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April 23, 2022
COMMENTARY: By Professor Rod Jackson In a recent article (Weekend Herald, April 16) John Roughan wrote that the covid-19 pandemic has been an anticlimax in Aotearoa New Zealand. Surprisingly, he acknowledges covid-19 has killed about 25 million people worldwide, so hopefully he was referring to New Zealand’s 600 deaths. He goes on to ask how ... <a title="Rod Jackson: Why New Zealand’s response to the covid pandemic was proportionate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/23/rod-jackson-why-new-zealands-response-to-the-covid-pandemic-was-proportionate/" aria-label="Read more about Rod Jackson: Why New Zealand’s response to the covid pandemic was proportionate">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2022
To help keep Political Roundup going, contribute via Victoria University of Wellington: https://bit.ly/VUWDemocracyProject To sign up for the email service: https://democracyproject.nz/nz-politics-daily/ Political Roundup: A polarising co-governance decision for Parliament Co-governance is currently the most polarising issue in New Zealand politics. There’s something of a culture war over the concept of giving Māori voters or leaders a mandated equal ... <a title="Newsletter – Political Roundup: A polarising co-governance decision for Parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/21/newsletter-political-roundup-a-polarising-co-governance-decision-for-parliament/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter – Political Roundup: A polarising co-governance decision for Parliament">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2022
To help keep Political Roundup going, contribute via Victoria University of Wellington: https://bit.ly/VUWDemocracyProject To sign up for the email service: https://democracyproject.nz/nz-politics-daily/ Political Roundup: 20 April 2022 Items of interest and importance today COVID AND MIQ Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): Chris Hipkins can’t say if his office knew MIQ memo from Ministry of Health was being withheld Jenna Lynch (Newshub): Government ... <a title="Newsletter – Political Roundup: 20 April 2022" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/20/newsletter-political-roundup-20-april-2022/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter – Political Roundup: 20 April 2022">Read more</a>
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April 19, 2022
To help keep Political Roundup going, contribute via Victoria University of Wellington: https://bit.ly/VUWDemocracyProject To sign up for the email service: https://democracyproject.nz/nz-politics-daily/ Items of interest and importance today PM’S FOREIGN TRIP Henry Cooke (Stuff): Jacinda Ardern’s first post-Covid trip is a sales job Derek Cheng (Herald): Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern lands in Singapore for first overseas trip in more than ... <a title="Newsletter – Political Roundup: 19 April 2022" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/19/newsletter-political-roundup-19-april-2022/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter – Political Roundup: 19 April 2022">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2022
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Opposition National Federation Party leader Professor Biman Prasad is confident there will be a change of government in Fiji this year and his party will be part of the new line-up giving the people a genuine choice for an optimistic future. “The people of Fiji are fed up with the lies ... <a title="Prasad confident ‘fed up’ Fijians will make a change in this year’s election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/15/prasad-confident-fed-up-fijians-will-make-a-change-in-this-years-election/" aria-label="Read more about Prasad confident ‘fed up’ Fijians will make a change in this year’s election">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2022
OPEN LETTER: By David Robie Kia ora Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi It is unconscionable. A bewildering and grossly unfair crisis for 34 young Papuan students – 25 male and 9 female – the hope for the future of the West Papua region, the Melanesian half of Papua New Guinea island ruled by Indonesia. They were ... <a title="Open letter to Minister Faafoi – an appeal to help 34 abandoned Papuan students" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/15/open-letter-to-minister-faafoi-an-appeal-to-help-34-abandoned-papuan-students/" aria-label="Read more about Open letter to Minister Faafoi – an appeal to help 34 abandoned Papuan students">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2022
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. To help keep Political Roundup going, contribute via Victoria University of Wellington: https://bit.ly/VUWDemocracyProject To sign up for the email service: https://democracyproject.nz/nz-politics-daily/ Political Roundup: NZ’s remarkable rush to war New Zealand is now part of the war with Russia. And our independent foreign policy is virtually dead. That’s the upshot of the Government’s definitive ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: 14 April 2022" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/14/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-14-april-2022/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: 14 April 2022">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2022
Political Roundup: 13 April 2022 To help keep Political Roundup going, contribute via Victoria University of Wellington: https://bit.ly/VUWDemocracyProject To sign up for the email service: https://democracyproject.nz/nz-politics-daily/ Items of interest and importance today UKRAINE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Matt Robson (Stuff): Sleepwalking to war: NZ is back under the nuclear umbrella Peter Dunne: Is our independent foreign policy coming to an end? ... <a title="Newsletter – Political Roundup: 13 April 2022" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/13/newsletter-political-roundup-13-april-2022/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter – Political Roundup: 13 April 2022">Read more</a>
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April 12, 2022
Political Roundup: 12 April 2022 Thanks to those who have provided feedback on the new merged Political Roundup service. And a special thank you to those that have made donations. Please remember that Political Roundup receives no resources from business or taxpayers, and is instead entirely funded by subscribers. You can donate here to keep it going: https://bit.ly/VUWDemocracyProject ... <a title="Newsletter – Political Roundup: 12 April 2022" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/12/newsletter-political-roundup-12-april-2022/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter – Political Roundup: 12 April 2022">Read more</a>
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April 12, 2022
COMMENTARY: By Misha Ketchell, The Conversation The bell has been rung, the shadow campaign is now official, and Australia heads to the polls on May 21. As the government enters caretaker mode, Australia enters a highly consequential period of democratic deliberation, but not for the reasons you might think. It suits politicians — and many ... <a title="Why The Conversation will focus on policy over personality in Australian election campaign" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/12/why-the-conversation-will-focus-on-policy-over-personality-in-australian-election-campaign/" aria-label="Read more about Why The Conversation will focus on policy over personality in Australian election campaign">Read more</a>
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April 11, 2022
Editor’s Note: Here below is Dr Bryce Edwards’ New Zealand Political Roundup – which analyses one prominent topic being debated in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Political Roundup for free here. Political Roundup: Did Louisa Wall get a fair deal from Labour and Jacinda Ardern? Scores are being ... <a title="Newsletter – Political Roundup: Did Louisa Wall get a fair deal from Labour and Jacinda Ardern?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/11/newsletter-political-roundup-did-louisa-wall-get-a-fair-deal-from-labour-and-jacinda-ardern/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter – Political Roundup: Did Louisa Wall get a fair deal from Labour and Jacinda Ardern?">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2022
Editor’s Note: Here below is Dr Bryce Edwards’ New Zealand Political Roundup – which analyses one prominent topic being debated in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Political Roundup for free here. Political Roundup: Culture wars stifling critical debate on our campuses “Cancel culture”, “callout culture” or “woke politics” ... <a title="Newsletter – Political Roundup: Culture wars stifling critical debate on our campuses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/08/newsletter-political-roundup-culture-wars-stifling-critical-debate-on-our-campuses/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter – Political Roundup: Culture wars stifling critical debate on our campuses">Read more</a>
