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35 years on, Tahiti’s Temaru likely guest in Rainbow Warrior rewind

July 29, 2020

Flashback: Tagata Pasifika’s John Pulu talks to Oscar Temaru. By David Robie One of the champions of the South Pacific’s nuclear-free and independence campaigners, Oscar Manutahi Temaru, is expected to make a guest appearance tomorrow in a retrospective webinar about the impact of the Rainbow Warrior bombing 35 years on. The webinar, titled “The Rainbow ... <a title="35 years on, Tahiti’s Temaru likely guest in Rainbow Warrior rewind" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/29/35-years-on-tahitis-temaru-likely-guest-in-rainbow-warrior-rewind/" aria-label="Read more about 35 years on, Tahiti’s Temaru likely guest in Rainbow Warrior rewind">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 29 2020

July 29, 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 Election Richard Shaw (The Conversation): Rogue poll or not, all the signs point to a tectonic shift in New Zealand politics Toby Morris (Spinoff): Font, tick, face, tick: The great 2020 election hoardings ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 29 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/29/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-july-29-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 29 2020">Read more</a>

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Unite union chief welcomes ‘fairness’ changes to fight migrant exploitation

July 28, 2020

Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Unite Union national director Mike Treen has welcomed the changes made by the New Zealand government in a $50 million reform package to combat migrant worker exploitation. “It will make it easiest for individual workers to access the support they need to make complaints, get support and change employers if necessary,” ... <a title="Unite union chief welcomes ‘fairness’ changes to fight migrant exploitation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/28/unite-union-chief-welcomes-fairness-changes-to-fight-migrant-exploitation/" aria-label="Read more about Unite union chief welcomes ‘fairness’ changes to fight migrant exploitation">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 28 2020

July 28, 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 Newshub-Reid Research poll Tova O’Brien (Newshub): Newshub-Reid Research Poll: Voters trust Jacinda Ardern far more than Judith Collins Jenna Lynch (Newshub): Newshub-Reid Research Poll: Kiwis trust Labour more than National to run the ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 28 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/28/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-july-28-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 28 2020">Read more</a>

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Duterte again calls for return of death penalty by lethal injection

July 28, 2020

By Pia Ranada in Manila Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, for the third time, used his State of the Nation Address (SONA) to call on Congress to reinstate the death penalty for violators of the country’s anti-drugs law. “I reiterate the swift passage of a law reviving the death penalty by lethal injection for crimes specified ... <a title="Duterte again calls for return of death penalty by lethal injection" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/28/duterte-again-calls-for-return-of-death-penalty-by-lethal-injection/" aria-label="Read more about Duterte again calls for return of death penalty by lethal injection">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 27 2020

July 27, 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 Newshub-Reid Research Poll Tova O’Brien (Newshub): Judith Collins must take responsibility for National’s fall – but she’s not entirely to blame Tova O’Brien (Newshub): Jacinda Ardern still soaring as preferred Prime Minister – ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 27 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/27/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-july-27-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 27 2020">Read more</a>

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NZ grants Kurdish-Iranian author Behrouz Boochani refugee status

July 24, 2020

By RNZ News Immigration New Zealand has confirmed that Behrouz Boochani has been given refugee status in New Zealand. Boochani has been in New Zealand since November. He had travelled to Christchurch for a writers’ festival on a one-month visa and was supported by Amnesty International. He was detained in Manus Island and in Port ... <a title="NZ grants Kurdish-Iranian author Behrouz Boochani refugee status" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/24/nz-grants-kurdish-iranian-author-behrouz-boochani-refugee-status/" aria-label="Read more about NZ grants Kurdish-Iranian author Behrouz Boochani refugee status">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 24 2020

July 24, 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 Parliament Gordon Campbell: On who really deserves sympathy when stress makes people behave badly Peter Dunne: The 52nd Parliament is hurtling towards an inglorious end Peter Dunne (Newsroom): MPs: Pick them carefully, treat with ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 24 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/24/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-july-24-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 24 2020">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 23 2020

July 23, 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 Iain Lees-Galloway sacking Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): Firing someone for having an affair is pretty low Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Tit for tat – nasty election campaign looms RNZ: Checkpoint: Deceit, integrity problem ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 23 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/23/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-july-23-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 23 2020">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 22 2020

July 22, 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 National Party Richard Harman (Politik): Safe seat, not much experience required Audrey Young (Herald): Judith Collins makes only one mistake in the Andrew Falloon fiasco (paywalled) Tova O’Brien (Newshub): Judith Collins and Jacinda Ardern failed ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 22 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/22/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-july-22-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 22 2020">Read more</a>

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Papuan activists in Yogya protest against extended special autonomy

July 21, 2020

By IndoLeft News in Yogyakarta Papuan students and activists have held a protest action against Special Autonomy(Otsus) Chapter II at the zero kilometre point in Indonesia’s central Java city of Yogyakarta. The joint action was initiated by the Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) and the Indonesian People’s Front for West Papua (FRI-WP). READ MORE: Indonesian government ... <a title="Papuan activists in Yogya protest against extended special autonomy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/21/papuan-activists-in-yogya-protest-against-extended-special-autonomy/" aria-label="Read more about Papuan activists in Yogya protest against extended special autonomy">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 21 2020

July 21, 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 National Party Herald: Second sex-text allegation: Judith Collins wants National MP Andrew Falloon out of parliament now Henry Cooke (Stuff): Andrew Falloon sent sexually explicit photos to another young woman RNZ: Judith Collins: National ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 21 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/21/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-july-21-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 21 2020">Read more</a>