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June 4, 2021
Analysis by Bryce Edwards. The National Party has a major problem with standards, especially amongst its MPs and election candidates. The latest controversies involve the resignation of their longest-serving MP Nick Smith over an employment dispute, and allegations of abhorrent behaviour by election candidate Jake Bezzant. The party has been beset by a series of ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Low standards in the National Party" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/04/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-low-standards-in-the-national-party/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Low standards in the National Party">Read more</a>
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June 4, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Indonesia has cut off the internet in West Papua to conceal its crackdown on the peaceful liberation movement, says a leading Papuan campaigner. Benny Wenda, interim president of the United Liberation Movement of West Papua (ULMWP), has condemned the internet gag while Indonesia’s leading English-language daily newspaper, The Jakarta Post, has ... <a title="Papuan resistance slams Indonesian internet gag amid leader crackdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/04/papuan-resistance-slams-indonesian-internet-gag-amid-leader-crackdown/" aria-label="Read more about Papuan resistance slams Indonesian internet gag amid leader crackdown">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Fuimaono Dylan Asafo Samoa’s Court of Appeal (CA) ruled yesterday that Article 44(1A) of the Constitution requires that six women should sit in Parliament. With all due respect, I believe that the CA’s decision was incorrect. This is on the grounds that the CA has overreached its powers by encroaching on the law-making ... <a title="Fuimaono Dylan Asafo: Samoan ruling an unfortunate case of judicial overreach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/03/fuimaono-dylan-asafo-samoan-ruling-an-unfortunate-case-of-judicial-overreach/" aria-label="Read more about Fuimaono Dylan Asafo: Samoan ruling an unfortunate case of judicial overreach">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2021
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama describes FRIEND as a “proxy for the opposition”. Video: Fiji Village By Dhanjay Deo in Suva Opposition National Federation Party (NFP) leader Professor Biman Prasad says this week’s attack by Economy Minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum on the non-government organisation, Foundation for Rural Integrated Enterprises Development (FRIEND) is “shameful and disgraceful”. Prasad said ... <a title="Prasad condemns Fiji AG’s attack on FRIEND as ‘shameful, disgraceful’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/03/prasad-condemns-fiji-ags-attack-on-friend-as-shameful-disgraceful/" aria-label="Read more about Prasad condemns Fiji AG’s attack on FRIEND as ‘shameful, disgraceful’">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2021
RNZ Pacific The leaders of Samoa’s two main political parties have finally found something to agree upon since the April 9 general election – they will meet. Following yesterday’s Court of Appeal ruling, both the caretaker prime minister Tuila’epa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi and prime minister-elect, FAST Party leader Fiame Naomi Mata’afa, announced they plan to meet. ... <a title="Samoa’s two leaders both keen to meet following appeal court ruling" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/03/samoas-two-leaders-both-keen-to-meet-following-appeal-court-ruling/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa’s two leaders both keen to meet following appeal court ruling">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2021
EDITORIAL: By the editorial board of the Samoa Observer Samoa’s 59th Independence Day has come and gone, without the usual fanfare and intense patriotism we have grown accustomed to from previous years. What we’ve seen for the last few weeks and indeed months has tested the strength of our democracy at the highest of levels ... <a title="Samoa Observer: Democracy tested as Samoa celebrates independence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/03/samoa-observer-democracy-tested-as-samoa-celebrates-independence/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa Observer: Democracy tested as Samoa celebrates independence">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2021
RNZ Pacific A Court of Appeal decision today may pave the way for the FAST party to assume control of the Samoan government. Samoa’s Court of Appeal has voided the legal challenge by a Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP) women’s candidate, who said she was wrongly removed as an MP. Ali’imalemanu Alofa Tuuau had been ... <a title="Samoan court voids appeal over additional women’s seat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/03/samoan-court-voids-appeal-over-additional-womens-seat/" aria-label="Read more about Samoan court voids appeal over additional women’s seat">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2021
“We, the TPNPB under the leadership of General Goliath Tabuni reject [a bipartite] dialogue with Jakarta,” said Sambom, reports CNN Indonesia. However, the armed resistance is urging the Indonesian government to hold tripartite negotiations with the TPNPB-OPM Tabuni leadership and all components of the Papuan liberation movement who have been resisting Jakarta rule. This dialogue, ... <a title="Papuan armed resistance insists talks with Jakarta must be mediated by UN" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/03/papuan-armed-resistance-insists-talks-with-jakarta-must-be-mediated-by-un/" aria-label="Read more about Papuan armed resistance insists talks with Jakarta must be mediated by UN">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2021
A View from Afar: Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan present this week’s podcast, where they analyse the Australia-China-New Zealand relationship. Has this reached a tipping-point? Also, Israel. How stable will this cobbled together coalition of anti-Netanyahu parties be?
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June 2, 2021
A View from Afar: Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan present this week’s podcast, where they analyse the Australia-China-New Zealand relationship. Has this reached a tipping-point? Also, Israel. How stable will this cobbled together coalition of anti-Netanyahu parties be? What are the main take-away points from the New Zealand-Australia leaders bilateral meeting this week? AU PM Scott ... <a title="ER LIVE: Manning and Buchanan on Australia-NZ-China Is This the Tipping-Point?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/02/scheduled-live-manning-and-buchanan-on-australia-nz-china-is-this-the-tipping-point/" aria-label="Read more about ER LIVE: Manning and Buchanan on Australia-NZ-China Is This the Tipping-Point?">Read more</a>
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June 2, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. There has been a lot of western angst shown towards China this year, only a miniscule amount of which can be attributed to geopolitical threats coming from China. Leading the charge of the anti-China brigade is Australia. I commented about a month ago on this matter, noting the tendency amongst many ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – China, the Coronavirus, Australia, and a yearning for World War 3" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/02/keith-rankin-analysis-china-the-coronavirus-australia-and-a-yearning-for-world-war-3/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – China, the Coronavirus, Australia, and a yearning for World War 3">Read more</a>
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June 2, 2021
Analysis by Bryce Edwards. The level of orchestration and political acting was turned up a notch this week in Queenstown by prime ministers Jacinda Ardern and Scott Morrison, who went to great pains to put on a highly contrived united front about their different orientations towards China. Clearly, both leaders were highly sensitive to the ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: NZ and Australia play “happy families” in Queenstown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/02/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-nz-and-australia-play-happy-families-in-queenstown/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: NZ and Australia play “happy families” in Queenstown">Read more</a>
