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Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Case against major school reform

December 17, 2018

Political Roundup: The Case against major school reform By Dr Bryce Edwards Debate has now kicked off over the Government’s most radical reforms to date – the overhaul of the way our schools are run. With the release of the “Tomorrow’s Schools Independent Taskforce” proposals for change, there is now a polarised and highly-ideological battle ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Case against major school reform" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/17/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-case-against-major-school-reform/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Case against major school reform">Read more</a>

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Keith Rankin’s Chart for this Month: Crisis Postponed

December 10, 2018

By Keith Rankin There will almost certainly be another major financial crisis, just like there will be another big earthquake (or, as the Australians would instead say, another big bushfire). We can do much to improve our monitoring of systemic stresses, our awareness of critical-state dynamics, and our before-and-after mitigation processes. Wilful blindness is not ... <a title="Keith Rankin’s Chart for this Month: Crisis Postponed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/10/keith-rankins-chart-for-this-month-crisis-postponed/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin’s Chart for this Month: Crisis Postponed">Read more</a>

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Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Simon Bridges’ leadership still being undermined

December 7, 2018

Political Roundup: Simon Bridges’ leadership still being undermined by Dr Bryce Edwards This week’s Colmar Brunton poll was one of the most bittersweet polls a political party and its leader have ever received. On the one hand, the party was up to 46 per cent but, on the other, leader Simon Bridges was only on ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Simon Bridges’ leadership still being undermined" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/07/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-simon-bridges-leadership-still-being-undermined/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Simon Bridges’ leadership still being undermined">Read more</a>

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Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Seriousness of the Maggie Barry bullying allegations

December 5, 2018

Political Roundup: The Seriousness of the Maggie Barry bullying allegations  Allegations of bullying and illegal activity in Parliament continue to dog National MP Maggie Barry, with leaks and anonymous interviews from former staff coming out daily since the Herald broke the story on Saturday.  The latest startling allegations were broadcast this morning on RNZ, in ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Seriousness of the Maggie Barry bullying allegations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/05/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-seriousness-of-the-maggie-barry-bullying-allegations/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Seriousness of the Maggie Barry bullying allegations">Read more</a>

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Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Bullying and bad behaviour in Parliament

December 3, 2018

Political Roundup: Bullying and bad behaviour in Parliament by Dr Bryce Edwards The bad behaviour of New Zealand politicians has been a major focus of this year in politics. Actually, this has been happening throughout the world recently, as the growing mood against elites and sexual harassment has led to a refreshing openness and scrutiny ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Bullying and bad behaviour in Parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/03/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-bullying-and-bad-behaviour-in-parliament/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Bullying and bad behaviour in Parliament">Read more</a>

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West Papuan ‘independence day’ – nationalist thugs attack rally in Surabaya

December 3, 2018

Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – A bloodied Papuan student attacked during yesterday’s December 1 Free West Papua rally in Surabaya, Indonesia. Image: Human rights sources From the Pacific Media Centre By Tony Firman of Tirto in Surabaya A protest action by the Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) in Indonesia’s East Java provincial ... <a title="West Papuan ‘independence day’ – nationalist thugs attack rally in Surabaya" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/03/west-papuan-independence-day-nationalist-thugs-attack-rally-in-surabaya/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuan ‘independence day’ – nationalist thugs attack rally in Surabaya">Read more</a>

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Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Huawei decision is the price of being in Five Eyes

November 30, 2018

Political Roundup: Huawei decision is the price of being in Five Eyes by Dr Bryce Edwards John Key was once very candid in explaining the realpolitik reason New Zealand had to send troops to assist the US war on terror: it was simply “the price of the club”. He was speaking of the intelligence alliance ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Huawei decision is the price of being in Five Eyes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/30/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-huawei-decision-is-the-price-of-being-in-five-eyes/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Huawei decision is the price of being in Five Eyes">Read more</a>

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Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Suffrage reality check – prisoners still can’t vote

November 30, 2018

Political Roundup: Suffrage reality check – prisoners still can’t vote by Dr Bryce Edwards. Yesterday marked 125 years to the day since women first voted in a New Zealand General Election. However, celebrations received a reality check when an inconvenient truth resurfaced in a new campaign – the fact that not all New Zealand women ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Suffrage reality check – prisoners still can’t vote" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/30/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-suffrage-reality-check-prisoners-still-cant-vote/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Suffrage reality check – prisoners still can’t vote">Read more</a>

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Op-Ed: Seeking Peace Needs an Enterprising Foreign Policy – Turkey’s Minister of Foreign Affairs

November 30, 2018

Op-Ed: Seeking Peace Needs an Enterprising Foreign Policy by H.E. Mr Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey This week Istanbul will host two separate but related international conferences on mediation. One will be devoted to the state of play in the conflict map and capacity for mediation within the membership of the Organization ... <a title="Op-Ed: Seeking Peace Needs an Enterprising Foreign Policy – Turkey’s Minister of Foreign Affairs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/30/op-ed-seeking-peace-needs-an-enterprising-foreign-policy-turkeys-minister-of-foreign-affairs/" aria-label="Read more about Op-Ed: Seeking Peace Needs an Enterprising Foreign Policy – Turkey’s Minister of Foreign Affairs">Read more</a>

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Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Navigating allegations of illegal foreign state meddling in New Zealand

November 28, 2018

Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Navigating allegations of illegal foreign state meddling in New Zealand One of this year’s most potentially explosive and dangerous political issues has been allegations of foreign meddling against the University of Canterbury’s Prof Anne-Marie Brady because of her role as a critic of Chinese state political interference.  It’s a fascinating tale ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Navigating allegations of illegal foreign state meddling in New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/28/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-navigating-allegations-of-illegal-foreign-state-meddling-in-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Navigating allegations of illegal foreign state meddling in New Zealand">Read more</a>

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Keith Rankin’s Chart for this Month: Slowly Increasing Teachers’ Earnings

November 27, 2018

Chart analysis by Keith Rankin. This month’s chart uses a correctly proportioned (logarithmic) scale to compare the growth of the average hourly price of labour in Education/Training and miscellaneous Professional Services with wage growth across ‘all industries’ (bearing in mind that most workers are employed in service ‘industries’). We should relate this to my June ... <a title="Keith Rankin’s Chart for this Month: Slowly Increasing Teachers’ Earnings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/27/keith-rankins-chart-for-this-month-slowly-increasing-teachers-earnings/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin’s Chart for this Month: Slowly Increasing Teachers’ Earnings">Read more</a>

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Op-Ed: Asia-Pacific takes stock of ambitious development targets

November 26, 2018

Asia-Pacific takes stock of ambitious development targets Op-Ed By Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana and Natalia Kanem Ministers and senior policymakers across Asia and the Pacific are gathered in Bangkok this week to focus on population dynamics at a crucial time for the region. Their goal: to keep people and rights at the heart of the region’s ... <a title="Op-Ed: Asia-Pacific takes stock of ambitious development targets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/26/op-ed-asia-pacific-takes-stock-of-ambitious-development-targets/" aria-label="Read more about Op-Ed: Asia-Pacific takes stock of ambitious development targets">Read more</a>