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August 31, 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 Parliament Audrey Young (Herald): Pressure on Judith Collins to make recall of Parliament worth it (paywalled) Richard Harman (Politik): Ardern calls ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 31 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/31/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-31-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 31 2021">Read more</a>
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August 31, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lorenzo Spina, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Italian National Institute for Astrophysics, and formerly Research Fellow, Monash University NASA / Tim Pyle How rare is our Solar System? In the 30 years or so since planets were first discovered orbiting stars other than our Sun, we have found that ... <a title="A quarter of Sun-like stars eat their own planets, according to new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/31/a-quarter-of-sun-like-stars-eat-their-own-planets-according-to-new-research-166904/" aria-label="Read more about A quarter of Sun-like stars eat their own planets, according to new research">Read more</a>
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August 31, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mary Anne Kenny, Associate Professor, School of Law, Murdoch University Akhter Gulfam/EPA/AAP The situation in Afghanistan is rapidly unfolding as a humanitarian crisis. We are seeing images and stories of violence and despair on a daily, sometimes even an hourly basis. If you are looking at practical ... <a title="The situation in Afghanistan is beyond horrifying: this is what you can do to help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/31/the-situation-in-afghanistan-is-beyond-horrifying-this-is-what-you-can-do-to-help-166816/" aria-label="Read more about The situation in Afghanistan is beyond horrifying: this is what you can do to help">Read more</a>
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August 31, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Kavanagh, Professor of Disability and Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne We’ve all grown tired of lockdowns, border closures and other restrictions. So the promise of a freer life, when 70% and then 80% of Australians aged 16 and older ... <a title="Opening up when 80% of eligible adults are vaccinated won’t be ‘safe’ for all Australians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/31/opening-up-when-80-of-eligible-adults-are-vaccinated-wont-be-safe-for-all-australians-166818/" aria-label="Read more about Opening up when 80% of eligible adults are vaccinated won’t be ‘safe’ for all Australians">Read more</a>
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August 31, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Guy Curtis, Senior Lecturer in Applied Psychology, The University of Western Australia Shutterstock The worst kind of university cheating is also the hardest kind to catch, and more students do it than previously thought. Until recently, it was thought about 2-4% of Australian university students submitted assignments ... <a title="1 in 10 uni students submit assignments written by someone else — and most are getting away with it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/31/1-in-10-uni-students-submit-assignments-written-by-someone-else-and-most-are-getting-away-with-it-166410/" aria-label="Read more about 1 in 10 uni students submit assignments written by someone else — and most are getting away with it">Read more</a>
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August 31, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Scott Hamilton, Strategic Advisory Panel Member, Australian-German Energy Transition Hub, The University of Melbourne What began as an informal arrangement between neighbouring farmers, where one farm’s surplus water could be transferred to another, has over the past two decades morphed into a complex set of commodity markets ... <a title="Robber barons and high-speed traders dominate Australia’s water market" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/31/robber-barons-and-high-speed-traders-dominate-australias-water-market-166422/" aria-label="Read more about Robber barons and high-speed traders dominate Australia’s water market">Read more</a>
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August 31, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Portolan, PhD student, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University IMDB Our writers nominate the TV series keeping them entertained during a time of COVID. In the throes of lockdown, the desire for certainty is unequivocal. The pandemic has shattered the predictability of our everyday ... <a title="I turned to The Secret Life of Us for warm nostalgia. Instead, I found jarring memories" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/31/i-turned-to-the-secret-life-of-us-for-warm-nostalgia-instead-i-found-jarring-memories-165970/" aria-label="Read more about I turned to The Secret Life of Us for warm nostalgia. Instead, I found jarring memories">Read more</a>
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August 31, 2021
By Dwi Bowo Raharjo and Ria Rizki Nirmala Sari in Jayapura West Papua National Committee (KNPB) diplomacy commission head Kobabe Wanimbo has appealed to the Papuan people to picket the private residence of the chief public prosecutor in the controversial treason trial of an activist who is seriously ill. The appeal was made to support ... <a title="Protest call at prosecutor’s home to demand hospital care for Yeimo" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/31/protest-call-at-prosecutors-home-to-demand-hospital-care-for-yeimo/" aria-label="Read more about Protest call at prosecutor’s home to demand hospital care for Yeimo">Read more</a>
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August 31, 2021
RNZ News Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says if New Zealand had not moved into lockdown, daily case numbers could have been around 550. Cabinet has confirmed that all of New Zealand south of Auckland will move to level 3 from 11.59pm on Tuesday night. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said today this would be for at ... <a title="Ardern confirms NZ lockdown moves – drop to 53 new covid community cases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/31/ardern-confirms-nz-lockdown-moves-drop-to-53-new-covid-community-cases/" aria-label="Read more about Ardern confirms NZ lockdown moves – drop to 53 new covid community cases">Read more</a>
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August 31, 2021
By Jale Daucakacaka in Suva Fiji Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum’s “petulance” has become tiresome and unnecessary, says prominent lawyer and advocate Graham Leung. He made the statement in response to Sayed-Khaiyum’s criticism of lawyers in the Court of Disputed Returns case restoring Opposition MP Niko Nawaikula to the electoral roll last week. Sayed-Khaiyum claimed that the ... <a title="Leading Fiji legal advocate condemns Attorney-General over ‘tantrum’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/31/leading-fiji-legal-advocate-condemns-attorney-general-over-tantrum/" aria-label="Read more about Leading Fiji legal advocate condemns Attorney-General over ‘tantrum’">Read more</a>
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August 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vasso Apostolopoulos, Professor of Immunology and Associate Provost, Research Partnerships, Victoria University An important factor in achieving herd immunity against SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) is is how long the vaccines protect you. If a vaccine continues to work well over a long period, it becomes ... <a title="How long does immunity last after COVID vaccination? Do we need booster shots? 2 immunology experts explain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/30/how-long-does-immunity-last-after-covid-vaccination-do-we-need-booster-shots-2-immunology-experts-explain-164073/" aria-label="Read more about How long does immunity last after COVID vaccination? Do we need booster shots? 2 immunology experts explain">Read more</a>
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August 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne AAP/Mick Tsikas This week’s Newspoll, conducted August 25-28 from a sample of 1,528, gave Labor a 54-46 lead, a one-point gain for Labor since three weeks ago. Primary votes were 40% Labor (up one), ... <a title="Coalition slumps but Morrison gains in Newspoll; electoral changes to curb micro parties" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/30/coalition-slumps-but-morrison-gains-in-newspoll-electoral-changes-to-curb-micro-parties-166886/" aria-label="Read more about Coalition slumps but Morrison gains in Newspoll; electoral changes to curb micro parties">Read more</a>
