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June 13, 2022
Political Roundup: Why is New Zealand’s defence minister visiting South Korea? By Geoffrey Miller New Zealand’s defence minister, Peeni Henare, has had a very busy first half of the year. In January, Henare was the face of New Zealand’s relief effort to Tonga, following the eruption of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai volcano. Then, from March onwards, ... <a title="Political Roundup: Why is New Zealand’s defence minister visiting South Korea?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/13/political-roundup-why-is-new-zealands-defence-minister-visiting-south-korea/" aria-label="Read more about Political Roundup: Why is New Zealand’s defence minister visiting South Korea?">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2022
Analysis by Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: NZ First’s court trial shows the need for political finance reform The New Zealand First donations scandal trial began in the High Court this week. And it’s already showing why the political finance laws in this country need a significant overhaul. The trial is the outcome of a high-profile scandal ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: NZ First’s court trial shows the need for political finance reform" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/11/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-nz-firsts-court-trial-shows-the-need-for-political-finance-reform/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: NZ First’s court trial shows the need for political finance reform">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2022
Analysis – Keith Rankin, 10 June 2022 Cuba’s demographic information, though slow to become available, at least exists and appears to be reliable. A week ago, Cuba released its 2021 mortality data. The result is shown in the chart above. To place this into context, there is also a chart for Brazil, using the same ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid and Cuba" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/10/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid-and-cuba/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid and Cuba">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2022
A View from Afar – In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning analyse how the Pacific region has become the epicentre of foreign policy assertions from the region's, and the world's, powers.
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June 9, 2022
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: The problem of “blindly following” the US against China New Zealand may have finally jumped off its foreign policy tightrope act between China and the US. Last week, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern effectively chose sides, leaping into the arms of the US, at the expense of the country’s crucial ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The problem of “blindly following” the US against China" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/09/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-problem-of-blindly-following-the-us-against-china/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The problem of “blindly following” the US against China">Read more</a>
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June 4, 2022
Headline: The PRC’s Two Level Game. – 36th Parallel Assessments, Analysis by Dr Paul G. Buchanan. Coming on the heels of the recently signed Solomon Islands-PRC bilateral economic and security agreement, the whirlwind tour of the Southwestern Pacific undertaken by PRC Foreign Minister Wang Yi has generated much concern in Canberra, Washington DC and Wellington ... <a title="The PRC’s Two Level Game." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/04/the-prcs-two-level-game/" aria-label="Read more about The PRC’s Two Level Game.">Read more</a>
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June 2, 2022
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: Jacinda Ardern’s “critical” trip a success It came at a “critical moment” according to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, referring to her meeting yesterday with US President Joe Biden. She was talking about the need for New Zealand and its superpower ally to have dialogue in the midst of their ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Jacinda Ardern’s “critical” trip a success" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/02/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-jacinda-arderns-critical-trip-a-success/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Jacinda Ardern’s “critical” trip a success">Read more</a>
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May 30, 2022
Note to subscribers: Today’s Political Roundup is by Geoffrey Miller, who is an international analyst at the Democracy Project. This is part of my revamp of the Political Roundup email, in which I will be occasionally getting other writers to contribute. Bryce. Political Roundup: Nanaia Mahuta under pressure as Pacific’s geopolitical Great Game heats up As ... <a title="Political Roundup: Nanaia Mahuta under pressure as Pacific’s geopolitical Great Game heats up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/30/political-roundup-nanaia-mahuta-under-pressure-as-pacifics-geopolitical-great-game-heats-up/" aria-label="Read more about Political Roundup: Nanaia Mahuta under pressure as Pacific’s geopolitical Great Game heats up">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2022
Essay by Keith Rankin. Problems make the world go round. Many of us – maybe the majority of workers, and certainly the majority of well-paid workers – earn our living addressing problems. A problem-free world would represent a major crisis for modern social-capitalism. (Yet standard economic theory continues to present the productive economy as a ... <a title="Keith Rankin Essay – Narrow Vision: Subsidised Cars and Street Immunity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/27/keith-rankin-essay-narrow-vision-subsidised-cars-and-street-immunity/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Essay – Narrow Vision: Subsidised Cars and Street Immunity">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2022
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: Major shakeup of electoral rules could be coming Get ready for a big debate on how to improve democracy in New Zealand. On Tuesday, Justice Minister Kris Faafoi announced the review panel that will oversee a once-in-a-generation overhaul of electoral rules, including how political parties are funded. The announcement ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Major shakeup of electoral rules could be coming" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/27/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-major-shakeup-of-electoral-rules-could-be-coming/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Major shakeup of electoral rules could be coming">Read more</a>
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May 26, 2022
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Many of the reported counts of Covid19 cases and deaths now better reflect reporting variations rather than actual health data. These charts indicate the new stories that are increasingly falling under the international media radar. I show both the ‘bigger countries’ (with populations of more than half a million), and ‘all ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19 Country Update: Week ending 22 May 2022" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/26/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid19-country-update-week-ending-22-may-2022/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19 Country Update: Week ending 22 May 2022">Read more</a>
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May 25, 2022
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: Grant Robertson’s “sweet moderation” Grant Robertson is a big fan of British socialist folk-punk singer Billy Bragg. The finance minister even wrote an opinion column last year that started and ended with lyrics from Bragg’s iconic song “Between the Wars”, with its key line “Sweet moderation; Heart of this ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Grant Robertson’s “sweet moderation”" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/25/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-grant-robertsons-sweet-moderation/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Grant Robertson’s “sweet moderation”">Read more</a>
