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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 23 2018

November 23, 2018

Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 23 2018 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Operation Burnham inquiry, defence force David Fisher (Herald): Secret inquiry’ would not help public confidence, Operation Burnham hearing told Simon Plumb (1News): Hit & Run inquiry ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 23 2018" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/23/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-november-23-2018/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 23 2018">Read more</a>

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Couple remanded in big Vanuatu human trafficking, slavery case

November 23, 2018

By Richard M. Nanua and Royson Willie in Port Vila Vanuatu’s Magistrates Court has remanded a Bangladeshi couple over what is alleged to be the biggest human trafficking and slavery case in Vanuatu and the region. Sekdah Somon and Buxoo Nabilah Bibi – the owners of the “Mr Price” home and furniture store in Vanuatu ... <a title="Couple remanded in big Vanuatu human trafficking, slavery case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/23/couple-remanded-in-big-vanuatu-human-trafficking-slavery-case/" aria-label="Read more about Couple remanded in big Vanuatu human trafficking, slavery case">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 22 2018

November 22, 2018

Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 22 2018 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Defence Andrea Vance (Stuff): Nicky Hager attacks Defence Force for making the inquiry about reputation David Fisher (Herald): ‘Highly secret’ NZDF documents available on Nato website, ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 22 2018" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/22/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-november-22-2018/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 22 2018">Read more</a>

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Geopolitics Analysis: A bridge too far – Dr Paul Buchanan

November 22, 2018

Headline: A bridge too far. – 36th Parallel Assessments by Dr Paul G. Buchanan Jiaozhou Bay/Qingdao-Haiwan Bridge, China. Photo: Feel the Planet (feel-planet.com). The Labour-led government in New Zealand has settled on a new mantra when it comes to addressing the US-China rivalry. It claims that New Zealand is ideally situated to become a bridge ... <a title="Geopolitics Analysis: A bridge too far – Dr Paul Buchanan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/22/a-bridge-too-far/" aria-label="Read more about Geopolitics Analysis: A bridge too far – Dr Paul Buchanan">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 21 2018

November 21, 2018

Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 21 2018 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Water Thomas Coughlan (Newsroom): Government could take water companies from councils Richard Harman (Politik): Councils under threat Dominic Harris (Stuff): New regulations in the pipeline as Goverment ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 21 2018" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/21/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-november-21-2018/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 21 2018">Read more</a>

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‘Business as usual’ vows Parkop after storming of PNG Parliament, rioting

November 21, 2018

The National Parliament of Papua New Guinea came under attack yesterday as angry police and corrections officers stormed into Parliament Haus and destroyed the main entrance.  Video: EMTV News Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk National District Governor Powes Parkop has pledged that it will be business as usual today in the Papua New Guinean capital of ... <a title="‘Business as usual’ vows Parkop after storming of PNG Parliament, rioting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/21/business-as-usual-vows-parkop-after-storming-of-png-parliament-rioting/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Business as usual’ vows Parkop after storming of PNG Parliament, rioting">Read more</a>

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Hundreds of protesting PNG police move in on Parliament over pay

November 20, 2018

PNG security forces protesting in Waigani over unpaid APEC security allowances. Image: Loop PNG By RNZ Pacific Hundreds of Papua New Guinea police have descended on Parliament Haus in the Port Moresby suburb of Waigani demanding payments they say they are owed for providing security at last weekend’s APEC leaders summit. RNZ Pacific’s correspondent in ... <a title="Hundreds of protesting PNG police move in on Parliament over pay" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/20/hundreds-of-protesting-png-police-move-in-on-parliament-over-pay/" aria-label="Read more about Hundreds of protesting PNG police move in on Parliament over pay">Read more</a>

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Former PM Sir Mekere blasts ‘lavish staging’ and ‘ridicule’ of APEC

November 20, 2018

NZ Foreign Minister Winston Peters announces a K22 million (NZ$10 million) aid project to help polio vaccination for Papua New Guineans at the St John Ambulance Operations Centre in Port Moresby. Video: EMTV News Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk A former prime minister has accused Papua New Guinea’s current leader Peter O’Neill of exposing the country ... <a title="Former PM Sir Mekere blasts ‘lavish staging’ and ‘ridicule’ of APEC" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/20/former-pm-sir-mekere-blasts-lavish-staging-and-ridicule-of-apec/" aria-label="Read more about Former PM Sir Mekere blasts ‘lavish staging’ and ‘ridicule’ of APEC">Read more</a>

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Fiji women have confidence that their gender in politics will hear their voices

November 20, 2018

SODELPA’s Lynda Tabuya … “breath of fresh air” in Fiji politics. Image: Wikimedia Commons By Koroi Tadulala in Suva The role of women in every segment of society is vital and this is slowly been reflected through more women contesting political spaces in Fiji. This year recorded the highest number of women contesting the country’s ... <a title="Fiji women have confidence that their gender in politics will hear their voices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/20/fiji-women-have-confidence-that-their-gender-in-politics-will-hear-their-voices/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji women have confidence that their gender in politics will hear their voices">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 20 2018

November 20, 2018

Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 20 2018 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Foreign affairs and trade Gordon Campbell: On how Malaysia has exposed our dodgy policies towards China Richard Harman (Politik): Caught in the middle Zane Small (Newshub): New ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 20 2018" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/20/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-november-20-2018/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 20 2018">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 19 2018

November 20, 2018

Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 19 2018 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Foreign affairs and trade Audrey Young (Herald): Power – the ironic theme from Apec summit Laura Walters (Newsroom): NZ walks the talk in the Pacific Laura ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 19 2018" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/20/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-november-19-2018/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 19 2018">Read more</a>

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Six activists detained for staging palm oil shipboard rally, says Greenpeace

November 20, 2018

Greenpeace activists unfurl a banner reading “Drop Dirty Palm Oil Now” at a Wilmar International palm oil refinery in Bitung, North Sulawesi, in September. Image: Jurnasyanto Sukarno/Greenpeace Indonesia By Ivany Atina Arbi in Jakarta Six Greenpeace activists have reportedly been detained by the captain of the tanker Stolt Tenacity for staging a rally against global ... <a title="Six activists detained for staging palm oil shipboard rally, says Greenpeace" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/20/six-activists-detained-for-staging-palm-oil-shipboard-rally-says-greenpeace/" aria-label="Read more about Six activists detained for staging palm oil shipboard rally, says Greenpeace">Read more</a>