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May 16, 2019
The world is changing fast, with digital technological innovation that is both liberating and disturbing. The threats and opportunities this presents requires a massive debate, and intervention, to ensure such changes are as healthy as possible for humanity. The online dimension of the Christchurch terrorist attacks is now provoking a sea change in attitudes towards ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Christchurch Calling: the clampdown on social media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/16/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-christchurch-calling-the-clampdown-on-social-media/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Christchurch Calling: the clampdown on social media">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Merkel, Lecturer in Software Engineering, Monash University It’s been a day of high-profile security incidents. First there was news the popular WhatsApp messenger app was hacked. Updated versions of WhatsApp have been released, which you should install if you’re one of the more than one billion ... <a title="WhatsApp hacked and bugs in Intel chips: what you need to know to protect yourself" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/15/whatsapp-hacked-and-bugs-in-intel-chips-what-you-need-to-know-to-protect-yourself-117173/" aria-label="Read more about WhatsApp hacked and bugs in Intel chips: what you need to know to protect yourself">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dan Jerker B. Svantesson, Co-Director Centre for Commercial Law, Bond University It’s now two months since the Christchurch terror attacks. Social media live streaming and distribution of footage from this event sparked rapid activity aimed at restricting spread of hateful and violent content online. Moving forward, it’s ... <a title="It’s vital we clamp down on online terrorism. But is Ardern’s ‘Christchurch Call’ the answer?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/15/its-vital-we-clamp-down-on-online-terrorism-but-is-arderns-christchurch-call-the-answer-117169/" aria-label="Read more about It’s vital we clamp down on online terrorism. But is Ardern’s ‘Christchurch Call’ the answer?">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2019
When politicians win votes on the basis of heroic promises to fix intractable problems, but then break those promises, the public quite rightly feel they’ve been ripped off. That’s exactly what has happened with KiwiBuild. Labour politicians largely won office in 2017 on the basis of their scathing critique of how badly the National Government ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The KiwiBuild betrayal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/15/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-kiwibuild-betrayal/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The KiwiBuild betrayal">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Fletcher, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Governance and Policy Studies, Victoria University of Wellington The Ardern coalition government’s immediate response to a comprehensive welfare report, released last week, has been widely panned as disappointing, even pathetic. Labour promised to overhaul the welfare system and last year ... <a title="Why New Zealand’s government cannot ignore major welfare reform report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/14/why-new-zealands-government-cannot-ignore-major-welfare-reform-report-116895/" aria-label="Read more about Why New Zealand’s government cannot ignore major welfare reform report">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2019
By Michael Andrew Older generations are failing to address climate change and they need the world’s youth to lead the way, says United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. Speaking at Auckland University of Technology’s southern campus in Manukau today as part of a two-day tour of New Zealand and the Pacific, Guterres said governments have not ... <a title="UN Security-General tells youth be ‘noisy as possible’ on climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/13/un-security-general-tells-youth-be-noisy-as-possible-on-climate-change/" aria-label="Read more about UN Security-General tells youth be ‘noisy as possible’ on climate change">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2019
James Shaw rates his Zero Carbon Bill as seven or eight out of ten. And former Green Party co-leader, Russel Norman – now with Greenpeace – rates it zero out of ten. Either way, it’s clear that the new legislation isn’t really the crucial planet-saving bill that many were hoping for. And it certainly doesn’t ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Watered-down Zero Carbon Bill" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/13/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-watered-down-zero-carbon-bill/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Watered-down Zero Carbon Bill">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Strangio, Associate Professor of Politics, Monash University Today we run two longer reads on the men who are vying to become prime minister at the 2019 federal election. In this essay, Associate Professor Paul Strangio examines Labor leader Bill Shorten – where he’s come from and, ... <a title="After six years as opposition leader, history beckons Bill Shorten. Will the ‘drover’s dog’ have its day?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/13/after-six-years-as-opposition-leader-history-beckons-bill-shorten-will-the-drovers-dog-have-its-day-115490/" aria-label="Read more about After six years as opposition leader, history beckons Bill Shorten. Will the ‘drover’s dog’ have its day?">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Today we run two longer reads on the men who are vying to become prime minister at the 2019 federal election. In this piece, Michelle Grattan examines Scott Morrison’s political history and his prime ministership. You can read Professor Paul ... <a title="Against the odds, Scott Morrison wants to be returned as prime minister. But who the bloody hell is he?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/13/against-the-odds-scott-morrison-wants-to-be-returned-as-prime-minister-but-who-the-bloody-hell-is-he-116732/" aria-label="Read more about Against the odds, Scott Morrison wants to be returned as prime minister. But who the bloody hell is he?">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2019
Last week was a big one for the media. Not only did New Zealand’s biggest newspaper launch a new paywall, but Thursday was “World News Day”, and Friday was “World Media Freedom Day”. All of this prompts the question, how well is New Zealand society and democracy served by the media in 2019? The World ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The State of the NZ media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/10/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-state-of-the-nz-media/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The State of the NZ media">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2019
The Labour-led Government’s decision to hold a referendum should be celebrated – even by those who wish to oppose liberalisation. It allows a societal debate on an issue of importance for many people. The Green Party should also be thanked for progressing the question. That doesn’t mean the newly-announced referendum process for next year has ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Why the Cannabis referendum is a problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/10/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-why-the-cannabis-referendum-is-a-problem/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Why the Cannabis referendum is a problem">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert McLachlan, Professor in Applied Mathematics, Massey University New Zealand’s long-awaited zero carbon bill will create sweeping changes to the management of emissions, setting a global benchmark with ambitious reduction targets for all major greenhouse gases. The bill includes two separate targets – one for the long-lived ... <a title="NZ introduces groundbreaking zero carbon bill, including targets for agricultural methane" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/09/nz-introduces-groundbreaking-zero-carbon-bill-including-targets-for-agricultural-methane-116724/" aria-label="Read more about NZ introduces groundbreaking zero carbon bill, including targets for agricultural methane">Read more</a>
