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Month: December 2021

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Is foam rolling effective for muscle pain and flexibility? The science isn’t so sure

December 7, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ken Nosaka, Professor of Exercise and Sports Science, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock Many physically active people get muscle pain after exercise, known as “delayed onset muscle soreness” or DOMS. Foam rolling has emerged as a popular means of alleviating delayed onset muscle soreness and stiff muscles. You’re ... <a title="Is foam rolling effective for muscle pain and flexibility? The science isn’t so sure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/07/is-foam-rolling-effective-for-muscle-pain-and-flexibility-the-science-isnt-so-sure-170878/" aria-label="Read more about Is foam rolling effective for muscle pain and flexibility? The science isn’t so sure">Read more</a>

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Who’s the unsung architect behind Labor’s climate plans? A retiring Coalition minister

December 7, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University The architect of the ingenious mechanism at the heart of Labor’s plan to sharply cut carbon emissions is about to leave the parliament. Throughout the pandemic, Greg Hunt has been best known as Australia’s health ... <a title="Who’s the unsung architect behind Labor’s climate plans? A retiring Coalition minister" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/07/whos-the-unsung-architect-behind-labors-climate-plans-a-retiring-coalition-minister-173313/" aria-label="Read more about Who’s the unsung architect behind Labor’s climate plans? A retiring Coalition minister">Read more</a>

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A history of destruction: why the WA Aboriginal cultural heritage bill will not prevent another Juukan Gorge-like disaster

December 7, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joe Dortch, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia Western Australia’s Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Bill 2021 is set to become law, replacing the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972. The Bill will be read tonight for the third and final time in Western Australia’s state parliament upper ... <a title="A history of destruction: why the WA Aboriginal cultural heritage bill will not prevent another Juukan Gorge-like disaster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/07/a-history-of-destruction-why-the-wa-aboriginal-cultural-heritage-bill-will-not-prevent-another-juukan-gorge-like-disaster-173232/" aria-label="Read more about A history of destruction: why the WA Aboriginal cultural heritage bill will not prevent another Juukan Gorge-like disaster">Read more</a>

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Tidal damage cuts swathe across wide area of Pacific

December 7, 2021

SPECIAL REPORT: By Michael Field, co-editor of The Pacific Newsroom Extensive damage to food crops across South Pacific atolls has followed three days of high spring tides in the region. Reports into The Pacific Newsroom show the tides have afflicted Federated States of Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands and the archipelago islands of Papua New ... <a title="Tidal damage cuts swathe across wide area of Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/07/tidal-damage-cuts-swathe-across-wide-area-of-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about Tidal damage cuts swathe across wide area of Pacific">Read more</a>

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Solomon Islands political battle ends with Sogavare winning confidence vote

December 7, 2021

By Robert Iroga in Honiara After a day of political showdown that at times involved shouting battles and personal clashes, the much anticipated motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare was defeated by 32 votes to 15 with two abstentions. With the capital city Honiara virtually closed for business yesterday, attention turned to ... <a title="Solomon Islands political battle ends with Sogavare winning confidence vote" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/07/solomon-islands-political-battle-ends-with-sogavare-winning-confidence-vote/" aria-label="Read more about Solomon Islands political battle ends with Sogavare winning confidence vote">Read more</a>

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Two Fijians from Nigeria test positive for omicron variant

December 7, 2021

RNZ Pacific Health authorities in Fiji have confirmed two people who had arrived in the country from southern Africa last month have now tested positive to the omicron variant of covid-19. The pair travelled to Fiji from Nigeria on November 25. They both tested positive to covid-19 while in a border quarantine facility. Health Secretary ... <a title="Two Fijians from Nigeria test positive for omicron variant" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/07/two-fijians-from-nigeria-test-positive-for-omicron-variant/" aria-label="Read more about Two Fijians from Nigeria test positive for omicron variant">Read more</a>

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Mount Semeru’s deadly eruption was triggered by rain and storms, making it much harder to predict

December 7, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Heather Handley, Adjunct Associate Professor, Monash University The eruption of Mount Semeru in Indonesia on Saturday tragically claimed the lives of 22 people, with another 22 still missing and 56 injured. More than 5,000 people have been affected by the eruption, and more than 2,000 people have ... <a title="Mount Semeru’s deadly eruption was triggered by rain and storms, making it much harder to predict" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/07/mount-semerus-deadly-eruption-was-triggered-by-rain-and-storms-making-it-much-harder-to-predict-173240/" aria-label="Read more about Mount Semeru’s deadly eruption was triggered by rain and storms, making it much harder to predict">Read more</a>

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Moulin Rouge! The Musical is a spectacular feast for the senses

December 7, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sonya Suares, Guest Lecturer, WAAPA, Edith Cowan University Global Creatures/ Michelle Grace Hunder Review: Moulin Rouge! The Musical Someone wise once observed that theatre is the only artform to acknowledge its audience, and that’s why it will never die. As patrons press eagerly into Melbourne’s Regent Theatre, ... <a title="Moulin Rouge! The Musical is a spectacular feast for the senses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/07/moulin-rouge-the-musical-is-a-spectacular-feast-for-the-senses-172866/" aria-label="Read more about Moulin Rouge! The Musical is a spectacular feast for the senses">Read more</a>

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Will Roe v Wade be overturned, and what would this mean? The US abortion debate explained

December 7, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Prudence Flowers, Senior Lecturer in US History, College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Flinders University Andrew Harnik/AP Last week, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that is the most significant threat to abortion rights in the US in decades. The case, Dobbs ... <a title="Will Roe v Wade be overturned, and what would this mean? The US abortion debate explained" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/07/will-roe-v-wade-be-overturned-and-what-would-this-mean-the-us-abortion-debate-explained-173156/" aria-label="Read more about Will Roe v Wade be overturned, and what would this mean? The US abortion debate explained">Read more</a>

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History made the National Party a ‘broad church’ – can it hold in the MMP era?

December 7, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Swanson, PhD Student, University of Otago Conservative and liberal: new National Party leader Christopher Luxon with deputy leader Nicola Willis. GettyImages Christopher Luxon’s ascendancy to the National Party leadership has highlighted – once again – the precarious balance between the party’s liberal and conservative wings. So ... <a title="History made the National Party a ‘broad church’ – can it hold in the MMP era?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/07/history-made-the-national-party-a-broad-church-can-it-hold-in-the-mmp-era-173319/" aria-label="Read more about History made the National Party a ‘broad church’ – can it hold in the MMP era?">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 07 2021

December 7, 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 National Party reshuffle, leadership change Audrey Young (Herald): Luxon’s best MPs vs Ardern’s ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 07 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/07/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-december-07-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 07 2021">Read more</a>

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NZ’s unemployment insurance scheme will be the biggest welfare shakeup in generations – is it justified?

December 7, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Chapple, Director, Institute for Governance and Policy Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Finance Minister Grant Robertson with his 2021 Budget, which signalled an unemployment insurance scheme was coming. GettyImages When Minister of Finance Grant Robertson announced in this year’s budget that his ... <a title="NZ’s unemployment insurance scheme will be the biggest welfare shakeup in generations – is it justified?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/07/nzs-unemployment-insurance-scheme-will-be-the-biggest-welfare-shakeup-in-generations-is-it-justified-170710/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s unemployment insurance scheme will be the biggest welfare shakeup in generations – is it justified?">Read more</a>