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April 19, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin – Covid-19: British Isles and Neo-European Countries Canada has overtaken the United States in the last week, with over 200 daily cases per million people, with the worst growth zones being Ontario, British Columbia and Saskatchewan. However, the United States has some states that are worse, especially Michigan with around 900 ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Canada Overtakes USA in Covid-19 Cases Per Million" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/19/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-canada-overtakes-usa-in-covid-19-cases-per-million/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Canada Overtakes USA in Covid-19 Cases Per Million">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2021
Analysis by Bryce Edwards The Labour Government received plaudits this week for its historic announcement that it will ban the live export of animals by sea. It’s said to be a world first. The decision comes after years of pressure, which increased after last year’s tragedy when the ship Gulf Livestock 1 left New Zealand, ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Government’s historic ban on live animal exports" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/18/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-governments-historic-ban-on-live-animal-exports/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Government’s historic ban on live animal exports">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. New Zealand has, for the rest of this month, banned all people who have been in India this month from entry into New Zealand. The decision is based not on the incidence of Covid19 in India; rather it is based on the numbers of New Zealanders arriving from India. This would ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19: Countries with recent coronavirus upsurges" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/16/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid-19-countries-with-recent-coronavirus-upsurges/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19: Countries with recent coronavirus upsurges">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2021
In this week’s podcast Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan debate: Why regional powers including Russia, Israel, Iran are willing to provoke flash-points that risk triggering a wider war. Why are these states risking regional conflict that could trigger a wider global war?
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April 14, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Lueck, Professor of Tourism, Auckland University of Technology By this time next week flights between New Zealand and Australia will have been taking off and landing for roughly 48 hours. The quarantine-free trans-Tasman travel bubble, beginning April 19, will finally be more than a promise. For ... <a title="With the trans-Tasman travel bubble about to open, how much should the tourism industry get its hopes up?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/14/with-the-trans-tasman-travel-bubble-about-to-open-how-much-should-the-tourism-industry-get-its-hopes-up-158418/" aria-label="Read more about With the trans-Tasman travel bubble about to open, how much should the tourism industry get its hopes up?">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2021
Analysis by Bryce Edwards How seriously does the Māori Party take issues of corruption and the untoward influence of big money in politics? Not very, based on how it’s handling a political finance scandal in which three large donations were kept hidden from the public. The party is currently making excuses, and largely failing to ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Māori Party needs to come clean" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/13/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-maori-party-needs-to-come-clean/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Māori Party needs to come clean">Read more</a>
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April 10, 2021
Analysis by Bryce Edwards. Judith Collins’ National Party leadership is under more scrutiny, with increased talk in the media of her being replaced by brand new MP Christopher Luxon. For many commentators it’s just a question of “when” rather than “if” Collins is replaced. While others ponder whether Luxon really has what it takes to ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Rumours of Collins being rolled by Luxon and Bridges" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/10/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-rumours-of-collins-being-rolled-by-luxon-and-bridges/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Rumours of Collins being rolled by Luxon and Bridges">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2021
Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan debate: how in the last two weeks, China and the United States have been advancing distinct and separate defence alliances – positioning that is akin to the old Cold War. So what makes the last two weeks different from the last four years?
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April 8, 2021
Essay by Keith Rankin. Is the worst of Covid-19 yet to come? The most recent wave of Covid19 is, I suspect, much more significant than the headlines so far would suggest. This phase started in Europe, has been very evident in South America, and is now apparent in Asia (eg Philippines, India, and now Japan.) ... <a title="Keith Rankin Essay – Covid-19 and the Common Cold" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/08/keith-rankin-essay-covid-19-and-the-common-cold/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Essay – Covid-19 and the Common Cold">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2021
A View from Afar – Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan debate: how in the last two weeks, China and the United States have been advancing distinct and separate defence alliances – positioning that is akin to the old Cold War. On one hand, the US has been building up a coalition of allies that is ... <a title="VIDEO: Buchanan and Manning on China + USA Construct Cold War-Styled Coalitions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/07/scheduled-live-buchanan-and-manning-on-china-usa-construct-cold-war-styled-coalitions/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Buchanan and Manning on China + USA Construct Cold War-Styled Coalitions">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2021
Analysis by Bryce Edwards The area of mental health has been a key strength for Jacinda Ardern and her Labour Government over the last few years. They campaigned strongly in 2017 on fixing up the dysfunctional system, and initially they made some vital strides forward in reforming the sector. An in-depth inquiry was instigated and ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: An overwhelming vote of no confidence in Labour’s mental health reforms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/07/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-an-overwhelming-vote-of-no-confidence-in-labours-mental-health-reforms/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: An overwhelming vote of no confidence in Labour’s mental health reforms">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2021
SPECIAL REPORT – by Selwyn Manning. On Tuesday, March 30, we lodged a series of questions to the Minister of Immigration Kris Faafoi, seeking answers to allegations that 10 Chinese workers, who were detained in custody pending deportation orders, were in fact victims of a human trafficking scam. Throughout last week, the ten workers’ lawyer, ... <a title="SPECIAL REPORT: Bureaucratic Silence Surrounds Immigration New Zealand Deportation Move – Is This a Case of Human Trafficking + Black Labour?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/06/special-report-bureaucratic-silence-surrounds-immigration-new-zealand-deportation-move-is-this-a-case-of-human-trafficking-black-labour/" aria-label="Read more about SPECIAL REPORT: Bureaucratic Silence Surrounds Immigration New Zealand Deportation Move – Is This a Case of Human Trafficking + Black Labour?">Read more</a>