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October 15, 2019
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 by Dr Bryce Edwards. Polls Richard Harman (Politik): Ardern now dependent on Peters Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Ardern still standing, but shaken by duo of poor polls Claire Trevett (Herald): Polls put Jacinda Ardern and ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 15 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/15/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-october-15-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 15 2019">Read more</a>
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October 14, 2019
The results of the local government elections appear to show that New Zealanders are generally supportive of a more diverse range of representatives, having voted in greater numbers for candidates from traditionally under-represented groups. The elections have therefore modernised our councils in a small but very significant way, helping address some long-standing imbalances in representation. ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The demographic shift in local government elections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/14/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-demographic-shift-in-local-government-elections/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The demographic shift in local government elections">Read more</a>
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October 14, 2019
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 by Dr Bryce Edwards. Local government Henry Cooke (Stuff): How to lose an election: Over-promise or under-deliver Simon Collins (Herald): Local council elections: ‘Diversity burst’ shatters council old boys’ club Hamish Cardwell (RNZ): Young ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 14 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/14/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-october-14-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 14 2019">Read more</a>
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October 14, 2019
By RNZ Pacific A Solomon Islands province has agreed to lease a large island to a Chinese developer to develop into a special economic zone, weeks after the country opened diplomatic ties with China. But already cracks abound; there has been no official announcement and the provincial premier says the deal is on ice. Experts say ... <a title="Solomons’ deal with Chinese developer sparks ‘concern’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/14/solomons-deal-with-chinese-developer-sparks-concern/" aria-label="Read more about Solomons’ deal with Chinese developer sparks ‘concern’">Read more</a>
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October 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. Today’s content by Dr Bryce Edwards. Local government Bryce Edwards (Herald): Political Roundup: Who’s to blame for the crisis of declining local voter turnout? (paywalled) Newshub: No point in online voting if all the candidates are ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 11 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/11/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-october-11-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 11 2019">Read more</a>
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October 10, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk The New Zealand embassy has confirmed Indonesia has denied its diplomats’ requests to visit Papua and assess the conflict and human rights situation in the turbulent region. According to The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, a spokesperson from the New Zealand embassy confirmed the travel ban, which has been extended ... <a title="Indonesia denies NZ diplomats entry into West Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/10/indonesia-denies-nz-diplomats-entry-into-west-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia denies NZ diplomats entry into West Papua">Read more</a>
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October 9, 2019
When New Zealand First holds its annual party conference next week, the issue underpinning all the discussion and debate will be its survival. It’s a perennial problem, but one that is now particularly pronounced. With polling putting the party below the crucial five per cent MMP threshold for most of their time as part of ... <a title="Political Roundup: The pressure of survival shows for NZ First" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/09/political-roundup-the-pressure-of-survival-shows-for-nz-first/" aria-label="Read more about Political Roundup: The pressure of survival shows for NZ First">Read more</a>
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October 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. Today’s content by Dr Bryce Edwards. Local government Andrew McRae (RNZ): Counting on democracy: Local elections turn-out too early to tell Todd Niall (Stuff): Auckland Council election: Bumper mailbag lifts turnout Bernard Orsman (Herald): Local body ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 08 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/09/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-october-08-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 08 2019">Read more</a>
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October 7, 2019
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 by Dr Bryce Edwards. Tuia 250 – James Cook commemorations Philip Matthews (Stuff): Tuia 250: Captain Cook, hero or villain? Tina Ngata (Guardian): Cook’s arrival was a disaster for Māori. Britain’s half-hearted apology ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 07 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/07/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-october-07-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 07 2019">Read more</a>
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October 7, 2019
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk A Filipino human rights lawyer has come away uninjured after unidentified motorcyclists fired gunshots into her car on the central Philippines island of Panay, reports The Sun Star. According to the report, Criselda Heredia was with her daughter and a client when the attack happened last month. “I was just ambushed. ... <a title="Filipino human rights lawyer uninjured after gunmen ambush car" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/07/filipino-human-rights-lawyer-uninjured-after-gunmen-ambush-car/" aria-label="Read more about Filipino human rights lawyer uninjured after gunmen ambush car">Read more</a>
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October 3, 2019
By Jamie Tahana of RNZ Pacific For 74-year-old Teaga Esekia, a chief from the Tuvalu island of Vaitupu, the ocean is a lifeblood. “Tuvaluans, they have different types of months, not like January to December,” said the elderly but agile man, who still climbs coconut trees every day. “They have their seasons according to fish ... <a title="Ocean at ‘breaking point’: Pacific angst at latest climate report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/03/ocean-at-breaking-point-pacific-angst-at-latest-climate-report/" aria-label="Read more about Ocean at ‘breaking point’: Pacific angst at latest climate report">Read more</a>
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October 3, 2019
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 by Dr Bryce Edwards. British regret for Māori killed during Cook landing Audrey Young (Herald): Māori not blameless: Winston Peters (paywalled) Tom McRae (Newshub): Britain expresses regret for Māori killed during Captain Cook’s arrival ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 03 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/03/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-october-03-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 03 2019">Read more</a>
