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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 29 2019

March 29, 2019

Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 29 2019 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. The Beehive and Parliament Buildings.Today’s content Christchurch mosque shootings Thomas Beagle (Spinoff): Why mass surveillance is not the answer to the atrocity of Christchurch John ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 29 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/29/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-march-29-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 29 2019">Read more</a>

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Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: International fascination with Jacinda Ardern 

March 28, 2019

Political Roundup: International fascination with Jacinda Ardern  by Dr Bryce Edwards As a political commentator, I’ve never experienced anything like it – the phone calls and email requests for interviews from international media have been constant. Broadcasters and journalists all want to discuss the Christchurch terrorist attack and the aftermath. But mostly they want to ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: International fascination with Jacinda Ardern " class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/28/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-international-fascination-with-jacinda-ardern/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: International fascination with Jacinda Ardern ">Read more</a>

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Michael Andrew: How journalists can improve diversity in our media

March 28, 2019

OPINION: By Michael Andrew, of Pacific Media Watch The New Zealand mainstream media has done two things in the past fortnight – it’s shown just how good it can be with excellent reporting of the Christchurch mosque terror attacks. And it’s shown – due to the first accomplishment – just how bad it has been ... <a title="Michael Andrew: How journalists can improve diversity in our media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/28/michael-andrew-how-journalists-can-improve-diversity-in-our-media/" aria-label="Read more about Michael Andrew: How journalists can improve diversity in our media">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 28 2019

March 28, 2019

Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 28 2019 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. The Beehive and Parliament Buildings.Today’s content Royal Commission, role of spy agencies Guyon Espiner (RNZ): Were NZ’s intelligence agencies looking in the wrong direction? Sam ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 28 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/28/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-march-28-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 28 2019">Read more</a>

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Violence in Papua must end before talks, says NZ Foreign Minister

March 27, 2019

A West Papua Liberation Army unit in the Nduga regency, Papua, earlier this month. Image: RNZ file By RNZ Pacific New Zealand’s Foreign Minister, Winston Peters, has called for an end to violence in Indonesia’s Papua province. Peters was responding to a letter from a representative of the West Papua Liberation Army, which is waging ... <a title="Violence in Papua must end before talks, says NZ Foreign Minister" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/27/violence-in-papua-must-end-before-talks-says-nz-foreign-minister/" aria-label="Read more about Violence in Papua must end before talks, says NZ Foreign Minister">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 27 2019

March 27, 2019

Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 27 2019 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. The Beehive and Parliament Buildings.Today’s content Royal Commission, role of spy agencies RNZ: More NZers under surveillance: Andrew Little authorises spy agencies to do more ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 27 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/27/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-march-27-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 27 2019">Read more</a>

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Black Sheep: NZ’s story of white supremacy

March 26, 2019

Black Sheep … an RNZ special on white supremacy. Image: RNZ COMMENTARY: By William Ray Since the mosque attacks in Christchurch earlier this month, many people have called for New Zealand to examine its history of white supremacy. In this special episode of RNZ’s Black Sheep, William Ray looks at the origins of this ideology, ... <a title="Black Sheep: NZ’s story of white supremacy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/26/black-sheep-nzs-story-of-white-supremacy/" aria-label="Read more about Black Sheep: NZ’s story of white supremacy">Read more</a>

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Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Why has gun law reform failed until now?

March 26, 2019

Political Roundup: Why has gun law reform failed until now? by Dr Bryce Edwards As the Christchurch terrorist debate has unfolded, there has been astonishment that New Zealand’s gun laws are so lax. Loopholes and liberal gun laws have been highlighted as a key factor in allowing the alleged gunman to murder 50 people. Helen ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Why has gun law reform failed until now?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/26/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-why-has-gun-law-reform-failed-until-now/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Why has gun law reform failed until now?">Read more</a>

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Drug problem in Philippines has ‘worsened’, admits Duterte

March 26, 2019

PDEA Director-General Aaron Aquino (centre) and PDEA Director III Irish Calaguas (left) led two operations in Muntinlupa on March 19, 2019, which yielded 166.5 kg of crystal meth worth an estimated 1.13 billion pesos. Image: PDEA By Nestor Corrales in Manila Despite the Philippine government’s brutal war on drugs, President Rodrigo Duterte has admitted that ... <a title="Drug problem in Philippines has ‘worsened’, admits Duterte" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/26/drug-problem-in-philippines-has-worsened-admits-duterte/" aria-label="Read more about Drug problem in Philippines has ‘worsened’, admits Duterte">Read more</a>

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Gun Laws and Security – ‘How to Sell a Massacre’ an Al Jazeera Investigation into Australia’s One Nation Party and Gun Lobby

March 26, 2019

AL JAZEERA – A three-year undercover operation by Al Jazeera has shown Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Party lobbying the National Rifle Association of America (NRA) for millions of dollars to roll back Australia’s strict gun control laws. * Australia’s One Nation Party Lobbying the National Rifle Association of America (NRA) for Millions of Dollars * ... <a title="Gun Laws and Security – ‘How to Sell a Massacre’ an Al Jazeera Investigation into Australia’s One Nation Party and Gun Lobby" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/26/gun-laws-and-security-how-to-sell-a-massacre-an-al-jazeera-investigation-into-australias-one-nation-party-and-gun-lobby/" aria-label="Read more about Gun Laws and Security – ‘How to Sell a Massacre’ an Al Jazeera Investigation into Australia’s One Nation Party and Gun Lobby">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 26 2019

March 26, 2019

Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 26 2019 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. The Beehive and Parliament Buildings.Today’s content Royal Commission, role of spy agencies Richard Harman (Politik): An inquiry into an invisible man Laura Dooney (RNZ): Auckland Muslim ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 26 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/26/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-march-26-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 26 2019">Read more</a>

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Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Government’s successful first round of gun law reform

March 25, 2019

Political Roundup: Government’s successful first round of gun law reform by Dr Bryce Edwards Although important questions remain about the Government’s firearms law reform programme, at this stage there is a broad consensus that Jacinda Ardern and her colleagues have successfully navigated the first tranche of change.   Praise is coming in from all quarters, ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Government’s successful first round of gun law reform" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/25/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-governments-successful-first-round-of-gun-law-reform/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Government’s successful first round of gun law reform">Read more</a>