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June 7, 2019
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Both the Australian and New Zealand governments have pledged to continue and increase financial aid to the Solomon Islands. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that Australia will pledge A$250 million in aid. He made the announcement in Honiara during his first post-election overseas trip. READ MORE: Chinese influence in the ... <a title="More aid to Solomon Islands from Australia and New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/07/more-aid-to-solomon-islands-from-australia-and-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about More aid to Solomon Islands from Australia and New Zealand">Read more</a>
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June 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 Budget leak Derek Cheng (Herald): GCSB tried to stop Treasury boss Gabriel Makhlouf from saying website, Budget had been ‘hacked’ (paywalled) Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Shocking new GCSB claim – only Herald’s PayWall can ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 07 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/07/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-june-07-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 07 2019">Read more</a>
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June 6, 2019
How Al Jazeera reported yesterday’s raid by Australian police on the offices of the national public broadcaster ABC. The raid was over a series of stories from 2017 on killings allegedly carried out by Australian special forces in Afghanistan. Video: Al Jazeera By RNZ News An Australian police raid on public broadcaster ABC risks having ... <a title="ABC raid ‘chilling’ for freedom of press, says editorial chief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/06/abc-raid-chilling-for-freedom-of-press-says-editorial-chief/" aria-label="Read more about ABC raid ‘chilling’ for freedom of press, says editorial chief">Read more</a>
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June 6, 2019
Should we really care about the “Budget hack” that has been consuming a lot of politicians and political commentators over the last week? Is this really, as John Key used to say about scandals involving his own Government, one of “the things that matter”? I made the case yesterday in my column, The Budget ‘hack’ scandal ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Who cares about the “Budget hack”?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/06/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-who-cares-about-the-budget-hack/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Who cares about the “Budget hack”?">Read more</a>
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June 6, 2019
Can we trust government departments? Can we trust Treasury not to lie to us? What about the Minister of Finance? Have they lied for political advantage? These are some of the questions that naturally come out of last week’s abysmal Government handling of National’s early release of budget details, in which senior officials and politicians ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Budget “hack” scandal reveals some big accountability problems" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/06/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-budget-hack-scandal-reveals-some-big-accountability-problems/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Budget “hack” scandal reveals some big accountability problems">Read more</a>
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June 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 Budget, Budget “hack” Press Editorial: Time for truth in the ‘hacking’ saga Eric Crampton (Newsroom): Protecting the privileged Michael Reddell: On Makhlouf and standards in public office Bryce Edwards (Herald): Political Roundup: The Budget ‘hack’ scandal ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 06 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/06/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-june-06-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 06 2019">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Two raids by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) on journalists and media organisations within the last 24 hours represent a disturbing attempt to intimidate legitimate news journalism that is in the public interest, says the union for Australian journalists, the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA). Yesterday’s raid on a News ... <a title="MEAA blasts ‘disturbing assaults’ on press freedom after new ABC raid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/05/meaa-blasts-disturbing-assaults-on-press-freedom-after-new-abc-raid/" aria-label="Read more about MEAA blasts ‘disturbing assaults’ on press freedom after new ABC raid">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2019
By RNZ Pacific The former president of New Caledonia’s Congress, Gael Yanno, says he is worried a mainly pro-independence government will be elected next week. Yanno made the comment on local television after he officially handed over the reins of Congress to the pro-independence politician Roch Wamytan who was elected Congress president last week. Wamytan ... <a title="New Caledonia anti-independence parties fear losing control of Congress" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/05/new-caledonia-anti-independence-parties-fear-losing-control-of-congress/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia anti-independence parties fear losing control of Congress">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2019
By RNZ Pacific A range of initiatives for Pacific people was announced in the New Zealand Budget last week. This Wellbeing Budget included increases in funding for Pacific health, education, language and economic development. While the Ministry of Pacific Peoples has hailed it as an unprecedented support package for Pacific people, there is concern that ... <a title="Mixed reactions to NZ Budget initiatives for Pacific people" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/05/mixed-reactions-to-nz-budget-initiatives-for-pacific-people/" aria-label="Read more about Mixed reactions to NZ Budget initiatives for Pacific people">Read more</a>
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June 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 Budget leak, SSC inquiry Tim Watkin (Pundit): Gabriel Makhlouf’s already had three strikes. Can he really avoid being ‘out’? Liam Hehir (Pundit): Sometimes with politics, you should sweat the small stuff Richard Harman ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 05 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/05/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-june-05-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 05 2019">Read more</a>
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June 4, 2019
ANALYSIS: By Keith Jackson Following the election of James Marape’s as Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister, on Sunday, he issued a declaration on Facebook that soon had the foreign media (and social media) agitating over just one phrase. “Work with me,” he wrote, “to make PNG the Richest Black Christian Nation on earth.” True, they ... <a title="Keith Jackson: Marape’s commitment to PNG a checklist for judging him" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/04/keith-jackson-marapes-commitment-to-png-a-checklist-for-judging-him/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Jackson: Marape’s commitment to PNG a checklist for judging him">Read more</a>
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June 4, 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 Tim Hazledine (Noted): Budget 2019: Why the government is handling our wellbeing the wrong way Richard Harman (Politik): Where are the Wellbeing Budget targets? Jane Clifton (Listener): There’s more than one elephant in ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 04 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/04/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-june-04-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 04 2019">Read more</a>
