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September 13, 2021
This Tonga Language Week, Pacific Media Network asked several people how they are celebrating being Tongan. PMN news journalist Khalia Strong shares her story. “Grandma, can I say I’m ‘afakasi?” I’m in the kitchen of my grandmother’s home on the North Shore, preparing for a video journalism piece on the Tongan tau’olunga. “No, you’re palagi”, she ... <a title="Khalia Strong: Confessions of a ‘token’ Tongan – the rest is up to you" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/13/khalia-strong-confessions-of-a-token-tongan-the-rest-is-up-to-you/" aria-label="Read more about Khalia Strong: Confessions of a ‘token’ Tongan – the rest is up to you">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Olds, Professor of Health Sciences, University of South Australia Shutterstock For most of our lives, the rhythms of our days are governed by crystallised routines: we get up, have breakfast, go to school or work, have lunch, dinner, watch TV, go to bed. For families, weekly ... <a title="Kids’ fitness is at risk while they miss sport and hobbies — but mums are getting more physical" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/13/kids-fitness-is-at-risk-while-they-miss-sport-and-hobbies-but-mums-are-getting-more-physical-167433/" aria-label="Read more about Kids’ fitness is at risk while they miss sport and hobbies — but mums are getting more physical">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Egliston, Postdoctoral research fellow, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology Facebook/AP In partnership with eyewear brand Ray-Ban, Facebook has released its first pair of smart glasses, offering wearers the ability to capture photos and videos without even needing to pull out their phone. The ... <a title="Ray-Ban Stories let you wear Facebook on your face. But why would you want to?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/13/ray-ban-stories-let-you-wear-facebook-on-your-face-but-why-would-you-want-to-167708/" aria-label="Read more about Ray-Ban Stories let you wear Facebook on your face. But why would you want to?">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Annamarie Jagose, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and Pro-Vice-Chancellor, University Schools, University of Sydney K.C. Bailey/Netflix Our writers nominate the TV series keeping them entertained during a time of COVID. Those who, like us, grew up gay in the era before narrow-cast ... <a title="How we fell for Master of None and its queer retelling of Ingmar Bergman’s Scenes from a Marriage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/13/how-we-fell-for-master-of-none-and-its-queer-retelling-of-ingmar-bergmans-scenes-from-a-marriage-166964/" aria-label="Read more about How we fell for Master of None and its queer retelling of Ingmar Bergman’s Scenes from a Marriage">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Graeme MacRae, Senior Lecturer in Social Anthropology, Massey University Johanes Christo/NurPhoto via Getty Images The arrival of the Delta variant in Indonesia has plunged Bali, one of the country’s richest provinces, into an economic crisis and a conflict between beliefs and public health measures. Mask wearing is ... <a title="As the Balinese respond to the collapse of tourism, ritual is important — and dangerous" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/13/as-the-balinese-respond-to-the-collapse-of-tourism-ritual-is-important-and-dangerous-166812/" aria-label="Read more about As the Balinese respond to the collapse of tourism, ritual is important — and dangerous">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2021
Essay by Keith Rankin. New Zealand is under siege from Covid19. We can learn some things from medieval city sieges. A traditional siege takes place in a fortress, and the besieging agent waits outside the wall or the moat. The defenders also waited, in a battle of attrition; they won if the besieging attackers went ... <a title="Keith Rankin Essay – Breaking NZ’s Covid Siege: What Needs to be Done, and When" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/13/keith-rankin-essay-breaking-nzs-covid-siege-what-needs-to-be-done-and-when/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Essay – Breaking NZ’s Covid Siege: What Needs to be Done, and When">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Walker, Lecturer (Management), Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Illustration by Isobel Joy Te Aho-White Author provided Mai i te ētita: Nā Piripi Walker i whakamāori tēnei tuhinga mō Te Wiki o te Reo Māori. Pāwhiria ki konei hei pānui i tēnei tuhinga ki ... <a title="Ngā āhuatanga ka akona mai ki a tātou e te ao Māori, mō te ao pakihi o āpōpō" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/13/nga-ahuatanga-ka-akona-mai-ki-a-tatou-e-te-ao-maori-mo-te-ao-pakihi-o-apopo-167635/" aria-label="Read more about Ngā āhuatanga ka akona mai ki a tātou e te ao Māori, mō te ao pakihi o āpōpō">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Walker, Lecturer (Management), Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Illustration by Isobel Joy Te Aho-White Author provided Editor’s note: This article has been translated by Piripi Walker for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori/Māori Language Week. Click here to read it in te reo ... <a title="Putting the community back into business: what te ao Māori can teach us about sustainable management" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/13/putting-the-community-back-into-business-what-te-ao-maori-can-teach-us-about-sustainable-management-166501/" aria-label="Read more about Putting the community back into business: what te ao Māori can teach us about sustainable management">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sophia Duan, Lecturer in Information Systems, RMIT University Shutterstock Getting around an Australian city without a car can be a real hassle. Imagine how much easier it would be if you had the option of combining public transport and shared services — be it bus, train, tram, ... <a title="Can an app change Australia’s car culture? Only if all moving parts work together" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/13/can-an-app-change-australias-car-culture-only-if-all-moving-parts-work-together-167450/" aria-label="Read more about Can an app change Australia’s car culture? Only if all moving parts work together">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2021
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Politics Daily as well as New Zealand Political Roundup columns for free here. Today’s content Government management of outbreak, expert advice Luke Malpass (Stuff): The political class all ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 13 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/13/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-september-13-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 13 2021">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Laurenceson, Director and Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI), University of Technology Sydney Leah Millis/AP The Australian government desperately hopes this week’s AUSMIN meetings between Australian and US officials will see greater practical American support being delivered in the face of ongoing trade strikes by China. Reports ... <a title="Why pushing for an economic ‘alliance’ with the US to counter Chinese coercion would be a mistake" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/13/why-pushing-for-an-economic-alliance-with-the-us-to-counter-chinese-coercion-would-be-a-mistake-167629/" aria-label="Read more about Why pushing for an economic ‘alliance’ with the US to counter Chinese coercion would be a mistake">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amalie Dyda, Senior Lecturer, The University of Queensland Australia’s two most populous states have now conceded they are unlikely to return to COVID-zero. The highly infectious Delta variant has spread significantly in both states, making contact tracing and containment more difficult. This may be welcome news for ... <a title="NSW and Victoria admit they won’t get back to COVID-zero. What does this mean for a ‘fractured’ Australia?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/13/nsw-and-victoria-admit-they-wont-get-back-to-covid-zero-what-does-this-mean-for-a-fractured-australia-167526/" aria-label="Read more about NSW and Victoria admit they won’t get back to COVID-zero. What does this mean for a ‘fractured’ Australia?">Read more</a>
