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Anzac Day remembered at dawn services across the Pacific

April 28, 2022

RNZ Pacific Pacific countries held dawn services today to commemorate Anzac Day and recognise the 107th anniversary of the landings at Gallipoli in Turkey. Tonga paid tribute to its war veterans with a dawn ceremony held in Nuku’alofa this morning. The ceremony took place on the Royal Palace grounds of King Tupou VI with prayers ... <a title="Anzac Day remembered at dawn services across the Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/28/anzac-day-remembered-at-dawn-services-across-the-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about Anzac Day remembered at dawn services across the Pacific">Read more</a>

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Newsletter – Political Roundup: 27 April 2022

April 27, 2022

Political Roundup is entirely subscriber-funded. The ethos behind this public service is to help foster a robust and informed public debate, with a great diversity of perspectives. If you appreciate what we are doing in providing non-partisan analysis and information about politics, economy, and society, please consider helping us keep going, by donating via Victoria ... <a title="Newsletter – Political Roundup: 27 April 2022" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/27/newsletter-political-roundup-27-april-2022/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter – Political Roundup: 27 April 2022">Read more</a>

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Newsletter – Political Roundup: 26 April 2022

April 26, 2022

Political Roundup: 26 April 2022 Political Roundup is entirely subscriber-funded. The ethos behind this public service is to help foster a robust and informed public debate, with a great diversity of perspectives. If you appreciate what we are doing in providing non-partisan analysis and information about politics, economy, and society, please consider helping us keep going, ... <a title="Newsletter – Political Roundup: 26 April 2022" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/26/newsletter-political-roundup-26-april-2022/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter – Political Roundup: 26 April 2022">Read more</a>

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Former Solomons PM says country needs economic solution not security

April 23, 2022

By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific journalist Former Solomon Islands Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo says the country needs an economic solution to its instability problems, not a security solution. Lilo said he could not understand how current Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare could justify signing a security cooperation agreement with China to quell public discontent in ... <a title="Former Solomons PM says country needs economic solution not security" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/23/former-solomons-pm-says-country-needs-economic-solution-not-security/" aria-label="Read more about Former Solomons PM says country needs economic solution not security">Read more</a>

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Rod Jackson: Why New Zealand’s response to the covid pandemic was proportionate

April 23, 2022

COMMENTARY: By Professor Rod Jackson In a recent article (Weekend Herald, April 16) John Roughan wrote that the covid-19 pandemic has been an anticlimax in Aotearoa New Zealand. Surprisingly, he acknowledges covid-19 has killed about 25 million people worldwide, so hopefully he was referring to New Zealand’s 600 deaths. He goes on to ask how ... <a title="Rod Jackson: Why New Zealand’s response to the covid pandemic was proportionate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/23/rod-jackson-why-new-zealands-response-to-the-covid-pandemic-was-proportionate/" aria-label="Read more about Rod Jackson: Why New Zealand’s response to the covid pandemic was proportionate">Read more</a>

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Submission – Why New Zealand is a ‘sweet spot’ for DDoS attacks

April 22, 2022

Essay by By Raymond Maisano, Head of Australia and New Zealand, Cloudflare. Aotearoa New Zealand makes up a small portion of the world’s population, yet the country is being hit by a relatively bigger share of cyber attacks. Chances are, you’re familiar with the term ‘distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack’. Not because your organisation ... <a title="Submission – Why New Zealand is a ‘sweet spot’ for DDoS attacks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/22/submission-why-new-zealand-is-a-sweet-spot-for-ddos-attacks/" aria-label="Read more about Submission – Why New Zealand is a ‘sweet spot’ for DDoS attacks">Read more</a>

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Newsletter – Political Roundup: A polarising co-governance decision for Parliament

April 21, 2022

To help keep Political Roundup going, contribute via Victoria University of Wellington: https://bit.ly/VUWDemocracyProject To sign up for the email service: https://democracyproject.nz/nz-politics-daily/ Political Roundup: A polarising co-governance decision for Parliament Co-governance is currently the most polarising issue in New Zealand politics. There’s something of a culture war over the concept of giving Māori voters or leaders a mandated equal ... <a title="Newsletter – Political Roundup: A polarising co-governance decision for Parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/21/newsletter-political-roundup-a-polarising-co-governance-decision-for-parliament/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter – Political Roundup: A polarising co-governance decision for Parliament">Read more</a>

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Newsletter – Political Roundup: 20 April 2022

April 20, 2022

To help keep Political Roundup going, contribute via Victoria University of Wellington: https://bit.ly/VUWDemocracyProject To sign up for the email service: https://democracyproject.nz/nz-politics-daily/ Political Roundup: 20 April 2022 Items of interest and importance today COVID AND MIQ Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): Chris Hipkins can’t say if his office knew MIQ memo from Ministry of Health was being withheld Jenna Lynch (Newshub): Government ... <a title="Newsletter – Political Roundup: 20 April 2022" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/20/newsletter-political-roundup-20-april-2022/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter – Political Roundup: 20 April 2022">Read more</a>

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New Zealand and Singapore add climate to partnership priorities

April 20, 2022

By Russell Palmer, RNZ News digital journalist Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong have added a focus on climate and sustainability to the enhanced relationship between the two countries. Speaking after bilateral talks in Singapore, the pair jointly announced a fifth pillar would be added to the agreement on the ... <a title="New Zealand and Singapore add climate to partnership priorities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/20/new-zealand-and-singapore-add-climate-to-partnership-priorities/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand and Singapore add climate to partnership priorities">Read more</a>

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Newsletter – Political Roundup: 19 April 2022

April 19, 2022

To help keep Political Roundup going, contribute via Victoria University of Wellington: https://bit.ly/VUWDemocracyProject To sign up for the email service: https://democracyproject.nz/nz-politics-daily/ Items of interest and importance today PM’S FOREIGN TRIP Henry Cooke (Stuff): Jacinda Ardern’s first post-Covid trip is a sales job Derek Cheng (Herald): Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern lands in Singapore for first overseas trip in more than ... <a title="Newsletter – Political Roundup: 19 April 2022" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/19/newsletter-political-roundup-19-april-2022/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter – Political Roundup: 19 April 2022">Read more</a>

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Fiji’s Biman Prasad calls out ‘dire straits’ Bainimarama government

April 18, 2022

By Venkat Raman in Auckland Fiji’s National Federation Party leader and Member of Parliament Dr Biman Prasad is confident that the incumbent Voreqe Bainimarama government will be defeated in this year’s general election, because — as he says — “People have had enough; they want a change”. Speaking to the media in Auckland on Wednesday, ... <a title="Fiji’s Biman Prasad calls out ‘dire straits’ Bainimarama government" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/18/fijis-biman-prasad-calls-out-dire-straits-bainimarama-government/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji’s Biman Prasad calls out ‘dire straits’ Bainimarama government">Read more</a>

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Departing Labour MP Louisa Wall: ‘This was not entirely my choice’

April 15, 2022

RNZ News The long-serving New Zealand MP Louisa Wall has fired a broadside at her own Labour Party as she leaves Parliament to take up a Pacific diplomacy role — using her valedictory speech to accuse the party president of leading a corrupt process. Wall is leaving politics after 14 years — citing a legal ... <a title="Departing Labour MP Louisa Wall: ‘This was not entirely my choice’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/15/departing-labour-mp-louisa-wall-this-was-not-entirely-my-choice/" aria-label="Read more about Departing Labour MP Louisa Wall: ‘This was not entirely my choice’">Read more</a>