Mong Palatino globalvoices.org Myanmar’s newly elected parliament members were supposed to convene a session on February 1 to select the country’s president and vice president. Instead, the military seized power, imposed a year-long state of emergency, and detained key leaders of the National League for Democracy
New Zealand history and the school curriculum Rachel Sadler (Newshub): National’s Paul Goldsmith hits out at ‘identity politics’ in proposed NZ history curriculum Joel Maxwell (Stuff): Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says New Zealand shouldn’t underplay its own history Henry Cooke (Stuff): National say new history curriculum features too
Editor’s note: I caught a segment about today’s face of the day yesterday evening on One News that sickened me. The journalist of colour Daniel Faitaua who was speaking to the camera spent 90% of his time denigrating Captain Moore’s memory by claiming that there was controversy
Waitangi Peter de Graaf (Herald): Labour returns to Waitangi’s Te Tii Marae after three-year absence Claire Trevett (Herald): Labour MPs return to Te Tii marae, but Jacinda Ardern’s first visit as Prime Minister is another question (paywalled) Lloyd Jones, Shane Jones (Herald): Treaty of Waitangi and race
Maori wards in local government Richard Harman: Brash loses Maori wards campaign Audrey Young (Herald): Labour kept plans on divisive Maori wards under wraps (paywalled) David Farrar: Govt proposes to use urgency to cancel local referenda! Anna Whyte (1News): Government aims to overturn ‘uneven playing field’ for Maori wards on
Tim Graham newsbusters.org Ryan Saavedra at the Daily Wire pointed out that yesterday’s conflict of interest is today’s moment of stardom. The New York Times sounded thrilled that the vice president’s college-age stepdaughter signed a contract with a top modeling agency. Vanessa Friedman and Jessica
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Climate change Henry Cooke (Stuff): Climate Change Commission confirms real Government action will be a minefield Jamie Morton (Herald): Fewer cows, mass EVs: what NZ must do to hit climate targets Richard Harman: Tiwai Point may hold key to our low carbon future Rod Carr (Stuff): Now’s the time
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breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com News: Reserve Bank report tots up $69b of assets in Maori economy Maori businesses and non-profit organisations owned almost $69 billion in assets as of 2018, according to a new report on the Maori economy released by the Reserve Bank. The report, produced by economic consultancy
Covid: MIQ Meriana Johnsen (RNZ): Calls to restrict returnee numbers to avoid more Covid-19 outbreaks 1News: NZ should ‘have goal of no Covid-19 positive people’ arriving into country – Michael Baker RNZ: Pressure mounts for full audit of MIQ network after Covid-19 community cases John Anthony (Stuff): Allowing
Covid: General David Welch (The Conversation): Northland case is a reminder NZ’s ‘dumb good luck’ may run out Jamie Morton (Herald): Why aren’t we seeing more cases in Northland? Amelia Wade (Herald): Two new Auckland community cases, locations of interest released Adam Pearse (Northern Advocate): Two positive Auckland
