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Nuclear experts offer to ‘take a sip’ of Japan’s treated reactor wastewater

July 4, 2023

By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist Independent nuclear experts have offered to drink water and eat fish from the Pacific Ocean after Japan dumps its nuclear waste water into the Pacific. Japan is planning to ditch over one million tonnes of ALPS-treated radioactive wastewater from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific ... <a title="Nuclear experts offer to ‘take a sip’ of Japan’s treated reactor wastewater" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/04/nuclear-experts-offer-to-take-a-sip-of-japans-treated-reactor-wastewater/" aria-label="Read more about Nuclear experts offer to ‘take a sip’ of Japan’s treated reactor wastewater">Read more</a>

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NZ ‘inert’ over Israel’s ‘flagrant violations’ in occupied Palestine

July 4, 2023

COMMENTARY: By John Minto No government likes to be called out for human rights abuses and it’s uncomfortable to do so, particularly when the abuser is either a friend or a country with which we have strong economic links. In our relations with China, this is a difficult issue for us. However, we should always ... <a title="NZ ‘inert’ over Israel’s ‘flagrant violations’ in occupied Palestine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/04/nz-inert-over-israels-flagrant-violations-in-occupied-palestine/" aria-label="Read more about NZ ‘inert’ over Israel’s ‘flagrant violations’ in occupied Palestine">Read more</a>

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Chlöe Swarbrick: Housing in NZ a major driver of poverty – who pays the cost?

July 4, 2023

COMMENTARY: By Chlöe Swarbrick In 1988, our National Housing Commission declared, “New Zealand does not have the huge, insoluble problems of homelessness and substandard housing which confront many other nations.” This was the final report of the then disestablished commission, which to that point had reported detailed data every five years to keep the country ... <a title="Chlöe Swarbrick: Housing in NZ a major driver of poverty – who pays the cost?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/04/chloe-swarbrick-housing-in-nz-a-major-driver-of-poverty-who-pays-the-cost/" aria-label="Read more about Chlöe Swarbrick: Housing in NZ a major driver of poverty – who pays the cost?">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: July 04 2023 – Items of interest and importance today

July 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 TORY WHANAU David Cormack (Stuff): The pearl-clutching over the mayor’s tipsy night out Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): Tory Whanau- whose story do you believe? Georgina Campbell (Herald): A ... <a title="Newsletter: July 04 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/04/newsletter-july-04-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: July 04 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: July 03 2023 – Items of interest and importance today

July 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 FOREIGN AFFAIRS, GOVT Thomas Coughlan (Herald): A victor abroad, Chris Hipkins is again humiliated at home (paywalled) Luke Malpass (Stuff): Chris Hipkins earns China’s praise – but he won’t ... <a title="Newsletter: July 03 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/03/newsletter-july-03-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: July 03 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>

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Anti-nuclear movements need to return to table, says FANG activist

July 1, 2023

By Rachael Nath, RNZ Pacific journalist Securing a nuclear-free region has been a long battle for the Pacific. After the Second World War, the United States, along with its French and British allies, frequently tested nuclear weapons in the region. In 1963 the British, American and Soviet governments agreed to ban atmospheric tests, but India, ... <a title="Anti-nuclear movements need to return to table, says FANG activist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/01/anti-nuclear-movements-need-to-return-to-table-says-fang-activist/" aria-label="Read more about Anti-nuclear movements need to return to table, says FANG activist">Read more</a>

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PM on China visit: ‘Door wide open for NZ products and services’

July 1, 2023

RNZ News Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says New Zealand’s largest ever trade delegation to China has been “knocking on open doors”. Hipkins held a media briefing yesterday on the final day of his week-long trip to China. Hipkins has headed the trade delegation to China and has had successful meetings with top-ranking politicians, including Chinese ... <a title="PM on China visit: ‘Door wide open for NZ products and services’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/01/pm-on-china-visit-door-wide-open-for-nz-products-and-services/" aria-label="Read more about PM on China visit: ‘Door wide open for NZ products and services’">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: June 30 2023 – Items of interest and importance today

June 30, 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, PM’S TRIP TO CHINA Matthew Hooton (Herald): Why this arrogant Government doesn’t deserve Chris Hipkins (paywalled) Chris Trotter (Daily Blog): Don’t Walk Away, Chippy – Labour Can Beat ... <a title="Newsletter: June 30 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/30/newsletter-june-30-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: June 30 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: June 29 2023 – Items of interest and importance today

June 29, 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 FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TRADE Thomas Coughlan (Herald): President Xi meeting shows Chris Hipkins knows where his bread is buttered (paywalled) Herald Editorial: China trade – precious and precarious (paywalled) Richard Harman ... <a title="Newsletter: June 29 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/29/newsletter-june-29-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: June 29 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>

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French nuclear testing fallout in Pacific still affecting NZ men decades later

June 29, 2023

By Jimmy Ellingham, RNZ News reporter Fifty years ago 242 men left New Zealand on a mission to Moruroa Atoll in French Polynesia. The crew of HMNZS Otago, and later the frigate Canterbury, were sent there to protest against French nuclear testing. Little did they know that the fallout from the mission would continue decades ... <a title="French nuclear testing fallout in Pacific still affecting NZ men decades later" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/29/french-nuclear-testing-fallout-in-pacific-still-affecting-nz-men-decades-later/" aria-label="Read more about French nuclear testing fallout in Pacific still affecting NZ men decades later">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: June 28 2023 – Items of interest and importance today

June 28, 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 FOREIGN AFFAIRS Madeleine Chapman (Spinoff): Friends and partners: The first meeting of Hipkins and Xi Geoffrey Miller (Democracy Project): Chris Hipkins’ successful meeting with Xi Jinping Alexander Gillespie ... <a title="Newsletter: June 28 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/28/newsletter-june-28-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: June 28 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>

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Geoffrey Miller’s Political Roundup: Chris Hipkins’ successful meeting with Xi Jinping

June 28, 2023

Analysis by Geoffrey Miller Warm and constructive. That’s how Chris Hipkins wanted his meeting with Xi Jinping on Tuesday to be remembered. The New Zealand Prime Minister deployed the ‘warm and constructive’ phrase at least eight times in a subsequent press conference with New Zealand media. Hipkins was also keen to note that ‘the meeting ... <a title="Geoffrey Miller’s Political Roundup: Chris Hipkins’ successful meeting with Xi Jinping" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/28/geoffrey-millers-political-roundup-chris-hipkins-successful-meeting-with-xi-jinping/" aria-label="Read more about Geoffrey Miller’s Political Roundup: Chris Hipkins’ successful meeting with Xi Jinping">Read more</a>