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February 11, 2021
By RNZ News New Zealand’s parliamentary Speaker has offered an olive branch to Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi over his refusal to wear a tie in the debating chamber yesterday. Speaker Trevor Mallard’s office has confirmed he has encouraged the party to submit to the Standing Orders Committee asking that hei-tiki be allowed instead of ... <a title="Waititi to wear his ‘Māori business attire’ back to NZ’s Parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/11/waititi-to-wear-his-maori-business-attire-back-to-nzs-parliament/" aria-label="Read more about Waititi to wear his ‘Māori business attire’ back to NZ’s Parliament">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2021
There is no saga at the University of the South Pacific, claims Fiji’s Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum. “There is no saga, there is no crisis,” said Sayed-Khaiyum when questioned about the deportation last Thursday of the university’s vice-chancellor, Professor Pal Ahluwalia. Speaking outside Parliament yesterday, he said he could not comment further on the issue, adding ... <a title="‘No crisis at USP,’ says Sayed-Khaiyum – ‘Untrue’, says Ro Teimumu" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/11/no-crisis-at-usp-says-sayed-khaiyum-untrue-says-ro-teimumu/" aria-label="Read more about ‘No crisis at USP,’ says Sayed-Khaiyum – ‘Untrue’, says Ro Teimumu">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brian Oliver, Research Leader in Respiratory cellular and molecular biology at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research and Professor, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney A nebuliser — a medical device that turns a liquid into a fine mist, typically to deliver inhaled medication — may ... <a title="What are nebulisers? And how could they help spread COVID-19?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/10/what-are-nebulisers-and-how-could-they-help-spread-covid-19-155032/" aria-label="Read more about What are nebulisers? And how could they help spread COVID-19?">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Bennett, Chair in Epidemiology, Deakin University Over the past week, three returned travellers — one in New South Wales and two in Victoria — have tested positive to COVID-19 shortly after leaving hotel quarantine. The cases in Victoria appear almost certainly to have been acquired in ... <a title="Yes, a 16-day incubation period for COVID is possible. But it’s extremely rare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/10/yes-a-16-day-incubation-period-for-covid-is-possible-but-its-extremely-rare-155027/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, a 16-day incubation period for COVID is possible. But it’s extremely rare">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Portolan, PhD student, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University The “meet cute” is the moment in which two unlikely people encounter each other while going about their ordinary lives, and something extraordinary begins. In the romantic comedy The Holiday (2006), Arthur (Eli Wallach) describes ... <a title="You can’t have a Hollywood meet cute on a dating app — but is that such a bad thing?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/10/you-cant-have-a-hollywood-meet-cute-on-a-dating-app-but-is-that-such-a-bad-thing-153454/" aria-label="Read more about You can’t have a Hollywood meet cute on a dating app — but is that such a bad thing?">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gavin Brown, Professor in Educational Assessment, University of Auckland Recent news about New Zealand’s declining position in international educational assessment rankings has been treated as if it is a new phenomenon requiring drastic changes to the school system. But some suggested solutions, such as the Principals Federation’s ... <a title="Test or invest? NZ’s sliding international student assessment rankings are all about choices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/10/test-or-invest-nzs-sliding-international-student-assessment-rankings-are-all-about-choices-154729/" aria-label="Read more about Test or invest? NZ’s sliding international student assessment rankings are all about choices">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kirsty Short, Senior Lecturer, The University of Queensland Australia has recently seen SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) escape several times from hotel quarantine, including in Brisbane, Perth and Melbourne. These incidents have been particularly concerning because they involved people infected with “variants” of the virus. But ... <a title="UK, South African, Brazilian: a virologist explains each COVID variant and what they mean for the pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/10/uk-south-african-brazilian-a-virologist-explains-each-covid-variant-and-what-they-mean-for-the-pandemic-154547/" aria-label="Read more about UK, South African, Brazilian: a virologist explains each COVID variant and what they mean for the pandemic">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2021
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Parliament’s tie-wearing rules Rawiri Waititi (Herald): It’s not about a tie – it’s about Pākehā power Amelia Wade (Herald): Tiki vs tie: Parliament neck-tie stoush soon to be tied-up Eleanor de Jong (The Guardian): Māori MP Rawiri ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 10 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/10/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-february-10-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 10 2021">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tanya Hill, Honorary Fellow of the University of Melbourne and Senior Curator (Astronomy), Museums Victoria Three new spacecraft are due to arrive at Mars this month, ending their seven-month journey through space. The first, the United Arab Emirates’ Hope Probe, should have made it to the red ... <a title="As new probes reach Mars, here’s what we know so far from trips to the red planet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/10/as-new-probes-reach-mars-heres-what-we-know-so-far-from-trips-to-the-red-planet-153791/" aria-label="Read more about As new probes reach Mars, here’s what we know so far from trips to the red planet">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Conley Tyler, Research Fellow, Asia Institute, University of Melbourne As Australian producers scramble to find markets for goods hit by Chinese import restrictions, it might look as though China is winning the diplomatic war. But the current situation is a diplomacy fail for China as much ... <a title="It might look like China is winning the trade war, but its import bans are a diplomacy fail" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/10/it-might-look-like-china-is-winning-the-trade-war-but-its-import-bans-are-a-diplomacy-fail-154558/" aria-label="Read more about It might look like China is winning the trade war, but its import bans are a diplomacy fail">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Patrick Taylor, PhD Candidate, Deakin University The “floor price” for alcohol introduced by the Northern Territory in 2018 reduced the consumption of cask wine by half, without significantly impacting sales of other types of alcohol, according to our new analysis of the policy’s effectiveness. On October ... <a title="A minimum price for alcohol helped curb problem drinking in the Northern Territory — is it time for a national rollout?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/10/a-minimum-price-for-alcohol-helped-curb-problem-drinking-in-the-northern-territory-is-it-time-for-a-national-rollout-154829/" aria-label="Read more about A minimum price for alcohol helped curb problem drinking in the Northern Territory — is it time for a national rollout?">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Legge, Professor, Australian National University Australia is teeming with cats. While cats make great pets, and can bring owners emotional, psychological and health benefits, the animals are a scourge on native wildlife. Cats kill a staggering 1.7 billion native animals each year, and have played a ... <a title="Australia must control its killer cat problem. A major new report explains how, but doesn’t go far enough" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/10/australia-must-control-its-killer-cat-problem-a-major-new-report-explains-how-but-doesnt-go-far-enough-154931/" aria-label="Read more about Australia must control its killer cat problem. A major new report explains how, but doesn’t go far enough">Read more</a>
