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December 12, 2020
Pacific Media Centre newsdesk The Pacific Climate Warriors are the winners of the Pax Christi International Peace Prize 2020. On making the judgment, the members of the Pax Christi International board acknowledged the “admirable leadership shown by young people” on this critical issue. The award tribute said: “[The board members] also want to draw attention ... <a title="‘Admirable leadership’ of young Pacific Climate Warriors clinches peace prize" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/12/admirable-leadership-of-young-pacific-climate-warriors-clinches-peace-prize/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Admirable leadership’ of young Pacific Climate Warriors clinches peace prize">Read more</a>
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December 6, 2020
Pacific Media Centre newsdesk Indonesia’s Presidential Staff Office says it regrets the raising of the Morning Star flag – which is identified with Papuan independence – at the Indonesian Consulate General (KJRI) in Melbourne, Australia, this week. Presidential Staff Office deputy for political, legal, security and human rights affairs Jaleswari Pramowardhani insisted that the area ... <a title="Jakarta ‘regrets’ Morning Star flag protest at Melbourne consulate after video goes viral" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/06/jakarta-regrets-morning-star-flag-protest-at-melbourne-consulate-after-video-goes-viral/" aria-label="Read more about Jakarta ‘regrets’ Morning Star flag protest at Melbourne consulate after video goes viral">Read more</a>
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November 23, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin. To the surprise of most pundits, substantial real estate price inflation has resumed, after a hiatus from 2017 to 2019. As to be expected, most of the usual tropes have been employed: a lack of supply, immigration (in this latest case returning New Zealanders), and low interest rates. The only missing ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Fixing the 2020 New Zealand House Price Bubble" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/23/keith-rankin-analysis-fixing-the-2020-new-zealand-house-price-bubble/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Fixing the 2020 New Zealand House Price Bubble">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin. The Linear Political Spectrum In both New Zealand and United States, we have just seen the political success of the one-dimensional political centre; perhaps a nudge to the left of centre. By one-dimensional (or ‘linear’), we mean the traditional left-right political spectrum, whereby the ‘right’ means private capitalism aligned with institutional ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – The New ‘Centre-Left’ Establishment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/12/keith-rankin-analysis-the-new-centre-left-establishment/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – The New ‘Centre-Left’ Establishment">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Jennifer S. Hunt, Australian National University It has been billed as the most significant US election in generations, and with nearly 100 million votes already cast, it is well underway. An estimated 50 million more votes are expected on the last day of in-person voting on Tuesday (Wednesday NZ time), with mail-in ballots ... <a title="With US D-day, the outcome won’t be simply a matter of political will" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/04/with-us-d-day-the-outcome-wont-be-simply-a-matter-of-political-will/" aria-label="Read more about With US D-day, the outcome won’t be simply a matter of political will">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2020
A clip from This Is Not A Movie, a 2020 documentary by about Robert Fisk. Video: Doc Edge Festival Veteran journalist Robert Fisk, who for decades covered events in the Middle East and elsewhere as a foreign correspondent for the British newspaper The Independent, has died after suffering a suspected stroke at his Dublin home. ... <a title="Robert Fisk’s message: Journalists should challenge the narratives of power" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/04/robert-fisks-message-journalists-should-challenge-the-narratives-of-power/" aria-label="Read more about Robert Fisk’s message: Journalists should challenge the narratives of power">Read more</a>
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November 3, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Jennifer S. Hunt, Australian National University It has been billed as the most significant US election in generations, and with nearly 100 million votes already cast, it is well underway. An estimated 50 million more votes are expected on the last day of in-person voting on Tuesday (Wednesday NZ time), with mail-in ballots ... <a title="As US E-day nears, the outcome won’t be simply a matter of political will" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/03/as-us-e-day-nears-the-outcome-wont-be-simply-a-matter-of-political-will/" aria-label="Read more about As US E-day nears, the outcome won’t be simply a matter of political will">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2020
Analysis by Selwyn Manning. There’s a mood circulating among some circles that it would end badly for the Green Party in 2023 should it negotiate a part within a now-powerful Labour-led government. The argument goes; that should the Greens negotiate roles within the new Government, that their voice and policies would be watered down, rendered ... <a title="Selwyn Manning Analysis – Of Negotiations, Opportunities and an Obligation to Voters to Govern" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/18/selwyn-manning-analysis-of-negotiations-opportunities-and-an-obligation-to-voters-to-govern/" aria-label="Read more about Selwyn Manning Analysis – Of Negotiations, Opportunities and an Obligation to Voters to Govern">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2020
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political commentators and journalists are searching around for the right term to describe Saturday’s election result. “Seismic” or “tectonic” might be the winner – the shift really was of that magnitude. Labour increased their vote from 37% to 49%, which is likely to rise closer to 50% after special votes ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour’s tectonic election result" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/18/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-labours-tectonic-election-result/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour’s tectonic election result">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Today, October 16, marks the 45th anniversary of the Balibo Five – the five Australian-based Australian, British and New Zealand – journalists murdered in East Timor in 1975. Their case remains unsolved. Roger East, a former ABC journalist, was later murdered when in Timor-Leste investigating the earlier killings and running a ... <a title="AJF condemns impunity over Balibo Five murders in Timor, other killings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/16/ajf-condemns-impunity-over-balibo-five-murders-in-timor-other-killings/" aria-label="Read more about AJF condemns impunity over Balibo Five murders in Timor, other killings">Read more</a>
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September 23, 2020
COMMENT: By Bryan Bruce I’ll be honest, it was a long day yesterday so I only watched the first 10 minutes of the Leader’s debate in the New Zealand general election 2020 last night. What I saw confirmed the view I expressed some weeks ago that in Judith Collins National have chosen someone who will ... <a title="Bryan Bruce: Poll dancing in NZ election – the choice is clear" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/23/bryan-bruce-poll-dancing-in-nz-election-the-choice-is-clear/" aria-label="Read more about Bryan Bruce: Poll dancing in NZ election – the choice is clear">Read more</a>
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September 14, 2020
RNZ’s Meriana Johnsen speaks to Te Taura Whiri i te reo Māori chair Rawinia Higgins as part of the Māori Language Moment. By Meriana Johnsen, RNZ News journalist More than one million New Zealanders took up the challenge today of using te reo Māori for the single, largest celebration of the language in history. With ... <a title="One million New Zealanders celebrate te reo Māori at the same time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/14/one-million-new-zealanders-celebrate-te-reo-maori-at-the-same-time/" aria-label="Read more about One million New Zealanders celebrate te reo Māori at the same time">Read more</a>
