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February 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Uri Gal, Professor in Business Information Systems, University of Sydney Shutterstock ChatGPT has taken the world by storm. Within two months of its release it reached 100 million active users, making it the fastest-growing consumer application ever launched. Users are attracted to the tool’s advanced capabilities ... <a title="ChatGPT is a data privacy nightmare. If you’ve ever posted online, you ought to be concerned" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/08/chatgpt-is-a-data-privacy-nightmare-if-youve-ever-posted-online-you-ought-to-be-concerned-199283/" aria-label="Read more about ChatGPT is a data privacy nightmare. If you’ve ever posted online, you ought to be concerned">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2023
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: Chris Hipkins hires a lobbyist to run the Beehive New Zealand is the second least corrupt country on earth according to the latest Corruption Perception Index published yesterday by Transparency International. But how much does this reflect reality? The problem with being continually feted for world-leading political integrity – ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Chris Hipkins hires a lobbyist to run the Beehive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/03/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-chris-hipkins-hires-a-lobbyist-to-run-the-beehive/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Chris Hipkins hires a lobbyist to run the Beehive">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2023
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: Labour shifts focus from Grey Lynn to West Auckland The days of the Labour Government being associated with middle class social liberalism look to be numbered. Soon-to-be Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni are heralding a major shift in emphasis away from the constituencies and ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour shifts focus from Grey Lynn to West Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/23/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-labour-shifts-focus-from-grey-lynn-to-west-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour shifts focus from Grey Lynn to West Auckland">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2023
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: Why Jacinda Ardern’s resignation changes everything Should New Zealand have a snap election? That’s one of the questions arising out of the chaos of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s shock resignation. There’s an increased realisation that everything has changed, and the old plans and assumptions for election year have suddenly ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Why Jacinda Ardern’s resignation changes everything" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/20/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-why-jacinda-arderns-resignation-changes-everything/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Why Jacinda Ardern’s resignation changes everything">Read more</a>
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January 18, 2023
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: National can’t be allowed to sleepwalk to victory Christopher Luxon’s National Party are the odds-on favourites to win the general election this year. They have been consistently ahead of Labour in the polls in recent months, and have a firm coalition partner in Act, which is often polling about ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: National can’t be allowed to sleepwalk to victory" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/18/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-national-cant-be-allowed-to-sleepwalk-to-victory/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: National can’t be allowed to sleepwalk to victory">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2023
Political Roundup: What Japan’s foreign policy shifts mean for New Zealand By Geoffrey Miller Japan is a country on the move. Since World War II, Tokyo has largely been happy to outsource its security needs to Washington. But this is now changing to a more equal partnership. On Friday, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida called his country’s ... <a title="Geoffrey Miller’s Political Roundup: What Japan’s foreign policy shifts mean for New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/16/geoffrey-millers-political-roundup-what-japans-foreign-policy-shifts-mean-for-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Geoffrey Miller’s Political Roundup: What Japan’s foreign policy shifts mean for New Zealand">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2023
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: MPs set for a big post-election pay increase One of the most popular moves Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern ever made was the pay freeze her government imposed on politicians back in 2018. The freeze may have only been grudgingly agreed to by other MPs and parties, but it had ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: MPs set for a big post-election pay increase" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/10/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-mps-set-for-a-big-post-election-pay-increase/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: MPs set for a big post-election pay increase">Read more</a>
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December 15, 2022
In this, the 25th episode of A View from Afar for 2022 political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and host Selwyn Manning will examine how hostage taking, prisoner exchanges, and establishing diplomatic back-channels work and how they are used by states during times of conflict.
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December 12, 2022
Analysis by Geoffrey Miller. Political Roundup: What to expect from Volodymyr Zelensky’s address to the New Zealand Parliament By Geoffrey Miller As New Zealand’s foreign policy year draws to a close, it seems fitting that Volodymyr Zelensky will have the final word. Ukraine’s President is scheduled to address the New Zealand Parliament in Wellington by video ... <a title="Geoffrey Miller’s Political Roundup: What to expect from Volodymyr Zelensky’s address to the New Zealand Parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/12/geoffrey-millers-political-roundup-what-to-expect-from-volodymyr-zelenskys-address-to-the-new-zealand-parliament/" aria-label="Read more about Geoffrey Miller’s Political Roundup: What to expect from Volodymyr Zelensky’s address to the New Zealand Parliament">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2022
Essay by Keith Rankin. “Antlers grow through a mechanism that is very similar to cancer. But, because deer can keep that growth in check, they are extremely resilient to cancers. … “Sardinia’s own dwarf deer, a relative of Ireland’s giant elk, was eradicated within a hundred years of human colonization, some 9,000 years ago.” Thomas ... <a title="Keith Rankin Essay – To Be a Good Cancer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/09/keith-rankin-essay-to-be-a-good-cancer/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Essay – To Be a Good Cancer">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2022
In this, the 24th episode of A View from Afar for 2022 political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and host Selwyn Manning examine whether there is, in reality, such a thing as foreign policy independence in today's world.
Specifically, Paul and Selwyn examine the following questions:
What does it mean to be foreign policy independent, and what would independence look like?
How is foreign policy independence different from foreign policy autonomy and flexibility?
What factors inhibit or constrain foreign policy independence (domestic and international)?
In an interdependent world can FP independence be a realistic objective?
And finally: is FP independence possible for a small state in this era, if it ever was, and conversely, do great powers really exercise independence in their foreign affairs?
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December 8, 2022
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: Labour needs Mahutu to go, but she’s too powerful The pressure on Jacinda Ardern to sack Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta is building. But Mahuta is too powerful within the Labour Party to get rid of easily. The Three Waters reforms have become one of the Labour Government’s greatest ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour needs Mahutu to go, but she’s too powerful" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/08/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-labour-needs-mahutu-to-go-but-shes-too-powerful/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour needs Mahutu to go, but she’s too powerful">Read more</a>
