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January 7, 2021
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 Waikeria prison riot Te Aorewa Rolleston and Te Aniwa Hurihanganui (RNZ): Police fired rubber bullets at men during Waikeria Prison standoff Alexander Gillespie (RNZ): Waikeria inmates’ protest: a symptom of a much larger problem ODT: Editorial – Thorough ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – January 7 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/07/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-january-7-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – January 7 2021">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2021
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Frederick B. Mills, Alina Duarte, Patricio Zamorano From Washington DC On Monday January 4 a British court denied a U.S. request to extradite world renowned journalist and Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange, to face charges in the U.S. under the Espionage Act. Shortly after this breaking news, President ... <a title="Mexico Offers Asylum to Assange: A Step Forward for Government Accountability and Press Freedom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/06/mexico-offers-asylum-to-assange-a-step-forward-for-government-accountability-and-press-freedom/" aria-label="Read more about Mexico Offers Asylum to Assange: A Step Forward for Government Accountability and Press Freedom">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2021
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 Financial Times: New Zealand’s housing crisis poses big test for Jacinda Ardern Jean Bell (RNZ): Buying first home will be out of reach for more people in 2021 – CoreLogic Dan Satherley (Newshub): House prices kept ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – January 6 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/06/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-january-6-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – January 6 2021">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Clive Williams, Australian National University Tensions are running high in the Middle East in the waning days of the Trump administration. Over the weekend, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif claimed Israeli agents were planning to attack US forces in Iraq to provide US President Donald Trump with a pretext for striking Iran. ... <a title="Are US and Iran headed for a military showdown before Trump leaves office?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/05/are-us-and-iran-headed-for-a-military-showdown-before-trump-leaves-office/" aria-label="Read more about Are US and Iran headed for a military showdown before Trump leaves office?">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2021
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 Waikeria prison riot Chris Trotter: A Powerful political metaphor Polly Gillespie (Stuff): The prison riot that didn’t need to happen Kim Workman (RNZ): Transforming Waikeria – Hōkai Rangi or Hōkai Nuku? John Minto (Daily Blog): Waikeria – dignity and ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – January 5 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/05/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-january-5-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – January 5 2021">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2021
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is relieved by the January 4 ruling of UK District Judge Vanessa Baraitser to block the United States’ attempt to extradite WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange. However, it is extremely disappointed by the court’s failure to reject the substance of the case, leaving the door open to further ... <a title="RSF hails UK court blocking of US bid to extradite Julian Assange" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/05/rsf-hails-uk-court-blocking-of-us-bid-to-extradite-julian-assange/" aria-label="Read more about RSF hails UK court blocking of US bid to extradite Julian Assange">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2021
By RNZ News The 16 protesters at Waikeria Prison have surrendered to authorities after a six-day stand-off. The news that the men had ended the stand-off came in a statement from Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi, who said he escorted the prisoners out about 12pm today. Waititi said the prisoners were ready to come down. ... <a title="Waikeria Prison protesters surrender to NZ authorities after 6-day siege" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/03/waikeria-prison-protesters-surrender-to-nz-authorities-after-6-day-siege/" aria-label="Read more about Waikeria Prison protesters surrender to NZ authorities after 6-day siege">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2021
By RNZ News Amnesty International is calling on New Zealand’s Corrections Minister to ensure force is not used to end the impasse at Waikeria Prison – where 16 inmates are entering a sixth day of protest. The human rights group said de-escalation techniques should be used to end the protest. It said the protesters had ... <a title="Amnesty calls for caution in ending NZ’s Waikeria prison protest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/03/amnesty-calls-for-caution-in-ending-nzs-waikeria-prison-protest/" aria-label="Read more about Amnesty calls for caution in ending NZ’s Waikeria prison protest">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2021
RSF tallied 50 cases of journalists killed in connection with their work from 1 January to 15 December 2020, a number similar to 2019 (when 53 journalists were killed), although fewer journalists have been in the field this year because of the covid-19 pandemic. More journalists are being killed in countries considered to be “at ... <a title="RSF’s 2020 Round-up: 50 journalists killed, two-thirds in countries ‘at peace’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/01/rsfs-2020-round-up-50-journalists-killed-two-thirds-in-countries-at-peace/" aria-label="Read more about RSF’s 2020 Round-up: 50 journalists killed, two-thirds in countries ‘at peace’">Read more</a>
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December 31, 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 New Year’s Honours 2021 list announced Amber Allott (Stuff): Christchurch’s new knight reflects on nearly 30 years in politics Rahul Bhattarai (RNZ): David Carter on knighthood: Speaker’s role vital in a democracy Bridie Witton (Stuff): Wellington epidemiologist who pushed ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 31 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/31/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-december-31-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 31 2020">Read more</a>
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December 30, 2020
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage COHA WEBINAR: The National and Regional Impact of Parliamentary Elections in Venezuela Zoom and Facebook Live Monday Dec. 14, 8PM EST | 5PM PT Zoom registration, here SPEAKERS: COHA Guest Scholar and Keynote Speaker: Steve Ellner Election Observer Brief: Dr. Margaret Flowers COHA Election Report From the Field: ... <a title="COHA WEBINAR: The National and Regional Impact of Parliamentary Elections in Venezuela" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/30/coha-webinar-the-national-and-regional-impact-of-parliamentary-elections-in-venezuela/" aria-label="Read more about COHA WEBINAR: The National and Regional Impact of Parliamentary Elections in Venezuela">Read more</a>
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December 30, 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 Jenée Tibshraeny (Interest): What would actually happen if *shock horror* house prices fell? Rob Stock (Stuff): House prices set to rise further in first half of 2021 Susan St John (Interest): The speech I would like Grant ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 30 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/30/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-december-30-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 30 2020">Read more</a>
