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March 9, 2020
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Shane Jones John Armstrong (1News): True measure of NZ First’s plight glaringly obvious in Shane Jones’ racist spiel Bryce Edwards (Herald): Political Roundup: Shane Jones’ Trumpian play for popularity (paywalled) Newstalk ZB: Jason Walls: What ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 09 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/09/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-march-09-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 09 2020">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2020
A public health professor says the World Health Organisation’s failure to declare Covid-19 a pandemic is giving New Zealanders a false sense of security. It was confirmed today that there is a fifth case of coronavirus in New Zealand as 43 North Shore Hospital staff in Auckland went into self-isolation. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield ... <a title="5th NZ coronavirus case: Community spread ‘inevitable’, says professor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/08/5th-nz-coronavirus-case-community-spread-inevitable-says-professor/" aria-label="Read more about 5th NZ coronavirus case: Community spread ‘inevitable’, says professor">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2020
By Sri Krishnamurthi Global technology and business leader Dr Anita Sands has warned against allowing digital technology to take over democracy on the eve of the first anniversary of the Christchurch mosque massacre last year. Dr Sands, who hails from Ireland but is based in Silicon Valley, California, served or serves on the board of ... <a title="Global technology leader warns against ‘digital takeover’ of democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/07/global-technology-leader-warns-against-digital-takeover-of-democracy/" aria-label="Read more about Global technology leader warns against ‘digital takeover’ of democracy">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2020
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Shane Jones on immigration Chris Trotter: Shane Jones’s Critics Offer Grist To NZ First’s “Populist-Nationalist” Mill. Morgan Godfery (Guardian): After the Christchurch shooting politicians promised tolerance. It didn’t last Liam Hehir (Pundit): A Sub-Prime ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 06 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/06/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-march-06-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 06 2020">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2020
Former Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons has died. Her husband, Harry Parke, said the death was totally unexpected. “Yesterday morning she was out on the farm doing stuff, she had a bit of a fall and finally ended up in Thames Hospital where she had a massive stroke and died at 9.45pm last night – ... <a title="Former Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons ‘lived her convictions’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/06/former-green-party-co-leader-jeanette-fitzsimons-lived-her-convictions/" aria-label="Read more about Former Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons ‘lived her convictions’">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2020
Chart analysis by Keith Rankin – The 2020 news cycle has become completely dominated by (probably unintentional, but certainly careless) fearmongering about ‘corona‑virus’. What is the reality in early March? The chart looks at new cases in the 10 countries with the most cases, plus United Kingdom and Australia. We see that the outbreak is essentially ... <a title="Keith Rankin’s Chart Analysis – Covid-19 Virus: the Reality in early March 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/05/keith-rankins-chart-analysis-covid-19-virus-the-reality-in-early-march-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin’s Chart Analysis – Covid-19 Virus: the Reality in early March 2020">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2020
New Zealand has a problem with money in politics. National and NZ First have been the subject of Serious Fraud Office investigations. And now that Labour mayors Phil Goff and Lianne Dalziel have been added to the list of fraud investigations, this should cement in the fact that we have a problem across the political ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Fixing the problem of money in politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/05/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-fixing-the-problem-of-money-in-politics/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Fixing the problem of money in politics">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2020
Pacific Media Watch New Zealand is providing NZ$1 million to the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Suva, Fiji, to support its Pacific Action Plan for Covid-19 coronavirus preparedness and response. Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has announced that New Zealand is partnering with countries in the Pacific to ensure they are prepared for, and able ... <a title="NZ pledges $1m for WHO in coronavirus support to Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/05/nz-pledges-1m-for-who-in-coronavirus-support-to-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about NZ pledges $1m for WHO in coronavirus support to Pacific">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2020
A third case of Covid-19 coronavirus has been confirmed in New Zealand. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield told RNZ’s Morning Report that he got a report of a third positive test yesterday evening. “We’re getting all the information together and we’ll update everybody at the same time at the update this afternoon,” Dr Bloomfield ... <a title="Third coronavirus case confirmed in NZ, says health chief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/05/third-coronavirus-case-confirmed-in-nz-says-health-chief/" aria-label="Read more about Third coronavirus case confirmed in NZ, says health chief">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2020
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Coronavirus Luke Malpass and Henry Cooke (Stuff): Kiwis are afraid of coronavirus and think NZ isn’t up to the job – that’ll have a big impact on election Henry Cooke and Luke ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 05 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/05/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-march-04-2020-2/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 05 2020">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS) staff are calling for restraint and calm as a New Zealand family in isolation for Covid-19 coronavirus has been “battered through social media”. ARPHS Director Dr William Rainger said the family had done everything right and had minimised the risk to others. “The woman with the ... <a title="NZ health officials condemn ‘hostile’ social media attacks on virus family" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/05/nz-health-officials-condemn-hostile-social-media-attacks-on-virus-family/" aria-label="Read more about NZ health officials condemn ‘hostile’ social media attacks on virus family">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2020
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Coronavirus Michael Baker and Nick Wilson (The Conversation): COVID-19 has now reached New Zealand. How prepared is it to deal with a pandemic? Zane Small (Newshub): Health Minister defends coronavirus response as Opposition ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 04 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/04/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-march-04-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 04 2020">Read more</a>
