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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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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August 25, 2020
EveningReport’s Tech Now programme will be going LIVE at 8pm (NZST) with Sarah Putt and myself to discuss: how global tech giants are raking in the cash; digital data and who owns your digital you; and whether new tech gadgets can help NZ’s tourist sector to recover… Click here to view onsite, or Twitter.com/Selwyn_Manning or ... <a title="LIVE NOW: Evening Report’s Tech Now with Sarah Putt and Selwyn Manning episode-3" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/25/coming-up-live-evening-reports-tech-now-with-sarah-putt-and-selwyn-manning-episode-3/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE NOW: Evening Report’s Tech Now with Sarah Putt and Selwyn Manning episode-3">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patrick Scolyer-Gray, Research Fellow, Cyber Security, Deakin University Throughout our lifetimes we consume, collate, curate, host and produce a staggering quantity of data – some by our own hand, some by others on our behalf, and some without our knowledge or consent. Collectively, our “digital footprints” represent ... <a title="Digging your own digital grave: how should you manage the data you leave behind?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/25/digging-your-own-digital-grave-how-should-you-manage-the-data-you-leave-behind-143755/" aria-label="Read more about Digging your own digital grave: how should you manage the data you leave behind?">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2020
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. There’s a debate raging about how serious the Government’s Covid-19 border testing botch-ups are. Many Labour partisans are calling complaints and media investigations into border management a beat-up and overly-aggressive. They claim problems at the border are being exaggerated, with testing failures of minor importance in the government’s overall success in ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: How serious are the Govt’s border botch-ups?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/23/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-how-serious-are-the-govts-border-botch-ups/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: How serious are the Govt’s border botch-ups?">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin. This week’s chart shows the most current Covid19 outbreaks, including all the little countries. As in March 2020, some of these are the worst affected. It also gives lie to the claim that New Zealand is advantaged by being an island country. In the gold and silver position are Aruba and ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: Covid-19 in the Peak of the Northern Hemisphere Tourist Season" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/21/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid19-covid-19-in-the-peak-of-the-northern-hemisphere-tourist-season/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: Covid-19 in the Peak of the Northern Hemisphere Tourist Season">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Welch, Senior lecturer, University of Auckland Genome sequencing — mapping the genetic sequences of the virus from confirmed COVID-19 cases in a bid to track its spread — is now an integral part of New Zealand’s coronavirus response. It is providing greater certainty in identifying clusters ... <a title="Genome sequencing tells us the Auckland outbreak is a single cluster — except for one case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/21/genome-sequencing-tells-us-the-auckland-outbreak-is-a-single-cluster-except-for-one-case-144721/" aria-label="Read more about Genome sequencing tells us the Auckland outbreak is a single cluster — except for one case">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Early Identification and Action We are now learning, from Covid19, one thing above all else. With epidemics, it is early identification and action that matters. When our Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, says that New Zealand’s government approach is to “go hard and go early”, she is only partly correct. What matters ... <a title="Keith Rankin – Epidemic Costs and Responses: Coronavirus and Tuberculosis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/20/keith-rankin-epidemic-costs-and-responses-coronavirus-and-tuberculosis/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin – Epidemic Costs and Responses: Coronavirus and Tuberculosis">Read more</a>
