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September 9, 2022
COMMENT: By John Minto Deception and political spin crossed new boundaries this week with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, under pressure to explain the housing catastrophe in Rotorua, making the absurd statement: “Our long-term plan is to get them into sustainable, long-term safe housing. It’s why for instance we’ve worked so hard to now have built ... <a title="John Minto: Where are the journalists to tackle NZ’s prime ministerial spin on state housing?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/09/john-minto-where-are-the-journalists-to-tackle-nzs-prime-ministerial-spin-on-state-housing/" aria-label="Read more about John Minto: Where are the journalists to tackle NZ’s prime ministerial spin on state housing?">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2022
RNZ Pacific Queen Elizabeth II — 1926-2022 Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama tweeted today “Fijian hearts are heavy this morning as we bid farewell” as global messages of condolences flooded in with the news that Queen Elizabeth, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96. She reigned for 70 years. “Fijian hearts are ... <a title="‘Fijian hearts are heavy’ says PM as Pacific mourns Queen Elizabeth II" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/09/fijian-hearts-are-heavy-says-pm-as-pacific-mourns-queen-elizabeth-ii/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Fijian hearts are heavy’ says PM as Pacific mourns Queen Elizabeth II">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2022
REVIEW: By Philip Cass, editor of Pacific Journalism Review One of the joys of travelling the world and collecting books is the historical oddities that turn up in the most unexpected places. I have a splendid copy of the complete works of Shakespeare dating to the Second World War, completely re-set, so the frontispiece notes, ... <a title="Late Queen Elizabeth’s 1953 Pacific royal tour teaches us much about how we saw the world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/09/late-queen-elizabeths-1953-pacific-royal-tour-teaches-us-much-about-how-we-saw-the-world/" aria-label="Read more about Late Queen Elizabeth’s 1953 Pacific royal tour teaches us much about how we saw the world">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kira Westaway, Associate Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University Blue Sky Studios/AP Did humans hunt and eat woolly mammoths or dinosaurs? – Jasmine, age 10, Central Coast NSW Hi Jasmine, Thanks for this great question! Humans can be blamed for a lot of things: chopping down ... <a title="Curious Kids: did humans hunt and eat woolly mammoths or dinosaurs?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/09/curious-kids-did-humans-hunt-and-eat-woolly-mammoths-or-dinosaurs-190146/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: did humans hunt and eat woolly mammoths or dinosaurs?">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Macintosh, Professor and Director of Research, ANU Law School, Australian National University Nicolás Boullosa/Flickr This week, several of the largest companies that profit from Australia’s carbon market called for changes to the system. They said the rules that govern the issuing of carbon credits to some ... <a title="‘Untenable’: even companies profiting from Australia’s carbon market say the system must change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/09/untenable-even-companies-profiting-from-australias-carbon-market-say-the-system-must-change-190232/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Untenable’: even companies profiting from Australia’s carbon market say the system must change">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yuting Zhang, Professor of Health Economics, The University of Melbourne Polina Tankilevitch/Pexels, CC BY-SA Some Australians will be paying less for prescription medicines from January, in a move announced this week and designed to ease cost-of-living pressures. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the maximum price of Pharmaceutical ... <a title="The price of PBS medicines is coming down. But are we helping the right people?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/09/the-price-of-pbs-medicines-is-coming-down-but-are-we-helping-the-right-people-190137/" aria-label="Read more about The price of PBS medicines is coming down. But are we helping the right people?">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2022
Politics Daily and Political Roundup are collated and published by Dr Bryce Edwards. Items of interest and importance today QUEEN ELIZABETH HAS DIED Isaac Davison (Herald): Queen Elizabeth is dead – what does it mean for New Zealand? Charlotte Graham-McLay (Guardian): New Zealand in period of mourning as Jacinda Ardern pays tribute to ‘extraordinary’ Queen Stuff: Queen Elizabeth ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/09/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Mick Tsikas/AAP Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Governor-General David Hurley will fly to London for events marking the passing of Queen Elizabeth, culminating in her funeral at Westminster Abbey. Next week’s sitting of federal parliament has been cancelled, with no ... <a title="Albanese to attend Queen’s funeral and meet King Charles, parliament cancelled" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/09/albanese-to-attend-queens-funeral-and-meet-king-charles-parliament-cancelled-190337/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese to attend Queen’s funeral and meet King Charles, parliament cancelled">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Wayland, Senior Lecturer Social Work, University of New England The death of Queen Elizabeth II has prompted public displays of grief around the world – from public gatherings at Buckingham Palace in London, and condolences from world leaders, to individuals reflecting on social media about what ... <a title="Why do we mourn people we don’t know?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/09/why-do-we-mourn-people-we-dont-know-190331/" aria-label="Read more about Why do we mourn people we don’t know?">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Twomey, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Sydney The death of Queen Elizabeth II has prompted many people, perhaps for the first time, to wonder: what happens now, legally? In fact, there are clear rules around succession and how it plays out in Australia. Because Queen ... <a title="What are the legal and constitutional consequences for Australia of Queen Elizabeth II’s death?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/09/what-are-the-legal-and-constitutional-consequences-for-australia-of-queen-elizabeth-iis-death-190335/" aria-label="Read more about What are the legal and constitutional consequences for Australia of Queen Elizabeth II’s death?">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Twomey, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Sydney The death of Queen Elizabeth II has prompted many people, perhaps for the first time, to wonder: what happens now, legally? In fact, there are clear rules around succession and how it plays out in Australia. Because Queen ... <a title="What are the legal and constitutional consequences for Australia of the Queen’s death?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/09/what-are-the-legal-and-constitutional-consequences-for-australia-of-the-queens-death-190335/" aria-label="Read more about What are the legal and constitutional consequences for Australia of the Queen’s death?">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katie Pickles, Professor of History, University of Canterbury Getty Images The death of Queen Elizabeth II brings to an end a long, complex and remarkable chapter in the history of Aotearoa New Zealand’s evolution from colony to independent, bicultural and multicultural nation. Throughout that period, however, New ... <a title="From evolving colony to bicultural nation, Queen Elizabeth II walked a long road with Aotearoa New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/09/from-evolving-colony-to-bicultural-nation-queen-elizabeth-ii-walked-a-long-road-with-aotearoa-new-zealand-179933/" aria-label="Read more about From evolving colony to bicultural nation, Queen Elizabeth II walked a long road with Aotearoa New Zealand">Read more</a>
