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Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Simon Bridges’ beleaguered leadership

April 13, 2019

Political Roundup: Simon Bridges’ beleaguered leadership by Dr Bryce Edwards How long has Simon Bridges got left as National Party leader? Days, weeks, months? Or will he be able to do a Helen Clark and hang in there, proving his critics wrong? Anything’s possible, but there are further signs that his demise as leader may ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Simon Bridges’ beleaguered leadership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/13/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-simon-bridges-beleaguered-leadership/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Simon Bridges’ beleaguered leadership">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 12 2019

April 12, 2019

Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 12 2019 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. The Beehive and Parliament Buildings. Today’s content Spy agencies, foreign political influence RNZ: MPs to consider ban on foreign political donations Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Spies shine ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 12 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/12/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-april-12-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 12 2019">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 11 2019

April 11, 2019

Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 11 2019 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. The Beehive and Parliament Buildings. Today’s content Government MPs vote down Pharmac inquiry Stacey Kirk (Stuff): Cancer patients devastated by apparent u-turn from Government MPs ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 11 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/11/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-april-11-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 11 2019">Read more</a>

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NZ’s gun law change: ‘One of the most important pieces of legislation’

April 11, 2019

By John Gerritsen of RNZ News National Party MPs crossed the floor of New Zealand’s Parliament to congratulate Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, and Police Minister Stuart Nash, after MPs voted near-unanimously to approve the government’s gun ban last night. Senior police officers and members of Nash’s staff were among the few people in the public ... <a title="NZ’s gun law change: ‘One of the most important pieces of legislation’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/11/nzs-gun-law-change-one-of-the-most-important-pieces-of-legislation/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s gun law change: ‘One of the most important pieces of legislation’">Read more</a>

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NZ journalists arrested in Fiji now free but no new era of press freedom

April 10, 2019

Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama talks to Newsroom’s Melanie Reid … “it shouldn’t be assumed that he was declaring a new-found interest in freedom of the press.” Image: Newsroom screenshot/PMC ANALYSIS: By Dr Dominic O’Sullivan It is not unusual for Fiji to intimidate and imprison journalists. Journalists provide checks on government, parliament and business, which ... <a title="NZ journalists arrested in Fiji now free but no new era of press freedom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/10/nz-journalists-arrested-in-fiji-now-free-but-no-new-era-of-press-freedom/" aria-label="Read more about NZ journalists arrested in Fiji now free but no new era of press freedom">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 10 2019

April 10, 2019

Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 10 2019 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. The Beehive and Parliament Buildings. Today’s content Euthanasia Andrew Geddis (Pundit): The case for allowing aid in dying in New Zealand Meriana Johnsen (RNZ): Voluntary euthanasia ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 10 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/10/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-april-10-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 10 2019">Read more</a>

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Dawn Raids – Pasifika ‘liberated’ to talk about painful past

April 10, 2019

Educate to Liberate curators Pauline Smith and Ari Edgecombe … a window on the police and immigration crackdown on illegal “overstayers” in the 1970s. Image: Michael Andrew/PMW By Michael Andrew An exhibition about the infamous Dawn Raids” in the 1970s has opened in South Auckland, providing a window into a painful chapter of New Zealand’s ... <a title="Dawn Raids – Pasifika ‘liberated’ to talk about painful past" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/10/dawn-raids-pasifika-liberated-to-talk-about-painful-past/" aria-label="Read more about Dawn Raids – Pasifika ‘liberated’ to talk about painful past">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 9 2019

April 9, 2019

Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 9 2019 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. The Beehive and Parliament Buildings. Today’s content Tax Alison Pavlovich (Herald): The point being missed in the capital gains tax debate Lucy Bennett (Herald): BusinessNZ-commissioned poll ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 9 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/09/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-april-9-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 9 2019">Read more</a>

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Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Has the New Zealand Government lost the public debate on the capital gains tax?

April 9, 2019

Political Roundup: Has the Government lost the public debate on the capital gains tax? Perhaps the public has looked at the Tax Working Group proposals for a capital gains tax and come back with a “no”. Certainly, the opinion poll published last night about the tax proposals looked quite definitive – the headline for Tova ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Has the New Zealand Government lost the public debate on the capital gains tax?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/09/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-has-the-new-zealand-government-lost-the-public-debate-on-the-capital-gains-tax/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Has the New Zealand Government lost the public debate on the capital gains tax?">Read more</a>

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Utu actor Zac Wallace – ‘born a leader and a fighter for justice’

April 9, 2019

Trailer for the 2013 redux version of the 1983 film Utu produced for the Cannes Film Festival. Video: Utu OBITUARY: By Matthew Theunissen of RNZ News Acclaimed actor and activist Anzac Wallace is being remembered by people in the film and political worlds for his rare talent and powerful personality. The actor has died at ... <a title="Utu actor Zac Wallace – ‘born a leader and a fighter for justice’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/09/utu-actor-zac-wallace-born-a-leader-and-a-fighter-for-justice/" aria-label="Read more about Utu actor Zac Wallace – ‘born a leader and a fighter for justice’">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 8 2019

April 8, 2019

Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 8 2019 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. The Beehive and Parliament Buildings. Today’s content Gun laws John Armstrong (1News): ACT’s David Seymour has fallen flat on his face over gun reform Mike ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 8 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/08/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-april-8-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 8 2019">Read more</a>

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Mediawatch: Broadcaster’s Pacific slurs on Newstalk ZB censured

April 7, 2019

By Colin Peacock of RNZ Mediawatch Newstalk ZB broadcaster Heather du Plessis-Allan has been censured for Pacific Island slurs in a ruling that contains uncharacteristically strong language from the official broadcasting watchdog. It may end up costing NZME more than the $3000 the company must cough up in costs. On her Newstalk ZB show Wellington ... <a title="Mediawatch: Broadcaster’s Pacific slurs on Newstalk ZB censured" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/07/mediawatch-broadcasters-pacific-slurs-on-newstalk-zb-censured/" aria-label="Read more about Mediawatch: Broadcaster’s Pacific slurs on Newstalk ZB censured">Read more</a>