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November 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicola Gavey, Professor of Psychology, University of Auckland Last Friday, a New Zealand jury returned a guilty verdict in the Grace Millane murder trial. The 21-year-old British woman was killed by a 26-year-old man in his Auckland apartment in December 2018. The high-profile trial drew criticism for ... <a title="Grace Millane’s murder trial shows social attitudes continue to minimise gendered violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/28/grace-millanes-murder-trial-shows-social-attitudes-continue-to-minimise-gendered-violence-127796/" aria-label="Read more about Grace Millane’s murder trial shows social attitudes continue to minimise gendered violence">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karleen Gribble, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University When children are unable to live safely at home with their parents, they may enter out-of-home care. Most of these children are in foster or kinship care and many are able safely to go ... <a title="Adoption law should be reformed to give children legal connections to both of their families – here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/28/adoption-law-should-be-reformed-to-give-children-legal-connections-to-both-of-their-families-heres-why-127521/" aria-label="Read more about Adoption law should be reformed to give children legal connections to both of their families – here’s why">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2019
When the annual national accounts were released by Statistics New Zealand, the $300 billion milestone was released. New Zealand now produces, for sale, goods and services valued at more than $300 billion in one year. Ownership of the gross domestic product (GDP) is called ‘income’. Deciding who, at first cut, owns those goods and services ... <a title="Keith Rankin’s Chart Analysis: Division of New Zealand’s $300 billion GDP" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/27/keith-rankins-chart-analysis-division-of-new-zealands-300-billion-gdp/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin’s Chart Analysis: Division of New Zealand’s $300 billion GDP">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Markus, Pratt Foundation Research Chair of Jewish Civilisation, Monash University While most Australians still view the economy as the most important issue facing the country, a new survey released today shows climate change is rapidly becoming a major concern, as well. Now in its 12th year, ... <a title="Climate Change – The most important issue facing Australia? New survey sees huge spike in concern" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/26/the-most-important-issue-facing-australia-new-survey-sees-huge-spike-in-concern-over-climate-change-127688/" aria-label="Read more about Climate Change – The most important issue facing Australia? New survey sees huge spike in concern">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2019
A consensus is building around the need for reform of New Zealand’s rules governing political party donations and spending. Many commentators are asking whether our electoral laws are fundamentally broken and, if so, how they should be changed. Currently the leading ideas appear to be to clamp down further on donations, better regulate loans to ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Fixing the problems of money in politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/25/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-fixing-the-problems-of-money-in-politics/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Fixing the problems of money in politics">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Fargher, Lecturer in Accounting, University of Wollongong Australia’s second-biggest bank, Westpac, is poised to overtake the biggest, the Commonwealth Bank. Not in terms of assets, earnings or market capitalisation, but in having to pay the heftiest fine in Australian corporate history. Westpac is accused of breaching ... <a title="How Westpac is alleged to have broken anti-money laundering laws 23 million times" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/25/how-westpac-is-alleged-to-have-broken-anti-money-laundering-laws-23-million-times-127518/" aria-label="Read more about How Westpac is alleged to have broken anti-money laundering laws 23 million times">Read more</a>
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November 22, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Naomi Soderstrom, Professor of Accounting and Deputy Head of Department, University of Melbourne Sydney is currently blanketed by smoke haze from severe bushfires that have burned through New South Wales. Air pollution levels on Thursday reached hazardous levels for the second time in a week. The NSW ... <a title="Australia: Smoke haze hurts financial markets as well as the environment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/22/smoke-haze-hurts-financial-markets-as-well-as-the-environment-127511/" aria-label="Read more about Australia: Smoke haze hurts financial markets as well as the environment">Read more</a>
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November 21, 2019
New Zealand is officially one of the least corrupt countries in the world. But it could be argued that our political system is still biased in favour of the wealthy. Here – as in other countries – wealthy individuals and businesses are able to disproportionately influence policy decisions and the distribution of resources in their ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: What’s going on with NZ First’s mysterious donations?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/21/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-whats-going-on-with-nz-firsts-mysterious-donations/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: What’s going on with NZ First’s mysterious donations?">Read more</a>
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November 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hongzhi Gao, Associate professor, Victoria University of Wellington Despite disruptions to global value chains, the 18-month trade tensions between the US and China appear to have left New Zealand exporters unscathed so far. As our analysis of StatsNZ’s merchandise trade data shows, New Zealand has managed an ... <a title="NZ remains unscathed by US-China trade war, but that’s no reason for complacency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/21/nz-remains-unscathed-by-us-china-trade-war-but-thats-no-reason-for-complacency-125710/" aria-label="Read more about NZ remains unscathed by US-China trade war, but that’s no reason for complacency">Read more</a>
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November 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Loosemore, Professor of Construction Management, University of Technology Sydney The litany of defects, poor building standards and regulatory failures has serious implications for apartment owners, occupiers and buyers alike. Fears of a loss of confidence in the sector have unfortunately come true. Our research suggests a ... <a title="Australia: Lack of information on apartment defects leaves whole market on shaky footings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/21/lack-of-information-on-apartment-defects-leaves-whole-market-on-shaky-footings-127007/" aria-label="Read more about Australia: Lack of information on apartment defects leaves whole market on shaky footings">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2019
Chlöe Swarbrick’s “OK boomer” retort in Parliament has proved to be the spark that set alight a dry field of latent generational angst. The debate over the remark rolls on and on, revealing that generational warfare is a growing cleavage in New Zealand. Increasingly, political problems of housing, inequality, climate change and so forth, are ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Why “OK boomer” generational warfare is a dead-end" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/19/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-why-ok-boomer-generational-warfare-is-a-dead-end/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Why “OK boomer” generational warfare is a dead-end">Read more</a>
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November 16, 2019
SPECIAL REPORT: By Philip Cass in Brisbane Melanesian Media Freedom Forum – Day two – The second day of the Melanesian Media Freedom Forum began with praise for the work of young Pacific journalists by Professor David Robie and ended with a warning that threats to journalism in the region were increasing. In between forum ... <a title="Praise for young Pacific journalists and threats to journalism in the region highlighted at Melanesian Media Freedom Forum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/16/praise-for-young-pacific-journalists-and-threats-to-journalism-in-the-region-highlighted-at-melanesian-media-freedom-forum/" aria-label="Read more about Praise for young Pacific journalists and threats to journalism in the region highlighted at Melanesian Media Freedom Forum">Read more</a>
