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Political Roundup: Ardern’s “Christchurch Call” might not be so simple

April 29, 2019

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is winning praise for her campaign to clean up the internet, and in particular for her announcement of the “Christchurch Call” Summit to be held with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris next month. And if they can come up with some meaningful and effective ways to make the internet less ... <a title="Political Roundup: Ardern’s “Christchurch Call” might not be so simple" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/29/political-roundup-arderns-christchurch-call-might-not-be-so-simple/" aria-label="Read more about Political Roundup: Ardern’s “Christchurch Call” might not be so simple">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 29 2019

April 29, 2019

Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 29 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 Budget, inequality, poverty Branko Marcetic (Spinoff): Stop demonising the boomers Stacey Kirk (Stuff): Purse strings hold the key to ‘wellbeing’, but will the coming ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 29 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/29/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-april-29-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 29 2019">Read more</a>

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Opposition MP jailed – Nauru 19 protesters await appeal ruling

April 29, 2019

By RNZ Pacific A Nauru opposition MP has been jailed on an assault charge. Jaden Dogireiy has been given a sentence of 13 months, which means he will be automatically disqualified from Parliament. Dogireiy’s sentence comes after he had been acquitted in the Magistrate’s Court but the state appealed and Supreme Court judge Mohammed Khan ... <a title="Opposition MP jailed – Nauru 19 protesters await appeal ruling" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/29/opposition-mp-jailed-nauru-19-protesters-await-appeal-ruling/" aria-label="Read more about Opposition MP jailed – Nauru 19 protesters await appeal ruling">Read more</a>

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Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Simon Bridges’ destabilised leadership

April 28, 2019

Simon Bridges’ hold on the National Party leadership is still in trouble, with destabilising factors making his continued survival unlikely. I wrote about this several weeks ago, reporting that a series of gaffes and leadership mis-steps had set off a fresh round of questioning about whether Bridges can continue in the role – see: Simon Bridges’ ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Simon Bridges’ destabilised leadership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/28/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-simon-bridges-destabilised-leadership/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Simon Bridges’ destabilised leadership">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 26 2019

April 28, 2019

Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 26 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 Tax, budget, inequality Listener Editorial: Wasn’t the capital gains tax part of the ‘transformational’ Labour Government? Pattrick Smellie (Stuff): Cutting capital gains tax ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 26 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/28/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-april-26-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 26 2019">Read more</a>

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Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: A different sort of Anzac Day

April 25, 2019

Political Roundup: A different sort of Anzac Day by Dr Bryce Edwards It’s a very different Anzac Day this year. In recent years this remembrance day has been steadily transforming. Most notably, becoming more popular, with attendance at ceremonies up, and an apparently more interested population in general. Last year’s centenary also bolstered the importance ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: A different sort of Anzac Day" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/25/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-a-different-sort-of-anzac-day/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: A different sort of Anzac Day">Read more</a>

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‘Leave it up to Parliament,’ says USP academic in wake of Honiara riots

April 25, 2019

By Rosalie Nongebatu, editor of Wansolwara A Solomon Islands academic says the only body that can find a legitimate solution to his country’s current crisis is the National Parliament. Senior politics lecturer at the Suva-based University of the South Pacific, Dr Gordon Nanau, said this following the unrest and rioting in Honiara yesterday by a ... <a title="‘Leave it up to Parliament,’ says USP academic in wake of Honiara riots" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/25/leave-it-up-to-parliament-says-usp-academic-in-wake-of-honiara-riots/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Leave it up to Parliament,’ says USP academic in wake of Honiara riots">Read more</a>

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30 arrested in Honiara post-election riots as calm returns to capital

April 25, 2019

Police say some people decided to take the law into their own hands and marched through some streets of the capital, fighting, causing public disturbances and property damage, reports the Solomon Star. RNZ Pacific reports that an uneasy calm has returned to the capital while Sogavare rejected accusations his past governments have “failed” Malaita over ... <a title="30 arrested in Honiara post-election riots as calm returns to capital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/25/30-arrested-in-honiara-post-election-riots-as-calm-returns-to-capital/" aria-label="Read more about 30 arrested in Honiara post-election riots as calm returns to capital">Read more</a>

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Solomons police call for calm to counter riots after PM elected

April 24, 2019

Rioting in Honiara today after the parliamentary election of Manasseh Sogavare as Prime Minister. Image: Screenshot from Dan Dãñzõ Kakadi video By RNZ Pacific Police in Solomon Islands called for calm today after rioting broke out in the capital of Honiara over the election of Manasseh Sogavare as the new prime minister. Sogavare’s win – ... <a title="Solomons police call for calm to counter riots after PM elected" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/24/solomons-police-call-for-calm-to-counter-riots-after-pm-elected/" aria-label="Read more about Solomons police call for calm to counter riots after PM elected">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 24 2019

April 24, 2019

Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 24 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 Tax Chris Trotter (Interest): Jacinda Ardern and Grant Robertson won’t be losing much sleep over their left-wing critics’ anger over the CGT decision ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 24 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/24/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-april-24-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 24 2019">Read more</a>

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Sylvester Gawi: Deplorable neglect of PNG’s ‘voice of the nation’

April 24, 2019

Radio Morobe … “The Morobe provincial government has neglected its upgrading and funding in the last 10 years or more”. Image: Post-Courier COMMENTARY: By Sylvester Gawi in Lae I grew up in the 1990s listening to NBC Radio – Radio Kundu – which was informative and always reaching out to the mass population of Papua ... <a title="Sylvester Gawi: Deplorable neglect of PNG’s ‘voice of the nation’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/24/sylvester-gawi-deplorable-neglect-of-pngs-voice-of-the-nation/" aria-label="Read more about Sylvester Gawi: Deplorable neglect of PNG’s ‘voice of the nation’">Read more</a>

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Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: What will Labour do about inequality now?

April 23, 2019

Political Roundup: What will Labour do about inequality now? by Dr Bryce Edwards What is a leftwing political party and government for? Ultimately, they exist to ameliorate inequality, making the world better for working people, the poor, and marginalised. The point is to transform society – restructuring in favour of the powerless, against the wealthy. ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: What will Labour do about inequality now?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/23/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-what-will-labour-do-about-inequality-now/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: What will Labour do about inequality now?">Read more</a>