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Month: May 2024

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Fast-track laws, parliamentary urgency, Treaty tension, media retreat: warning signs for NZ’s ‘brittle’ democracy

May 20, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Getty Images There have been so many submissions on the government’s proposed Fast-track Approvals Bill – 27,000 written, with 2,900 wanting to appear before the select committee in person – that a ballot system has been introduced to manage ... <a title="Fast-track laws, parliamentary urgency, Treaty tension, media retreat: warning signs for NZ’s ‘brittle’ democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/20/fast-track-laws-parliamentary-urgency-treaty-tension-media-retreat-warning-signs-for-nzs-brittle-democracy-230209/" aria-label="Read more about Fast-track laws, parliamentary urgency, Treaty tension, media retreat: warning signs for NZ’s ‘brittle’ democracy">Read more</a>

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LIVE RECORDING: A View from Afar – Is a second Trump Presidency Possible?

May 20, 2024

The LIVE Recording of A View from Afar podcast will begin today at 12:45pm May 20, 2024 (NZST) which is Sunday evening, 8:30pm (USEST). Today, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will examine: The United States and how the world is engaging with it geopolitically. Specifically, we will analyse what has changed in this regard ... <a title="LIVE RECORDING: A View from Afar – Is a second Trump Presidency Possible?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/20/live-recording-a-view-from-afar-is-a-second-trump-presidency-possible/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE RECORDING: A View from Afar – Is a second Trump Presidency Possible?">Read more</a>

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Why has an Israel-Hamas ceasefire been so elusive? A timeline of key moments in the search for peace

May 20, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marika Sosnowski, Postdoctoral research fellow, The University of Melbourne Ever since armed conflict has existed, ceasefires have been thought of as a bridge between war and peace. Consequently, their success has been measured by their ability to stop violence between warring parties for a period of time. ... <a title="Why has an Israel-Hamas ceasefire been so elusive? A timeline of key moments in the search for peace" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/20/why-has-an-israel-hamas-ceasefire-been-so-elusive-a-timeline-of-key-moments-in-the-search-for-peace-229801/" aria-label="Read more about Why has an Israel-Hamas ceasefire been so elusive? A timeline of key moments in the search for peace">Read more</a>

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Oral retinoids can harm unborn babies. But many women taking them for acne may not be using contraception

May 20, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Antonia Shand, Research Fellow, Obstetrician, University of Sydney Backgroundy/Shutterstock Oral retinoids are a type of medicine used to treat severe acne. They’re sold under the brand name Roaccutane, among others. While oral retinoids are very effective, they can have harmful effects if taken during pregnancy. These medicines ... <a title="Oral retinoids can harm unborn babies. But many women taking them for acne may not be using contraception" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/20/oral-retinoids-can-harm-unborn-babies-but-many-women-taking-them-for-acne-may-not-be-using-contraception-229478/" aria-label="Read more about Oral retinoids can harm unborn babies. But many women taking them for acne may not be using contraception">Read more</a>

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Australia is set to ban live sheep exports. What will this mean for the industry?

May 20, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan Renwick, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Lincoln University, New Zealand This month the federal government announced a plan to ban live sheep exports, set to come into effect from May 1 2028. The announcement coincided with the release of a highly anticipated report by an independent panel ... <a title="Australia is set to ban live sheep exports. What will this mean for the industry?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/20/australia-is-set-to-ban-live-sheep-exports-what-will-this-mean-for-the-industry-229908/" aria-label="Read more about Australia is set to ban live sheep exports. What will this mean for the industry?">Read more</a>

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Ancient DNA from an extinct native duck reveals how far birds flew to make New Zealand home

May 20, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nic Rawlence, Senior Lecturer in Ancient DNA, University of Otago Auckland Island merganser. Artistic reconstruction by J. G. Keulemans from Bullers Birds of New Zealand (1888) Bullers Birds of New Zealand, Author provided Ask a bird lover if they have heard of the extinct giant moa or ... <a title="Ancient DNA from an extinct native duck reveals how far birds flew to make New Zealand home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/20/ancient-dna-from-an-extinct-native-duck-reveals-how-far-birds-flew-to-make-new-zealand-home-229117/" aria-label="Read more about Ancient DNA from an extinct native duck reveals how far birds flew to make New Zealand home">Read more</a>

