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March 16, 2024
Democracy Now! Acclaimed journalist Mehdi Hasan joins Democracy Now! to discuss US media coverage of the Israeli war on Gaza and how the war is a genocide being abetted by the United States. Hasan says US media is overwhelmingly pro-Israel and fails to convey the truth to audiences. “Palestinian voices not being on American television ... <a title="Mehdi Hasan on genocide in Gaza and the silencing of Palestinian voices in news media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/16/mehdi-hasan-on-genocide-in-gaza-and-the-silencing-of-palestinian-voices-in-news-media/" aria-label="Read more about Mehdi Hasan on genocide in Gaza and the silencing of Palestinian voices in news media">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2024
By Khalia Strong of Pacific Media Network There are questions about what the future of media will look like for Pacific media platforms in the wake of the axing of TVNZ’s Sunday and Fair Go programmes along with the proposed closure of Newshub. Economist and political commentator Filipo Katavake-McGrath says the recent changes are monumental ... <a title="After the TVNZ and Newshub shocks, what will the future of Pacific news look like?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/16/after-the-tvnz-and-newshub-shocks-what-will-the-future-of-pacific-news-look-like/" aria-label="Read more about After the TVNZ and Newshub shocks, what will the future of Pacific news look like?">Read more</a>
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March 15, 2024
Asia Pacific Report About 20 pro-Palestinian protesters picketed New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) office in Auckland today, demanding a stronger stance by the government against the genocidal Israeli war on Gaza and for an immediate ceasefire. They carried placards, posters and banners declaring “Food not bombs for the tamariki [children] of ... <a title="‘Food not bombs’ Gaza protesters picket MFAT offices in Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/15/food-not-bombs-gaza-protesters-picket-mfat-offices-in-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Food not bombs’ Gaza protesters picket MFAT offices in Auckland">Read more</a>
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March 15, 2024
RNZ Pacific The union representing Television New Zealand staff is calling on the public to join a campaign protesting the broadcaster’s plans to axe programmes and cut jobs. Last week TVNZ announced plans to cut up to 68 jobs — and scrap several long-running shows, including Fair Go and Sunday. E Tū union spokesperson Michael ... <a title="TVNZ job cuts: Public asked to join ‘save our stories’ protest campaign" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/15/tvnz-job-cuts-public-asked-to-join-save-our-stories-protest-campaign/" aria-label="Read more about TVNZ job cuts: Public asked to join ‘save our stories’ protest campaign">Read more</a>
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March 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Harrington, Senior Lecturer in English and Cultural Studies, University of Canterbury Credit Ian Routledge. Copyright Lot Film Pty Ltd In the middle of the night, during a terrible thunderstorm, a sodden stranger knocks on Patrick’s door hoping to use a phone. Insomniac Patrick (Brendan Rock) is ... <a title="‘An exceptionally queasy atmosphere’: the unsettling new Aussie horror You’ll Never Find Me" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/15/an-exceptionally-queasy-atmosphere-the-unsettling-new-aussie-horror-youll-never-find-me-222606/" aria-label="Read more about ‘An exceptionally queasy atmosphere’: the unsettling new Aussie horror You’ll Never Find Me">Read more</a>
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March 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ruth Wallace, Director, Northern Institute, Charles Darwin University The federal and Northern Territory governments have just made a “historic” funding announcement of about A$1 billion for schools in the territory. This includes an extra $737.7 million from the federal government and an extra $350 million from the ... <a title="There’s an extra $1 billion on the table for NT schools. This could change lives if spent well" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/15/theres-an-extra-1-billion-on-the-table-for-nt-schools-this-could-change-lives-if-spent-well-225678/" aria-label="Read more about There’s an extra $1 billion on the table for NT schools. This could change lives if spent well">Read more</a>
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March 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Louise Grimmer, Senior Lecturer in Retail Marketing, University of Tasmania Think of some of the world’s biggest brands: Nike, McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, Apple. With what do you associate them? Are they positive associations? Now consider, do you trust them? Brand trust is a measure of how customers feel ... <a title="Bunnings has toppled Woolworths as Australia’s most “trusted” brand – what makes us trust a brand in the first place?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/15/bunnings-has-toppled-woolworths-as-australias-most-trusted-brand-what-makes-us-trust-a-brand-in-the-first-place-225578/" aria-label="Read more about Bunnings has toppled Woolworths as Australia’s most “trusted” brand – what makes us trust a brand in the first place?">Read more</a>
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March 15, 2024
PNG Post-Courier Prime Minister James Marape has announced comprehensive relief operations in Papua New Guinea’s devastating weather that has killed at least 21 people and impacted on 16 provinces. The 21 who died were buried under tonnes of mud in three separate mudslides in Chimbu province. Sixteen provinces in three regions were being monitored by ... <a title="PNG begins wild weather relief operations – 21 killed in mud slides" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/15/png-begins-wild-weather-relief-operations-21-killed-in-mud-slides/" aria-label="Read more about PNG begins wild weather relief operations – 21 killed in mud slides">Read more</a>
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March 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne The Tasmanian state election is on March 23. A uComms poll for The Australia Institute, conducted March 4–5 from a sample of 1,174, gave the Liberals 37.1% ... <a title="Dire polls for Labor in Tasmania and Queensland with elections upcoming" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/15/dire-polls-for-labor-in-tasmania-and-queensland-with-elections-upcoming-225455/" aria-label="Read more about Dire polls for Labor in Tasmania and Queensland with elections upcoming">Read more</a>
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March 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Taylor Brydges, Research Principal, University of Technology Sydney New Africa, Shutterstock Since the 1990s, fast fashion has enabled everyday people to buy the latest catwalk trends. But the sheer volume of garments being whipped up, sold and soon discarded is contributing to a global sustainability crisis. Now, ... <a title="Ultra-fast fashion is a disturbing trend undermining efforts to make the whole industry more sustainable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/15/ultra-fast-fashion-is-a-disturbing-trend-undermining-efforts-to-make-the-whole-industry-more-sustainable-224253/" aria-label="Read more about Ultra-fast fashion is a disturbing trend undermining efforts to make the whole industry more sustainable">Read more</a>
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March 15, 2024
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist University of the South Pacific staff unions are giving management “one more chance to come to the table” before they go on strike. On Wednesday, the staff association received the secret ballot outcome from Fiji’s Labour Ministry, which confirmed that they had a mandate for strike action. Association of ... <a title="USP strike: Staff offer management ‘one more chance to come to table’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/15/usp-strike-staff-offer-management-one-more-chance-to-come-to-table/" aria-label="Read more about USP strike: Staff offer management ‘one more chance to come to table’">Read more</a>
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March 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoffrey Miller, PhD candidate in Politics, University of Otago As the 2024 academic year begins in Australia and New Zealand, optimism over the state of foreign language learning at universities is in short supply. Languages have taken a post-pandemic battering. In 2023 alone, New Zealand’s Victoria University ... <a title="Lost in translation: the geopolitical risks of declining foreign language learning in Australia and NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/15/lost-in-translation-the-geopolitical-risks-of-declining-foreign-language-learning-in-australia-and-nz-225787/" aria-label="Read more about Lost in translation: the geopolitical risks of declining foreign language learning in Australia and NZ">Read more</a>
