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Labour support slips in new NZ poll, but could still govern alone

September 27, 2020

By RNZ News With just under three weeks until the election, Newshub’s new political poll shows the gap is closing between Labour and National, but Labour could still govern alone. The Newshub Reid Research Poll had Labour at 50.1 percent – down 10 percent on the last poll – but well above National at 29.6 ... <a title="Labour support slips in new NZ poll, but could still govern alone" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/27/labour-support-slips-in-new-nz-poll-but-could-still-govern-alone/" aria-label="Read more about Labour support slips in new NZ poll, but could still govern alone">Read more</a>

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Keith Rankin Analysis – The 2020 New Zealand Election is Not a Foregone Conclusion

September 25, 2020

Analysis by Keith Rankin. The most recent TVNZ Colmar Brunton poll felt about right: Labour/Green on 54% and National/Act on 38% of decided voters. But I sense that Labour is losing momentum. What needs to happen to make Judith Collins the Prime Minister in October? National/Act need just five percentage points more, and Green to ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – The 2020 New Zealand Election is Not a Foregone Conclusion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/25/keith-rankin-analysis-the-2020-new-zealand-election-is-not-a-foregone-conclusion/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – The 2020 New Zealand Election is Not a Foregone Conclusion">Read more</a>

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Toroama declares independence top of agenda, offers ‘olive branch’ to rivals

September 24, 2020

By Romulus Masiu in Port Moresby Full independence will be top of the agenda pledges Ishmael Toroama, the newly elected president for the Autonomous Region of Bougainville. Straight after his declaration yesterday at Hutjena in Bougainville, President-elect Toroama, a former rebel commander during the Bougainville civil war of the late 1980s, said he was looking ... <a title="Toroama declares independence top of agenda, offers ‘olive branch’ to rivals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/24/toroama-declares-independence-top-of-agenda-offers-olive-branch-to-rivals/" aria-label="Read more about Toroama declares independence top of agenda, offers ‘olive branch’ to rivals">Read more</a>

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Father, daughter team win seats in Bougainville general election

September 24, 2020

By The National A father-daughter team will join the Autonomous Bougainville Government House of Representatives after winning their seats in the recent election. Raymond Masono retained his seat as the Atolls MP while daughter Amanda Masono Getsi was declared the winner of the North Region Women’s Representative seat. She told The National she was overwhelmed ... <a title="Father, daughter team win seats in Bougainville general election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/24/father-daughter-team-win-seats-in-bougainville-general-election/" aria-label="Read more about Father, daughter team win seats in Bougainville general election">Read more</a>

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Bougainville president-elect Ishmael Toroama – rebel, peacemaker, farmer

September 23, 2020

ANALYSIS: By Keith Jackson Ishmael Toroama built his reputation as a bold fighter and later a commander in the Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA) in its struggle to close the Panguna copper and gold mine and gain independence for Bougainville from Papua New Guinea in the 10-year civil war of the 1990s. Later, in 2001, he ... <a title="Bougainville president-elect Ishmael Toroama – rebel, peacemaker, farmer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/23/bougainville-president-elect-ishmael-toroama-rebel-peacemaker-farmer/" aria-label="Read more about Bougainville president-elect Ishmael Toroama – rebel, peacemaker, farmer">Read more</a>

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Bryan Bruce: Poll dancing in NZ election – the choice is clear

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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Count down under way for New Caledonia’s independence vote

September 23, 2020

By RNZ News The campaign for New Caledonia’s referendum on independence from France is already officially three days old with the critical vote in less than two weeks. Six political formations are registered to campaign for the plebiscite on October 4 when 180,640 voters will be asked whether they want the territory to accede to ... <a title="Count down under way for New Caledonia’s independence vote" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/23/count-down-under-way-for-new-caledonias-independence-vote/" aria-label="Read more about Count down under way for New Caledonia’s independence vote">Read more</a>

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Labour and National leaders contest debate ‘draw’ but sharply different

September 23, 2020

By The Conversation Prime Minister and Labour leader Jacinda Ardern and National Party leader Judith Collins met tonight for the first televised debate of the 2020 election campaign. With the results of the latest 1 News-Colmar Brunton poll released only an hour earlier, there was much at stake. While down slightly on previous polls, Labour ... <a title="Labour and National leaders contest debate ‘draw’ but sharply different" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/23/labour-and-national-leaders-contest-debate-draw-but-sharply-different/" aria-label="Read more about Labour and National leaders contest debate ‘draw’ but sharply different">Read more</a>

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Former BRA leader Toroama increases his Bougainville poll lead over rivals

September 21, 2020

By Keith Jackson The trend is your friend, it is said, and the trend in counting votes for the next president of Bougainville remains firmly with former Bougaiville Revolutionary Army commander Ishmael Toroama, who continues to move ahead of the field. With the elimination of the 14th presidential candidate late afternoon it became clear that ... <a title="Former BRA leader Toroama increases his Bougainville poll lead over rivals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/21/former-bra-leader-toroama-increases-his-bougainville-poll-lead-over-rivals/" aria-label="Read more about Former BRA leader Toroama increases his Bougainville poll lead over rivals">Read more</a>

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Some Bougainville voters ‘bullied’ into submission, says Momis

September 18, 2020

By RNZ Pacific Bougainville’s retiring president says some candidates are bullying or offering inducements to buy their way into the new parliament. John Momis first raised his concerns while speaking during Papua New Guinea’s 45th anniversary celebrations on Wednesday. Momis praised the success of PNG’s constitution, and contrasted this with the way some in Bougainville ... <a title="Some Bougainville voters ‘bullied’ into submission, says Momis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/18/some-bougainville-voters-bullied-into-submission-says-momis/" aria-label="Read more about Some Bougainville voters ‘bullied’ into submission, says Momis">Read more</a>

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Keith Rankin Analysis – Balance Sheet Recessions, and the Government Debt Fix

September 18, 2020

Analysis by Keith Rankin. Definition ‘Balance sheet recession’ is an innocuous name for a very big economic event. It represents a particular kind of contraction of a country’s economy – or of the global economy – in which one of the most important laws of ‘financial economics’ is practically disabled; that is the economic law ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Balance Sheet Recessions, and the Government Debt Fix" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/18/keith-rankin-analysis-balance-sheet-recessions-and-the-government-debt-fix/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Balance Sheet Recessions, and the Government Debt Fix">Read more</a>

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Former BRA commander again leading in Bougainville presidential contest

September 14, 2020

By RNZ Pacific Former Bougainville Revolutionary Army commander, Ishmael Toroama, is starting to build a substantial lead after count 206 in the presidential vote. With counting of the northern votes happening through the weekend, Toroama has established a buffer of more than 2200 votes over second placed Father Simon Dumarinu. A number of other candidates ... <a title="Former BRA commander again leading in Bougainville presidential contest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/14/former-bra-commander-again-leading-in-bougainville-presidential-contest/" aria-label="Read more about Former BRA commander again leading in Bougainville presidential contest">Read more</a>