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May 17, 2021
Analysis by Bryce Edwards. This week’s Budget is a chance for the Labour Government to take the crisis of poverty and inequality seriously. They can do this by delivering something serious or even transformational for those suffering at the bottom of the heap in New Zealand. In particular, a big increase in core benefit rates ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Will the Government take the poverty crisis seriously?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/17/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-will-the-government-take-the-poverty-crisis-seriously/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Will the Government take the poverty crisis seriously?">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2021
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk About 4000 protesters took part in demonstrations across New Zealand at the weekend calling on the government to take action over the Israel-Palestine conflict, and close the Israeli embassy. The rallies marked what Palestinians call Nakba Day, or “Catastrophe” – recalling the loss of their homeland in 1948, when Israel was ... <a title="Palestinians in NZ stage rallies protesting against Israeli ‘brutality’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/17/palestinians-in-nz-stage-rallies-protesting-against-israeli-brutality/" aria-label="Read more about Palestinians in NZ stage rallies protesting against Israeli ‘brutality’">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Human rights lawyer and Papua advocate Veronica Koman has formally reported the arrest of West Papua National Committee (KNPB) spokesperson Victor Yeimo to the United Nations Human Rights Commission. The report was made by the UK based human rights organisation TAPOL with Koman as Yeimo’s lawyer. “An urgent call in the ... <a title="Arrest of Papuan activist Victor Yeimo reported to UN rights commission" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/17/arrest-of-papuan-activist-victor-yeimo-reported-to-un-rights-commission/" aria-label="Read more about Arrest of Papuan activist Victor Yeimo reported to UN rights commission">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2021
Always happiest with a pencil in his hand, Malcolm Evans has been a professional cartoonist since the 60s and is one of the best in New Zealand. Approaching that milestone himself now, he tells everyone he’s twenty eight and often behaves like someone half that age. His cartoons are featured in The Daily Blog, Asia ... <a title="Israel-Palestine conflict: ‘I can’t breathe’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/17/israel-palestine-conflict-i-cant-breathe/" aria-label="Read more about Israel-Palestine conflict: ‘I can’t breathe’">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2021
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Click here to subscribe to Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup and New Zealand Politics Daily. Today’s content Newshub poll Tova O’Brien (Newshub): Judith Collins’ allegations of Māori separatism not working for National in Newshub-Reid Research Poll Tova O’Brien (Newshub): Newshub-Reid ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 17 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/17/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-may-17-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 17 2021">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Haskell-Dowland, Associate Dean (Computing and Security), Edith Cowan University Apple recently launched the latest version of its operating system, iOS 14.5, which features the much-anticipated app tracking transparency function, bolstering the tech giant’s privacy credentials. But iOS 14.5 also introduced support for the new Apple AirTag, ... <a title="Remember, Apple AirTags and ‘Find My’ app only work because of a vast, largely covert tracking network" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/17/remember-apple-airtags-and-find-my-app-only-work-because-of-a-vast-largely-covert-tracking-network-160781/" aria-label="Read more about Remember, Apple AirTags and ‘Find My’ app only work because of a vast, largely covert tracking network">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Walker, Vice-chancellor’s fellow, La Trobe University What’s next in the latest Middle East convulsion? Will a ceasefire between the Hamas militant group in Gaza and Israel be brokered by Arab mediators in coordination with western powers, or will the situation continue to deteriorate? Are we witnessing ... <a title="Many questions, few answers, as conflict deepens between Israelis and Palestinians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/17/many-questions-few-answers-as-conflict-deepens-between-israelis-and-palestinians-160921/" aria-label="Read more about Many questions, few answers, as conflict deepens between Israelis and Palestinians">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Soutphommasane, Professor of Practice (Sociology and Political Theory) Director, Culture Strategy, University of Sydney National capability — and you might also say, national character — can be revealed in a crisis. So, what has COVID-19 taught us about Australia? It has taught us, amid many examples ... <a title="Australia risks becoming a hermit nation. Here’s a five-step road-map to reopen our borders safely" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/17/australia-risks-becoming-a-hermit-nation-heres-a-five-step-road-map-to-reopen-our-borders-safely-160865/" aria-label="Read more about Australia risks becoming a hermit nation. Here’s a five-step road-map to reopen our borders safely">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natasha Yates, Assistant Professor, General Practice, Bond University People aged 50 and over are now officially eligible to receive the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from selected GPs. Although some practices have had permission to provide the vaccine early if they had excess stock, this marks a major step ... <a title="I’m over 50 and can now get my COVID vaccine. Can I talk to the GP first? Do I need a painkiller? What else do I need to know?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/17/im-over-50-and-can-now-get-my-covid-vaccine-can-i-talk-to-the-gp-first-do-i-need-a-painkiller-what-else-do-i-need-to-know-160357/" aria-label="Read more about I’m over 50 and can now get my COVID vaccine. Can I talk to the GP first? Do I need a painkiller? What else do I need to know?">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Wintle, Professor in Conservation Ecology, School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne Australia’s forest-dwelling wildlife is in greater peril after last week’s court ruling that logging — even if it breaches state requirements — is exempt from the federal law that protects threatened species. The Federal ... <a title="A Victorian logging company just won a controversial court appeal. Here’s what it means for forest wildlife" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/17/a-victorian-logging-company-just-won-a-controversial-court-appeal-heres-what-it-means-for-forest-wildlife-160103/" aria-label="Read more about A Victorian logging company just won a controversial court appeal. Here’s what it means for forest wildlife">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Owain Emslie, Senior Associate, Grattan Institute When governments decide to build a new road, bridge or train line, their first concern should be getting it at the cheapest possible long-term price for a given quality standard. But our new report, Megabang for Megabucks, shows cost management is ... <a title="Rise of transport megaprojects adds to Australian taxpayers’ risk of paying too much" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/17/rise-of-transport-megaprojects-adds-to-australian-taxpayers-risk-of-paying-too-much-160459/" aria-label="Read more about Rise of transport megaprojects adds to Australian taxpayers’ risk of paying too much">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dan Torre, Senior Lecturer in the School of Design, RMIT University Review: Disney: The Magic of Animation at ACMI. Disney is one of the longest running animation studios in the world. As a result, the studio’s nearly 100 year legacy also provides a substantial insight into the ... <a title="From Mickey to Moana — Disney treasures at ACMI tell the story of animation’s evolution over almost a century" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/17/from-mickey-to-moana-disney-treasures-at-acmi-tell-the-story-of-animations-evolution-over-almost-a-century-160770/" aria-label="Read more about From Mickey to Moana — Disney treasures at ACMI tell the story of animation’s evolution over almost a century">Read more</a>
