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October 10, 2022
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: Voters have sent a very strong signal, but will Central Government listen? The results of the local government elections will be very difficult to process for the political left. Overall, it was a disaster for progressives, and a boon for conservatives. The left has to deal with a ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Voters have sent a very strong signal, but will Central Government listen?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/10/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-voters-have-sent-a-very-strong-signal-but-will-central-government-listen/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Voters have sent a very strong signal, but will Central Government listen?">Read more</a>
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October 9, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Jamie Wall, RNZ sports writer The Blacks Ferns 41-17 win over the Wallaroos on the field at Auckland’s Eden Park last night was good, but the one off it was better. There had been a lot of conjecture going into the Rugby World Cup about just how people would respond, given the team’s ... <a title="Black Ferns: a new dawn for global women’s rugby" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/09/black-ferns-a-new-dawn-for-global-womens-rugby/" aria-label="Read more about Black Ferns: a new dawn for global women’s rugby">Read more</a>
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October 9, 2022
Media execs and concerned citizens alike aired their fears about the government’s public media plan — and the commercial clout TVNZ will bring to the new entity — in parliamentary hearings this week. Mediawatch talks to TVNZ’s Simon Power about that, and the culture clash symbolised by this week’s FBoy Island controversy. The Herald on ... <a title="TVNZ’s media marriage at first sight – ending in tears or Heartbreak Island?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/09/tvnzs-media-marriage-at-first-sight-ending-in-tears-or-heartbreak-island/" aria-label="Read more about TVNZ’s media marriage at first sight – ending in tears or Heartbreak Island?">Read more</a>
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October 8, 2022
RNZ News Wellington’s Tory Whanau has convincingly won the mayoralty race for Te Whanganui-a-Tara in a triumph for diversity in Aotearoa New Zealand’s local government elections. She said getting the call to say she had won was “pretty wild”. Whanau ran as an independent, but was a Green Party chief of staff and digital director ... <a title="Win for diversity in Wellington, defeat in Auckland as NZ votes local" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/08/win-for-diversity-in-wellington-defeat-in-auckland-as-nz-votes-local/" aria-label="Read more about Win for diversity in Wellington, defeat in Auckland as NZ votes local">Read more</a>
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October 7, 2022
By Jonty Dine, RNZ News reporter The race for the Auckland mayoralty ends this weekend in the Aotearoa New Zealand local elections and polls indicate that either Pacific contender Fa’anānā Efeso Collins or Wayne Brown will claim the chains. RNZ News spoke to some prominent Aucklanders about who they believe should get the city’s top ... <a title="NZ local elections: A Pacific mayor possible for biggest city Auckland?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/07/nz-local-elections-a-pacific-mayor-possible-for-biggest-city-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about NZ local elections: A Pacific mayor possible for biggest city Auckland?">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2022
By Rachael Nath of RNZ Pacific Concerns are being raised about the future survival of the iTaukei (Fijian) language as a threat of extinction looms despite its everyday use among its people. A language and culture scholar in Fiji, Dr Paul Geraghty, said a growing generational gap within the iTaukei language had been detected and ... <a title="Quality of iTaukei language under threat, says Fiji scholar" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/06/quality-of-itaukei-language-under-threat-says-fiji-scholar/" aria-label="Read more about Quality of iTaukei language under threat, says Fiji scholar">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2022
RNZ News Thousands of New Zealand tertiary union members will go on strike at eight universities tomorrow over a cost of living pay demand. The Tertiary Education Union (TEU) said its members were walking off the job for part of the day at the eight universities in the country. Union members at Auckland University of ... <a title="NZ university union members to strike tomorrow over pay demand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/06/nz-university-union-members-to-strike-tomorrow-over-pay-demand/" aria-label="Read more about NZ university union members to strike tomorrow over pay demand">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2022
RNZ Pacific Solomon Islands Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele says the country joined an agreement with the United States only after changes to wording relating to China. He said the country did not want to be forced to choose sides, and the Pacific should be seen as a region of peace and cooperation. Manele was in ... <a title="Honiara doesn’t want to be forced to choose sides, says Foreign Minister" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/06/honiara-doesnt-want-to-be-forced-to-choose-sides-says-foreign-minister/" aria-label="Read more about Honiara doesn’t want to be forced to choose sides, says Foreign Minister">Read more</a>
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October 5, 2022
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: No confidence in dire local govt elections The “No Confidence” vote in local body elections could be as high as 60 per cent by the end of this week. That’s essentially what it is when only 40 per cent of the public choose to vote, which is what ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: No confidence in dire local govt elections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/05/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-no-confidence-in-dire-local-govt-elections/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: No confidence in dire local govt elections">Read more</a>
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October 4, 2022
Politics Daily is produced by Dr Bryce Edwards of the Democracy Project. Items of interest and importance today LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS Josh Van Veen (Democracy Project): Efeso vs. Wayne: A different kind of mayor? Mike Yardley (Stuff): Who will lead Christchurch into the future? Phillip Mills (Herald): A healthy city runs on hope, not hostility (paywalled) 1News: New Zealand’s youngest local ... <a title="Politics Daily – Items of interest and importance today October 4, 2022" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/04/politics-daily-items-of-interest-and-importance-today-october-4-2022/" aria-label="Read more about Politics Daily – Items of interest and importance today October 4, 2022">Read more</a>
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October 3, 2022
Political Roundup: TOP offering the transformation lacking in other parties The Opportunities Party (TOP) is putting other political parties to shame with its bold and innovative policies. Yesterday TOP announced their latest tax, housing, and income policies, and they were the sort of bold and transformative innovations that supporters of parties like Labour and the ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: TOP offering the transformation lacking in other parties" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/03/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-top-offering-the-transformation-lacking-in-other-parties/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: TOP offering the transformation lacking in other parties">Read more</a>
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October 1, 2022
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: Te Pāti Māori and vested interests Controversial Māori politician and president of Te Pāti Māori, John Tamihere, is in hot water over large financial donations relating to his 2019 Auckland Mayoral campaign and Te Pāti Māori’s 2020 election campaign. For him and his supporters, the allegations are “inherently racist”. ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Te Pāti Māori and vested interests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/01/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-te-pati-maori-and-vested-interests/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Te Pāti Māori and vested interests">Read more</a>
