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September 3, 2021
RNZ News New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says an attack at Auckland’s New Lynn Countdown supermarket today was a terrorist attack carried out by a violent extremist. The prime minister and Police Commissioner Andrew Coster addressed media after the man was shot dead at a west Auckland mall this afternoon. It is understood six ... <a title="NZ mall stabbings a terrorist attack by ‘lone wolf’, says PM Ardern" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/03/nz-mall-stabbings-a-terrorist-attack-by-lone-wolf-says-pm-ardern/" aria-label="Read more about NZ mall stabbings a terrorist attack by ‘lone wolf’, says PM Ardern">Read more</a>
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September 3, 2021
By Assumpta Buchanan in Honiara A high school student is one of three people — including his two brothers — who has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for breaching a Solomon Islands trial covid-19 lockdown late last month. The 18-year-old was sentenced by a magistrates court on Wednesday with his older brothers after ... <a title="Honiara court jails high school student, 18, for ‘lockdown’ breach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/03/honiara-court-jails-high-school-student-18-for-lockdown-breach/" aria-label="Read more about Honiara court jails high school student, 18, for ‘lockdown’ breach">Read more</a>
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September 3, 2021
By Hengky Yeimo in Jayapura Papuan activist Victor Yeimo has been receiving medical treatment in hospital following a police crackdown on a protest in the provincial capital Jayapura demanding that he be released from detention to be treated for illness. Hundreds of protesters had gathered at the Papua chief public prosecutor’s office on Monday to ... <a title="Medical treatment for Victor Yeimo after police break up Papua protest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/03/medical-treatment-for-victor-yeimo-after-police-break-up-papua-protest/" aria-label="Read more about Medical treatment for Victor Yeimo after police break up Papua protest">Read more</a>
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September 3, 2021
RNZ Pacific Pacific health providers say a major New Zealand government funding boost is not just a recognition of the critical role they play in reaching Pasifika communities, but of the urgent and sustained response that the delta variant demands The government has announced a NZ$26 million package of support for the Pacific community which ... <a title="Pacific health boost aims to meet urgent and sustained demand in NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/03/pacific-health-boost-aims-to-meet-urgent-and-sustained-demand-in-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific health boost aims to meet urgent and sustained demand in NZ">Read more</a>
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September 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Madeline Taylor, Senior Lecturer, Macquarie University Shutterstock After years of waiting, the federal government finally introduced Australia’s first offshore electricity legislation in parliament yesterday. The bill will establish a regulatory framework for the offshore wind industry, paving the way for more than ten proposed projects. Australia’s wind ... <a title="Australia’s first offshore wind farm bill was a long time coming, but here are 4 reasons it’s not up to scratch yet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/03/australias-first-offshore-wind-farm-bill-was-a-long-time-coming-but-here-are-4-reasons-its-not-up-to-scratch-yet-167196/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s first offshore wind farm bill was a long time coming, but here are 4 reasons it’s not up to scratch yet">Read more</a>
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September 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pnina Levine, Lecturer in Law, Curtin Law School, Curtin University Shutterstock The nature and enforceability of university codes of conduct have been in the news lately. Prominent sackings for alleged misconduct include the cases of Professors Peter Ridd from James Cook University and Tim Anderson from the ... <a title="Court gives legal weight to academics’ right to intellectual freedom, but it’s not the final word" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/03/court-gives-legal-weight-to-academics-right-to-intellectual-freedom-but-its-not-the-final-word-167112/" aria-label="Read more about Court gives legal weight to academics’ right to intellectual freedom, but it’s not the final word">Read more</a>
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September 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ghazala Jamil, Assistant Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University A new anti-conversion law passed in India’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, is being used to prevent inter-faith couples from getting married. Media reports suggest right wing groups are preventing interfaith marriages by claiming it involves “forced conversion”, or what ... <a title="India’s ‘love jihad’ anti-conversion laws aim to further oppress minorities, and it’s working" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/03/indias-love-jihad-anti-conversion-laws-aim-to-further-oppress-minorities-and-its-working-166746/" aria-label="Read more about India’s ‘love jihad’ anti-conversion laws aim to further oppress minorities, and it’s working">Read more</a>
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September 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Novak, Senior Research Fellow and Adjunct Lecturer, The University of Queensland Major sporting events like the Paralympics are a breeding ground for technological innovation. Athletes, coaches, designers, engineers and sports scientists are constantly looking for the next improvement that will give them the edge. Over the ... <a title="From bespoke seats to titanium arms, 3D printing is helping paralympians gain an edge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/03/from-bespoke-seats-to-titanium-arms-3d-printing-is-helping-paralympians-gain-an-edge-166896/" aria-label="Read more about From bespoke seats to titanium arms, 3D printing is helping paralympians gain an edge">Read more</a>
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September 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David King, Senior Lecturer in General Practice, The University of Queensland Shutterstock Most Australians diagnosed with COVID-19 recover at home, rather than in a quarantine facility or hospital. About 10% have required hospital treatment. However, a handful have had worsening symptoms, did not receive emergency care and ... <a title="COVID can worsen quickly at home. Here’s when to call an ambulance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/03/covid-can-worsen-quickly-at-home-heres-when-to-call-an-ambulance-166889/" aria-label="Read more about COVID can worsen quickly at home. Here’s when to call an ambulance">Read more</a>
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September 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Paddy Nixon discuss the week in politics. This week Michelle and Paddy discuss the state of the federation generally – with various states experiencing varying ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on national accounts and national cabinet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/03/video-michelle-grattan-on-national-accounts-and-national-cabinet-167261/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on national accounts and national cabinet">Read more</a>
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September 3, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Dynamic living processes get into feedback loops. The most common is a negative feedback loop, whereby processes self-regulate; when something happens then something else happens, in response, to offset the initial event. If it gets cold, we put on another layer of clothing. If a consumer good becomes scarce, its price ... <a title="Keith Rankin Essay – Pandemic Feedback" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/03/keith-rankin-essay-pandemic-feedback/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Essay – Pandemic Feedback">Read more</a>
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September 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Chen, Research Fellow at Koi Tū: The Centre for Informed Futures, University of Auckland Dave Simpson/WireImage From 11:59pm on Tuesday September 7, every person in Aotearoa New Zealand over the age of 12 will be required to keep a record of their whereabouts, either by scanning ... <a title="NZ is introducing mandatory record keeping to help contact tracers. But is the data protected enough?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/03/nz-is-introducing-mandatory-record-keeping-to-help-contact-tracers-but-is-the-data-protected-enough-167177/" aria-label="Read more about NZ is introducing mandatory record keeping to help contact tracers. But is the data protected enough?">Read more</a>
