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Month: January 2022

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Tulagi bans betel nut selling as covid fears grow in Solomon Islands

January 23, 2022

By Robert Iroga in Honiara Tulagi in the Central Islands province of Solomon islands is the first provincial capital to ban the sale of betel nut — for an indefinite period — as a measure to help control any potential spread of covid-19. Premier Stanley Manetiva told SBM Online that the measure became effective yesterday ... <a title="Tulagi bans betel nut selling as covid fears grow in Solomon Islands" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/23/tulagi-bans-betel-nut-selling-as-covid-fears-grow-in-solomon-islands/" aria-label="Read more about Tulagi bans betel nut selling as covid fears grow in Solomon Islands">Read more</a>

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Second day of NZ’s Tonga tsunami emergency fundraiser today

January 23, 2022

RNZ Pacific The second day of a drive to receive emergency supplies in Aotearoa New Zealand to be sent to Tonga has started in Auckland this morning. Hundreds queued for hours at Mount Smart Stadium in Penrose yesterday to deliver emergency goods that will be sent to their families in Tonga. Almost six shipping containers ... <a title="Second day of NZ’s Tonga tsunami emergency fundraiser today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/23/second-day-of-nzs-tonga-tsunami-emergency-fundraiser-today/" aria-label="Read more about Second day of NZ’s Tonga tsunami emergency fundraiser today">Read more</a>

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Rangitīkei Māori leader urges rural NZ people to prepare now for omicron

January 22, 2022

By Moana Ellis, Local Democracy Reporting journalist A New Zealand iwi development and social services leader in Taihape is urging rural people to prepare urgently for self-isolation or infection as the threat of omicron looms. Mōkai Pātea Services general manager Tracey Hiroa, who is also a Rangitīkei District councillor, says country people think of themselves ... <a title="Rangitīkei Māori leader urges rural NZ people to prepare now for omicron" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/22/rangitikei-maori-leader-urges-rural-nz-people-to-prepare-now-for-omicron/" aria-label="Read more about Rangitīkei Māori leader urges rural NZ people to prepare now for omicron">Read more</a>

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Tonga’s King Tupou VI offers hope to families who lost relatives in deadly tsunami

January 21, 2022

Kaniva News King Tupou VI has offered sympathy and prayers to all those who lost relatives in last weekend’s Tongan volcano eruption and tsunami disaster or are still waiting for news about their families. He said the whole of Tonga was devastated by the tsunami and it wiped out some of the islands, homes, plantations ... <a title="Tonga’s King Tupou VI offers hope to families who lost relatives in deadly tsunami" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/21/tongas-king-tupou-vi-offers-hope-to-families-who-lost-relatives-in-deadly-tsunami/" aria-label="Read more about Tonga’s King Tupou VI offers hope to families who lost relatives in deadly tsunami">Read more</a>

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Safety at Tonga port being checked for arrival of more humanitarian supplies

January 21, 2022

RNZ News Specialist New Zealand Defence Force staff will be checking Tonga’s shipping lanes are passable and the wharf is safe so desperately needed humanitarian supplies can get through. Three deaths have been confirmed after Saturday’s massive volcanic eruption. There are reports of significant injuries, but no details yet. UN officials said 84,000 people – ... <a title="Safety at Tonga port being checked for arrival of more humanitarian supplies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/21/safety-at-tonga-port-being-checked-for-arrival-of-more-humanitarian-supplies/" aria-label="Read more about Safety at Tonga port being checked for arrival of more humanitarian supplies">Read more</a>

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Australia approves two new medicines in the fight against COVID. How can you get them and are they effective against Omicron?

