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Month: April 2019

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Like cats and dogs: dingoes can keep feral cats in check

April 4, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mike Letnic, Professor, Centre for Ecosystem Science, UNSW The role of dingoes in the Australian landscape is highly debated between ecologists, conservationists and graziers. They kill livestock, but also hunt introduced animals and keep kangaroo populations in check. Now new research sheds more light on the benefits ... <a title="Like cats and dogs: dingoes can keep feral cats in check" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/04/like-cats-and-dogs-dingoes-can-keep-feral-cats-in-check-114748/" aria-label="Read more about Like cats and dogs: dingoes can keep feral cats in check">Read more</a>

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Fiji PM apologises to NZ journalists detained over Malolo probe

April 4, 2019

Newsroom co-editor Mark Jennings talks to Fiji Times reporter Arieta Vakasukawaqa after being released today. Image: Fiji Times screenshot/PMC By RNZ News Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has apologised to three New Zealand journalists detained overnight in Suva by a “group of rogue officers” Newsroom co-editor Mark Jennings, investigations editor Melanie Reid and cameraman Hayden ... <a title="Fiji PM apologises to NZ journalists detained over Malolo probe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/04/fiji-pm-apologises-to-nz-journalists-detained-over-malolo-probe/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji PM apologises to NZ journalists detained over Malolo probe">Read more</a>

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Caroline Tiriman – a runaway who became Tok Pisin voice of Pacific

April 4, 2019

ABC’s Caroline Tiriman … “who were those people talking on the radio?” Image: ABC PROFILE: By Scott Waide in Lae For a Tolai girl growing up in Papua New Guinea between 1960 and 1970, career options were very limited. Forty years ago, that was part of the story for now veteran broadcaster Caroline Tiriman for ... <a title="Caroline Tiriman – a runaway who became Tok Pisin voice of Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/04/caroline-tiriman-a-runaway-who-became-tok-pisin-voice-of-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about Caroline Tiriman – a runaway who became Tok Pisin voice of Pacific">Read more</a>

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Playing in overtime: why the Crusaders rugby team is right to rethink brand after Christchurch attack

April 4, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoff Troughton, Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies, Victoria University of Wellington The Crusaders Super Rugby franchise, with input from New Zealand Rugby, is reconsidering its name in the light of the Christchurch terror attack. This news should be welcomed alongside indications that the Crusaders will consult with ... <a title="Playing in overtime: why the Crusaders rugby team is right to rethink brand after Christchurch attack" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/04/playing-in-overtime-why-the-crusaders-rugby-team-is-right-to-rethink-brand-after-christchurch-attack-114826/" aria-label="Read more about Playing in overtime: why the Crusaders rugby team is right to rethink brand after Christchurch attack">Read more</a>

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How Leonardo da Vinci, ‘Master of Water’, explored the power and beauty of its flow

April 4, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Broomhall, Professor of History, University of Western Australia On the 500th anniversary of his death, our series Leonardo da Vinci Revisited brings together scholars from different disciplines to re-examine his work, legacy and myth. The artist and polymath Leonardo da Vinci was once famously named a ... <a title="How Leonardo da Vinci, ‘Master of Water’, explored the power and beauty of its flow" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/04/how-leonardo-da-vinci-master-of-water-explored-the-power-and-beauty-of-its-flow-112401/" aria-label="Read more about How Leonardo da Vinci, ‘Master of Water’, explored the power and beauty of its flow">Read more</a>

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What Najib Razak’s corruption trial means for Malaysia – and the region

April 4, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Chin, Director, Asia Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania The corruption trial of Najib Tun Razak, the former prime minister of Malaysia, has finally begun following two postponements and an attempt on the opening day of the trial for a third. Many Malaysians were starting to wonder ... <a title="What Najib Razak’s corruption trial means for Malaysia – and the region" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/04/what-najib-razaks-corruption-trial-means-for-malaysia-and-the-region-114828/" aria-label="Read more about What Najib Razak’s corruption trial means for Malaysia – and the region">Read more</a>

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Getting teens to follow strict diets in the Fast Track trial is risky, but so is obesity itself

April 4, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Charlotte Reynolds, Lecturer in Nutrition, UNSW The Fast Track to Health study is a year-long dietary trial in adolescents with obesity. Since it started in Sydney and Melbourne at the end of 2018, it has been criticised for increasing the risk of eating disorders in people ... <a title="Getting teens to follow strict diets in the Fast Track trial is risky, but so is obesity itself" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/04/getting-teens-to-follow-strict-diets-in-the-fast-track-trial-is-risky-but-so-is-obesity-itself-114435/" aria-label="Read more about Getting teens to follow strict diets in the Fast Track trial is risky, but so is obesity itself">Read more</a>

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A ‘seiche’ wave can outpace a tsunami, and both can be triggered by meteorites and earthquakes

April 4, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Craig O’Neill, Director of the Macquarie Planetary Research Centre/Associate Professor in Geodynamics, Macquarie University A catastrophic event occurred on Earth 66 million years ago. A huge meteorite struck our planet in what is now Mexico, triggering mass extinctions of the dinosaurs and most other living creatures. A ... <a title="A ‘seiche’ wave can outpace a tsunami, and both can be triggered by meteorites and earthquakes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/04/a-seiche-wave-can-outpace-a-tsunami-and-both-can-be-triggered-by-meteorites-and-earthquakes-114753/" aria-label="Read more about A ‘seiche’ wave can outpace a tsunami, and both can be triggered by meteorites and earthquakes">Read more</a>

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Fiji police detain 3 NZ journalists investigating Chinese developer

April 4, 2019

Malolo reef damage in Fiji … target of prosecution of Fiji government, say local media reports. Image: FBC News By RNZ News Three New Zealand journalists were detained by Fijian police in Suva last night after trying to interview a controversial Chinese resort developer. Newsroom co-editor Mark Jennings, investigations editor Melanie Reid and cameraman Hayden ... <a title="Fiji police detain 3 NZ journalists investigating Chinese developer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/04/fiji-police-detain-3-nz-journalists-investigating-chinese-developer/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji police detain 3 NZ journalists investigating Chinese developer">Read more</a>

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Ramzy Baroud: Can Christchurch heal our collective wounds?

April 4, 2019

OPINION: By Ramzy Baroud I visited the city of Christchurch on May 23, 2018, as part of a larger speaking tour in New Zealand that also took me to Auckland, Wellington, Hamilton and Dunedin. New Zealand is an exceptional country, different from other countries that are often lumped under the generalised designation of the “Western ... <a title="Ramzy Baroud: Can Christchurch heal our collective wounds?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/04/ramzy-baroud-can-christchurch-heal-our-collective-wounds/" aria-label="Read more about Ramzy Baroud: Can Christchurch heal our collective wounds?">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 4 2019

April 4, 2019

Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 4 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 Gun laws Bryce Edwards (Herald): Political Roundup: Are gun laws being rushed in too fast? Derek Cheng (Herald): Haste ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 4 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/04/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-april-4-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 4 2019">Read more</a>

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Goodbye Google+, but what happens when online communities close down?

April 4, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stan Karanasios, Senior Research Fellow, RMIT University This week saw the closure of Google+, an attempt by the online giant to create a social media community to rival Facebook. If the Australian usage of Google+ is anything to go by – just 45,000 users in March compared ... <a title="Goodbye Google+, but what happens when online communities close down?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/04/goodbye-google-but-what-happens-when-online-communities-close-down-114729/" aria-label="Read more about Goodbye Google+, but what happens when online communities close down?">Read more</a>