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Kanaky New Caledonia unrest: French politics rocked as leaders plead for end

May 19, 2024

NC La Première television reports on the clearing of barricades after a week of protests and rioting in the capital Nouméa.   Video: NC 1ère TV By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk With New Caledonia about to enter its second week of deadly riots, French authorities have mounted a massive law enforcement operation ... <a title="Kanaky New Caledonia unrest: French politics rocked as leaders plead for end" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/19/kanaky-new-caledonia-unrest-french-politics-rocked-as-leaders-plead-for-end/" aria-label="Read more about Kanaky New Caledonia unrest: French politics rocked as leaders plead for end">Read more</a>

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Pacific civil society groups condemn ‘heavy-handed’ French crackdown over Kanaky unrest

May 19, 2024

Asia Pacific Report Pacific civil society and solidarity groups today stepped up their pressure on the French government, accusing it of a “heavy-handed” crackdown on indigenous Kanak protest in New Caledonia, comparing it to Indonesian security forces crushing West Papuan dissent. A state of emergency was declared last week, at least people have been killed ... <a title="Pacific civil society groups condemn ‘heavy-handed’ French crackdown over Kanaky unrest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/19/pacific-civil-society-groups-condemn-heavy-handed-french-crackdown-over-kanaky-unrest/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific civil society groups condemn ‘heavy-handed’ French crackdown over Kanaky unrest">Read more</a>

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Fiji’s Jo Nata reflects on the 2000 coup: ‘We let the racism genie out of the bottle’

May 19, 2024

SPECIAL REPORT: Islands Business in Suva Today is the 24th anniversary of renegade and failed businessman George Speight’s coup in 2000 Fiji. The elected coalition government headed by Mahendra Chaudhry, the first and only Indo-Fijian prime minister of Fiji, was held hostage at gunpoint for 56 days in the country’s new Parliament by Speight’s rebel ... <a title="Fiji’s Jo Nata reflects on the 2000 coup: ‘We let the racism genie out of the bottle’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/19/fijis-jo-nata-reflects-on-the-2000-coup-we-let-the-racism-genie-out-of-the-bottle/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji’s Jo Nata reflects on the 2000 coup: ‘We let the racism genie out of the bottle’">Read more</a>

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New Caledonia riots: Tear gas, stun grenades used as protesters swarm airport runway

May 18, 2024

By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist and Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific digital journalist Police have used tear gas and stun grenades on rioters at an airport near Nouméa as the chaos in New Caledonia stretched into its sixth day. Five people, including two police officers, have died and hundreds of people are injured amid clashes ... <a title="New Caledonia riots: Tear gas, stun grenades used as protesters swarm airport runway" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/18/new-caledonia-riots-tear-gas-stun-grenades-used-as-protesters-swarm-airport-runway/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia riots: Tear gas, stun grenades used as protesters swarm airport runway">Read more</a>

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Kanaky New Caledonia: Amnesty calls on France to ‘uphold rights’ of indigenous people

May 18, 2024

Asia Pacific Report The global human rights watchdog Amnesty International has called on France to not “misuse” a crackdown in the ongoing unrest in the non-self-governing French Pacific territory of Kanaky New Caledonia in the wake of a controversial vote by the French Parliament to adopt a bill changing the territory’s voting rules. “The state ... <a title="Kanaky New Caledonia: Amnesty calls on France to ‘uphold rights’ of indigenous people" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/18/kanaky-new-caledonia-amnesty-calls-on-france-to-uphold-rights-of-indigenous-people/" aria-label="Read more about Kanaky New Caledonia: Amnesty calls on France to ‘uphold rights’ of indigenous people">Read more</a>

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Tourists trapped by New Caledonia unrest feel ‘abandoned’ by NZ

May 18, 2024

By Lauren Crimp , RNZ News reporter New Zealanders stuck among riots and civil unrest in New Caledonia’s capital say they feel abandoned by their own country, having received little help from the government. Nouméa descended into chaos on Monday, with clashes between indigenous Kanak pro-independence protesters and French security forces. They were sparked by ... <a title="Tourists trapped by New Caledonia unrest feel ‘abandoned’ by NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/18/tourists-trapped-by-new-caledonia-unrest-feel-abandoned-by-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Tourists trapped by New Caledonia unrest feel ‘abandoned’ by NZ">Read more</a>