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August 5, 2022
By Murray Horton As I was having breakfast in my Christchurch suburban dining room on Monday morning, I heard a loud but indeterminate noise. I actually thought it was a quake, but as there was no shaking, I assumed it came from the noisy construction site two doors away. So, I ignored it and carried ... <a title="Murray Horton: The day the police came looking for a swifty Mr Gangster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/05/murray-horton-the-day-the-police-came-looking-for-a-swifty-mr-gangster/" aria-label="Read more about Murray Horton: The day the police came looking for a swifty Mr Gangster">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2022
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk The Brussels-based International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the censoring of the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) as an “assault on press freedom” and an “unacceptable development” amid mounting concern over China’s influence on the media and security. “The censoring of the Solomon Island’s national broadcaster is an assault on ... <a title="Censoring SIBC an ‘assault on media freedom’ in Solomons, says IFJ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/05/censoring-sibc-an-assault-on-media-freedom-in-solomons-says-ifj/" aria-label="Read more about Censoring SIBC an ‘assault on media freedom’ in Solomons, says IFJ">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2022
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby People’s National Congress party leader Peter O’Neill has blown the race for the Papua New Guinea prime minister’s job wide open by declaring he will not run for the country’s top post. As the national election winds down and lobbying intensifies among Pangu Pati, People’s National Congress (PNC), United ... <a title="O’Neill ‘bombshell’ throws top position in PNG elections wide open" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/05/oneill-bombshell-throws-top-position-in-png-elections-wide-open/" aria-label="Read more about O’Neill ‘bombshell’ throws top position in PNG elections wide open">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2022
COMMENTARY: By Anton Lutz The sun rises over a strange landscape. Come with me and meet these people over here. Even though they have stayed awake all night, now that the sun has risen, they are jumping up and down, singing happy songs and even expressing tears of joy. Next to them, there is a ... <a title="Break this cycle of sorcery-related violence in Papua New Guinea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/05/break-this-cycle-of-sorcery-related-violence-in-papua-new-guinea/" aria-label="Read more about Break this cycle of sorcery-related violence in Papua New Guinea">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Lont, Professor of Accounting and Finance, University of Otago Getty Images When record-breaking heatwaves cause train tracks to bend, airport runways to buckle, and roads to melt, as happened in the United Kingdom last month, it is likely that business performance will suffer. The problem is ... <a title="Business can no longer ignore extreme heat events – it’s becoming a danger to the bottom line" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/05/business-can-no-longer-ignore-extreme-heat-events-its-becoming-a-danger-to-the-bottom-line-188151/" aria-label="Read more about Business can no longer ignore extreme heat events – it’s becoming a danger to the bottom line">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Euan Ritchie, Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Centre for Integrative Ecology, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University Shutterstock What is the apex predator of the world? – Mahmood, age 11, Brisbane Hi Mahmood, thanks for this interesting question! Well, what sorts of animals do ... <a title="Curious Kids: what is the apex predator of the world?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/05/curious-kids-what-is-the-apex-predator-of-the-world-187616/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: what is the apex predator of the world?">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Kemish, Adjunct Professor, School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, The University of Queensland Rob Griffith/AAP Counting is still underway following Papua New Guinea’s national elections, and there is still some hope that at least one woman might be elected to the country’s 118-seat parliament. At this ... <a title="Why Papua New Guinea urgently needs to elect more women to parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/05/why-papua-new-guinea-urgently-needs-to-elect-more-women-to-parliament-188058/" aria-label="Read more about Why Papua New Guinea urgently needs to elect more women to parliament">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Hermens, Professor of Youth Mental Health & Neurobiology, University of the Sunshine Coast Shutterstock Despite the best efforts of clinicians and researchers for decades, we still do not fully know why some people develop mental disorders and others do not. However, changes in the brain are ... <a title="‘Brain fingerprinting’ of adolescents might be able to predict mental health problems down the line" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/05/brain-fingerprinting-of-adolescents-might-be-able-to-predict-mental-health-problems-down-the-line-187765/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Brain fingerprinting’ of adolescents might be able to predict mental health problems down the line">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Wilson, Associate Professor in Education, University of Sydney This week, teachers in New South Wales learned they were going to get a “helping hand” preparing lessons from the start of term 4. The state’s education minister Sarah Mitchell announced teachers will be given curriculum lesson plans, ... <a title="‘This is like banging our heads against the wall’: why a move to outsource lesson planning has NSW teachers hopping mad" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/05/this-is-like-banging-our-heads-against-the-wall-why-a-move-to-outsource-lesson-planning-has-nsw-teachers-hopping-mad-188081/" aria-label="Read more about ‘This is like banging our heads against the wall’: why a move to outsource lesson planning has NSW teachers hopping mad">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lucinda O’Brien, Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Cigno is exactly the sort of business the Australian Securities and Investments Commission had in mind when it asked for stronger powers to ban the sale of harmful financial products. Cigno offers short-term loans (commonly called payday loans) ... <a title="How ‘bad credit’ lender Cigno has dodged ASIC’s grasp" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/05/how-bad-credit-lender-cigno-has-dodged-asics-grasp-187887/" aria-label="Read more about How ‘bad credit’ lender Cigno has dodged ASIC’s grasp">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Thomasson, Lecturer in Theatre, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Getty Images After two years of pandemic programming, with performers and audiences moved into virtual online venues, the Edinburgh International Festival celebrates its 75th anniversary this year with the best possible birthday present – ... <a title="Cancelled culture comes back: the Edinburgh Festival turns 75, alive and well after two years of pandemic disruption" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/05/cancelled-culture-comes-back-the-edinburgh-festival-turns-75-alive-and-well-after-two-years-of-pandemic-disruption-187519/" aria-label="Read more about Cancelled culture comes back: the Edinburgh Festival turns 75, alive and well after two years of pandemic disruption">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Perhaps not since the marriage equality vote has the passage of a bill in the House of Representatives carried such a combination of substantive and symbolic import as the Albanese government’s climate legislation. While not actually necessary for the implementation ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Government win on climate legislation leaves opposition looking like a stranded asset" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/05/grattan-on-friday-government-win-on-climate-legislation-leaves-opposition-looking-like-a-stranded-asset-188231/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Government win on climate legislation leaves opposition looking like a stranded asset">Read more</a>
