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December 14, 2021
ANALYSIS: By David Robie “Loyalist” New Caledonians handed France the decisive victory in the third and final referendum on independence it wanted in Sunday’s vote. But it was a hollow victory, with pro-independence Kanaks delivering Paris a massive rebuke for its three-decade decolonisation strategy. The referendum is likely to be seen as a failure, a ... <a title="New Caledonia votes to stay with France, but it’s a hollow victory that will only ratchet up tensions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/14/new-caledonia-votes-to-stay-with-france-but-its-a-hollow-victory-that-will-only-ratchet-up-tensions/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia votes to stay with France, but it’s a hollow victory that will only ratchet up tensions">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2021
RNZ Pacific A law professor in Noumea says New Caledonia is now faced with a period of high uncertainty — be it political, economic or institutional. Mathias Chauchat said referendum voters were made to believe that with yesterday’s no vote, the provisions of the 1998 Noumea Accord had become void. The Noumea Accord lapsed with ... <a title="New Caledonia faced with uncertainty over Noumea Accord legacy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/14/new-caledonia-faced-with-uncertainty-over-noumea-accord-legacy/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia faced with uncertainty over Noumea Accord legacy">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2021
RNZ Pacific Leading French politicians have welcomed New Caledonia’s rejection of independence, but pro-independence leaders have dismissed the result. More than 96 percent voted against independence in a poll boycotted by the pro-independence camp. Senate president Gerard Larcher said the challenge now was to make New Caledonia a land of harmony and progress, respectful of ... <a title="Paris delighted at New Caledonia result, but Kanaks dismiss it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/14/paris-delighted-at-new-caledonia-result-but-kanaks-dismiss-it/" aria-label="Read more about Paris delighted at New Caledonia result, but Kanaks dismiss it">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeffrey Robertson, Associate Professor of Diplomatic Studies, Yonsei University South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s visit to Australia this week comes at a critical point in the relationship between the countries. Moon is the first world leader to visit Australia since the COVID pandemic began and the federal ... <a title="In a changing region, Australia’s relationship with South Korea has been ignored for too long" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/14/in-a-changing-region-australias-relationship-with-south-korea-has-been-ignored-for-too-long-173737/" aria-label="Read more about In a changing region, Australia’s relationship with South Korea has been ignored for too long">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2021
OP-ED by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana; UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Transport ministers from across Asia and the Pacific are meeting this week to consider a potentially transformational agenda for how people and goods are moved around the region and across the globe. Pre-COVID-19 ... <a title="OP-ED: A new transport agenda to carry Asia and the Pacific towards sustainable development" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/14/op-ed-a-new-transport-agenda-to-carry-asia-and-the-pacific-towards-sustainable-development/" aria-label="Read more about OP-ED: A new transport agenda to carry Asia and the Pacific towards sustainable development">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caroline Gurvich, Associate professor and Clinical Neuropsychologist, Monash University Unsplash/Gantas Vaiciulenas, CC BY For nearly two-thirds of women, menopause comes with an undesirable change in memory. Despite great progress in understanding the medical aspects of menopause – a natural part of life that occurs when a woman ... <a title="‘Brain fog’ during menopause is real – it can disrupt women’s work and spark dementia fears" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/14/brain-fog-during-menopause-is-real-it-can-disrupt-womens-work-and-spark-dementia-fears-173150/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Brain fog’ during menopause is real – it can disrupt women’s work and spark dementia fears">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andréa S. Taschetto, Associate Professor, UNSW Last month was Australia’s wettest November on record, and summer in Queensland and parts of New South Wales is also expected to be soggy for the second consecutive year. So why is our summer parade being rained on yet again? Weather ... <a title="Back so soon, La Niña? Here’s why we’re copping two soggy summers in a row" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/14/back-so-soon-la-nina-heres-why-were-copping-two-soggy-summers-in-a-row-173684/" aria-label="Read more about Back so soon, La Niña? Here’s why we’re copping two soggy summers in a row">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Thorne, Astrophysics PhD Candidate, The University of Western Australia ESO/WFI (Optical); MPIfR/ESO/APEX/A.Weiss et al. (Submillimetre); NASA/CXC/CfA/R.Kraft et al. (X-ray), CC BY-SA When the most massive stars die, they collapse to form some of the densest objects known in the Universe: black holes. They are the “darkest” ... <a title="Some black holes are anything but black – and we’ve found more than 75,000 of the brightest ones" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/14/some-black-holes-are-anything-but-black-and-weve-found-more-than-75-000-of-the-brightest-ones-169938/" aria-label="Read more about Some black holes are anything but black – and we’ve found more than 75,000 of the brightest ones">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lena Waizenegger, Lecturer in Information Systems, Auckland University of Technology Shutterstock Hands up if you’ve ever cursed, mocked or yelled at a chatbot. No surprise if you have. Those automated “helpers” – supposedly designed to make customer service smarter, faster and more efficient – can certainly be ... <a title="‘Sorry, I don’t understand that’ – the trouble with chatbots and how to use them better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/14/sorry-i-dont-understand-that-the-trouble-with-chatbots-and-how-to-use-them-better-171665/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Sorry, I don’t understand that’ – the trouble with chatbots and how to use them better">Read more</a>
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December 14, 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 Parliamentary Services, workplace culture John Weekes (Herald): Former MP Nick Smith’s worker says ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 14 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/14/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-december-14-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 14 2021">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Deller, Associate Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Waves (OzGrav), and Associate Professor in Astrophysics, Swinburne University of Technology An artist’s impression of the Double Pulsar system in which the two pulsars orbit each other every 2.5 hours and send out high-energy beams that sweep ... <a title="We counted 20 billion ticks of an extreme galactic clock to give Einstein’s theory of gravity its toughest test yet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/14/we-counted-20-billion-ticks-of-an-extreme-galactic-clock-to-give-einsteins-theory-of-gravity-its-toughest-test-yet-173157/" aria-label="Read more about We counted 20 billion ticks of an extreme galactic clock to give Einstein’s theory of gravity its toughest test yet">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Malcolm Mackerras, Distinguished Fellow, PM Glynn Institute, Australian Catholic University Mick Tsikas/AAP With the 2022 election promising to be close – the Morrison government has just a one-seat majority – could high-profile independents be a crucial factor in key seats? From former ABC journalist Zoe Daniel in ... <a title="What’s going on with independent candidates and the federal election?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/14/whats-going-on-with-independent-candidates-and-the-federal-election-173587/" aria-label="Read more about What’s going on with independent candidates and the federal election?">Read more</a>
