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March 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael (Mike) Joy, Senior Researcher; Institute for Governance and Policy Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington GettyImages Prime minister Jacinda Ardern is due to meetdue to meet the leaders of last year’s Groundswell protests, who argue that environmental regulation and the “ute tax” have ... <a title="The Groundswell protest claimed regulation and taxes are unfair to farmers – the economic numbers tell a different story" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/17/the-groundswell-protest-claimed-regulation-and-taxes-are-unfair-to-farmers-the-economic-numbers-tell-a-different-story-179281/" aria-label="Read more about The Groundswell protest claimed regulation and taxes are unfair to farmers – the economic numbers tell a different story">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Haydon Manning, Adjunct Associate Professor, Politics, Policy and Global Affairs, Flinders University The combination of COVID fears and the appeal of so-called “convenience voting” will see record low numbers of South Australians attend polling booths on Saturday. As a consequence, it is a safe bet we won’t ... <a title="As South Australians head to the polls, Labor is favourite but there are many unknowns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/17/as-south-australians-head-to-the-polls-labor-is-favourite-but-there-are-many-unknowns-177916/" aria-label="Read more about As South Australians head to the polls, Labor is favourite but there are many unknowns">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato The illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine has already seen New Zealand break with long diplomatic tradition and introduce an “autonomous” sanctions regime outside the normal United Nations process. But as the war nears the one-month mark, there is more ... <a title="Beyond sanctions: 5 more ways New Zealand can help support Ukraine and punish Russia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/17/beyond-sanctions-5-more-ways-new-zealand-can-help-support-ukraine-and-punish-russia-179371/" aria-label="Read more about Beyond sanctions: 5 more ways New Zealand can help support Ukraine and punish Russia">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Barr, Deputy Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza Shutterstock When it comes to respiratory viruses, COVID has been our greatest concern over the past two winters. So you might feel some aspects of déjà vu as winter 2022 approaches in Australia. But ... <a title="Flu, COVID and flurona: what we can and can’t expect this winter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/17/flu-covid-and-flurona-what-we-can-and-cant-expect-this-winter-177826/" aria-label="Read more about Flu, COVID and flurona: what we can and can’t expect this winter">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Albert Van Dijk, Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University Shutterstock After the devastating floods, it’s hard to imagine only two years earlier many hard-hit communities suffered extreme heat, drought and unprecedented bushfires. Yet our report, released today, shows Australia’s ... <a title="Thanks to heavy rain, Australia’s environment scores a 7 out of 10 – but the future remains bleak" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/17/thanks-to-heavy-rain-australias-environment-scores-a-7-out-of-10-but-the-future-remains-bleak-179085/" aria-label="Read more about Thanks to heavy rain, Australia’s environment scores a 7 out of 10 – but the future remains bleak">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nigel Stork, Emeritus Professor in the Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security, Griffith University Johan Larson Author provided When you walk through a rainforest, you might feel like you’re missing out. You can hear birdsong and insect noises from way up high. For decades, the rainforest ... <a title="To get to the rainforest canopy, it helps to have a crane" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/17/to-get-to-the-rainforest-canopy-it-helps-to-have-a-crane-176253/" aria-label="Read more about To get to the rainforest canopy, it helps to have a crane">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Ison, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Judith Lumley Centre, La Trobe University Shutterstock The damning findings of Change the Course, the first national report on sexual violence and harassment at Australian universities, were released in 2017. In response, universities adopted a raft of recommendations, policies and institutional changes. ... <a title="‘Change the Course’ set out to end sexual violence and harassment on campus. 5 years on, unis still have work to do" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/17/change-the-course-set-out-to-end-sexual-violence-and-harassment-on-campus-5-years-on-unis-still-have-work-to-do-179108/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Change the Course’ set out to end sexual violence and harassment on campus. 5 years on, unis still have work to do">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Felicity Fenner, Associate Professor at UNSW Art & Design, UNSW Sydney Barthélémy Toguo, The Generous Water Giant, 2022. Courtesy Bandjoun Station & Galerie Lelong & Co. Installation view, 23rd Biennale of Sydney, rīvus, 2022, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia. Phot ography: Document Photography. Review: the 23rd Biennale ... <a title="‘Rich with wonder’: the 2022 Sydney Biennale finds connection and relevance in troubled times" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/17/rich-with-wonder-the-2022-sydney-biennale-finds-connection-and-relevance-in-troubled-times-177133/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Rich with wonder’: the 2022 Sydney Biennale finds connection and relevance in troubled times">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2022
By Claudia Tally in Port Moresby Papua New Guinean police have made a startling revelation that firearms for the National Elections security operations in June have yet to be purchased. Deputy Police Commissioner Anton Billie says the firearms might not be procured and received by the time the election writs are issued on April 28 ... <a title="PNG police arms, ammunition not yet ready for this year’s elections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/17/png-police-arms-ammunition-not-yet-ready-for-this-years-elections/" aria-label="Read more about PNG police arms, ammunition not yet ready for this year’s elections">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2022
RNZ News New Zealand’s Ministry of Health has reported 19,542 new cases of covid-19 in the community and 24 more deaths today. The ministry said eight people had died with covid-19 yesterday, while a further 16 people had died in the past three weeks. “Local public health authorities have notified these deaths to the ministry ... <a title="NZ reports 24 more covid deaths, 19,542 new cases – minister positive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/17/nz-reports-24-more-covid-deaths-19542-new-cases-minister-positive/" aria-label="Read more about NZ reports 24 more covid deaths, 19,542 new cases – minister positive">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2022
OPEN LETTER: By Mahvash Ikram Three years on from the Christchurch terror attacks on 15 March 2019, Mahvash Ikram writes an open letter to her young son telling him one day he will learn how the Muslim community was targeted, but that shouldn’t scare him from going to a mosque. Dear son, You’re not yet ... <a title="NZ terror attacks anniversary: A letter to my son – ‘Never be ashamed of your beliefs’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/17/nz-terror-attacks-anniversary-a-letter-to-my-son-never-be-ashamed-of-your-beliefs/" aria-label="Read more about NZ terror attacks anniversary: A letter to my son – ‘Never be ashamed of your beliefs’">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2022
Analysis by Keith Rankin. The big new story in the news cycle – in New Zealand but not only in New Zealand – is the rising ‘cost of living’, which is usually conflated with ‘inflation’. These topics – together and separately – are, like Covid19, devolved to ‘social science’ (macroeconomist in this case) ‘experts’; within ... <a title="Keith Rankin Essay – Rising ‘Cost of Living’ and Inflation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/16/keith-rankin-essay-rising-cost-of-living-and-inflation/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Essay – Rising ‘Cost of Living’ and Inflation">Read more</a>
