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May 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 TAX, ECONOMY, COST OF LIVING, MONEY Chris Trotter (Interest): Tension within the Labour Party over dismantling the neoliberal status quo Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): Guesswork and slogans: the wealth ... <a title="Newsletter: May 2 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/02/newsletter-may-2-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: May 2 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2023
ANALYSIS: By Michael Belgrave, Massey University Australian Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s recent claim that New Zealand’s Waitangi Tribunal has veto powers over Parliament was met with surprise in New Zealand, especially by the members of the tribunal itself. That’s because it is just plain wrong. As the debate around the Voice to Parliament ramps up, ... <a title="Australians should be wary of scare stories about New Zealand’s Waitangi Tribunal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/02/australians-should-be-wary-of-scare-stories-about-new-zealands-waitangi-tribunal/" aria-label="Read more about Australians should be wary of scare stories about New Zealand’s Waitangi Tribunal">Read more</a>
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May 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, PUBLIC SERVICE Luke Malpass (Stuff): The power players in new Prime Minister Chris Hipkins’ orbit Andrea Vance (Post): The Greens: these are not serious people (paywalled) Damien Venuto (Herald): The ... <a title="Newsletter: May 1 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/01/newsletter-may-1-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: May 1 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2023
RNZ Pacific An Anzac memorial service was held above the site in the South China Sea where a Japanese freighter — which had been carrying more than a 1000 prisoners — was sunk by an American submarine in 1942. The Montevideo Maru, carrying soldiers and civilians captured when Japan invaded Rabaul in Papua New Guinea ... <a title="Anzac ceremony to recall those who died on torpedoed Japanese freighter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/30/anzac-ceremony-to-recall-those-who-died-on-torpedoed-japanese-freighter/" aria-label="Read more about Anzac ceremony to recall those who died on torpedoed Japanese freighter">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2023
By David Robie As part of an Indonesian-backed disinformation and troll campaign against West Papuan pro-independence activists, a Facebook page has emerged making bitter and slanderous attacks on campaigners, Papuan exiles and media people in the Pacific region. Among the targets for this page — dubbed “View Information”, purportedly based in the Vanuatu capital of ... <a title="Vila-based Indonesian ‘troll’ page targets Papuan advocates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/29/vila-based-indonesian-troll-page-targets-papuan-advocates/" aria-label="Read more about Vila-based Indonesian ‘troll’ page targets Papuan advocates">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2023
Jubi News in Jayapura Captured pilot Philip Mehrtens has called on the Indonesian government to stop military operations in the Nduga highlands in a bid to rescue him while his West Papuan rebel captors have condemned New Zealand for alleged “collusion” with Jakarta. According to Mehrtens, last weekend the Indonesian military (TNI) dropped bombs on ... <a title="West Papuan rebels condemn NZ for ‘collusion’ with Indonesia, risks to hostage pilot safety" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/28/west-papuan-rebels-condemn-nz-for-collusion-with-indonesia-risks-to-hostage-pilot-safety/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuan rebels condemn NZ for ‘collusion’ with Indonesia, risks to hostage pilot safety">Read more</a>
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April 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 TAX, BUDGET Max Rashbrooke (Guardian): New Zealand’s millionaires pay lower tax rates than cashiers – it’s time to fix the system 1News: Who is missing out with Hipkins’ ... <a title="Newsletter: April 28 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/28/newsletter-april-28-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: April 28 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2023
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Yesterday the IRD released its landmark report on the ultra-rich in New Zealand and the tax they pay. It starkly illustrates the extent to which the wealth of the ultra-rich has skyrocketed in recent years. The richest 311 families have a combined wealth of $85 billion, and own a quarter ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Why NZ’s regressive tax system is unlikely to change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/27/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-why-nzs-regressive-tax-system-is-unlikely-to-change/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Why NZ’s regressive tax system is unlikely to change">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2023
RNZ Pacific New Zealand hostage Phillip Mehrtens, who is being held by pro-independence fighters in West Papua, appears well in a newly-released video. It comes as concerns were expressed for the pilot as fighting between Indonesian security forces and his captors, the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB), intensified last week. New Zealand Prime Minister ... <a title="‘I’m alive, healthy . . . stop the bombs,’ says kidnapped NZ pilot in new West Papua video" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/26/im-alive-healthy-stop-the-bombs-says-kidnapped-nz-pilot-in-new-west-papua-video/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I’m alive, healthy . . . stop the bombs,’ says kidnapped NZ pilot in new West Papua video">Read more</a>
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April 26, 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 AUKUS, AUS-NZ RELATIONS, FOREIGN AFFAIRS Chris Trotter (Interest): Is a smoothed path for Kiwis seeking Aussie citizenship the quid pro quo for New Zealand signing-on to AUKUS? ... <a title="Newsletter: April 26 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/26/newsletter-april-26-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: April 26 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2023
By Singgih Wiryono in Jakarta An Indonesian human rights researcher has cricitised his government’s failure to negotiate with West Papuan rebels, saying security officials should learn from the 2005 Aceh peace pact. The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) research and mobilisation division head, Rozy Brilian, said the Indonesian government had always ... <a title="Jakarta should ‘learn from the Aceh, Philippines experience’ and talk to West Papuan rebels, says researcher" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/26/jakarta-should-learn-from-the-aceh-philippines-experience-and-talk-to-west-papuan-rebels-says-researcher/" aria-label="Read more about Jakarta should ‘learn from the Aceh, Philippines experience’ and talk to West Papuan rebels, says researcher">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2023
By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist Anzac dawn ceremonies have been held across the Pacific region, with tributes paid to both Anzac and Pacific Island soldiers killed in the two world wars. Papua New Guinea In Papua New Guinea, World War II veterans were among those who attended a dawn service held at the Bomana ... <a title="Tributes made to Anzac and Pacific soldiers killed in world wars" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/26/tributes-made-to-anzac-and-pacific-soldiers-killed-in-world-wars/" aria-label="Read more about Tributes made to Anzac and Pacific soldiers killed in world wars">Read more</a>
