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Year: 2022

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Attacks on Ukraine’s hospitals are deliberate and brutal. The world must respond to these acts of terror

March 18, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Zwi, Professor of Global Health and Development, UNSW Sydney Reports earlier this week of Russian attacks and siege of a major hospital in the Ukraine city of Mariupol indicate a particularly bleak and dark phase of the war. Sergei Orlov, the city’s deputy mayor, told the ... <a title="Attacks on Ukraine’s hospitals are deliberate and brutal. The world must respond to these acts of terror" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/18/attacks-on-ukraines-hospitals-are-deliberate-and-brutal-the-world-must-respond-to-these-acts-of-terror-179374/" aria-label="Read more about Attacks on Ukraine’s hospitals are deliberate and brutal. The world must respond to these acts of terror">Read more</a>

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VIDEO: Campaigning in WA, Morrison distinguishes good Labor from bad Labor

March 18, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Change Governance Dr Lain Dare discuss the week in politics. With Anthony Albanese drawing level with Scott Morrison as “better PM” in Newspoll, they canvass ... <a title="VIDEO: Campaigning in WA, Morrison distinguishes good Labor from bad Labor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/18/video-campaigning-in-wa-morrison-distinguishes-good-labor-from-bad-labor-179555/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Campaigning in WA, Morrison distinguishes good Labor from bad Labor">Read more</a>

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Japanese encephalitis virus can cause deadly brain swelling – but in less than 1% of cases

March 18, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip Britton, Senior lecturer, Child and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney Shutterstock Australia is dealing with its first-ever major Japanese Encephalitis outbreak. Japanese Encephalitis is the most severe form of disease caused by Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV). The disease is being found for the first time in ... <a title="Japanese encephalitis virus can cause deadly brain swelling – but in less than 1% of cases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/18/japanese-encephalitis-virus-can-cause-deadly-brain-swelling-but-in-less-than-1-of-cases-178985/" aria-label="Read more about Japanese encephalitis virus can cause deadly brain swelling – but in less than 1% of cases">Read more</a>

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Newsletter – Political Roundup: The time is right for permanent free public transport

March 18, 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: The time is right for permanent free public transport The problem with conservative politicians is ... <a title="Newsletter – Political Roundup: The time is right for permanent free public transport" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/18/newsletter-political-roundup-the-time-is-right-for-permanent-free-public-transport/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter – Political Roundup: The time is right for permanent free public transport">Read more</a>

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‘I simply haven’t got it in me to do it again’: imagining a new heart for flood-stricken Lismore

March 18, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Barbara Rugendyke, Adjunct Professor in Geography, Southern Cross University Jason O’Brien/AAP The flood crisis in northern New South Wales has left lives shattered. Those worst affected are dazed and struggling to comprehend the loss of life, homes, livelihoods and possessions. We are both residents of the hard-hit ... <a title="‘I simply haven’t got it in me to do it again’: imagining a new heart for flood-stricken Lismore" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/18/i-simply-havent-got-it-in-me-to-do-it-again-imagining-a-new-heart-for-flood-stricken-lismore-178982/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I simply haven’t got it in me to do it again’: imagining a new heart for flood-stricken Lismore">Read more</a>

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It may not be cute, but here’s why the humble yabby deserves your love

March 18, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul McInerney, Research Scientist, CSIRO Cherax destructor; the common yabby Author provided Am I not pretty enough? This article is part of The Conversation’s series introducing you to Australia’s unloved animals that need our help. For children growing up in rural areas, going “yabbying” in farm dams ... <a title="It may not be cute, but here’s why the humble yabby deserves your love" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/18/it-may-not-be-cute-but-heres-why-the-humble-yabby-deserves-your-love-175910/" aria-label="Read more about It may not be cute, but here’s why the humble yabby deserves your love">Read more</a>

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There is little to stop New Zealanders leaving to fight in Ukraine – but few legal protections if they do

March 18, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marnie Lloydd, Lecturer in Law and Associate-Director New Zealand Centre for Public Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington News that a New Zealand army veteran is already in Ukraine helping train civilian fighters, and more are planning to travel to the war zone, raises ... <a title="There is little to stop New Zealanders leaving to fight in Ukraine – but few legal protections if they do" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/18/there-is-little-to-stop-new-zealanders-leaving-to-fight-in-ukraine-but-few-legal-protections-if-they-do-179558/" aria-label="Read more about There is little to stop New Zealanders leaving to fight in Ukraine – but few legal protections if they do">Read more</a>

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Battered but not broken: how global trade is responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

March 18, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Flavio Macau, Associate Dean Teaching & Learning, Edith Cowan University original Russia’s first McDonald’s store in opened in 1990, just months after the fall of the Berlin Wall. It was a potent symbol that the Cold War was ending and a great ideological wound healing. Now every ... <a title="Battered but not broken: how global trade is responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/18/battered-but-not-broken-how-global-trade-is-responding-to-russias-invasion-of-ukraine-179001/" aria-label="Read more about Battered but not broken: how global trade is responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine">Read more</a>

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Auckland hospitals put most care on hold, incentives fail to fix covid crisis

March 18, 2022

RNZ News An Auckland nurse says a lucrative incentive payment has not fixed the city’s dire hospital staffing shortage in Aotearoa New Zealand’s current covid-19 outbreak. Nurses, midwives and others employed by the region’s district health boards (DHBs) have been entitled to an extra $500 on top of their normal pay for extra shifts overnight. ... <a title="Auckland hospitals put most care on hold, incentives fail to fix covid crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/18/auckland-hospitals-put-most-care-on-hold-incentives-fail-to-fix-covid-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland hospitals put most care on hold, incentives fail to fix covid crisis">Read more</a>

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How China is manipulating the information war in the Pacific

March 18, 2022

ANALYSIS: By Sue Ahearn As China seeks greater influence in the South Pacific, its manipulation of local news outlets is having a serious impact on media independence. Most Pacific media organisations are struggling financially, many journalists have lost their jobs and China is offering a way for them to survive — at the cost of ... <a title="How China is manipulating the information war in the Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/18/how-china-is-manipulating-the-information-war-in-the-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about How China is manipulating the information war in the Pacific">Read more</a>

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West Papuan students fight to keep scholarships to study in Aotearoa

March 18, 2022

By Marena Mane of Māori Television Indigenous students from West Papua studying at universities across Aotearoa are defying an order from the Indonesian government to return home. In January, more than 40 students were told that Indonesia would no longer be funding autonomous West Papuan scholarships so they had to pack up and leave. Laurens ... <a title="West Papuan students fight to keep scholarships to study in Aotearoa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/18/west-papuan-students-fight-to-keep-scholarships-to-study-in-aotearoa/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuan students fight to keep scholarships to study in Aotearoa">Read more</a>

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Gavin Ellis: Fundamental flaws in public media plans call for big fixes

March 18, 2022

ANALYSIS: By Gavin Ellis of Knightly Views The proposal for a new entity to replace Television New Zealand and RNZ has two fundamental flaws that must be fixed if it is to gain the public’s trust. The first flaw is the assumption that an existing legal structure — the Autonomous Crown Entity — is an ... <a title="Gavin Ellis: Fundamental flaws in public media plans call for big fixes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/18/gavin-ellis-fundamental-flaws-in-public-media-plans-call-for-big-fixes/" aria-label="Read more about Gavin Ellis: Fundamental flaws in public media plans call for big fixes">Read more</a>