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May 1, 2021
By David Robie Branding armed Papuan groups as “terrorists” has sparked strong condemnation from human rights groups across Indonesia and in West Papua, some describing the move as desperation and the “worst ever” action by President Joko Widodo’s administration. Many warn that this draconian militarist approach to the Papuan independence struggle will lead to further ... <a title="Branding armed Papuan resistance as ‘terrorists’ angers rights groups, sparks media warning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/01/branding-armed-papuan-resistance-as-terrorists-angers-rights-groups-sparks-media-warning/" aria-label="Read more about Branding armed Papuan resistance as ‘terrorists’ angers rights groups, sparks media warning">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2021
By Barry Guy, RNZ News sports reporter New Zealand Rugby is accusing the Players’ Association of misrepresenting the reasons for their opposition to the Silver Lake deal. Thursday’s NZR annual general meeting unanimously backed the selling of a minority stake in its commercial arm to the US private equity firm. Holding up the NZ$387.5 million ... <a title="NZ Rugby accuses Players’ Association of misrepresentation over US deal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/01/nz-rugby-accuses-players-association-of-misrepresentation-over-us-deal/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Rugby accuses Players’ Association of misrepresentation over US deal">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Tim Murphy and Mark Jennings, co-editors of Newsroom Less than half the New Zealand public now professes “overall trust” in news media outlets, despite big rises in audience numbers during the covid-19 pandemic and economic crisis. The 2021 Trust in News in New Zealand survey released yesterday found the level of overall trust ... <a title="Digital news check: In media, we don’t trust" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/01/digital-news-check-in-media-we-dont-trust/" aria-label="Read more about Digital news check: In media, we don’t trust">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Wise, Senior Lecturer, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Auckland Over recent weeks, news reports have indicated some women are experiencing irregularities in their menstrual cycles after receiving a COVID vaccine. This has included periods arriving early and being heavier than usual, or being absent ... <a title="Could the COVID vaccines affect your period? We don’t know yet — but there’s no cause for concern" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/30/could-the-covid-vaccines-affect-your-period-we-dont-know-yet-but-theres-no-cause-for-concern-159912/" aria-label="Read more about Could the COVID vaccines affect your period? We don’t know yet — but there’s no cause for concern">Read more</a>
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April 30, 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 coronavirus situation in India, where more than 300,000 new cases have ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the COVID situation in India, Mike Pezzullo and the upcoming budget" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/30/video-michelle-grattan-on-the-covid-situation-in-india-mike-pezzullo-and-the-upcoming-budget-160106/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the COVID situation in India, Mike Pezzullo and the upcoming budget">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gail Broadbent, PhD candidate Faculty of Science UNSW, UNSW Australia’s trucking industry is making moves to go electric. The latest development — a system for using swappable batteries instead of time-consuming recharge stations for long-haul trucks between Sydney and Brisbane — shows how this transition is gathering ... <a title="The trucking industry has begun to turn electric — but passenger vehicles will take a little longer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/30/the-trucking-industry-has-begun-to-turn-electric-but-passenger-vehicles-will-take-a-little-longer-160005/" aria-label="Read more about The trucking industry has begun to turn electric — but passenger vehicles will take a little longer">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jodi McAlister, Lecturer in Writing, Literature and Culture, Deakin University She published more than 70 novels and sold more than 34 million books translated into 29 languages, making her one of Australia’s most successful and prolific authors. Yet many are not familiar with her name. Valerie Parv ... <a title="‘I believe in romance’: remembering Valerie Parv, the Australian author who sold 34 million books" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/30/i-believe-in-romance-remembering-valerie-parv-the-australian-author-who-sold-34-million-books-160084/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I believe in romance’: remembering Valerie Parv, the Australian author who sold 34 million books">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steve Henry, Research Officer, CSIRO Imagine constantly living with mice. Every time you open a cupboard to get linen, clothes or food, mice have been or are still there. When you go to sleep they run across your bed and, in the morning, your first job is ... <a title="‘No one ever forgets living through a mouse plague’: the dystopia facing Australian rural communities, explained by an expert" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/30/no-one-ever-forgets-living-through-a-mouse-plague-the-dystopia-facing-australian-rural-communities-explained-by-an-expert-159339/" aria-label="Read more about ‘No one ever forgets living through a mouse plague’: the dystopia facing Australian rural communities, explained by an expert">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Moro, Associate Professor of Science & Medicine, Bond University Mummy, why do we have eyebrows? — Alexander, age 3, Brisbane. What a great, eyebrow-raising question, Alexander! Eyebrows come in a range of shapes, sizes and colours. They help make our faces unique. But there’s more to ... <a title="Curious Kids: why do we have eyebrows?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/30/curious-kids-why-do-we-have-eyebrows-157047/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: why do we have eyebrows?">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Pryke, Director, Pacific Islands Program, Lowy Institute for International Policy; Centre Associate at the Development Policy Centre, Australian National University For most of the last year, the Pacific Islands have been remarkably isolated from the devastating effects of the COVID crisis. By walling themselves off early ... <a title="The Pacific went a year without COVID. Now, it’s all under threat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/30/the-pacific-went-a-year-without-covid-now-its-all-under-threat-158963/" aria-label="Read more about The Pacific went a year without COVID. Now, it’s all under threat">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stewart Riddle, Associate Professor, University of Southern Queensland Proposed changes to the Foundation to Year 10 Australian Curriculum were released for public consultation yesterday. While many of these changes are minor tweaks and refinements, much like a curriculum oil change and tune-up, there are some noteworthy changes ... <a title="Proposed new curriculum acknowledges First Nations’ view of British ‘invasion’ and a multicultural Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/30/proposed-new-curriculum-acknowledges-first-nations-view-of-british-invasion-and-a-multicultural-australia-160011/" aria-label="Read more about Proposed new curriculum acknowledges First Nations’ view of British ‘invasion’ and a multicultural Australia">Read more</a>
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April 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. Click here to subscribe to Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup and New Zealand Politics Daily. Today’s content Housing crisis Hamish Rutherford (Herald): Government’s fix for its housing problems are just a game of whack-a-mole (paywalled) Amelia Wade (Newshub): Even if house ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 30 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/30/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-april-30-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 30 2021">Read more</a>
