Live animal export ban Stuff: Editorial – The tide goes out on animal exports Luke Malpass (Stuff): Government announces an end to livestock sea export industry RNZ: Government announces ban for live cattle exports by sea Esther Taunton (Stuff): Opponents label live export ban ‘immoral, ill-informed’ Rebecca Howard (BusinessDesk): NZ to
righttolife.org.uk A bill to legalise euthanasia in France last week failed to pass after stiff opposition in the French Parliament. The bill was promoted by Olivier Falorni of the ‘Libertes et Territoires (Freedom and Territories) party. He said a law that permitted euthanasia in France would end the
13th April 2021 The intensity of action and counter action is hotting up. The protesters are changing tactics and slowing down the mass demonstrations in Yangon and Mandalay to avoid unnecessary loss of life. The Civil Disobedience movement is beginning to bite and that is where the anti-coup action is
Housing crisis Henry Cooke (Stuff): Housing bonus: National say councils should be given $50,000 for every new house built Claire Trevett (Herald): National puts up its solution to housing shortage woes Nita Blake-Persen (RNZ): ‘Motel generation’ feared as emergency housing need continues Damian George (Stuff): City council brushes off
12th April 2021 The bloodshed continues and in Bagon alone 83 civilians were killed by the junta using rifle grenades and machine guns. Bodies were loaded onto a dump truck and bodies were also deposited at a Buddhist pagoda. In an action not seen since the 1988 uprising, an Imam
Maori Party referred to Police over donations Henry Cooke (Stuff): Maori Party referred to police over $328,000 in undeclared donations Rachel Sadler (Newshub): Maori Party undeclared donations: Electoral Commission notified as soon as error was noticed – party president Che Wilson David Farrar: Who are the mystery Maori Party funders?
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rt.com Reporters for the right-leaning news outlet Rebel News have posted videos showing employees being detained by police at an Airbnb location where they were working covering Covid-19 lockdown measures. In one video posted to Twitter on Saturday, Rebel News reporter David Menzies can be seen having a tense
Westpac economists expect house prices to level out over the rest of this year and expect “moderate” falls in the coming years as longer-term interest rates eventually rise. They also say renters can stop worrying about the prospect of rents rising significantly, despite threats from disgruntled landlords. Acting chief economist
Covid: India travel ban Sandeep Singh (RNZ): Indian travel ban leaves Kiwis stateless Audrey Young (Herald): Was Jacinda Ardern’s decision on India racist? (paywalled) 1News: Temporary India travel ban is not racist, Jacinda Ardern tells Q+A Stuff: Editorial – An inconvenient truth: Undermining rights key to securing our freedoms
8th April 2021 The Irrawaddy spoke to Scot Marciel, who served as US ambassador to Myanmar from 2016-20, about the unfolding crisis in the country and how the international community and regional powers can help stop the regime’s violence against the Myanmar people. Let’s discuss the Quad members,
This week, Jacinda Ardern finally fronted up and announced the trans-Tasman safe travel bubble will open from 19 April 2021. This isn’t a case of job done, however. This should be the first step in the Government laying out its roadmap for how it plans to safely reconnect New
Tharaphi Than Northern Illinois University Dr. Tharaphi Than is an Associate Professor in the Department of World Languages and Cultures at Northern Illinois University. Her first book, Women in Modern Burma, covers the political and social history of women in Burma/Myanmar. She is currently working on two manuscripts: feminism
8th April 2021 The Irrawaddy spoke to Scot Marciel, who served as US ambassador to Myanmar from 2016-20, about the unfolding crisis in the country and how the international community and regional powers can help stop the regime’s violence against the Myanmar people. Intellectuals are leaving, civil servants are
