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March 18, 2022
Editor’s Note: Here below is Dr Bryce Edwards’ New Zealand Political Roundup – which analyses one prominent topic being debated in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Political Roundup for free here. Political Roundup: The time is right for permanent free public transport The problem with conservative politicians is ... <a title="Newsletter – Political Roundup: The time is right for permanent free public transport" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/18/newsletter-political-roundup-the-time-is-right-for-permanent-free-public-transport/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter – Political Roundup: The time is right for permanent free public transport">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2022
RNZ News An Auckland nurse says a lucrative incentive payment has not fixed the city’s dire hospital staffing shortage in Aotearoa New Zealand’s current covid-19 outbreak. Nurses, midwives and others employed by the region’s district health boards (DHBs) have been entitled to an extra $500 on top of their normal pay for extra shifts overnight. ... <a title="Auckland hospitals put most care on hold, incentives fail to fix covid crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/18/auckland-hospitals-put-most-care-on-hold-incentives-fail-to-fix-covid-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland hospitals put most care on hold, incentives fail to fix covid crisis">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Gavin Ellis of Knightly Views The proposal for a new entity to replace Television New Zealand and RNZ has two fundamental flaws that must be fixed if it is to gain the public’s trust. The first flaw is the assumption that an existing legal structure — the Autonomous Crown Entity — is an ... <a title="Gavin Ellis: Fundamental flaws in public media plans call for big fixes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/18/gavin-ellis-fundamental-flaws-in-public-media-plans-call-for-big-fixes/" aria-label="Read more about Gavin Ellis: Fundamental flaws in public media plans call for big fixes">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2022
Editor’s Note: Here below is Dr Bryce Edwards’ New Zealand Political Roundup – which analyses one prominent topic being debated in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Political Roundup for free here. Political Roundup: Labour’s sensible taihoa on hate speech law reform The Government has delayed the introduction of ... <a title="Newsletter – Political Roundup: Labour’s sensible taihoa on hate speech law reform" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/18/newsletter-political-roundup-labours-sensible-taihoa-on-hate-speech-law-reform/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter – Political Roundup: Labour’s sensible taihoa on hate speech law reform">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2022
By Claudia Tally in Port Moresby Papua New Guinean police have made a startling revelation that firearms for the National Elections security operations in June have yet to be purchased. Deputy Police Commissioner Anton Billie says the firearms might not be procured and received by the time the election writs are issued on April 28 ... <a title="PNG police arms, ammunition not yet ready for this year’s elections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/17/png-police-arms-ammunition-not-yet-ready-for-this-years-elections/" aria-label="Read more about PNG police arms, ammunition not yet ready for this year’s elections">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2022
RNZ News New Zealand’s Ministry of Health has reported 19,542 new cases of covid-19 in the community and 24 more deaths today. The ministry said eight people had died with covid-19 yesterday, while a further 16 people had died in the past three weeks. “Local public health authorities have notified these deaths to the ministry ... <a title="NZ reports 24 more covid deaths, 19,542 new cases – minister positive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/17/nz-reports-24-more-covid-deaths-19542-new-cases-minister-positive/" aria-label="Read more about NZ reports 24 more covid deaths, 19,542 new cases – minister positive">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2022
OPEN LETTER: By Mahvash Ikram Three years on from the Christchurch terror attacks on 15 March 2019, Mahvash Ikram writes an open letter to her young son telling him one day he will learn how the Muslim community was targeted, but that shouldn’t scare him from going to a mosque. Dear son, You’re not yet ... <a title="NZ terror attacks anniversary: A letter to my son – ‘Never be ashamed of your beliefs’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/17/nz-terror-attacks-anniversary-a-letter-to-my-son-never-be-ashamed-of-your-beliefs/" aria-label="Read more about NZ terror attacks anniversary: A letter to my son – ‘Never be ashamed of your beliefs’">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2022
Analysis by Keith Rankin. The big new story in the news cycle – in New Zealand but not only in New Zealand – is the rising ‘cost of living’, which is usually conflated with ‘inflation’. These topics – together and separately – are, like Covid19, devolved to ‘social science’ (macroeconomist in this case) ‘experts’; within ... <a title="Keith Rankin Essay – Rising ‘Cost of Living’ and Inflation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/16/keith-rankin-essay-rising-cost-of-living-and-inflation/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Essay – Rising ‘Cost of Living’ and Inflation">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2022
Editor’s Note: Here below is Dr Bryce Edwards’ New Zealand Political Roundup – which analyses one prominent topic being debated in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Political Roundup for free here. Political Roundup: Behind Simon Bridges’ shock departure, and what comes next Last week’s shock 1News opinion poll ... <a title="Newsletter – Political Roundup: Behind Simon Bridges’ shock departure, and what comes next" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/16/newsletter-political-roundup-behind-simon-bridges-shock-departure-and-what-comes-next/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter – Political Roundup: Behind Simon Bridges’ shock departure, and what comes next">Read more</a>
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March 15, 2022
Editor’s Note: Here below is Dr Bryce Edwards’ New Zealand Political Roundup – which analyses one prominent topic being debated in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Political Roundup for free here. Political Roundup: Labour responds to the “Costpocalypse, but should it go further? The “Costpocalypse” is finally getting ... <a title="Newsletter – Political Roundup: Labour responds to the “Costpocalypse, but should it go further?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/15/newsletter-political-roundup-labour-responds-to-the-costpocalypse-but-should-it-go-further/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter – Political Roundup: Labour responds to the “Costpocalypse, but should it go further?">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2022
Editor’s Note: Here below is Dr Bryce Edwards’ New Zealand Political Roundup – which analyses one prominent topic being debated in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Political Roundup for free here. Political Roundup: Time for a “Save public broadcasting” campaign There was a fair amount of enthusiasm ... <a title="Newsletter – Political Roundup: Time for a “Save public broadcasting” campaign" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/14/newsletter-political-roundup-time-for-a-save-public-broadcasting-campaign/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter – Political Roundup: Time for a “Save public broadcasting” campaign">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2022
SPECIAL REPORT: By Tim Brown, RNZ News reporter Police will not give details about finances and their investigation into the New Zealand protest against covid-19 public health measures which occupied Parliament’s grounds and surrounding streets. Large sums of money traded hands during and leading up to the 23-day occupation, but it is unclear how it ... <a title="Parliament protest: Questions remain on funding sources and where it went" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/14/parliament-protest-questions-remain-on-funding-sources-and-where-it-went/" aria-label="Read more about Parliament protest: Questions remain on funding sources and where it went">Read more</a>
