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April 10, 2023
RNZ Pacific The authorities in Indonesia’s Papua region say the search for a New Zealand pilot taken hostage by West Papua Liberation Movement freedom fighters more than two months ago has been extended. Philip Mehrtens, a pilot for Susi Airlines, was taken hostage in the remote Nduga district on February 7. According to Antara News, ... <a title="Search for NZ pilot taken hostage by Papua rebels extended, says Indonesia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/10/search-for-nz-pilot-taken-hostage-by-papua-rebels-extended-says-indonesia/" aria-label="Read more about Search for NZ pilot taken hostage by Papua rebels extended, says Indonesia">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2023
By Russell Palmer, RNZ News digital political journalist Unprecedented levels of disinformation will only get worse this election in Aotearoa New Zealand, but systems set up to deal with it during the pandemic have all been shut down, Disinformation Project researcher Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa has warned. He says the levels of vitriol and conspiratorial discourse ... <a title="Rise in NZ disinformation, conspiracy theories prompts calls for election protections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/09/rise-in-nz-disinformation-conspiracy-theories-prompts-calls-for-election-protections/" aria-label="Read more about Rise in NZ disinformation, conspiracy theories prompts calls for election protections">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2023
By Anish Chand in Suva Post Fiji Ltd has engaged a law firm to recover $9.6 million from an Australia-based mail logistics company that used Post Fiji’s logo to conduct business dealings with postal agencies around the globe. This, according to the Auditor-General in his report on the review of public enterprises 2020-2021 that was ... <a title="$9.6m scandal – Post Fiji to pay huge bill to Australia-based mail company" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/08/9-6m-scandal-post-fiji-to-pay-huge-bill-to-australia-based-mail-company/" aria-label="Read more about $9.6m scandal – Post Fiji to pay huge bill to Australia-based mail company">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2023
ANALYSIS: By Jonathan Cook The late Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a Nobel laureate and tireless campaigner against South African apartheid, once observed: “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” For decades, the BBC’s editorial policy in reporting on Israel and Palestine has consistently chosen the side of the oppressor — and ... <a title="Al-Aqsa raid: How BBC coverage is enabling Israeli violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/08/al-aqsa-raid-how-bbc-coverage-is-enabling-israeli-violence/" aria-label="Read more about Al-Aqsa raid: How BBC coverage is enabling Israeli violence">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2023
EDITORIAL: By the editor-in-chief Fred Wesley It’s gone! Finito! Yesterday was a memorable day for the media. The Media Industry Development Act was repealed in Parliament. The draconian piece of legislation is no more — and good riddance! After 16 years, we finally can heave a sigh of relief, and look forward with great confidence. ... <a title="The Fiji Times: Draconian media law gone – good riddance!" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/08/the-fiji-times-draconian-media-law-gone-good-riddance/" aria-label="Read more about The Fiji Times: Draconian media law gone – good riddance!">Read more</a>
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April 7, 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 GOVERNMENT, JACINDA ARDERN, PUBLIC SERVICE Peter Dunne (Newsroom): Nash is only half gone and the after-effects will linger Brian Easton (Pundit): The Fashion For Generic Management Is Not Working ... <a title="Newsletter: April 7 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/07/newsletter-april-7-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: April 7 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Ken Wyatt made history when he became the first Indigenous member of the House of Representatives in 2010. In 2019, he became the first Indigenous federal cabinet minister when he was appointed minister for Indigenous Australians in the Morrison government. ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: the high cost of the Liberals’ Voice rejection – for both Peter Dutton and the party" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/06/grattan-on-friday-the-high-cost-of-the-liberals-voice-rejection-for-both-peter-dutton-and-the-party-203419/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: the high cost of the Liberals’ Voice rejection – for both Peter Dutton and the party">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Liberals have formally decided to oppose the Voice. Peter Dutton has declared he will campaign against it, a high risk strategy when polls are showing a majority of Australians currently support a “yes” vote. Noel Pearson was scathing of ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Simon Birmingham on the Voice, Aston, the Liberals, Uranium" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/06/politics-with-michelle-grattan-simon-birmingham-on-the-voice-aston-the-liberals-uranium-203416/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Simon Birmingham on the Voice, Aston, the Liberals, Uranium">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gavin Rowell, Professor in High Energy Astrophyics, University of Adelaide LST-1 prototype in La Palma, Spain. Tomohiro Inada/CTA, CC BY-NC-ND Long gone are the days when astronomers only studied the skies with simple optical telescopes. Today, unveiling the mysteries of the Universe involves ever-larger and more complex ... <a title="A ‘next-generation’ gamma-ray observatory is underway to probe the extreme Universe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/06/a-next-generation-gamma-ray-observatory-is-underway-to-probe-the-extreme-universe-191772/" aria-label="Read more about A ‘next-generation’ gamma-ray observatory is underway to probe the extreme Universe">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Arantxa Vizcaíno-Verdú, Phd Student in Communication, Universidad de Huelva Shutterstock Spanish millennial users on TikTok claim they are not Spanish if they do not know eight mythical songs from their country’s history. Japanese users show their passion for anime by singing any opening or ending song upon ... <a title="Put a finger down if you know this song: how TikTok music challenge memes build community" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/06/put-a-finger-down-if-you-know-this-song-how-tiktok-music-challenge-memes-build-community-201385/" aria-label="Read more about Put a finger down if you know this song: how TikTok music challenge memes build community">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Kettlewell, Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Economics Discipline Group, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock During the Easter school holidays, scores of learner drivers will hit the roads, with parents carefully logging all their driving hours. Many of us have experienced this process, whether as a learner, a ... <a title="120 hours of supervised learner driving: our research suggests it may be too many" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/06/120-hours-of-supervised-learner-driving-our-research-suggests-it-may-be-too-many-203225/" aria-label="Read more about 120 hours of supervised learner driving: our research suggests it may be too many">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Fuller, Charles Perkins Centre Research Program Leader, University of Sydney pexels alteredsnaps, CC BY-SA It’s no surprise exercise is one of the first things we turn to when we decide it’s time to lose weight. We readily sign up for that gym membership and commit to ... <a title="Does exercise help you lose weight?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/06/does-exercise-help-you-lose-weight-198292/" aria-label="Read more about Does exercise help you lose weight?">Read more</a>