January 21, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elise Schubert, Pharmacist and PhD Candidate, University of Sydney On Thursday, health minister Greg Hunt announced Australia’s drug regulator had provisionally approved two new medicines for the treatment of COVID. These are Lagevrio, made by American pharmaceutical company Merck Sharpe & Dohme, and Paxlovid, by Pfizer. With ... <a title="Australia approves two new medicines in the fight against COVID. How can you get them and are they effective against Omicron?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/21/australia-approves-two-new-medicines-in-the-fight-against-covid-how-can-you-get-them-and-are-they-effective-against-omicron-175321/" aria-label="Read more about Australia approves two new medicines in the fight against COVID. How can you get them and are they effective against Omicron?">Read more</a>

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When humans compete with television, Yung Lung proves the liveness of bodies wins out

January 21, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Maguire-Rosier, Honorary Associate, Department of Theatre and Performance Studies, School of Literature, Art, and Media, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Sydney Yaya Stempler Review: Yung Lung, choreographed by Antony Hamilton, Chunky Move The word “yung”, according to the urban language dictionary, variously means ... <a title="When humans compete with television, Yung Lung proves the liveness of bodies wins out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/21/when-humans-compete-with-television-yung-lung-proves-the-liveness-of-bodies-wins-out-173986/" aria-label="Read more about When humans compete with television, Yung Lung proves the liveness of bodies wins out">Read more</a>

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Kids whose grandparents are overweight are almost twice as likely to struggle with obesity

January 21, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Edmund Wedam Kanmiki, PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland Shutterstock School holidays can be a special time for extended families to gather. Children may see their grandparents at seasonal gatherings or as part of childcare arrangements to help working parents. New research suggests the biology, environment and ... <a title="Kids whose grandparents are overweight are almost twice as likely to struggle with obesity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/21/kids-whose-grandparents-are-overweight-are-almost-twice-as-likely-to-struggle-with-obesity-173739/" aria-label="Read more about Kids whose grandparents are overweight are almost twice as likely to struggle with obesity">Read more</a>

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Australian art has lost two of its greats. Vale Ann Newmarch and Hossein Valamanesh

January 21, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Speck, Professorial Fellow (Honorary), The University of Melbourne Ann Newmarch, born Adelaide 1945, died Adelaide 2022, Self-portrait. 1/60th of a second, 1981, Adelaide, photo-etching on paper, 26.4 x 34.7 cm (plate), Public Donations Fund 2015, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, © Ann Newmarch; and Hossein ... <a title="Australian art has lost two of its greats. Vale Ann Newmarch and Hossein Valamanesh" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/21/australian-art-has-lost-two-of-its-greats-vale-ann-newmarch-and-hossein-valamanesh-175435/" aria-label="Read more about Australian art has lost two of its greats. Vale Ann Newmarch and Hossein Valamanesh">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – January 21 2022

January 21, 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 Dileepa Fonseka (Stuff): ‘Too little, too late’: Allegations Covid-19 testing regime unprepared ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – January 21 2022" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/21/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-january-21-2022/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – January 21 2022">Read more</a>

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Laws governing undersea cables have hardly changed since 1884 – Tonga is a reminder they need modernising

January 21, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karen Scott, Professor in Law, University of Canterbury An aerial view of heavy ash fall on the Tongan island of Nomuka. GettyImages Since the catastrophic volcanic eruption on January 16, Tonga has been largely cut off from the world due to a break in the undersea cable ... <a title="Laws governing undersea cables have hardly changed since 1884 – Tonga is a reminder they need modernising" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/21/laws-governing-undersea-cables-have-hardly-changed-since-1884-tonga-is-a-reminder-they-need-modernising-175312/" aria-label="Read more about Laws governing undersea cables have hardly changed since 1884 – Tonga is a reminder they need modernising">Read more</a>

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Why do we find making new friends so hard as adults?

January 21, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anastasia Hronis, Clinical Psychologist, University of Technology Sydney GettyImages If you’ve ever tried to make new friends as an adult, you’ll probably see why loneliness is at an all-time high. Making new friends feels just plain hard. In school, making friends can be as simple as going ... <a title="Why do we find making new friends so hard as adults?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/21/why-do-we-find-making-new-friends-so-hard-as-adults-171740/" aria-label="Read more about Why do we find making new friends so hard as adults?">Read more</a>