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August 31, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk A new look Regional Fisheries Ministers (RFMM) group met for the first time virtually last week to discuss the state of the Pacific Ocean and voiced their concerns over the state of coastal fisheries, climate change and marine pollution. Their decisions reflected regional priorities for the fisheries and marine sector. The ... <a title="Virtual ministerial fisheries meeting voices concerns over ‘state of Pacific’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/31/virtual-ministerial-fisheries-meeting-voices-concerns-over-state-of-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about Virtual ministerial fisheries meeting voices concerns over ‘state of Pacific’">Read more</a>
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August 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Victorian, Queensland and Morrison governments all sought to address their various COVID vulnerabilities with announcements on Monday. The Andrews government – under intense attack from the federal government – said it will unveil on Sunday its “reopening roadmap” for ... <a title="Six more sleeps until Daniel Andrews produces his ‘reopening roadmap’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/31/six-more-sleeps-until-daniel-andrews-produces-his-reopening-roadmap-145329/" aria-label="Read more about Six more sleeps until Daniel Andrews produces his ‘reopening roadmap’">Read more</a>
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August 31, 2020
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby It is illegal for any Papua New Guinean police officer to demand spot fines from people not wearing face masks in public, says Police Minister Bryan Kramer. “There is no fine that I am aware of. However there are orders. There shouldn’t be any spot fines.” He said he ... <a title="Police minister Kramer slams officers charging ‘illegal’ face mask spot fines" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/31/police-minister-kramer-slams-officers-charging-illegal-face-mask-spot-fines/" aria-label="Read more about Police minister Kramer slams officers charging ‘illegal’ face mask spot fines">Read more</a>
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August 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dave Parry, Head of the Department of Computer Science, Auckland University of Technology The Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) has issued a warning to all New Zealand businesses to be prepared for cyber attacks, following almost a week of daily attacks on the New Zealand stock exchange ... <a title="NZ’s cyber security centre warns more attacks likely following stock market outages" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/31/nzs-cyber-security-centre-warns-more-attacks-likely-following-stock-market-outages-145320/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s cyber security centre warns more attacks likely following stock market outages">Read more</a>
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August 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne This week’s Newspoll showed the Coalition and Labor in a 50-50 tie on a two-party preferred basis, a two-point gain for Labor since the previous Newspoll three weeks ago. This is Labor’s best result in ... <a title="Coalition and Morrison’s ratings dip in Newspoll; Trump improves in crucial battleground state polls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/31/coalition-and-morrisons-ratings-dip-in-newspoll-trump-improves-in-crucial-battleground-state-polls-145313/" aria-label="Read more about Coalition and Morrison’s ratings dip in Newspoll; Trump improves in crucial battleground state polls">Read more</a>
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August 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Mansfield, Lecturer in Mathematics, UNSW While filming herself putting on makeup before work recently, TikTok user @gracie.ham reached deep into the ancient foundations of mathematics and found an absolute gem of a question: How could someone come up with a concept like algebra? She also asked ... <a title="Is mathematics real? A viral TikTok video raises a legitimate question with exciting answers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/31/is-mathematics-real-a-viral-tiktok-video-raises-a-legitimate-question-with-exciting-answers-145244/" aria-label="Read more about Is mathematics real? A viral TikTok video raises a legitimate question with exciting answers">Read more</a>
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August 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Kemish, Former Ambassador and Adjunct Professor, School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, The University of Queensland The photo of the Chinese ambassador to Kiribati walking on the backs of schoolboys caused a storm on social media earlier this month. Some saw it as a symbol of ... <a title="China wants to be a friend to the Pacific, but so far, it has failed to match Australia’s COVID-19 response" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/31/china-wants-to-be-a-friend-to-the-pacific-but-so-far-it-has-failed-to-match-australias-covid-19-response-144911/" aria-label="Read more about China wants to be a friend to the Pacific, but so far, it has failed to match Australia’s COVID-19 response">Read more</a>
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August 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dominic O’Sullivan, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, and Associate Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University Unfair and avoidable differences in health outcomes separate Māori from other citizens, said a report from this month’s parliamentary select committee inquiry into Māori ... <a title="Two inquiries find unfair treatment and healthcare for Māori. This is how we fix it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/31/two-inquiries-find-unfair-treatment-and-healthcare-for-maori-this-is-how-we-fix-it-144939/" aria-label="Read more about Two inquiries find unfair treatment and healthcare for Māori. This is how we fix it">Read more</a>
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August 31, 2020
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Greens fund private school Luke Malpass (Stuff): Hypocrisy, thy colour is Green Chris Trotter (Interest): From safe bet to Shaw loser Bryce Edwards (Herald): Political Roundup: The Greens’ private school funding scandal Stephanie Ockhuysen ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 31 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/31/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-31-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 31 2020">Read more</a>
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August 30, 2020
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards Was it just a terrible stuff-up? Or a reflection of the political direction the Green Party is shifting in? The announcement this week by co-leader James Shaw that he had secured nearly $12m for a private school has angered educationalists and raised significant questions about the Greens and what they ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Greens’ private school funding scandal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/30/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-greens-private-school-funding-scandal/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Greens’ private school funding scandal">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2020
Special Report by Selwyn Manning. A German language version of this report was published by Cicero.de magazine in Germany. Caution: This report contains detail that could be disturbing to many people. AT WHAT POINT in time does an atrocity have a beginning? Is it when the first gunshot is fired? When the first victim is ... <a title="SPECIAL REPORT: The Sentencing of a ‘Human Shell’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/29/special-report-the-sentencing-of-a-human-shell/" aria-label="Read more about SPECIAL REPORT: The Sentencing of a ‘Human Shell’">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Craig Mark, Professor, Faculty of International Studies, Kyoritsu Women’s University Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ended weeks of speculation about the state of his health by announcing his surprise resignation today. The 65-year-old Abe was finally forced to concede to the ulcerative colitis intestinal disease that had ... <a title="Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving leader, leaves office a diminished figure with an unfulfilled legacy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/28/shinzo-abe-japans-longest-serving-leader-leaves-office-a-diminished-figure-with-an-unfulfilled-legacy-145250/" aria-label="Read more about Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving leader, leaves office a diminished figure with an unfulfilled legacy">Read more</a>
