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May 8, 2023
New Zealand Politics Daily is a collation of the most prominent issues being discussed in New Zealand. It is edited by Dr Bryce Edwards of The Democracy Project. Today’s content MEKA WHAITIRI DEFECTION, ELIZABETH KEREKERE RESIGNATION Thomas Coughlan (Herald): The Greens will be fine – but Chris Hipkins should be worried (paywalled) Richard Harman (Politik): The reality after the ... <a title="Newsletter: May 8 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/08/newsletter-may-8-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: May 8 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kristen Sobeck, Research Fellow, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University As the government weighs up whether to extend single parenting payments to parents of children older than the present cutoff age of eight in this week’s budget, new information has ... <a title="How removing parenting payments when children turned 8 harmed rather than helped single mothers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/08/how-removing-parenting-payments-when-children-turned-8-harmed-rather-than-helped-single-mothers-204927/" aria-label="Read more about How removing parenting payments when children turned 8 harmed rather than helped single mothers">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karen Massel, Research Fellow, Centre for Crop Science, The University of Queensland Shutterstock Advances in genetic engineering have given rise to an era of foods – including genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and gene-edited foods – that promise to revolutionise the way we eat. Critics argue these foods ... <a title="What’s the latest on GMOs and gene-edited foods – and what are the concerns? An expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/08/whats-the-latest-on-gmos-and-gene-edited-foods-and-what-are-the-concerns-an-expert-explains-204275/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the latest on GMOs and gene-edited foods – and what are the concerns? An expert explains">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natalie Gately, Senior Lecturer and Researcher, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock When children steal, naturally parents can be very concerned. They might wonder if they’ve taught their child correctly, whether it’s just a phase or whether they’re going to have a young offender on their hands. But before ... <a title="Why do young children sometimes steal? And what should parents do about it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/08/why-do-young-children-sometimes-steal-and-what-should-parents-do-about-it-200906/" aria-label="Read more about Why do young children sometimes steal? And what should parents do about it?">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vanessa Pirotta, Postdoctoral Researcher and Wildlife Scientist, Macquarie University Imagine Earth Photography, shutterstock.com Did you know whales are born tail first? They enter their water world being able to swim from day dot. From the moment they’re born, their first instinct is to swim to the surface ... <a title="Tail first and making an early splash, some whales just can’t wait to be born" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/08/tail-first-and-making-an-early-splash-some-whales-just-cant-wait-to-be-born-204620/" aria-label="Read more about Tail first and making an early splash, some whales just can’t wait to be born">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Hurley, Director, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University Cottonbro Studio/Pexels The number of temporary migrants in Australia is booming after falls during the pandemic. Of this group, current and former international students are the largest component. This comes as the federal government’s new migration review found “hard choices ... <a title="Why unis and vocational colleges are key to Australia’s temporary migration challenge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/08/why-unis-and-vocational-colleges-are-key-to-australias-temporary-migration-challenge-205011/" aria-label="Read more about Why unis and vocational colleges are key to Australia’s temporary migration challenge">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Siminski, Professor of Economics, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock In response to calls to raise the JobSeeker payment, the Albanese government is expected to announce an increase in Tuesday’s budget only be for recipients aged 55 and over. Doing so will fuel the familiar generational debate ... <a title="The case for boosting JobSeeker for all: younger people report greater financial hardship" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/08/the-case-for-boosting-jobseeker-for-all-younger-people-report-greater-financial-hardship-205015/" aria-label="Read more about The case for boosting JobSeeker for all: younger people report greater financial hardship">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2023
RNZ News The World Health Organisation’s decision to remove covid-19 as a global health emergency is the right move, epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker says. The organisation said the virus was now an established and ongoing health issue that no longer constituted a public health emergency of international concern. Professor Baker said the global status change ... <a title="WHO covid-19 status changed but still NZ’s infectious ‘number one killer’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/08/who-covid-19-status-changed-but-still-nzs-infectious-number-one-killer/" aria-label="Read more about WHO covid-19 status changed but still NZ’s infectious ‘number one killer’">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra original A $14.6 billion four-year cost-of-living package will be the centrepiece of Labor’s second budget, which seeks to balance spending restraint with its election commitment to not leave people behind. The latter days of preparing the budget – which was ... <a title="View from The Hill: Budget ‘centrepiece’ will be $14.6 billion cost-of-living package" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/08/view-from-the-hill-budget-centrepiece-will-be-14-6-billion-cost-of-living-package-205192/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Budget ‘centrepiece’ will be $14.6 billion cost-of-living package">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne Mick Tsikas/AAP On Saturday former Liberal minister Stuart Robert announced that he would soon retire from politics, setting up a byelection in his Queensland seat of Fadden. ... <a title="Easy Liberal wins likely in byelections in Robert’s and Morrison’s seats; support for rise in JobSeeker" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/07/easy-liberal-wins-likely-in-byelections-in-roberts-and-morrisons-seats-support-for-rise-in-jobseeker-204798/" aria-label="Read more about Easy Liberal wins likely in byelections in Robert’s and Morrison’s seats; support for rise in JobSeeker">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2023
ANALYSIS: By James Mehigan, University of Canterbury The coronation of King Charles III is an ideal time for Australia and New Zealand to take stock of the British monarchy and its role in national life — including certain myths about what becoming a republic might mean. In particular, there is a common assumption that both ... <a title="Why Australia and NZ could become republics – and stay in the Commonwealth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/07/why-australia-and-nz-could-become-republics-and-stay-in-the-commonwealth/" aria-label="Read more about Why Australia and NZ could become republics – and stay in the Commonwealth">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2023
By Talebula Kate in Suva Fiji’s Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions will not lay charges against Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and former prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama for allegedly urging political violence and urging communal antagonism due to “insufficient evidence”. The two cases were among a list of other high profile cases in which ... <a title="Fiji prosecutor drops charges against PM Rabuka, ex-PM Bainimarama" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/06/fiji-prosecutor-drops-charges-against-pm-rabuka-ex-pm-bainimarama/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji prosecutor drops charges against PM Rabuka, ex-PM Bainimarama">Read more</a>
