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April 16, 2019
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – The moment the spire collapses while flames are burning the roof of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, France. Image: AG Photographs via Flickr By Claire Smith and Jordan Ralph A wonderful icon has been largely destroyed by fire. However, we should not despair. Part of the ... <a title="Don’t despair about Notre Dame – a rebuilt cathedral could be just as wonderful" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/16/dont-despair-about-notre-dame-a-rebuilt-cathedral-could-be-just-as-wonderful/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t despair about Notre Dame – a rebuilt cathedral could be just as wonderful">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2019
Political Roundup: Census debacle erodes trust in government decisions by Dr Bryce Edwards New Zealanders should have less faith in many of the vital decisions of government agencies, due to serious problems with the way last year’s census was carried out. It’s a multi-billion-dollar problem. And the Government and officials appear to be doing little ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Census debacle erodes trust in government decisions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/16/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-census-debacle-erodes-trust-in-government-decisions/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Census debacle erodes trust in government decisions">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2019
Analysis by Keith Rankin New Zealand has a ‘fiscal responsibility’ clause in its Public Finance Act; a clause that began its life in 1994 as the Fiscal Responsibility Act. As a result, New Zealand has an effective ‘Balanced Budget policy’. A similar policy has been adopted this decade by the European Union (EU). Balanced Budget ... <a title="Keith Rankin’s Chart of the Month: Fiscal Balances Compared – Public Deficits offset Private Surpluses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/15/keith-rankins-chart-of-the-month-fiscal-balances-compared-public-deficits-offset-private-surpluses/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin’s Chart of the Month: Fiscal Balances Compared – Public Deficits offset Private Surpluses">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2019
Political Roundup: Simon Bridges’ beleaguered leadership by Dr Bryce Edwards How long has Simon Bridges got left as National Party leader? Days, weeks, months? Or will he be able to do a Helen Clark and hang in there, proving his critics wrong? Anything’s possible, but there are further signs that his demise as leader may ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Simon Bridges’ beleaguered leadership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/13/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-simon-bridges-beleaguered-leadership/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Simon Bridges’ beleaguered leadership">Read more</a>
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April 12, 2019
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – [embedded content]Stakeout at the Ecuadorean Embassy and Julian Assange’s arrest – at 11min 06sec. He gives a “thumbs up” sign. Video: Ruptly By Caitlin Johnstone of Medium WIKILEAKS founder Julian Assange has been arrested and taken into custody by the London’s Metropolitan police, just as WikiLeaks ... <a title="WikiLeaks’ Assange arrested to enable US extradition ‘for journalism’ – act now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/12/wikileaks-assange-arrested-to-enable-us-extradition-for-journalism-act-now/" aria-label="Read more about WikiLeaks’ Assange arrested to enable US extradition ‘for journalism’ – act now">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2019
Political Roundup: Has the Government lost the public debate on the capital gains tax? Perhaps the public has looked at the Tax Working Group proposals for a capital gains tax and come back with a “no”. Certainly, the opinion poll published last night about the tax proposals looked quite definitive – the headline for Tova ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Has the New Zealand Government lost the public debate on the capital gains tax?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/09/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-has-the-new-zealand-government-lost-the-public-debate-on-the-capital-gains-tax/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Has the New Zealand Government lost the public debate on the capital gains tax?">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Piero Moraro, Lecturer in Criminal Justice, Charles Sturt University Thirty-nine people were arrested yesterday in Melbourne over an animal rights protest that blocked a major intersection. The protest caused chaos for commuters during the morning peak hour, and politicians and the media were quick to condemn the ... <a title="Animal rights activists in Melbourne: green-collar criminals or civil ‘disobedients’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/09/animal-rights-activists-in-melbourne-green-collar-criminals-or-civil-disobedients-115119/" aria-label="Read more about Animal rights activists in Melbourne: green-collar criminals or civil ‘disobedients’?">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dominic O’Sullivan, Associate Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University It is not unusual for Fiji to intimidate and imprison journalists. Journalists provide checks on government, parliament and business, which threatens the country’s authoritarian politics and the limited democracy its Constitution imagines. What is unusual is Prime ... <a title="NZ journalists arrested in Fiji have been released but a new era of press freedom is yet to arrive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/09/nz-journalists-arrested-in-fiji-have-been-released-but-a-new-era-of-press-freedom-is-yet-to-arrive-115117/" aria-label="Read more about NZ journalists arrested in Fiji have been released but a new era of press freedom is yet to arrive">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2019
Political Roundup: Shane Jones continues to skate on thin ice with ease Shane Jones continues to skate on the thin ice of integrity. Yet he never seems to fall through. His latest controversy involved making public comments last week directed against the decision by one of his own government agencies to revoke the transport licence ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Shane Jones continues to skate on thin ice with ease" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/08/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-shane-jones-continues-to-skate-on-thin-ice-with-ease/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Shane Jones continues to skate on thin ice with ease">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2019
Editorial by Selwyn Manning. This week New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern concluded her first bilateral with China’s two top leaders President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang and ended with clear signals the two countries are poised to build on the $30billion two-way trade relationship. But there was more to this bilateral meeting than ... <a title="EDITORIAL: New Zealand Should Be Well Pleased with Ardern’s NZ-PRC Bilateral" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/02/editorial-new-zealand-should-be-well-pleased-with-arderns-nz-prc-bilateral/" aria-label="Read more about EDITORIAL: New Zealand Should Be Well Pleased with Ardern’s NZ-PRC Bilateral">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2019
Political Roundup: Outlawing hate speech and hate crimes by Dr Bryce Edwards Debates over regulating free speech, hate speech, and the treatment of hate crimes are now in full swing. The Government and a number of state institutions had already been keen to bolster laws around hate speech and hate crimes before the Christchurch terrorist ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Outlawing hate speech and hate crimes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/01/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-outlawing-hate-speech-and-hate-crimes/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Outlawing hate speech and hate crimes">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2019
Political Roundup: International fascination with Jacinda Ardern by Dr Bryce Edwards As a political commentator, I’ve never experienced anything like it – the phone calls and email requests for interviews from international media have been constant. Broadcasters and journalists all want to discuss the Christchurch terrorist attack and the aftermath. But mostly they want to ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: International fascination with Jacinda Ardern " class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/28/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-international-fascination-with-jacinda-ardern/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: International fascination with Jacinda Ardern ">Read more</a>
