports-another-115-covid-cases-new-hospital-death-investigated/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji reports another 115 covid cases – new hospital death investigated">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Days after being condemned by the largest Pacific Island capital — Port Moresby, the Economist’s Global Liveability Index has been criticised in Auckland by one of New Zealand’s most respected “green” columnists. The criticisms come from different ends of the spectrum — Port Moresby was third to last in the 140-nation ... <a title="Auckland’s ‘most liveable’ city loses some gloss with Pacific criticism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/18/aucklands-most-liveable-city-loses-some-gloss-with-pacific-criticism/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland’s ‘most liveable’ city loses some gloss with Pacific criticism">Read more</a>
