MIL-Evening Report: Tasered, beaten, handcuffed but Mike Treen says ‘I would do it all again’
Unite Union leader Mike Treen (second from right), Kia Ora Gaza spokesperson Roger Fowler and Palestinian human rights supporters Billy Hania and Heidi Jia at Auckland International Airport today. Image: Rahul Bhattarai/PMC By Rahul Bhattarai in Auckland Unite Union national director Mike Treen arrived in Auckland today and told of his brutal experience at the […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: RSF condemns Nine-Fairfax merger as threat to media pluralism in Australia
There is concern about the editorial independence of The Age newspaper, one of the jewels of the Fairfax Media empire, now that it is to be run by Nine Entertainment. Image: William West /RSF/AFP Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is extremely concerned about pluralism and respect for editorial independence in the new […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Is Working for Families contributing to poverty in New Zealand?
Political Roundup: Is Working for Families contributing to poverty in New Zealand? – Analysis by DrBryce Edwards. Dr Bryce Edwards. The people who are most concerned about poverty and inequality in this country are also usually highly supportive of Working for Families. But what if the Working for Families (WfF) scheme was actually part of the […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Is the National Party changing enough?
Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Is the National Party changing enough? Dr Bryce Edwards. Having been turfed out of government last year, the National Party is doing what all parties do when dealing with failure – re-evaluating what they are doing wrong and making some necessary changes. During their annual conference at the weekend, some new […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: Keith Rankin’s Chart for this Month: Income Distribution of New Zealand Taxpayers
By Keith Rankin Median income: $30,000. Graph by Keith Rankin. We often hear that the average annual wage in New Zealand is around $55,000; slightly more than $1,000 gross per week. This is misleading, it is the average for people in regular fulltime employment. This month’s chart shows incomes as understood by Inland Revenue. The […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: An open letter to Israel: The global ‘blockade busters’ sail in peace
By Chris Graham on board the Al Awda By the time you read this, I’ll be sailing on an old, converted fishing trawler from Sicily, Italy, headed for Gaza, Palestine, the tiny sea port in the bottom right corner of the Mediterranean Sea. I’m on board the Al Awda as a journalist, covering the Freedom […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: Nauru, Fiji and Pacific Facebook gags criticised in Asia-Pacific media freedom summit
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – [embedded content]Reporters Without Borders secretary-general Christophe Deloire talks about the global threat against journalists.Video: Café PacificBy David Robie in ParisWHEN Reporters Without Borders chief Christophe Deloire introduced the Paris-based global media watchdog’s Asia-Pacific press freedom defenders to his overview last week, it was grim listening. First […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Why Gareth Morgan’s TOP failed
Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Why Gareth Morgan’s TOP failed Dr Bryce Edwards. There was always a big problem with The Opportunities Party – no one really knew what it stood for, and no one really knew what type of voters it was appealing to. Yes, it claimed to exist to promote “evidence-based policies”, but to […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: Danish rescue diver praises Thai ‘cool’ kids in Mission Impossible
Search and rescue coordinator Narongsak Osotthanakorn (centre) announces that all 12 boys and their coach have been safely rescued from their cave in Thailand. Image: Bangkok Post A Danish diver involved in the mission to successfully save 12 boys and their football coach from flooded Tham Luang cave in Thailand has hailed the children as […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: This week in history – the Rainbow Warrior bombing as told to ABC’s Nightlife
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Pacific environmental and political journalist David Robie has recalled the bombing of the original Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior 33 years ago in an interview with host Sarah Macdonald on the ABC’s Nightlife “This Week in History” programme. Dr Robie, now professor of journalism […]
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