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March 31, 2022
In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning analyse how New Zealand and other nations are providing intelligence expertise in the defence of Ukraine. But are the SIGINT and TECHINT operations a part of the NATO partnership, or, a part of the Five Eyes intelligence network's operations - where the US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand share resources to acquire and coordinate global and targeted intelligence?
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March 31, 2022
SPECIAL REPORT: By Tim Brown, RNZ News reporter A man whose personal bank account was used to receive donations for New Zealand’s Parliament protest is bankrupt and has been declared insolvent three times. The protest lasted for 23 days before ending in a riot on March 2 when police cracked down on the protesters. Jamie ... <a title="Parliament protest donations went to bank account of man with history of unpaid debt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/31/parliament-protest-donations-went-to-bank-account-of-man-with-history-of-unpaid-debt/" aria-label="Read more about Parliament protest donations went to bank account of man with history of unpaid debt">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanna Tai, Senior Research Fellow, Deakin University Shutterstock Swinburne University recently announced it will remove grades from core aspects of its design degree. Instead it will focus on learning design processes and feedback throughout the semester. The “ungrading” movement, led by author Jesse Stommel, is gaining momentum ... <a title="Grading students may be as easy as ABC, but evidence shows better ways to improve learning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/31/grading-students-may-be-as-easy-as-abc-but-evidence-shows-better-ways-to-improve-learning-179650/" aria-label="Read more about Grading students may be as easy as ABC, but evidence shows better ways to improve learning">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2022
Editor’s Note: Here below is Dr Bryce Edwards’ New Zealand Political Roundup – which analyses one prominent topic being debated in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Political Roundup for free here. Political Roundup: Why Louisa Wall was a problem for Labour (and democracy) Since announcing her retirement on ... <a title="Newsletter – Political Roundup: Why Louisa Wall was a problem for Labour (and democracy)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/31/newsletter-political-roundup-why-louisa-wall-was-a-problem-for-labour-and-democracy/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter – Political Roundup: Why Louisa Wall was a problem for Labour (and democracy)">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicolas Flament, Senior Lecturer, University of Wollongong Earth’s interior 80 million years ago with hot structures in yellow to red (darker is shallower) and cold structures in blue (darker is deeper). Ömer Bodur/Nature Deep in the Earth beneath us lie two blobs the size of continents. One ... <a title="Volcanoes, diamonds, and blobs: a billion-year history of Earth’s interior shows it’s more mobile than we thought" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/31/volcanoes-diamonds-and-blobs-a-billion-year-history-of-earths-interior-shows-its-more-mobile-than-we-thought-179673/" aria-label="Read more about Volcanoes, diamonds, and blobs: a billion-year history of Earth’s interior shows it’s more mobile than we thought">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Hill, Associate Professor Political Economy and Deputy Director, The Gender Equality in Working Life Research Initiative, University of Sydney Shutterstock Among the many budget papers is the Women’s Budget Statement, a booklet outlining what the federal government is doing for Australian women. This includes A$2.1 billion ... <a title="Is the budget good for women? The paid parental leave change takes us backwards and childcare costs were ignored" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/31/is-the-budget-good-for-women-the-paid-parental-leave-change-takes-us-backwards-and-childcare-costs-were-ignored-179766/" aria-label="Read more about Is the budget good for women? The paid parental leave change takes us backwards and childcare costs were ignored">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Charlotte Ganderton, Physiotherapy lecturer, Swinburne University of Technology Circus fuses extreme athletic performance, diverse artists and stunning spectacles with a truly global appeal. Circus is exciting, although sometimes unpredictable. At any moment during rehearsal, performance or travel, injuries can occur. The task of looking after the health ... <a title="We’re two physios who ran away with the circus. Here’s what we learned" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/31/were-two-physios-who-ran-away-with-the-circus-heres-what-we-learned-177739/" aria-label="Read more about We’re two physios who ran away with the circus. Here’s what we learned">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Margaret Cook, Lecturer in History, University of the Sunshine Coast Right now, Lismore residents are going through their second major flood in a month. On February 28th, the devastating first flood peaked at 14.4 metres, fully two metres higher than the previous record of 12.27 metres in ... <a title="Why can floods like those in the Northern Rivers come in clusters?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/31/why-can-floods-like-those-in-the-northern-rivers-come-in-clusters-180250/" aria-label="Read more about Why can floods like those in the Northern Rivers come in clusters?">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Murat Ungor, Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Otago Shutterstock Tomorrow’s minimum wage increase to NZ$21.20 an hour should help a significant number of New Zealand’s lowest paid workers and their families – 300,000 people, according to the government. Just how much it will help, however, is ... <a title="Inflation has already eroded tomorrow’s minimum wage rise – NZ’s low-income workers will need more support" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/31/inflation-has-already-eroded-tomorrows-minimum-wage-rise-nzs-low-income-workers-will-need-more-support-178749/" aria-label="Read more about Inflation has already eroded tomorrow’s minimum wage rise – NZ’s low-income workers will need more support">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra In the middle of budget week, Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese boarded a VIP aircraft bound for Melbourne to attend Shane Warne’s Wednesday evening memorial service. Their hostilities, moving towards fever pitch for the imminent election, were put aside for ... <a title="View from The Hill: Budget week punctuated by distractions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/30/view-from-the-hill-budget-week-punctuated-by-distractions-180336/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Budget week punctuated by distractions">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation politics team. In this podcast, Michelle and politics + society editor Amanda ... <a title="Word from The Hill: Next step for Morrison is visit to governor-general" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/30/word-from-the-hill-next-step-for-morrison-is-visit-to-governor-general-180337/" aria-label="Read more about Word from The Hill: Next step for Morrison is visit to governor-general">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Haskell-Dowland, Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University MICK TSIKAS/AAP In the 2022 federal budget, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg launched a range of vote-winning initiatives – one of which included a breathtaking A$9.9 billion for cyber security over ten years. Bundled under the acronym REDSPICE (which ... <a title="Budget 2022: $9.9 billion towards cyber security aims to make Australia a key ‘offensive’ cyber player" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/30/budget-2022-9-9-billion-towards-cyber-security-aims-to-make-australia-a-key-offensive-cyber-player-180321/" aria-label="Read more about Budget 2022: $9.9 billion towards cyber security aims to make Australia a key ‘offensive’ cyber player">Read more</a>
