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March 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Rowe, Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University Ash Barty has always done things her own way. The shock retirement of the world number one women’s tennis player at the age of 25 was pure Barty in action. The razzmatazz ... <a title="Ash Barty retires marching to her own beat. What’s next for the multi-talented, restless spirit?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/23/ash-barty-retires-marching-to-her-own-beat-whats-next-for-the-multi-talented-restless-spirit-179841/" aria-label="Read more about Ash Barty retires marching to her own beat. What’s next for the multi-talented, restless spirit?">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2022
Analysis by Keith Rankin. On 1 December 2021 the CCCFA (Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act) entered Aotearoa New Zealand with more stealth than the Omicron BA2 variant. It resulted in unintended consequences that were (and are) entirely predictable. There are two sets of ‘unintended but predictable consequences’: those consequences that make anxious and desperate ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Borrowing Hurdles: Unintended Consequences arising from Wilful Blindness" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/23/keith-rankin-analysis-borrowing-hurdles-unintended-consequences-arising-from-wilful-blindness/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Borrowing Hurdles: Unintended Consequences arising from Wilful Blindness">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sabrina Chakori, PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland shutterstock You pick up a piece of plastic litter from the beach, and get a small buzz. You’ve done something for the environment. But then you look around, and see plastic everywhere. It’s much more than you could pick ... <a title="If the UN wants to slash plastic waste, it must tackle soaring plastic production – and why we use so much of it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/23/if-the-un-wants-to-slash-plastic-waste-it-must-tackle-soaring-plastic-production-and-why-we-use-so-much-of-it-179107/" aria-label="Read more about If the UN wants to slash plastic waste, it must tackle soaring plastic production – and why we use so much of it">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Apte, Senior Senior Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Shutterstock For as little as A$1 a tin, canned tuna is an excellent, affordable source of protein, polyunsaturated fats and other nutrients. A tin of tuna is significantly cheaper than many types of fresh meat or fish. Sounds good, ... <a title="How much tuna can I eat a week before I need to worry about mercury?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/23/how-much-tuna-can-i-eat-a-week-before-i-need-to-worry-about-mercury-176682/" aria-label="Read more about How much tuna can I eat a week before I need to worry about mercury?">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2022
RNZ Pacific The Samoa government has extended its alert level three lockdown for another two weeks, due to the rapid spread of the covid-19 in the community. There are 467 confirmed covid-19 cases, 15 of which are imported cases of passengers on the repatriation flight from New Zealand in early March. As case numbers climb ... <a title="Samoa extends lockdown as spread of covid-19 cases jumps to 467" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/23/samoa-extends-lockdown-as-spread-of-covid-19-cases-jumps-to-467/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa extends lockdown as spread of covid-19 cases jumps to 467">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2022
RNZ News New Zealand’s Director-General of Health, Dr Ashley Bloomfield, says covid-19 case numbers have passed their peak in Auckland, the country’s largest city, but that people should remain vigilant. Dr Bloomfield said there were 20,907 new community cases of covid-19, a further 15 deaths and 1016 people in hospital in today. He said the ... <a title="NZ’s covid-19 case numbers past their peak in Auckland, says Bloomfield" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/23/nzs-covid-19-case-numbers-past-their-peak-in-auckland-says-bloomfield/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s covid-19 case numbers past their peak in Auckland, says Bloomfield">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sophie Hickey, Postdoctoral researcher, Charles Darwin University Shutterstock Many Australian women rely on and trust maternity services to see them through pregnancy, labour and the early stages of new parenting. But for First Nations women, these same services can be confronting and can result in poor outcomes. ... <a title="Birthing on Country services centre First Nations cultures and empower women in pregnancy and childbirth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/23/birthing-on-country-services-centre-first-nations-cultures-and-empower-women-in-pregnancy-and-childbirth-170641/" aria-label="Read more about Birthing on Country services centre First Nations cultures and empower women in pregnancy and childbirth">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anastasia Powell, Associate Professor, Criminology and Justice Studies, RMIT University One in three university students (30.6%) have experienced sexual assault at least once in their lifetime. This is one finding from the 2021 National Student Safety Survey (NSSS) report, released today. The survey responses from 43,819 students ... <a title="1 in 3 uni students have been sexually assaulted in their lifetime. They demand action on their vision of a safer society" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/23/1-in-3-uni-students-have-been-sexually-assaulted-in-their-lifetime-they-demand-action-on-their-vision-of-a-safer-society-179367/" aria-label="Read more about 1 in 3 uni students have been sexually assaulted in their lifetime. They demand action on their vision of a safer society">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kyle J.D. Mulrooney, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Co-director of the Centre for Rural Criminology, University of New England Shutterstock While drink driving fatalities and injuries have declined in recent decades, it still remains a major problem on Australian roads. Blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limits have helped since ... <a title="New drink-driving technology could soon be a fixture in all cars. Here’s why it’s a game changer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/23/new-drink-driving-technology-could-soon-be-a-fixture-in-all-cars-heres-why-its-a-game-changer-175438/" aria-label="Read more about New drink-driving technology could soon be a fixture in all cars. Here’s why it’s a game changer">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Plank, Professor in Applied Mathematics, University of Canterbury Phil Walter/Getty Images New Zealanders are about to enjoy cautiously relaxed COVID restrictions under the country’s COVID-19 Protection Framework, starting from this weekend. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the relaxations today, signalling the end “for now” of vaccine ... <a title="As New Zealand relaxes restrictions, here’s what we can still do to limit COVID infections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/23/as-new-zealand-relaxes-restrictions-heres-what-we-can-still-do-to-limit-covid-infections-179746/" aria-label="Read more about As New Zealand relaxes restrictions, here’s what we can still do to limit COVID infections">Read more</a>
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March 23, 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: Bouquets and brickbats for the Government’s move against corruption The Government has announced that it ... <a title="Newsletter – Political Roundup: Bouquets and brickbats for the Government’s move against corruption" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/23/newsletter-political-roundup-bouquets-and-brickbats-for-the-governments-move-against-corruption/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter – Political Roundup: Bouquets and brickbats for the Government’s move against corruption">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Phil Bland, Director, Space Science and Technology Centre, Curtin University Australian Space Agency In the past few years, Australia has formed its own space agency and launched a defence “space command”. Billions of dollars for defence, and hundreds of millions for civilian space, have been allocated from ... <a title="Australia wants a space industry. So why won’t we pay for the basic research to drive it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/23/australia-wants-a-space-industry-so-why-wont-we-pay-for-the-basic-research-to-drive-it-178878/" aria-label="Read more about Australia wants a space industry. So why won’t we pay for the basic research to drive it?">Read more</a>
