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Rabuka’s exit may spell ‘beginning of end’ for Fiji’s SODELPA

December 8, 2020

Resigned …. SODELPA leader Sitiveni Rabuka shakes Fiji opposition ranks with his sudden move. Image: Sri Krishnamurthi/PMC By Christine Rovoi, RNZ Pacific journalist The writing is on the wall for Fiji’s main opposition party, says New Zealand-based Fijian academic Professor Steven Ratuva. His comments come in the wake of the sudden resignation of former Social ... <a title="Rabuka’s exit may spell ‘beginning of end’ for Fiji’s SODELPA" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/08/rabukas-exit-may-spell-beginning-of-end-for-fijis-sodelpa/" aria-label="Read more about Rabuka’s exit may spell ‘beginning of end’ for Fiji’s SODELPA">Read more</a>

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Opinion – Virtue Signalling and when Actions should speak louder than words

December 8, 2020

Opinion by Chris Leitch. Chris is the leader of the Social Credit Party. My mother was born in London. She was a very cultured English lady. Not posh in the Maggie Smith – Downton Abbey – dowager countess way and not rich like her either. My parents could never afford to own a house. But ... <a title="Opinion – Virtue Signalling and when Actions should speak louder than words" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/08/opinion-virtue-signalling-and-when-actions-should-speak-louder-than-words/" aria-label="Read more about Opinion – Virtue Signalling and when Actions should speak louder than words">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 08 2020

December 8, 2020

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 1News Colmar Brunton poll TVNZ: 1News Colmar Brunton poll: Judith Collins slips further as Labour maintains big election lead Sam Sachveda (Newsroom): Poll an unpleasant Christmas present for Judith Collins RNZ: Latest TVNZ poll has Labour up 7 ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 08 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/08/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-december-08-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 08 2020">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 07 2020

December 7, 2020

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 Housing Andrea Vance (Stuff): Why New Zealand needs to change how it thinks about housing Bernard Hickey (Stuff): How past generations pulled up the property ladder on today’s youth Susan Edmunds (Stuff): House price drops: ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 07 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/07/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-december-07-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 07 2020">Read more</a>

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Crosbie Walsh: Parihaka, a Stuff apology to Māori and seeking truth

December 6, 2020

COMMENT: By Crosbie Walsh Media giant Stuff, after a protracted study of its own history, announced this week that much that it has published on Māori has been racist. It has apologised for this and introduced guidelines (a Treaty of Waitangi-based charter) to improve its record. Surprisingly, left-leaning journalist Chris Trotter has condemned these initiatives, ... <a title="Crosbie Walsh: Parihaka, a Stuff apology to Māori and seeking truth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/06/crosbie-walsh-parihaka-a-stuff-apology-to-maori-and-seeking-truth/" aria-label="Read more about Crosbie Walsh: Parihaka, a Stuff apology to Māori and seeking truth">Read more</a>

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Jakarta ‘regrets’ Morning Star flag protest at Melbourne consulate after video goes viral

December 6, 2020

Pacific Media Centre newsdesk Indonesia’s Presidential Staff Office says it regrets the raising of the Morning Star flag – which is identified with Papuan independence – at the Indonesian Consulate General (KJRI) in Melbourne, Australia, this week. Presidential Staff Office deputy for political, legal, security and human rights affairs Jaleswari Pramowardhani insisted that the area ... <a title="Jakarta ‘regrets’ Morning Star flag protest at Melbourne consulate after video goes viral" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/06/jakarta-regrets-morning-star-flag-protest-at-melbourne-consulate-after-video-goes-viral/" aria-label="Read more about Jakarta ‘regrets’ Morning Star flag protest at Melbourne consulate after video goes viral">Read more</a>

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Rival OPM leaders dispute Papuan ‘independence’ declaration

December 5, 2020

Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk A renewed declaration of independence by an exiled West Papuan leader has stirred a negative response from other Papuan independence fighters who are part of the West Papua liberation army force clashing with Indonesian security troops. The rival fighters have rejected the peaceful unilateral claim of independence and in particular the ... <a title="Rival OPM leaders dispute Papuan ‘independence’ declaration" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/05/rival-opm-leaders-dispute-papuan-independence-declaration/" aria-label="Read more about Rival OPM leaders dispute Papuan ‘independence’ declaration">Read more</a>

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Papuan flag day protests in Yogya, Jakarta reject ‘special autonomy’

December 4, 2020

Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk December 1 flag day protests have taken place in several cities around Indonesia including the capital Jakarta, Yogyakarta (Central Java), Ternate (North Maluku) and Sinjai (South Sulawesi), reports Arah Juang. The actions were launched to commemorate West Papua Independence Day. But even before the actions were launched, security forces attempted to  ... <a title="Papuan flag day protests in Yogya, Jakarta reject ‘special autonomy’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/04/papuan-flag-day-protests-in-yogya-jakarta-reject-special-autonomy/" aria-label="Read more about Papuan flag day protests in Yogya, Jakarta reject ‘special autonomy’">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 04 2020

December 4, 2020

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 Climate change Peter Dunne: It is now stand and deliver time for Labour on climate change Rachel Thomas (RNZ): Carbon neutrality by 2050 requires taking a financial hit – economist Marc Daalder (Newsroom): What if we create ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 04 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/04/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-december-04-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 04 2020">Read more</a>

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PODCAST: Iran Assassination & China V Australia Examples of a Deterioration of International Relations

December 3, 2020

PODCAST: Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning present A View from Afar. This week we discuss: How around the world, in international relations, we see examples of strategic hedging, miscalculation, escalation, reputation, and face-saving. Two of the most current examples of this are happening in the Middle East – after the killing of Iran’s leading ... <a title="PODCAST: Iran Assassination & China V Australia Examples of a Deterioration of International Relations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/03/podcast-iran-assassination-china-v-australia-examples-of-a-deterioration-of-international-relations/" aria-label="Read more about PODCAST: Iran Assassination & China V Australia Examples of a Deterioration of International Relations">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 03 2020

December 3, 2020

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 Climate change Stuff: Editorial – Declaration’s value will be measured by action Bronwyn Hayward (Spinoff): NZ joins a groundswell in sounding the climate emergency alarm. Can it make any real difference? Marc Daalder (Newsroom): What it will take ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 03 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/03/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-december-03-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 03 2020">Read more</a>

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Pacific journalism, media and diversity researchers tackle challenges ahead

December 2, 2020

Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Pacific journalism and media researchers have gathered “live” in Auckland and “virtually” from Australia, Indonesia, and the region to showcase their projects and initiatives – and they spoke of the key challenges ahead. Presentations at the AUT Pacific Media Centre-organised event yesterday included cross-cultural documentaries, an industry panel on “transition”, Pasifika ... <a title="Pacific journalism, media and diversity researchers tackle challenges ahead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/02/pacific-journalism-media-and-diversity-researchers-tackle-challenges-ahead/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific journalism, media and diversity researchers tackle challenges ahead">Read more</a>