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November 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leon Benade, Associate Professor, School of Education, Auckland University of Technology Shutterstock Some schools around Australia, and elsewhere, have replaced individual desks with circular booths and shared tables for collaborative work. But what does the evidence actually say? Do flexible learning spaces improve students’ ability to work ... <a title="Lots of schools are moving to ‘hot desking’. Is there any benefit for my child?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/08/lots-of-schools-are-moving-to-hot-desking-is-there-any-benefit-for-my-child-167043/" aria-label="Read more about Lots of schools are moving to ‘hot desking’. Is there any benefit for my child?">Read more</a>
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November 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Ramsay, Emeritus Professor, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne In 2020, for the first time in Australia, more than half the shareholders of a public company voted in support of a climate change resolution put forward by shareholders in the face of opposition from the ... <a title="Australian companies are facing more climate-focused ESG resolutions than ever before, and they are paying quiet dividends" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/08/australian-companies-are-facing-more-climate-focused-esg-resolutions-than-ever-before-and-they-are-paying-quiet-dividends-170466/" aria-label="Read more about Australian companies are facing more climate-focused ESG resolutions than ever before, and they are paying quiet dividends">Read more</a>
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November 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa French, Professor & Dean, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University Linda McCartney, Brian Jones and Mick Jagger, Hudson River, New York, 1966. BIFB Review: The Linda McCartney Retrospective, Ballarat International Foto Biennale The Linda McCartney Retrospective has toured the world, taking on a new life ... <a title="On the intimate and character-revealing photographs of Linda McCartney – Paul’s wife, and a stunning artist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/08/on-the-intimate-and-character-revealing-photographs-of-linda-mccartney-pauls-wife-and-a-stunning-artist-170957/" aria-label="Read more about On the intimate and character-revealing photographs of Linda McCartney – Paul’s wife, and a stunning artist">Read more</a>
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November 7, 2021
RNZ Pacific An Auckland councillor says he is astounded by the lack of cultural awareness shown by the authorities towards Māori and Pacific communities this far into the pandemic. Manukau ward councillor Fa’anana Efeso Collins said covid-19 has become a Māori and Pacific outbreak, and South Auckland in particular is bearing the brunt. He said ... <a title="Covid-19 patient home isolation failing Māori, Pasifika, says Fa’anana" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/07/covid-19-patient-home-isolation-failing-maori-pasifika-says-faanana/" aria-label="Read more about Covid-19 patient home isolation failing Māori, Pasifika, says Fa’anana">Read more</a>
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November 7, 2021
By Justin Latif, Local Democracy Reporter Church minister Suiva’aia Te’o says proactive communication, compassion and clear information have led to a fully vaccinated congregation. Like most churches operating under level three and four rules, the Sāmoan Methodist Māngere Central church livestreams services on Facebook and holds Bible studies and prayer meetings over Zoom. To keep ... <a title="A matter of faith: NZ’s Māngere congregation with 100% vaccinations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/07/a-matter-of-faith-nzs-mangere-congregation-with-100-vaccinations/" aria-label="Read more about A matter of faith: NZ’s Māngere congregation with 100% vaccinations">Read more</a>
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November 7, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Police stopped a climate change march in Suva today and forced activists to remove their banners. They also warned demonstrators against making social media posts about the event. Priests, church workers and youth had gathered at My Suva Park to march as part of worldwide Day of Climate Action protests against ... <a title="Fiji police block Suva climate change march marking COP26 protests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/07/fiji-police-block-suva-climate-change-march-marking-cop26-protests/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji police block Suva climate change march marking COP26 protests">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2021
PNG Post-Courier Papua New Guinea — a country faced with a depressed economy and its public health system on the brink of total collapse due to the covid-19 pandemic sent a 62-member delegation to Europe to attend the COP26 Climate Change conference at a cost of a whooping K5.8 million (NZ$2.03 million). The Post-Courier was ... <a title="Almost K6 million COP26 climate bill for PNG delegation shocks nation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/06/almost-k6-million-cop26-climate-bill-for-png-delegation-shocks-nation/" aria-label="Read more about Almost K6 million COP26 climate bill for PNG delegation shocks nation">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2021
SPECIAL REPORT: By Sri Krishnamurthi October 2021 was a horror month for Facebook as the headlines screamed “Facebook under fire” which started with the social media behemoth suffering an outage for several hours. Then it had a whistleblower — American data scientist Francis Haugen — who accused the company of: prioritising growth over user safety; ... <a title="The Pacific Newsroom – the virtual ‘kava bar’ news success story" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/06/the-pacific-newsroom-the-virtual-kava-bar-news-success-story/" aria-label="Read more about The Pacific Newsroom – the virtual ‘kava bar’ news success story">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2021
Kaniva Tonga Tonga’s only suspected covid-19 case has tested positive when he took his third test today in Nuku’alofa. The latest result came after the person was tested positive last week and tested negative on Monday this week. The Health Ministry chief executive Dr Siale ‘Akau’ola said today the person had recorded a very weak ... <a title="Tonga’s first covid case tests ‘weak positive’ again after negative" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/06/tongas-first-covid-case-tests-weak-positive-again-after-negative/" aria-label="Read more about Tonga’s first covid case tests ‘weak positive’ again after negative">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2021
RNZ News A second person with covid-19 who was isolating at home has died in New Zealand, the Ministry of Health has confirmed. In this afternoon’s covid media briefing, where it was revealed there were 163 new community cases of covid-19 today, Director of Public Health Dr Caroline McElnay said St John Ambulance attended a ... <a title="Second person isolating at home in NZ dies – 163 new covid cases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/06/second-person-isolating-at-home-in-nz-dies-163-new-covid-cases/" aria-label="Read more about Second person isolating at home in NZ dies – 163 new covid cases">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Georgina Heydon, Associate professor in Criminology and Justice Studies, RMIT University With Cleo Smith safely returned to her family, and charges laid against her alleged abductor, much of the media’s focus has now turned to the question of how police can best piece together the details of ... <a title="Cleo Smith case: how ‘cognitive interviewing’ can help police compile the most reliable evidence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/05/cleo-smith-case-how-cognitive-interviewing-can-help-police-compile-the-most-reliable-evidence-171294/" aria-label="Read more about Cleo Smith case: how ‘cognitive interviewing’ can help police compile the most reliable evidence">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society and NATSEM, University of Canberra RBA/The Conversation The Reserve Bank has used Friday’s quarterly assessment of the economy to declare that lockdowns have “delayed but not derailed” Australia’s recovery. It says economic activity probably contracted 2.5% ... <a title="RBA says we are in a W-shaped recovery, with housing one of the few concerns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/05/rba-says-we-are-in-a-w-shaped-recovery-with-housing-one-of-the-few-concerns-170716/" aria-label="Read more about RBA says we are in a W-shaped recovery, with housing one of the few concerns">Read more</a>
