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September 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Taha Chaiechi, Senior Lecturer, James Cook University Some 60% of the planet’s expected urban area by 2030 is yet to be built. This forecast highlights how rapidly the world’s people are becoming urban. Cities now occupy about 2% of the world’s land area, but are home to ... <a title="Urban growth, heat islands, humidity, climate change: the costs multiply in tropical cities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/10/urban-growth-heat-islands-humidity-climate-change-the-costs-multiply-in-tropical-cities-120825/" aria-label="Read more about Urban growth, heat islands, humidity, climate change: the costs multiply in tropical cities">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Wellings, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Monash University In the ongoing saga that is Britain’s attempted divorce from the European Union, Monday is shaping up to be the most significant day to date. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected once again to try to ... <a title="A dog’s Brexit: Johnson’s missteps about to send weary voters to another election as the EU divorce gets ugly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/09/a-dogs-brexit-johnsons-missteps-about-to-send-weary-voters-to-another-election-as-the-eu-divorce-gets-ugly-123000/" aria-label="Read more about A dog’s Brexit: Johnson’s missteps about to send weary voters to another election as the EU divorce gets ugly">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2019
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards – What sort of topsy-turvy political world have we arrived at? This week, the Government continued to defend its fiscally conservative approach, in direct opposition to economists who suggest more spending is warranted. Even Treasury, the Reserve Bank, the private sector, and National appear to be open to much greater ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Shouldn’t the Government be spending more?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/09/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-shouldnt-the-government-be-spending-more/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Shouldn’t the Government be spending more?">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2019
The Government has been widely panned over its major announcement yesterday on housing. There are a few positive takes on the “reset”, but generally it has been viewed as an embarrassing backdown at best, or at worst a sell-out of those needing the housing crisis addressed. One political journalist has even branded yesterday’s announcement as ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour’s KiwiBuild reset disaster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/05/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-labours-kiwibuild-reset-disaster/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour’s KiwiBuild reset disaster">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2019
By Sri Krishnamurthi A new Human Rights Measurements Initiative (HRMI) is being rolled out in the Pacific but not all governments are expected to react positively to its findings. “Human rights have gone largely unmeasured for the last 70 years because governments typically do not want to submit to this kind of scrutiny,” said HRMI ... <a title="Pacific govts may be ‘hostile’ to human rights measurements, says expert" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/05/pacific-govts-may-be-hostile-to-human-rights-measurements-says-expert/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific govts may be ‘hostile’ to human rights measurements, says expert">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Irena Obadovic, Post-doctoral Scientist, University of Canterbury Last year, the European Union (EU) launched negotiations for a comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) with New Zealand. This was seen as a bold step that may significantly boost trade and investment between the two parties. Two rounds of negotiations ... <a title="Agriculture a likely stumbling block in free trade negotiations between NZ and EU" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/04/agriculture-a-likely-stumbling-block-in-free-trade-negotiations-between-nz-and-eu-107704/" aria-label="Read more about Agriculture a likely stumbling block in free trade negotiations between NZ and EU">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2019
Editorial by Selwyn Manning. It is clear and proper that New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is closely monitoring a concerning situation of deteriorating violence in West Papua. It is also apparent that groups who have long monitored the security situation in West Papua have contacted the New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, ... <a title="Selwyn Manning on West Papua: New Zealand Government Should Advocate A Pathway For Peace For West Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/04/selwyn-manning-editorial-new-zealand-government-should-advocate-a-pathway-for-peace-for-west-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Selwyn Manning on West Papua: New Zealand Government Should Advocate A Pathway For Peace For West Papua">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Indonesia police have arrested eight Papuan demonstrators for treason or “makar” in Jakarta, reports CNN Indonesia. Indonesian People’s Front for West Papua spokesperson Surya Anta was reportedly among the arrested. Two of the eight were arrested for allegedly flying the Morning Star flag during a rally in front of the state ... <a title="Indonesian police arrest Papuan activists for ‘treason’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/02/indonesian-police-arrest-papuan-activists-for-treason/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian police arrest Papuan activists for ‘treason’">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Police-backed armed militias have killed three West Papuan students in Abepura district, Jayapura, reports the Guardian. The students were reportedly killed in their dormitories as they tried to defend themselves from a pro-Jakarta group calling itself Masyarakat Nusantara (Archipelago Community). The reports come as new video appeared to show soldiers firing at ... <a title="Three students reported killed in West Papua as ‘confronting’ video emerges" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/02/three-students-reported-killed-in-west-papua-as-confronting-video-emerges/" aria-label="Read more about Three students reported killed in West Papua as ‘confronting’ video emerges">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2019
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards – The Prime Minister currently gets paid $460K – about nine times the average wage. Other politicians receive less, but still magnitudes more than the average working citizen. So, are politicians paid too much, or do we need high pay to attract quality representation? The debate about politician pay has ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Lifting the MP pay freeze – how much are politicians worth?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/02/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-lifting-the-mp-pay-freeze-how-much-are-politicians-worth/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Lifting the MP pay freeze – how much are politicians worth?">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samson Yuen, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Lingnan University Three months on, there’s still no end in sight for the Hong Kong protest movement. What started as a demonstration against a bill to amend the city’s extradition laws has now morphed into a broader movement challenging the ... <a title="New research shows vast majority of Hong Kong protesters support more radical tactics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/02/new-research-shows-vast-majority-of-hong-kong-protesters-support-more-radical-tactics-122531/" aria-label="Read more about New research shows vast majority of Hong Kong protesters support more radical tactics">Read more</a>
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August 30, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Papuan demands for a referendum on self-determination have erupted more strongly amid fears of civilian casualties in the Melanesian provinces of Papua and West Papua. A government-imposed internet blackout is in place following a two-week wave of protests triggered by racial abuse against Papuan students in East Java, reports The Jakarta ... <a title="Papuans raise Morning Star flag in Jakarta, burn Jayapura buildings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/30/papuans-raise-morning-star-flag-in-jakarta-burn-jayapura-buildings/" aria-label="Read more about Papuans raise Morning Star flag in Jakarta, burn Jayapura buildings">Read more</a>
