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August 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. Today’s content by Dr Bryce Edwards. Abortion and referendums Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): Abortion bill heads to Parliament: What’s changing and when Henry Cooke and Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): Abortion vote will sail through with or without ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 08 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/08/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-08-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 08 2019">Read more</a>
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August 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. Abortion Jo Moir (RNZ): Abortion reform: Little says no deal as Peters springs referendum call Stuff: No referendum on abortion law – Andrew Little Henry Cooke (Stuff): Winston Peters pulls ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 07 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/07/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-07-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 07 2019">Read more</a>
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August 6, 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. Abortion Claire Trevett (Herald): Abortion reform delivers Simon Bridges a conundrum (paywalled) TVNZ: Q+A: Andrew Little says claims reforms will allow abortion up to birth are ‘absurd’ Stuff: New Zealand’s abortion ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 06 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/06/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-06-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 06 2019">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2019
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk The Asia-Pacific Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (APCHRP) has condemned a recent spate of killings in Negros and all extrajudicial killings in the Philippines – with the latest happening last week. Duterte’s plan for Negros has been the subject of speculation in response to the killings in Negros Oriental, ... <a title="Duterte accused of ‘creating conditions’ leading to martial law declaration" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/06/duterte-accused-of-creating-conditions-leading-to-martial-law-declaration/" aria-label="Read more about Duterte accused of ‘creating conditions’ leading to martial law declaration">Read more</a>
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August 5, 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. Greens conference Jason Walls (Herald): The Greens had two jobs at their annual conference. They accomplished neither. (paywalled) Jane Patterson (RNZ): Transparency falters at Greens’ annual conference Mike Houlahan (ODT): Aspirations ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 05 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/05/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-05-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 05 2019">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2019
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards – Earlier this year Greens’ co-leader James Shaw declared that if the capital gains tax wasn’t implemented then this Government didn’t deserve to be re-elected. With many other complaints at the moment about the lack of progress on important issues from the Government, and also the Greens role in government, ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Have the Greens done enough to be re-elected?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/05/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-have-the-greens-done-enough-to-be-re-elected/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Have the Greens done enough to be re-elected?">Read more</a>
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August 2, 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. Polytechs and vocational training Rob Mitchell (Stuff): Two out of three, and that’s bad, for Hipkins’ reform of tertiary sector Laura Walters (Newsroom): Gentle approach smooths way for training ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 02 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/02/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-02-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 02 2019">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2019
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards – Will New Zealand have its first Māori prime minister next year? That’s what Simon Bridges is suggesting, and despite scepticism from critics and commentators, there’s good reason to take him seriously. The National Party annual conference in the weekend went well for the party, and there are other signs ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: What are the chances of “Prime Minister Simon Bridges” in 2020?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/01/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-what-are-the-chances-of-prime-minister-simon-bridges-in-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: What are the chances of “Prime Minister Simon Bridges” in 2020?">Read more</a>
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August 1, 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. Euthanasia Henry Cooke (Stuff): David Seymour narrows euthanasia bill to only cover patients with 6 months to live Boris Jancic (Herald): Euthanasia bill moves forward despite fierce opposition in ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 01 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/01/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-01-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 01 2019">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2019
By RNZ Auckland University of Technology has denied bowing to Chinese government pressure to stop one of its rooms being used for an event marking the 30th anniversary of the bloody crackdown on protests in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. The New Zealand university has confirmed it canned a reservation for the event on Monday 3 ... <a title="NZ university denies cancelling Tiananmen event over China govt pressure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/31/nz-university-denies-cancelling-tiananmen-event-over-china-govt-pressure/" aria-label="Read more about NZ university denies cancelling Tiananmen event over China govt pressure">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2019
By RNZ Pacific Pacific leaders have declared a climate crisis in the region and are demanding an end to coal mining. The declaration was signed by several regional leaders at the Pacific Islands Development Forum in Fiji on Tuesday. The declaration expressed grave concerns about the impacts the climate crisis will have on the Pacific. ... <a title="Pacific leaders declare climate crisis, demand end to coal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/31/pacific-leaders-declare-climate-crisis-demand-end-to-coal/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific leaders declare climate crisis, demand end to coal">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2019
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards The extraordinary Māori land protest at Ihumātao in Auckland is symbolic of our time. It is unlikely to have occurred, say, five years ago. It perfectly reflects heightened concerns and increased radicalism over racism, economic inequality, and the history of colonialism in New Zealand. This meant that when the police ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Ihumātao reflects the Zeitgeist of 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/30/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-ihumatao-reflects-the-zeitgeist-of-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Ihumātao reflects the Zeitgeist of 2019">Read more</a>
