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August 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julia Talbot-Jones, Lecturer, Victoria University of Wellington Last week, voter enrolment for the 2019 local government elections closed in New Zealand and concerns about low voter turnout resurfaced. During a panel discussion run by Auckland Council, the idea was raised to pay people to vote to encourage ... <a title="Voter turnout at New Zealand local elections keeps falling, but paying people to vote could backfire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/26/voter-turnout-at-new-zealand-local-elections-keeps-falling-but-paying-people-to-vote-could-backfire-122040/" aria-label="Read more about Voter turnout at New Zealand local elections keeps falling, but paying people to vote could backfire">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2019
ANALYSIS: By David Robie Indonesia’s harsh policies towards West Papua ought to be scrapped. Whatever happened to the brief window of enlightenment ushered in by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in 2015 with promises of a more “open door” policy towards foreign journalists and human rights groups? They were supposed to be seeing for themselves the ... <a title="West Papua’s road to ‘independence’, following the Timorese lead?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/25/west-papuas-road-to-independence-following-the-timorese-lead/" aria-label="Read more about West Papua’s road to ‘independence’, following the Timorese lead?">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2019
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards – Is Simon Bridges really trying to channel Donald Trump? Or is he taking his cue from Scott Morrison? Or is he looking to emulate Boris Johnson? Whatever the inspiration, there’s been a clear change in the National Party leaders’ political positioning and tactics in recent months that suggests he’s ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Simon Bridges and National go populist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/23/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-simon-bridges-and-national-go-populist/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Simon Bridges and National go populist">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2019
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards – The nature of New Zealand general election campaigns could be significantly changed with the proposed establishment of an “umpire” to adjudicate over political party manifesto policies. A suggestion has been put forward by the Government for the establishment of a parliamentary watchdog to make rulings on the economics of ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Playing politics with proposals for an election policy watchdog" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/23/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-playing-politics-with-proposals-for-an-election-policy-watchdog/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Playing politics with proposals for an election policy watchdog">Read more</a>
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August 22, 2019
Analysis by Keith Rankin. The 2018 census has had such a low compliance rate, that it really acted as a large convenience sample (therefore a biased sample) of the New Zealand population. (See my Census Survey from March 2018.) Despite the assurances we are getting, many researchers will have little confidence in its population tallies ... <a title="Keith Rankin’s Chart of the Month – Auckland and New Zealand’s Population Dynamics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/22/keith-rankins-chat-of-the-month-auckland-and-new-zealands-population-dynamics/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin’s Chart of the Month – Auckland and New Zealand’s Population Dynamics">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2019
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific Protests are spreading in Indonesia-ruled West Papua in response to harassment of Papuans during explosive incidents in Javanese cities last week. Indonesia’s president has urged calm after some of the protests turned violent, but he’s been criticised for not directly addressing a festering racism problem. The unrest was triggered ... <a title="Papuans continue protests against racism and hatred" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/21/papuans-continue-protests-against-racism-and-hatred/" aria-label="Read more about Papuans continue protests against racism and hatred">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2019
Could the most interesting aspect of the current local government elections turn out to be generational change? At the moment, there is a surge of media and activist focus on younger candidates standing for office. It suddenly seems to be “cool” again to want to be a local body politician. Some are calling the apparent ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Is a local government “youthquake” happening?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/21/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-is-a-local-government-youthquake-happening/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Is a local government “youthquake” happening?">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Rioting broke out in Manokwari, West Papua, today as local people – mostly university students – protested against racial abuse of Papuan students in East Java, reports The Jakarta Post. The protesters blocked a number of major streets in the city this morning, cutting down trees to be used as barricades. ... <a title="‘Racist’ attack on Papuan students in Surabaya sparks rioting in Manokwari" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/20/racist-attack-on-papuan-students-in-surabaya-sparks-rioting-in-manokwari/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Racist’ attack on Papuan students in Surabaya sparks rioting in Manokwari">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2019
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards – The election race is on. The nominations process for local government positions has now closed, and the political campaign is officially underway. But does the public care? Will many of us even vote for any of the various mayoral or council candidates? Going on recent experience, we shouldn’t expect ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Will more than a third vote in the local government elections?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/19/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-will-more-than-a-third-vote-in-the-local-government-elections/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Will more than a third vote in the local government elections?">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2019
By RNZ Pacific Australia looks to have succeeded in watering down language on climate change in the communiqué of today’s Pacific Islands Forum leaders’ summit in Tuvalu. Small Pacific states sought firm commitments from developed countries to stop global temperatures rising by more than 1.5 degrees this century. Pacific Islands leaders also wanted a commitment ... <a title="Australia ‘waters down’ Tuvalu Forum communique’s climate references" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/15/australia-waters-down-tuvalu-forum-communiques-climate-references/" aria-label="Read more about Australia ‘waters down’ Tuvalu Forum communique’s climate references">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tess Newton Cain, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Political Science & International Studies, The University of Queensland This week’s Pacific Islands Forum comes at an important time in the overall trajectory of Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s very personal commitment to an Australian “stepping up” in the Pacific. ... <a title="Can Scott Morrison deliver on climate change in Tuvalu – or is his Pacific ‘step up’ doomed?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/15/can-scott-morrison-deliver-on-climate-change-in-tuvalu-or-is-his-pacific-step-up-doomed-121501/" aria-label="Read more about Can Scott Morrison deliver on climate change in Tuvalu – or is his Pacific ‘step up’ doomed?">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2019
By Matthew Vari in Funafuti, Tuvalu Relocation is a cheap option for sinking island countries – but “we are going to stay”, vows Tuvalu Prime Minister Enele Sopoaga, who is this year’s chair of the Pacific Islands Forum. Sopoaga highlighted this during a press conference held before the main Forum meetings took place. He said ... <a title="Relocation for ‘sinking islands’ cheaper but ‘we’re staying’, vows Tuvalu PM" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/14/relocation-for-sinking-islands-cheaper-but-were-staying-vows-tuvalu-pm/" aria-label="Read more about Relocation for ‘sinking islands’ cheaper but ‘we’re staying’, vows Tuvalu PM">Read more</a>
