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April 21, 2021
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Fiji has dropped three places in the latest Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index and been condemned for its treatment of “overly critical” journalists who are often subjected to intimidation or even imprisonment. The Paris-based global media freedom watchdog has criticised many governments in the Asia-Pacific region for censorship and ... <a title="Fiji drops three places in RSF press freedom index over gagging critics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/21/fiji-drops-three-places-in-rsf-press-freedom-index-over-gagging-critics/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji drops three places in RSF press freedom index over gagging critics">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2021
Reporters Without Borders The Asia-Pacific region’s authoritarian regimes have used the covid-19 pandemic to perfect their methods of totalitarian control of information, while the “dictatorial democracies” have used it as a pretext for imposing especially repressive legislation with provisions combining propaganda and suppression of dissent. The behaviour of the region’s few real democracies have, meanwhile, ... <a title="RSF 2021 Index: Censorship and the disinformation virus hits Asia-Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/21/rsf-2021-index-censorship-and-the-disinformation-virus-hits-asia-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about RSF 2021 Index: Censorship and the disinformation virus hits Asia-Pacific">Read more</a>
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April 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. Click here to subscribe to Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup and New Zealand Politics Daily. Today’s content Ihumātao unlawful government spend Henry Cooke (Stuff): Auditor-General rules the $29.9m the Government used to buy Ihumātao was unlawfully spent Tova O’Brien ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 21 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/21/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-april-21-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 21 2021">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2021
Analysis by Bryce Edwards Speculation about the National Party’s leadership has died down, after a fortnight of rumours and overt positioning by supposed challengers to Judith Collins. She lives on as leader for a bit longer, and Christopher Luxon and Simon Bridges have been put in their place. National now desperately needs to focus on ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: National has bigger problems than its leadership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/20/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-national-has-bigger-problems-than-its-leadership/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: National has bigger problems than its leadership">Read more</a>
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April 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. Click here to subscribe to Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup and New Zealand Politics Daily. Today’s content NZ-China relations: Mahuta Speech Tim Watkin (Pundit): Taniwha New Zealand shows its foreign policy teeth to the world. But ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 20 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/20/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-april-20-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 20 2021">Read more</a>
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April 19, 2021
While the trans-Tasman bubble today is “a significant day” for New Zealanders, any moves to open the borders to other countries will need to be be based on hard evidence, the prime minister says. After months of discussions, the trans-Tasman bubble is officially open. The prime ministers of New Zealand and Australia are describing it ... <a title="Trans-Tasman bubble opens – data key to other bubbles opening, says PM" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/19/trans-tasman-bubble-opens-data-key-to-other-bubbles-opening-says-pm/" aria-label="Read more about Trans-Tasman bubble opens – data key to other bubbles opening, says PM">Read more</a>
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April 19, 2021
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Click here to subscribe to Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup and New Zealand Politics Daily. Today’s content Housing crisis Reuters: ‘Explosion of wealth inequality’ as housing boom leaves many behind – economist Dan Satherley (Newshub): Housing crisis: Price ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 19 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/19/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-april-19-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 19 2021">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2021
Analysis by Bryce Edwards The Labour Government received plaudits this week for its historic announcement that it will ban the live export of animals by sea. It’s said to be a world first. The decision comes after years of pressure, which increased after last year’s tragedy when the ship Gulf Livestock 1 left New Zealand, ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Government’s historic ban on live animal exports" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/18/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-governments-historic-ban-on-live-animal-exports/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Government’s historic ban on live animal exports">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. New Zealand has, for the rest of this month, banned all people who have been in India this month from entry into New Zealand. The decision is based not on the incidence of Covid19 in India; rather it is based on the numbers of New Zealanders arriving from India. This would ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19: Countries with recent coronavirus upsurges" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/16/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid-19-countries-with-recent-coronavirus-upsurges/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19: Countries with recent coronavirus upsurges">Read more</a>
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April 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. Click here to subscribe to Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup and New Zealand Politics Daily. Today’s content National Party leadership Matthew Hooton (Herald): My message to National – and how to avoid another leadership fiasco (paywalled) Peter Dunne: National needs to ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 16 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/16/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-april-16-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 16 2021">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2021
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Click here to subscribe to Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup and New Zealand Politics Daily. Today’s content Live animal export ban Stuff: Editorial – The tide goes out on animal exports Luke Malpass (Stuff): Government announces an end to ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 15 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/15/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-april-15-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 15 2021">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2021
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Click here to subscribe to Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup and New Zealand Politics Daily. Today’s content Housing crisis Henry Cooke (Stuff): Housing bonus: National say councils should be given $50,000 for every new house built Claire Trevett (Herald): National puts ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 14 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/14/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-april-14-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 14 2021">Read more</a>
