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January 20, 2022
RNZ News New images appear to show the majority of structures on the Tongan island of Atatā have been wiped out after a volcanic eruption and tsunami last weekend. The Tongan government has so far confirmed three deaths from Saturday’s eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai, and all houses on the island of Mango were also ... <a title="Tonga eruption: Images appear to show most of Atatā island wiped out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/20/tonga-eruption-images-appear-to-show-most-of-atata-island-wiped-out/" aria-label="Read more about Tonga eruption: Images appear to show most of Atatā island wiped out">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2022
By Eleisha Foon, RNZ Pacific journalist Tongan communities in New Zealand feel relieved to hear official information from the government of Tonga for the first time since Saturday’s eruption and resulting tsunami. The Office of Tonga’s Prime Minister was able to send initial detail of search and rescue efforts and early reports of damage to ... <a title="Tongan community welcomes official word from Tongan government" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/20/tongan-community-welcomes-official-word-from-tongan-government/" aria-label="Read more about Tongan community welcomes official word from Tongan government">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kirsten Benkendorff, Associate Professor in Marine Biology, Southern Cross University Charlotte Jenkins , Author provided Am I not pretty enough? This article is part of The Conversation’s series introducing you to Australia’s unloved animals that need our help. Camouflaged by a layer of silty mud, most people ... <a title="Leaf oysters: the unsung heroes of estuaries are disappearing, and we know almost nothing about them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/19/leaf-oysters-the-unsung-heroes-of-estuaries-are-disappearing-and-we-know-almost-nothing-about-them-164330/" aria-label="Read more about Leaf oysters: the unsung heroes of estuaries are disappearing, and we know almost nothing about them">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2022
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 Covid, MIQ, border RNZ: Government postpones next MIQ lottery due to spike of Omicron ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – January 19 2022" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/19/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-january-19-2022/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – January 19 2022">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jenny Graves, Distinguished Professor of Genetics and Vice Chancellor’s Fellow, La Trobe University Shutterstock The Earth Biogenome Project, a global consortium that aims to sequence the genomes of all complex life on earth (some 1.8 million described species) in ten years, is ramping up. The project’s origins, ... <a title="A huge project is underway to sequence the genome of every complex species on Earth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/19/a-huge-project-is-underway-to-sequence-the-genome-of-every-complex-species-on-earth-175033/" aria-label="Read more about A huge project is underway to sequence the genome of every complex species on Earth">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2022
RNZ News The Tongan government has confirmed that all houses on the island of Mango were wiped out in the tsunami that followed Saturday’s volcanic eruption. It confirmed that three people are now known to have died: a 65-year-old woman in Mango and a 49-year-old man in Nomuka, both in the outlying Ha’apai island group; ... <a title="Tongan government confirms all homes on Mango destroyed, fears death toll of 3 may rise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/19/tongan-government-confirms-all-homes-on-mango-destroyed-fears-death-toll-of-3-may-rise/" aria-label="Read more about Tongan government confirms all homes on Mango destroyed, fears death toll of 3 may rise">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Francisco Perales, Associate Professor, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland Shutterstock New research shows having a greater number of older brothers increases the probability of a person entering a same-sex union at some point in their lives. This finding, detailed in our paper published today ... <a title="Research confirms men with older brothers are more likely to be gay, suggesting same-sex attraction has a biological basis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/19/research-confirms-men-with-older-brothers-are-more-likely-to-be-gay-suggesting-same-sex-attraction-has-a-biological-basis-172396/" aria-label="Read more about Research confirms men with older brothers are more likely to be gay, suggesting same-sex attraction has a biological basis">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dennis Altman, VC Fellow LaTrobe University, La Trobe University Chris Jackson/AP/AAP The Australian Republic Movement has just released their preferred model for a republic. It would see Australia’s parliaments nominate candidates for head of state, who would be put to a popular vote of all Australian voters. ... <a title="The republic debate is back (again) but we need more than a model to capture Australians’ imagination" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/19/the-republic-debate-is-back-again-but-we-need-more-than-a-model-to-capture-australians-imagination-175058/" aria-label="Read more about The republic debate is back (again) but we need more than a model to capture Australians’ imagination">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Louise Stone, General practitioner; Associate Professor, ANU Medical School, Australian National University Shutterstock For many of us, catching COVID and isolating at home can be a lonely, scary and distressing experience. For those with a pre-existing mental illness, it can be even more difficult. The following strategies ... <a title="How to look after your mental health if you’re at home with COVID" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/19/how-to-look-after-your-mental-health-if-youre-at-home-with-covid-174536/" aria-label="Read more about How to look after your mental health if you’re at home with COVID">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christina Nikitopoulos, Associate professor, Finance Discipline Group, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock Last year saw Australians install rooftop solar like never before, with 40% more installed in 2021 than in 2020. Solar system installations now make up 7% of the energy going into the national electricity grid. ... <a title="4 ways to stop Australia’s surge in rooftop solar from destabilising electricity prices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/19/4-ways-to-stop-australias-surge-in-rooftop-solar-from-destabilising-electricity-prices-173592/" aria-label="Read more about 4 ways to stop Australia’s surge in rooftop solar from destabilising electricity prices">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Wilson, Associate Professor in Education, University of Sydney Shutterstock The Omicron wave is likely to exacerbate Australia’s existing teacher shortages and demanding workloads. As school starts at the end of January and beginning of February across the country, many teachers will be at risk of contracting ... <a title="COVID and schools: Australia is about to feel the full brunt of its teacher shortage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/19/covid-and-schools-australia-is-about-to-feel-the-full-brunt-of-its-teacher-shortage-174885/" aria-label="Read more about COVID and schools: Australia is about to feel the full brunt of its teacher shortage">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Rusak, Senior Lecturer, Arts Management, Edith Cowan University Hailey Kean/Unsplash 92% of performing artists experienced significant changes to their work during early stages of the pandemic – and at least half experienced depression. These shocking figures comes from new research talking to hundreds of performing artists ... <a title="63.5% of Australia’s performing artists reported worsening mental health during COVID" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/19/63-5-of-australias-performing-artists-reported-worsening-mental-health-during-covid-174610/" aria-label="Read more about 63.5% of Australia’s performing artists reported worsening mental health during COVID">Read more</a>
