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April 27, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carey Wilson, PhD Candidate, The University of Melbourne At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, we were concerned infection control measures such as extra hand washing and social distancing might compound the distress of people living with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Early anecdotal evidence and case studies reported ... <a title="No, OCD in a pandemic doesn’t necessarily get worse with all that extra hand washing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/27/no-ocd-in-a-pandemic-doesnt-necessarily-get-worse-with-all-that-extra-hand-washing-157961/" aria-label="Read more about No, OCD in a pandemic doesn’t necessarily get worse with all that extra hand washing">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2021
By Phil Pennington, RNZ News reporter It took seven months for the New Zealand police to set up their first team for scanning the internet after the mosque attacks – but it was almost immediately in danger of being shut down. An internal report released under the Official Information Act (OIA) said this was despite ... <a title="NZ police had no dedicated team to scan internet before mosque attacks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/27/nz-police-had-no-dedicated-team-to-scan-internet-before-mosque-attacks/" aria-label="Read more about NZ police had no dedicated team to scan internet before mosque attacks">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2021
COMMENT: By Qiane Matata-Sipu Yesterday I worked a 13-hour day unpaid. It’s pretty common in my world. It’s pretty common in the worlds of Indigenous women. Kaupapa always come first. Why? Because we are the drivers of change, and positive social and environmental change comes at a cost to someone – and it’s never the ... <a title="Qiane Matata-Sipu: Why kaupapa always comes first" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/27/qiane-matata-sipu-why-kaupapa-always-comes-first/" aria-label="Read more about Qiane Matata-Sipu: Why kaupapa always comes first">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2021
By Ardila Syakriah and Reno Surya in Jakarta and Surabaya The hopes of the families of the sailors aboard the Indonesian Navy’s KRI Nanggala-402 submarine were dashed at the weekend after the vessel was found in pieces on the seabed north of Bali and all 53 crew members were declared dead. The Indonesian Military (TNI) ... <a title="Indonesian families remember victims of Bali submarine disaster – 53 die" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/27/indonesian-families-remember-victims-of-bali-submarine-disaster-53-die/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian families remember victims of Bali submarine disaster – 53 die">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2021
COMMENT: By Shailendra Singh in Suva Perth in Australia was plunged into a three-day lockdown after community transmission was linked to a returnee from India. Fiji finds itself in similar situation due to a returnee, also from India. Australian officials say overseas travel is allowed only for “the most profound humanitarian or compassionate reasons, under ... <a title="Shailendra Singh: Some tough covid questions for Fiji after 12 more cases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/27/shailendra-singh-some-tough-covid-questions-for-fiji-after-12-more-cases/" aria-label="Read more about Shailendra Singh: Some tough covid questions for Fiji after 12 more cases">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Not long ago it seemed as if the future was going to get better and better — not long ago at all. For me the high point was around 2005, fifteen years ago. I don’t ... <a title="Why productivity growth has stalled since 2005 (and isn’t about to improve soon)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/27/why-productivity-growth-has-stalled-since-2005-and-isnt-about-to-improve-soon-159706/" aria-label="Read more about Why productivity growth has stalled since 2005 (and isn’t about to improve soon)">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mathew Marques, Lecturer in Social Psychology, La Trobe University The Apollo moon landings were faked, Lee Harvey Oswald did not act alone to assassinate JFK, governments are hiding the existence of UFOs. These are some classic conspiracy theories that almost everyone has heard about, and a sizeable ... <a title="Was Phar Lap killed by gangsters? New research shows which conspiracies people believe in and why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/27/was-phar-lap-killed-by-gangsters-new-research-shows-which-conspiracies-people-believe-in-and-why-158610/" aria-label="Read more about Was Phar Lap killed by gangsters? New research shows which conspiracies people believe in and why">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cherine Fahd, Associate Professor, School of Design, University of Technology Sydney In late November, I led a participatory performance, A Proxy for a Thousand Eyes, at the Sydney Opera House. Among the performers were three videographers and two photographers. Their role was to record a loosely choreographed ... <a title="Yearning for touch — a photo essay" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/27/yearning-for-touch-a-photo-essay-159704/" aria-label="Read more about Yearning for touch — a photo essay">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam David Hines, PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland Many of us will undergo general anaesthesia at some point in our lives — losing consciousness so we can be operated on painlessly. But although humans have used general anaesthesia for more than 150 years, we still don’t ... <a title="How lobed brain corals are helping solve the mystery of what general anaesthesia does to the brain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/27/how-lobed-brain-corals-are-helping-solve-the-mystery-of-what-general-anaesthesia-does-to-the-brain-159541/" aria-label="Read more about How lobed brain corals are helping solve the mystery of what general anaesthesia does to the brain">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2021
Analysis by Simon Angelo, Editor, Wealth Morning * August 2000: IMF Report contends Irish property prices are almost certainly heading for a collapse in the medium-term. * Between 2007 to 2013: Irish house prices (nominal) fall 54%. * March 2021: IMF Report contends New Zealand’s unsustainable house price rises could trigger a pronounced correction. * ... <a title="Analysis – New Zealand Property Market: An Eerie Warning from the IMF – Wealth Morning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/27/analysis-new-zealand-property-market-an-eerie-warning-from-the-imf-wealth-morning/" aria-label="Read more about Analysis – New Zealand Property Market: An Eerie Warning from the IMF – Wealth Morning">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eddie Clark, Senior lecturer, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Promised changes to New Zealand’s hate speech regulations have been slower to emerge than first anticipated. But a recently released cabinet paper finally gives some idea of what is being considered. The proposals were originally ... <a title="NZ’s hate speech proposals need more detail and wider debate before they become law" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/27/nzs-hate-speech-proposals-need-more-detail-and-wider-debate-before-they-become-law-159320/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s hate speech proposals need more detail and wider debate before they become law">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2021
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Click here to subscribe to Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup and New Zealand Politics Daily. Today’s content NZ-China-Australia relations Luke Malpass (Stuff): New Zealand isn’t ‘sucking up’ to China by learning from countries’ mistakes Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 27 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/27/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-april-27-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 27 2021">Read more</a>
