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February 6, 2020
Thirty Pacific islanders are being quarantined at a New Zealand military base, following their evacuation from China. They are among 193 evacuees who arrived in Auckland from the Chinese city at the epicentre of the new coronavirus outbreak, Wuhan, on Wednesday night. The Pacific evacuees include 17 from Papua New Guinea, five Samoans, four Tongans, ... <a title="Wuhan coronavirus: 30 Pacific evacuees quarantined in NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/06/wuhan-coronavirus-30-pacific-evacuees-quarantined-in-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Wuhan coronavirus: 30 Pacific evacuees quarantined in NZ">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2020
“We may never see his like again” wrote Richard Prebble following the death of Mike Moore in the weekend. Moore was certainly an extraordinary politician. He made some remarkable achievements, had an inimitable style, and was a mass of contradictions. Mike Moore’s place in New Zealand political history is complicated. He has been described by ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The extraordinary yet tragic political life of Mike Moore" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/05/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-extraordinary-yet-tragic-political-life-of-mike-moore/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The extraordinary yet tragic political life of Mike Moore">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2020
The National Party’s chance of taking power this year now hinges on Winston Peters’ downfall. Conversely, Peters’ options for staying in government mean sticking with a Labour coalition. This situation was clarified yesterday when National leader Simon Bridges announced he was ruling out forming any sort of government with New Zealand First. Bridges stated that ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The big implications of National ruling out NZ First" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/03/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-big-implications-of-national-ruling-out-nz-first/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The big implications of National ruling out NZ First">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Remember when the Morrison government had a “horror week” as parliament was winding down in late November, with the Angus Taylor scandal and the failure to pass key union legislation? In retrospect, that looks small beer compared to the waves ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Coronavirus adds to Scott Morrison’s many woes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/31/grattan-on-friday-coronavirus-adds-to-scott-morrisons-many-woes-130889/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Coronavirus adds to Scott Morrison’s many woes">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jamie Pittock, Professor, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University On Friday I flew in a helicopter over the fire-ravaged Kosciuszko National Park. I was devastated by what I saw. Cherished wildlife species are at grave risk of extinction: those populations the bushfires haven’t already ... <a title="Fire almost wiped out rare species in the Australian Alps. Feral horses are finishing the job" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/28/fire-almost-wiped-out-rare-species-in-the-australian-alps-feral-horses-are-finishing-the-job-130584/" aria-label="Read more about Fire almost wiped out rare species in the Australian Alps. Feral horses are finishing the job">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW The Bank for International Settlements – the “central bank” for central banks – made headlines this week with a report outlining how the next major financial crisis may come from unexpected climate risks. The book calls these risks “green swans” – ... <a title="Vital Signs: climate-linked financial crises loom, but the fix isn’t up to central banks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/24/vital-signs-climate-linked-financial-crises-loom-but-the-fix-isnt-up-to-central-banks-130390/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: climate-linked financial crises loom, but the fix isn’t up to central banks">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hilde Tubex, Future Fellow, Crime Research Centre, University of Western Australia The latest release of the Australian Bureau of Statistics Prisoners in Australia data provides a surprising change: for the first time in seven years, the national imprisonment rate has not increased. In fact, it has decreased ... <a title="Prisoner numbers in Australia have decreased, but we’re not really sure why yet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/21/prisoner-numbers-in-australia-have-decreased-but-were-not-really-sure-why-yet-129696/" aria-label="Read more about Prisoner numbers in Australia have decreased, but we’re not really sure why yet">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Maund, PhD Candidate, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle A primary school in East Gippsland was burnt down in the current bushfire crisis. While Premier Daniel Andrews immediately committed to rebuilding the school as it was, media reported the local CFA captain didn’t ... <a title="Before we rush to rebuild after fires, we need to think about where and how" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/17/before-we-rush-to-rebuild-after-fires-we-need-to-think-about-where-and-how-130049/" aria-label="Read more about Before we rush to rebuild after fires, we need to think about where and how">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Read, Climate Criminologist & Senior Instructor/Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, Monash University It’s hard to estimate the eventual economic cost of Australia’s 2019-20 megafires, partly because they are still underway, and partly because it is hard to know the cost to attribute to deaths and the decimation ... <a title="With costs approaching $100 billion, the fires are Australia’s costliest natural disaster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/17/with-costs-approaching-100-billion-the-fires-are-australias-costliest-natural-disaster-129433/" aria-label="Read more about With costs approaching $100 billion, the fires are Australia’s costliest natural disaster">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Graeme Gill, Professor, Department of Government and Public Administration, University of Sydney News came from Moscow overnight that the Russian government had resigned, followed by the announcement that the current prime minister Dmitry Medvedev would be replaced by the head of the tax office, Mikhail Mishustin. Why ... <a title="Russian government resignation: what’s just happened and what’s in store for Putin beyond 2024?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/16/russian-government-resignation-whats-just-happened-and-whats-in-store-for-putin-beyond-2024-130051/" aria-label="Read more about Russian government resignation: what’s just happened and what’s in store for Putin beyond 2024?">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2020
Jacinda Ardern and her colleagues know if they want to “stay in the club” of Western allies – as John Key once put it – they need to tow the line over escalating tensions in the Middle East. To criticise Donald Trump for his provocations in Iran and Iraq, would be to risk our country’s ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: What should NZ do in the escalating crisis in the Middle East?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/14/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-what-should-nz-do-in-the-escalating-crisis-in-the-middle-east/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: What should NZ do in the escalating crisis in the Middle East?">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Rich, Senior lecturer in International Relations and Security Studies, Curtin University Since the US assassination of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, the immediate crisis appears to have dissipated. However, the wider ramifications pose a worrying precedent for international affairs. For many, the killing was unexpected. But this ... <a title="Political assassinations were once unthinkable. Why the US killing of Soleimani sets a worrying precedent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/14/political-assassinations-were-once-unthinkable-why-the-us-killing-of-soleimani-sets-a-worrying-precedent-129622/" aria-label="Read more about Political assassinations were once unthinkable. Why the US killing of Soleimani sets a worrying precedent">Read more</a>
