CoveragePost
September 2, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin. In practice, democratic political reforms are usually incremental, though typically seen as part of a process leading to wider and more embedded improvement. Reforms are ‘evolutionary’ – indeed, in a technical sense – in that they improve the ‘fitness’ of democratic society. Unlike biological evolution, which is a fully blind process, ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Extending Democracy; a Path-Dependent Process" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/02/keith-rankin-analysis-extending-democracy-a-path-dependent-process/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Extending Democracy; a Path-Dependent Process">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
August 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dave Parry, Head of the Department of Computer Science, Auckland University of Technology The Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) has issued a warning to all New Zealand businesses to be prepared for cyber attacks, following almost a week of daily attacks on the New Zealand stock exchange ... <a title="NZ’s cyber security centre warns more attacks likely following stock market outages" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/31/nzs-cyber-security-centre-warns-more-attacks-likely-following-stock-market-outages-145320/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s cyber security centre warns more attacks likely following stock market outages">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
August 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dominic O’Sullivan, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, and Associate Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University Unfair and avoidable differences in health outcomes separate Māori from other citizens, said a report from this month’s parliamentary select committee inquiry into Māori ... <a title="Two inquiries find unfair treatment and healthcare for Māori. This is how we fix it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/31/two-inquiries-find-unfair-treatment-and-healthcare-for-maori-this-is-how-we-fix-it-144939/" aria-label="Read more about Two inquiries find unfair treatment and healthcare for Māori. This is how we fix it">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
August 30, 2020
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards Was it just a terrible stuff-up? Or a reflection of the political direction the Green Party is shifting in? The announcement this week by co-leader James Shaw that he had secured nearly $12m for a private school has angered educationalists and raised significant questions about the Greens and what they ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Greens’ private school funding scandal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/30/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-greens-private-school-funding-scandal/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Greens’ private school funding scandal">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
August 29, 2020
Special Report by Selwyn Manning. A German language version of this report was published by Cicero.de magazine in Germany. Caution: This report contains detail that could be disturbing to many people. AT WHAT POINT in time does an atrocity have a beginning? Is it when the first gunshot is fired? When the first victim is ... <a title="SPECIAL REPORT: The Sentencing of a ‘Human Shell’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/29/special-report-the-sentencing-of-a-human-shell/" aria-label="Read more about SPECIAL REPORT: The Sentencing of a ‘Human Shell’">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
August 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kris Gledhill, Professor of Law, Auckland University of Technology There was public celebration of the sentence of life without parole for the Christchurch terrorist Brenton Tarrant who admitted murdering 51 people and attempting to murder 40 others. Aged 29, the convicted mass murderer and terrorist is still ... <a title="No rehab and little chance of appeal for the Christchurch terrorist jailed for life without parole" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/28/no-rehab-and-little-chance-of-appeal-for-the-christchurch-terrorist-jailed-for-life-without-parole-145242/" aria-label="Read more about No rehab and little chance of appeal for the Christchurch terrorist jailed for life without parole">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
August 28, 2020
Warning: This story discusses details of the 15 March 2019 Christchurch mosque massacre. A man who confronted a terrorist on the day of the New Zealand killings and again during his sentencing in the High Court says the perpetrator has got “what he deserved”. After a four-day sentencing hearing in the High Court in Christchurch, ... <a title="NZ mosque terrorism hero: ‘We achieved what we wanted’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/28/nz-mosque-terrorism-hero-we-achieved-what-we-wanted/" aria-label="Read more about NZ mosque terrorism hero: ‘We achieved what we wanted’">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
August 27, 2020
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards Inequality and poverty look to be the forgotten issues of the election campaign, with not much more than lip-service being paid to them on the campaign trail. Yet decisions are currently being made that appear to be fuelling a greater gap between rich and poor. Newsroom’s Bernard Hickey has tweeted ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Politicians making inequality worse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/27/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-politicians-making-inequality-worse/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Politicians making inequality worse">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
August 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Was Brenton Tarrant’s silence and acceptance of sentence in court a final act to expand his notoriety? Was his disavowal of previously expressed ideological views a trick? A person capable of planning the Christchurch mosque attacks so methodically may ... <a title="When life means life: why the court had to deliver an unprecedented sentence for the Christchurch terrorist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/27/when-life-means-life-why-the-court-had-to-deliver-an-unprecedented-sentence-for-the-christchurch-terrorist-145091/" aria-label="Read more about When life means life: why the court had to deliver an unprecedented sentence for the Christchurch terrorist">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
August 27, 2020
Ref. You can download New Zealand High Court, Justice Cameron Mander’s ruling here. In this episode of Evening Report’s A View from Afar programme we are joined by political scientist Paul Buchanan to discuss: 1) The Christchurch attacks of March 15, 2019… The sentencing hearings, how the voice of the victims has been heard. 2) But what ... <a title="LIVE: Evening Report’s A View from Afar with Paul Buchanan – The Christchurch Mass Murders and White Extremists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/27/live-evening-reports-a-view-from-afar-with-paul-buchanan-the-christchurch-mass-murders-and-white-extremists/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE: Evening Report’s A View from Afar with Paul Buchanan – The Christchurch Mass Murders and White Extremists">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
August 26, 2020
LIVE AT 8pm (NZST) we cross LIVE to Berlin to talk to journalist, author and Belarus expert, Ingo Petz. But first… Belarus is in crisis. Weeks ago, Belarus had elections, but electoral fraud and corruption is expected after the country’s dictator Lukashenko supposedly won 80 percent of the vote. Since then, Lukashenko’s security thugs have sought ... <a title="LIVE SPECIAL: Evening Report Live with Ingo Petz in Berlin to Discuss Belarus in Crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/26/live-special-evening-report-to-cross-live-to-ingo-petz-in-berlin-to-discuss-belarus-in-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE SPECIAL: Evening Report Live with Ingo Petz in Berlin to Discuss Belarus in Crisis">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
August 26, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Munn, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Waikato The recent decision to delay the 2020 general election has given thousands more New Zealand citizens the opportunity to vote for the first time. But while it’s wonderful for those who turn 18 between the original election date ... <a title="Lowering New Zealand’s voting age to 16 would be good for young people – and good for democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/26/lowering-new-zealands-voting-age-to-16-would-be-good-for-young-people-and-good-for-democracy-145008/" aria-label="Read more about Lowering New Zealand’s voting age to 16 would be good for young people – and good for democracy">Read more</a>
