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December 31, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jayashri Kulkarni, Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University At the beginning of each year, many people make vows to either do or not do something to improve their life in some way. The fresh start of a new year is magically equated with a fresh start to life ... <a title="‘Drained and wary of the future’: why you might feel different about New Year’s resolutions this year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/31/drained-and-wary-of-the-future-why-you-might-feel-different-about-new-years-resolutions-this-year-172305/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Drained and wary of the future’: why you might feel different about New Year’s resolutions this year">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoff Scollary, Adjunct Professor, Charles Sturt University Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND At a recent tasting, I was presenting some sparkling wines from the Limoux region of France, a region that produced sparkling wines at least 100 years before wines from the Champagne region were well known. ... <a title="No, putting a spoon in an open bottle of champagne doesn’t keep it bubbly – but there is a better way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/31/no-putting-a-spoon-in-an-open-bottle-of-champagne-doesnt-keep-it-bubbly-but-there-is-a-better-way-171823/" aria-label="Read more about No, putting a spoon in an open bottle of champagne doesn’t keep it bubbly – but there is a better way">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Howard Manns, Senior Lecturer in Linguistics, Monash University Shutterstock Summer loving happens so fast. One day, you’re sipping quarantinis in locky d. The next, you’re hosting mates for barbies. When we grab that snag, swag or esky, we’re doing more than celebrating summer. We’re celebrating it in ... <a title="Orright you spunkrats, here’s where all our Aussie summertime language came from" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/31/orright-you-spunkrats-heres-where-all-our-aussie-summertime-language-came-from-171113/" aria-label="Read more about Orright you spunkrats, here’s where all our Aussie summertime language came from">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maggie Brady, Honorary Associate Professor, Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, Australian National University Creative Screen The vast wine-growing region now known as the South Australian Riverland produces more than a quarter of Australia’s wine grapes and developed a reputation for producing large volumes of cheap cask ... <a title="How Australia’s biggest wine-growing region came to pioneer alcohol control" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/31/how-australias-biggest-wine-growing-region-came-to-pioneer-alcohol-control-154074/" aria-label="Read more about How Australia’s biggest wine-growing region came to pioneer alcohol control">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew S. Champion, Senior Research Fellow in Medieval and Early Modern Studies, Australian Catholic University Wikimedia Commons For something that’s meant to lend order to our lives, the modern Western calendar has a messy history. The mess, in part, comes about because of the difficulty of co-ordinating ... <a title="The messy history of our modern, Western calendar" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/31/the-messy-history-of-our-modern-western-calendar-170780/" aria-label="Read more about The messy history of our modern, Western calendar">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Naja Later, Academic Tutor in Media and Communications, Swinburne University of Technology IMDB With Lana Wachowski’s The Matrix Resurrections about to hit theatres, we’re going to see a lot of criticism interpreting siblings Lana and Lilly Wachowskis’ body of films through a trans lens. I’m really looking ... <a title="Is The Matrix a trans film? Revisiting the Wachowskis through a trans lens" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/31/is-the-matrix-a-trans-film-revisiting-the-wachowskis-through-a-trans-lens-170960/" aria-label="Read more about Is The Matrix a trans film? Revisiting the Wachowskis through a trans lens">Read more</a>
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December 30, 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 Omicron – community case, MIQ Bernadette Basagre (Stuff): Timing of the Omicron case ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 30 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/30/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-december-30-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 30 2021">Read more</a>
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December 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Heidi Zimmer, Research Scientist, CSIRO _Thelymitra_ orchid. Photo: Heidi Zimmer, Author provided This article is part of a series explaining how readers can learn the skills to take part in activities that academics love doing as part of their work. Orchid hunting conjures images from the 1800s ... <a title="Orchid hunting has come a long way. In 5 steps you can join a national research effort" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/30/orchid-hunting-has-come-a-long-way-in-5-steps-you-can-join-a-national-research-effort-172383/" aria-label="Read more about Orchid hunting has come a long way. In 5 steps you can join a national research effort">Read more</a>
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December 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeffrey Craig, Professor in Medical Sciences, Deakin University Keisha Montfleury/Unsplash Researchers often compare the differences between identical and fraternal twins to better understand health and behaviour. The first major insight is that genes and environments almost always combine to influence our life trajectory. Sometimes the largest factor ... <a title="5 things research from twins taught us about health, behaviour and what makes us unique" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/30/5-things-research-from-twins-taught-us-about-health-behaviour-and-what-makes-us-unique-172145/" aria-label="Read more about 5 things research from twins taught us about health, behaviour and what makes us unique">Read more</a>
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December 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tanya Latty, Associate professor, University of Sydney Shutterstock Has your home recently been overrun by tiny grey moths, flapping erratically around your kitchen? Spotted some suspicious webs in a cereal box? You might be sharing your dried food with pantry moths (Plodia interpunctella). Although several species of ... <a title="Why has my home been overrun by pantry moths and how do I get rid of them? An expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/30/why-has-my-home-been-overrun-by-pantry-moths-and-how-do-i-get-rid-of-them-an-expert-explains-170274/" aria-label="Read more about Why has my home been overrun by pantry moths and how do I get rid of them? An expert explains">Read more</a>
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December 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katie Pickles, Professor of History, University of Canterbury Shutterstock New Zealand has historically been a suburban land. Famously characterised as a “quarter-acre pavlova paradise”, the domestic ideal has long been a single dwelling on a full section. But that is changing fast. With soaring house prices and ... <a title="Up on a roof: why New Zealand’s move towards greater urban density should see a rooftop revolution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/30/up-on-a-roof-why-new-zealands-move-towards-greater-urban-density-should-see-a-rooftop-revolution-172226/" aria-label="Read more about Up on a roof: why New Zealand’s move towards greater urban density should see a rooftop revolution">Read more</a>
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December 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Beirman, Senior Lecturer, Tourism, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock After its worst two years since the second world war, 2022 is looking brighter for the global airline industry. For passengers, though, the chance to travel at low cost again may prove short-lived. In 2020 international passenger ... <a title="Why COVID-19 means the era of ever cheaper air travel could be over" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/30/why-covid-19-means-the-era-of-ever-cheaper-air-travel-could-be-over-172149/" aria-label="Read more about Why COVID-19 means the era of ever cheaper air travel could be over">Read more</a>
