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Newsletter – Political Roundup: Culture wars stifling critical debate on our campuses

April 8, 2022

Editor’s Note: Here below is Dr Bryce Edwards’ New Zealand Political Roundup – which analyses one prominent topic being debated in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Political Roundup for free here. Political Roundup: Culture wars stifling critical debate on our campuses “Cancel culture”, “callout culture” or “woke politics” ... <a title="Newsletter – Political Roundup: Culture wars stifling critical debate on our campuses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/08/newsletter-political-roundup-culture-wars-stifling-critical-debate-on-our-campuses/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter – Political Roundup: Culture wars stifling critical debate on our campuses">Read more</a>

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Health chief’s resignation: ‘He felt the pressure along with the rest of us’

April 8, 2022

By Rowan Quinn, RNZ News health correspondent Health workers in Aotearoa New Zealand are thanking Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield for his work stopping the ailing health system from collapsing in the covid-19 pandemic — and for saving lives. They say they can relate to him needing a rest. Dr Bloomfield leaves his job ... <a title="Health chief’s resignation: ‘He felt the pressure along with the rest of us’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/08/health-chiefs-resignation-he-felt-the-pressure-along-with-the-rest-of-us/" aria-label="Read more about Health chief’s resignation: ‘He felt the pressure along with the rest of us’">Read more</a>

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Leaked memo raises questions over NZ Health Ministry’s daily covid-19 cases

April 8, 2022

By Stephen Forbes, Local Democracy reporter A leading epidemiologist says Aotearoa New Zealand has no idea how many community cases of covid-19 there are in the country because so many people are not recording their rapid antigen test (RAT) results. LOCAL DEMOCRACY REPORTING University of Auckland Professor Rod Jackson said an upgrade of the testing ... <a title="Leaked memo raises questions over NZ Health Ministry’s daily covid-19 cases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/08/leaked-memo-raises-questions-over-nz-health-ministrys-daily-covid-19-cases/" aria-label="Read more about Leaked memo raises questions over NZ Health Ministry’s daily covid-19 cases">Read more</a>

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Keith Rankin Essay – Global Warming: Considering the Lesser Evils

April 7, 2022

Essay by Keith Rankin. Earlier this week the final report from the IPCC (press release) on climate change was released. While it indicates that it is still technically possible to limit global warming to 1½ degrees; such an outcome is both unlikely and may require more than lots of trees to pull excess carbon from ... <a title="Keith Rankin Essay – Global Warming: Considering the Lesser Evils" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/07/keith-rankin-essay-global-warming-considering-the-lesser-evils/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Essay – Global Warming: Considering the Lesser Evils">Read more</a>

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NZ’s Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield to step down from role

April 6, 2022

RNZ News Aotearoa New Zealand’s Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield — the man who has tirelessly steered the country’s covid-19 pandemic response for the past two years — is stepping down from his role at the end of July. Public Service Commissioner Peter Hughes revealed Dr Bloomfield’s decision in a statement today. Dr Bloomfield ... <a title="NZ’s Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield to step down from role" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/06/nzs-director-general-of-health-ashley-bloomfield-to-step-down-from-role/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield to step down from role">Read more</a>

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Climate change: IPCC scientist warns world ‘pretty much out of time’

April 6, 2022

RNZ News Deeper and and more rapid cuts in greenhouse gas emissions are needed to limit the worst effects of global warming, a climate scientist has warned. The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said in a report that global emissions of CO2 would need to peak within three years to stave off the ... <a title="Climate change: IPCC scientist warns world ‘pretty much out of time’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/06/climate-change-ipcc-scientist-warns-world-pretty-much-out-of-time/" aria-label="Read more about Climate change: IPCC scientist warns world ‘pretty much out of time’">Read more</a>

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New Zealand to remain at red covid-19 traffic light setting amid pandemic

April 6, 2022

RNZ News Aotearoa New Zealand will remain at the red covid-19 traffic light setting, says Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Ardern made the announcement at today’s post-cabinet media briefing. She said the rolling average of cases had declined 36 percent in the two weeks since the government refined the traffic light system. There had been early ... <a title="New Zealand to remain at red covid-19 traffic light setting amid pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/06/new-zealand-to-remain-at-red-covid-19-traffic-light-setting-amid-pandemic/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand to remain at red covid-19 traffic light setting amid pandemic">Read more</a>

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Newsletter – NZ Politics: Items of Interest and Importance Today

April 6, 2022

Editor’s Note: Here below is Dr Bryce Edwards’ New Zealand Political Roundup – which analyses one prominent topic being debated in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Political Roundup for free here. Items of interest and importance today FAIR PAY AGREEMENTS AND EMPLOYMENT Amelia Wade (Newshub): Fair Pay Agreements ... <a title="Newsletter – NZ Politics: Items of Interest and Importance Today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/06/newsletter-nz-politics-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter – NZ Politics: Items of Interest and Importance Today">Read more</a>

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Newsletter – Political Roundup: Questions of corruption & integrity surround the Govt’s tourism “slush fund”

April 5, 2022

Editor’s Note: Here below is Dr Bryce Edwards’ New Zealand Political Roundup – which analyses one prominent topic being debated in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Political Roundup for free here. Political Roundup: Questions of corruption & integrity surround the Govt’s tourism “slush fund” Was political corruption involved ... <a title="Newsletter – Political Roundup: Questions of corruption & integrity surround the Govt’s tourism “slush fund”" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/05/newsletter-political-roundup-questions-of-corruption-integrity-surround-the-govts-tourism-slush-fund/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter – Political Roundup: Questions of corruption & integrity surround the Govt’s tourism “slush fund”">Read more</a>

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Newsletter – Political Roundup: Wouldn’t it be great if political parties opened their books

April 4, 2022

Editor’s Note: Here below is Dr Bryce Edwards’ New Zealand Political Roundup – which analyses one prominent topic being debated in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Political Roundup for free here. Political Roundup: Wouldn’t it be great if political parties opened their books An unusual thing happened on ... <a title="Newsletter – Political Roundup: Wouldn’t it be great if political parties opened their books" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/04/newsletter-political-roundup-wouldnt-it-be-great-if-political-parties-opened-their-books/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter – Political Roundup: Wouldn’t it be great if political parties opened their books">Read more</a>

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Newsletter – Political Roundup: New Zealand should be “friends to all and enemies to none”

April 1, 2022

Editor’s Note: Here below is Dr Bryce Edwards’ New Zealand Political Roundup – which analyses one prominent topic being debated in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Political Roundup for free here. Political Roundup: New Zealand should be “friends to all and enemies to none” The Solomon Islands has ... <a title="Newsletter – Political Roundup: New Zealand should be “friends to all and enemies to none”" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/01/newsletter-political-roundup-new-zealand-should-be-friends-to-all-and-enemies-to-none/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter – Political Roundup: New Zealand should be “friends to all and enemies to none”">Read more</a>

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PODCAST – Buchanan + Manning: Signals+Tech Intel Ops and the Defence of Ukraine

March 31, 2022

In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning analyse how New Zealand and other nations are providing intelligence expertise in the defence of Ukraine. But are the SIGINT and TECHINT operations a part of the NATO partnership, or, a part of the Five Eyes intelligence network's operations - where the US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand share resources to acquire and coordinate global and targeted intelligence?