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March 13, 2022
By Tony Smith of Stuff The tiny Pacific territory of Wallis and Futuna can, per capita, surely lay claim to be test rugby’s hottest talent nursery. Three players who trace their heritage to Wallis and Futuna — a French “overseas collectivity” located north-west of Fiji and west of Samoa — are in France’s Six Nations ... <a title="Six Nations: How Wallis and Futuna players have boosted France’s title hopes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/13/six-nations-how-wallis-and-futuna-players-have-boosted-frances-title-hopes/" aria-label="Read more about Six Nations: How Wallis and Futuna players have boosted France’s title hopes">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2022
RNZ Pacific Sincha Dimara, the news and current affairs manager at EMTV and one of Papua New Guinea’s most experienced journalists, has been sacked after weeks of being suspended. Dimara, who was one of the longest serving journalists in PNG and at EMTV for 30 years, was accused of “insubordination” after political pressure from a ... <a title="PNG’s EMTV sacks top journalist, recruits novices as elections loom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/13/pngs-emtv-sacks-top-journalist-recruits-novices-as-elections-loom/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s EMTV sacks top journalist, recruits novices as elections loom">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Peter Thompson, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington The announcement of the government’s decision to merge RNZ and TVNZ into a non-profit “public media entity” was long anticipated but, coming in the second year of Labour’s second term, underwhelming in its lack of detail. Cabinet had discussed the proposal back in ... <a title="Merging commercial TVNZ and non-commercial RNZ won’t be easy – and time is running out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/12/merging-commercial-tvnz-and-non-commercial-rnz-wont-be-easy-and-time-is-running-out/" aria-label="Read more about Merging commercial TVNZ and non-commercial RNZ won’t be easy – and time is running out">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2022
RNZ News Auckland health authorities remain cautiously optimistic that the omicron outbreak may have peaked in the country’s biggest city, even though 601 of the 856 people in hospital with covid-19 are in Auckland. Clinical leads Dr Andrew Old, Dr Anthony Jordan and Dr Christine McIntosh at the Northern Region Health Coordination Centre gave details ... <a title="‘Remain vigilant’ warning from Auckland health leaders as record 7 covid deaths reported" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/12/remain-vigilant-warning-from-auckland-health-leaders-as-record-7-covid-deaths-reported/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Remain vigilant’ warning from Auckland health leaders as record 7 covid deaths reported">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2022
EDITORIAL: By the PNG Post-Courier Papua New Guinea’s police commissioner, David Manning, addressing the International Women’s Day celebrations this week, let it be known that violence against women is becoming a serious disease. Yes, we agree. It is a growing threat to women and children, family unity and community harmony. On the same token Sir, ... <a title="Post-Courier: Violence in any form is a serious disease – target ‘rotten cops’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/12/post-courier-violence-in-any-form-is-a-serious-disease-target-rotten-cops/" aria-label="Read more about Post-Courier: Violence in any form is a serious disease – target ‘rotten cops’">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Madeline Sprajcer, Lecturer in Psychology, CQUniversity Australia Shutterstock This weekend, you might hit “place order” for a meal delivery. Or jump in a ride share to meet friends. In both cases, you’ll be engaging a gig worker. “Gig worker” is a term that generally refers to people ... <a title="Uncertainty, money worries and stress – gig workers need support and effective ways to cope" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/11/uncertainty-money-worries-and-stress-gig-workers-need-support-and-effective-ways-to-cope-177910/" aria-label="Read more about Uncertainty, money worries and stress – gig workers need support and effective ways to cope">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Professor Paddy Nixon talk about this week in politics. They canvass the flood disaster that has gripped parts of eastern Australia and Scott Morrison’s visit to affected areas. ... <a title="VIDEO: Floods bring Morrison more trouble; Labor’s Kimberley Kitching remembered" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/11/video-floods-bring-morrison-more-trouble-labors-kimberley-kitching-remembered-179083/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Floods bring Morrison more trouble; Labor’s Kimberley Kitching remembered">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hanne E.F. Nielsen, Lecturer, University of Tasmania Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust/National Georgraphic/AP Superbly clear images of the shipwreck Endurance, 3,000 metres below the ocean’s surface in Antarctica’s Weddell Sea, were this week broadcast around the world. Found by the Endurance 22 Expedition using a state-of-the-art autonomous underwater ... <a title="The wreck of Endurance is a bridge to a bygone age, and a reminder of Antarctica’s uncertain future" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/11/the-wreck-of-endurance-is-a-bridge-to-a-bygone-age-and-a-reminder-of-antarcticas-uncertain-future-179021/" aria-label="Read more about The wreck of Endurance is a bridge to a bygone age, and a reminder of Antarctica’s uncertain future">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sasha Grishin, Adjunct Professor of Art History, Australian National University Johan Joseph Zoffany. David with the head of Goliath 1756. Oil on canvas 92.2 × 74.7 cm. National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Purchased with the assistance of the Isabella Mary Curnick Bequest and The Art Foundation of ... <a title="‘This show exceeds the hype’: NGV’s Queer advances a beautiful and challenging reading of the queer gaze in art" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/11/this-show-exceeds-the-hype-ngvs-queer-advances-a-beautiful-and-challenging-reading-of-the-queer-gaze-in-art-176005/" aria-label="Read more about ‘This show exceeds the hype’: NGV’s Queer advances a beautiful and challenging reading of the queer gaze in art">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Barry Gallagher, Associate Researcher, University of Tasmania Shutterstock Over the last few years, there’s been a lot of hope placed in seaweed as a way to tackle climate change. The excitement stemmed from studies suggesting seaweed could be scaled up to capture and store huge quantities ... <a title="Kelp won’t help: why seaweed may not be a silver bullet for carbon storage after all" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/11/kelp-wont-help-why-seaweed-may-not-be-a-silver-bullet-for-carbon-storage-after-all-178018/" aria-label="Read more about Kelp won’t help: why seaweed may not be a silver bullet for carbon storage after all">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lara Herrero, Research Leader in Virology and Infectious Disease, Griffith University Shutterstock This week we heard two Australians have died from the mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis virus. The virus has now been detected in four states. Authorities are concerned we’ll see more cases around the country and have ... <a title="Do I or my child need a Japanese encephalitis vaccine?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/11/do-i-or-my-child-need-a-japanese-encephalitis-vaccine-178888/" aria-label="Read more about Do I or my child need a Japanese encephalitis vaccine?">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Talis Putnins, Professor of Finance, University of Technology Sydney Mor/Flickr, CC BY-NC The decision by the Australian National University (ANU) and other universities in Australia and overseas to suspend all ties and activities with Russian research institutions, while significant in its moral stance, could have unintended consequences. ... <a title="Why universities need to open the lines of communication with Russians, not close them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/11/why-universities-need-to-open-the-lines-of-communication-with-russians-not-close-them-179080/" aria-label="Read more about Why universities need to open the lines of communication with Russians, not close them">Read more</a>
