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August 6, 2023
By David Robie Two researchers examining responses to conspiratorial pandemic narratives have warned Aotearoa New Zealand not to be complacent over the risk of fringe views over climate crisis becoming populist. Byron C. Clark, a video essayist and author of the recent book Fear: New Zealand’s Hostile Underworld of Extremists, and Emmanuel Stokes, a postgraduate ... <a title="Researchers warn over climate crisis ‘fringe views’ danger as NZ election nears" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/06/researchers-warn-over-climate-crisis-fringe-views-danger-as-nz-election-nears/" aria-label="Read more about Researchers warn over climate crisis ‘fringe views’ danger as NZ election nears">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2023
RNZ News The integration of RNZ’s digital team with the wider news team was meant to take place during the merger with TVNZ that never eventuated, the organisation’s board says. It comes after an investigation into the inappropriate edits being written into news stories blamed differences between news teams, a lack of supervision and inconsistent ... <a title="RNZ review: Changes to be made as ‘promptly as possible’, says chair" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/04/rnz-review-changes-to-be-made-as-promptly-as-possible-says-chair/" aria-label="Read more about RNZ review: Changes to be made as ‘promptly as possible’, says chair">Read more</a>
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August 4, 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 DEFENCE, FOREIGN AFFAIRS Adam Pearse (Herald): Threat of China’s Pacific pursuit driving New Zealand’s new defence and national security strategy Thomas Manch (Stuff): Defence Force needs to become ... <a title="Newsletter: August 4 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/04/newsletter-august-4-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: August 4 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2023
In this the eighth episode of A View from Afar for 2023, political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning examine the risks of a 21st century nuclear war. The movie Oppenheimer has renewed interest in the dawn of the nuclear era. Almost 80 years later, are we safer from nuclear war than we were in the years immediately after 1945?
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August 3, 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 NEWSHUB-REID RESEARCH POLL Jenna Lynch (Newshub): Newshub-Reid Research poll results: Labour in downward spiral as public sends party decisive message after scandals Jenna Lynch (Newshub): Chris Hipkins’ popularity ... <a title="Newsletter: August 3 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/03/newsletter-august-3-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: August 3 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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August 2, 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 TRANSPORT Luke Malpass (Post): Maybe Labour should just rebrand LGWM ‘three transports’ (paywalled) Tom Hunt (Post): Let’s Get Wellington Moving spending rolls on with axe over its neck (paywalled) Andrea ... <a title="Newsletter: August 2 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/02/newsletter-august-2-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: August 2 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2023
ANALYSIS: By Bryce Edwards Cabinet Minister David Parker recently told The Spinoff he’s reading The Triumph of Injustice – how the wealthy avoid paying tax and how to fix it, by Berkeley economists Gabriel Zucman and Emmanuel Saez. The book complains that leftwing politicians throughout the world have forsaken their historic duty to innovate on ... <a title="Bryce Edwards: Can David Parker push Labour back onto a more progressive path?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/01/bryce-edwards-can-david-parker-push-labour-back-onto-a-more-progressive-path/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards: Can David Parker push Labour back onto a more progressive path?">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2023
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Cabinet Minister David Parker recently told the Spinoff he’s reading “The Triumph of Injustice – how the wealthy avoid paying tax and how to fix it”, by Berkeley economists Gabriel Zucman and Emmanuel Saez. The book complains that leftwing politicians throughout the world have forsaken their historic duty to innovate ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Can David Parker push Labour back onto a more progressive path?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/01/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-can-david-parker-push-labour-back-onto-a-more-progressive-path/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Can David Parker push Labour back onto a more progressive path?">Read more</a>
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August 1, 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 ELECTION, PARLIAMENT Ben McKay (Australian Associated Press): National on track to govern in latest New Zealand poll Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Boom: Roy Morgan Poll: MMP Spectrum Splintering: ... <a title="Newsletter: August 1 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/01/newsletter-august-1-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: August 1 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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July 31, 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 ELECTION, PARLIAMENT Janet Wilson (Stuff): Hipkins risks getting lost in the fog of war Vernon Small (Stuff): The signs we’ve reached the point of no political return Farah ... <a title="Newsletter: July 14 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/31/newsletter-july-14-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: July 14 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2023
By Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter A board member at RNZ appointed less than a month ago quit this week after making public comments on former Justice Minister Kiri Allan’s downfall and criticising media coverage of it. RNZ had asked Jason Ake to stop and the government said he breached official obligations of neutrality, but ... <a title="Mediawatch: Kiri Allan’s resignation sparks another ‘on principle’ at RNZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/31/mediawatch-kiri-allans-resignation-sparks-another-on-principle-at-rnz/" aria-label="Read more about Mediawatch: Kiri Allan’s resignation sparks another ‘on principle’ at RNZ">Read more</a>
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July 29, 2023
By Christina Persico, RNZ Pacific An international relations professor says that if New Zealand joins AUKUS it could impact on its relations with Pacific countries. AUKUS is a security agreement between Australia, the UK and the US, which will see Australia supplied with nuclear-powered submarines. That has raised concern in the Pacific, which is under ... <a title="Potential AUKUS deal could divide NZ and Pacific, says academic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/29/potential-aukus-deal-could-divide-nz-and-pacific-says-academic/" aria-label="Read more about Potential AUKUS deal could divide NZ and Pacific, says academic">Read more</a>