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Samoa Observer: The fallacy of a nuclear submarine deal for peace

September 21, 2021

EDITORIAL: By the Samoa Observer editorial board It perhaps wasn’t a remarkable coincidence that last month Samoa’s former Ambassador to the United Nations called on the United States to ratify a treaty declaring the South Pacific a nuclear-free zone. Ali’ioaiga Feturi Elisaia, currently Samoa’s High Commissioner to Fiji, made the comments during a Blue Pacific ... <a title="Samoa Observer: The fallacy of a nuclear submarine deal for peace" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/21/samoa-observer-the-fallacy-of-a-nuclear-submarine-deal-for-peace/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa Observer: The fallacy of a nuclear submarine deal for peace">Read more</a>

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NZ experts say Auckland move to alert level 3 ‘risky’ – but PM still confident

September 21, 2021

By Rowan Quinn, RNZ News health correspondent Alert level 3 is being called a roll of the dice that could either eliminate delta or send the country back into level 4. From tomorrow, Auckland will make the move after five weeks at alert level 4. Covid-19 modeller – and Aucklander – professor Shaun Hendy said ... <a title="NZ experts say Auckland move to alert level 3 ‘risky’ – but PM still confident" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/21/nz-experts-say-auckland-move-to-alert-level-3-risky-but-pm-still-confident/" aria-label="Read more about NZ experts say Auckland move to alert level 3 ‘risky’ – but PM still confident">Read more</a>

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Auckland moves ‘cautiously’ to covid alert level 3, rest of NZ stays put

September 21, 2021

RNZ News Auckland will move to alert level 3 from 11.59pm on Tuesday night, and stay in level 3 for at least two weeks, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced. The rest of New Zealand will remain in level 2, but will move from gatherings of 50 up to gatherings of 100. Meanwhile, part of ... <a title="Auckland moves ‘cautiously’ to covid alert level 3, rest of NZ stays put" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/21/auckland-moves-cautiously-to-covid-alert-level-3-rest-of-nz-stays-put/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland moves ‘cautiously’ to covid alert level 3, rest of NZ stays put">Read more</a>

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Three new NZ ‘breakout’ covid cases in Waikato include two students

September 21, 2021

RNZ News A testing centre is being set up at a marae in New Zealand’s Waikato settlement of Kaiaua today after three community cases of covid-19 were confirmed in the region. They are household members of a man with the virus who is in remand at Mount Eden prison in Auckland. The Ministry of Health ... <a title="Three new NZ ‘breakout’ covid cases in Waikato include two students" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/21/three-new-nz-breakout-covid-cases-in-waikato-include-two-students/" aria-label="Read more about Three new NZ ‘breakout’ covid cases in Waikato include two students">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 21 2021

September 21, 2021

Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Politics Daily as well as New Zealand Political Roundup columns for free here. Today’s content Government gambles with Level 3 move Matthew Hooton (Herald):  Jacinda Ardern rolls the ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 21 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/21/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-september-21-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 21 2021">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 20 2021

September 20, 2021

Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Politics Daily as well as New Zealand Political Roundup columns for free here. Today’s content AUKUS, foreign affairs, trade Audrey Young (Herald): Preparing for war between US and ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 20 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/20/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-september-20-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 20 2021">Read more</a>

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On the money: Kate Sheppard and the making of a NZ feminist icon

September 20, 2021

ANALYSIS: By Katie Pickles, University of Canterbury In 1992 four New Zealand icons (and the queen) appeared on new banknotes. Part of creating national identity, these notable citizens were chosen to represent the pinnacles of achievement. Āpirana Ngata, Edmund Hillary, Ernest Rutherford and Kate Sheppard — all in circulation so their acts and values can ... <a title="On the money: Kate Sheppard and the making of a NZ feminist icon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/20/on-the-money-kate-sheppard-and-the-making-of-a-nz-feminist-icon/" aria-label="Read more about On the money: Kate Sheppard and the making of a NZ feminist icon">Read more</a>

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NZ delta’s tail is ‘long and tough’, says PM Jacinda Ardern

September 20, 2021

RNZ News As Auckland waits to hear if it will move down an alert level this week, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has assured New Zealand the level four lockdown is having an impact, even with a small rise in case numbers in the past two days. Ardern and Director of Public Health Dr Caroline McElnay ... <a title="NZ delta’s tail is ‘long and tough’, says PM Jacinda Ardern" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/20/nz-deltas-tail-is-long-and-tough-says-pm-jacinda-ardern/" aria-label="Read more about NZ delta’s tail is ‘long and tough’, says PM Jacinda Ardern">Read more</a>

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AUKUS pact strikes at heart of Pacific nuclear-free regionalism

September 20, 2021

By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific reporter Australia’s new security pact with the US and the UK has touched a nerve at the core of Pacific regionalism. The AUKUS alliance, announced by leaders of the three countries last week, finds them seeking strategic advantage in the Indo-Pacific region with a focus on developing nuclear-powered submarines for ... <a title="AUKUS pact strikes at heart of Pacific nuclear-free regionalism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/20/aukus-pact-strikes-at-heart-of-pacific-nuclear-free-regionalism/" aria-label="Read more about AUKUS pact strikes at heart of Pacific nuclear-free regionalism">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 17 2021

September 17, 2021

Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Politics Daily as well as New Zealand Political Roundup columns for free here. Today’s content AUKUS Pact, Afghanistan, China Tess McClure (Guardian): Aukus submarines banned from New Zealand ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 17 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/17/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-september-17-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 17 2021">Read more</a>

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Afghanistan media: ‘You can’t put that genie back in the bottle’

September 16, 2021

By Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter Twenty years after the 9/11 attacks prompted the US to invade Afghanistan, the Taliban announced they have taken the whole country again last week. Journalists who remain there are at risk in spite of assurances media freedom will be respected. Will proper journalism be possible under the Taliban? We ... <a title="Afghanistan media: ‘You can’t put that genie back in the bottle’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/16/afghanistan-media-you-cant-put-that-genie-back-in-the-bottle/" aria-label="Read more about Afghanistan media: ‘You can’t put that genie back in the bottle’">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 16 2021

September 16, 2021

Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Politics Daily as well as New Zealand Political Roundup columns for free here. Today’s content National Party Josh Van Veen (Democracy Project): The Ghost of lockdowns Past Ben ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 16 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/16/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-september-16-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 16 2021">Read more</a>