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March 1, 2022
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk A national network of groups supporting freedom and justice for West Papua has called on Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta to condemn Indonesian charges of treason against accused West Papuan Victor Yeimo. They have called for the release of Yeimo, who this week rejected charges against him in a court hearing in ... <a title="Local advocacy groups call on NZ to press Indonesia to free accused activist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/01/local-advocacy-groups-call-on-nz-to-press-indonesia-to-free-accused-activist/" aria-label="Read more about Local advocacy groups call on NZ to press Indonesia to free accused activist">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2022
RNZ News The Auckland Domain remained closed today to vehicles until further notice, because a small number of anti-covid protesters have set up tents there and stayed overnight. They moved there after thousands of people crossed the harbour bridge on foot yesterday, in a march organised protest against New Zealand’s covid-19 public health measures. The ... <a title="Auckland closes Domain to vehicles over anti-health camping protesters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/01/auckland-closes-domain-to-vehicles-over-anti-health-camping-protesters/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland closes Domain to vehicles over anti-health camping protesters">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Medbury, Lecturer in Intelligence and Security, Edith Cowan University Screenshot/Twitter A spate of cyber attacks has affected Ukraine’s digital systems since Russia’s invasion began. It soon became clear Russia’s “boots on the ground” approach would be supplemented by a parallel cyber offensive. Last week Ukraine called ... <a title="The hacker group Anonymous has waged a cyber war against Russia. How effective could they actually be?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/01/the-hacker-group-anonymous-has-waged-a-cyber-war-against-russia-how-effective-could-they-actually-be-178034/" aria-label="Read more about The hacker group Anonymous has waged a cyber war against Russia. How effective could they actually be?">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Keith Rathbone, Senior Lecturer, Modern European History and Sports History, Macquarie University Martin Meissner/AP Under intense international pressure, FIFA made an abrupt about-face this week and suspended Russia’s teams from international football. The move means Russia will not have a chance to compete in the 2022 World ... <a title="FIFA has finally acted against Russia, but it doesn’t undo a long history of cosying up to Putin" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/01/fifa-has-finally-acted-against-russia-but-it-doesnt-undo-a-long-history-of-cosying-up-to-putin-178035/" aria-label="Read more about FIFA has finally acted against Russia, but it doesn’t undo a long history of cosying up to Putin">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cameron Webb, Clinical Associate Professor and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney Pascal Debrunner/Unsplash With our summer dominated by wet weather and booming mosquito populations, health authorities have been alert to the threat of mosquito-borne disease. One such disease is Japanese encephalitis virus, which has been detected ... <a title="Japanese encephalitis virus has been detected in Australian pigs. Can mozzies now spread it to humans?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/01/japanese-encephalitis-virus-has-been-detected-in-australian-pigs-can-mozzies-now-spread-it-to-humans-178017/" aria-label="Read more about Japanese encephalitis virus has been detected in Australian pigs. Can mozzies now spread it to humans?">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole George, Associate Professor in Peace and Conflict Studies, The University of Queensland Lismore and Brisbane’s catastrophic flood emergency has come only a short time after the last flooding disaster. We know from previous floods that as soon as the water recedes, flood-affected areas will be inundated ... <a title="Want to help people affected by floods? Here’s what to do – and what not to" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/01/want-to-help-people-affected-by-floods-heres-what-to-do-and-what-not-to-178149/" aria-label="Read more about Want to help people affected by floods? Here’s what to do – and what not to">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Procter, Professor and Chair: Mental Health Nursing, University of South Australia Australians of Ukrainian heritage are bearing witness to heartbreaking scenes and ongoing uncertainty about the safety of family and loved ones. European agencies are warning of an impending humanitarian crisis. Although communications can be unreliable, ... <a title="Torn between worlds, Ukrainian Australians are feeling the mental health impacts of war. Here’s how to help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/01/torn-between-worlds-ukrainian-australians-are-feeling-the-mental-health-impacts-of-war-heres-how-to-help-178020/" aria-label="Read more about Torn between worlds, Ukrainian Australians are feeling the mental health impacts of war. Here’s how to help">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Glavovic, Professor, Massey University Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images Coastal cities and settlements are on the climate change frontline. They are our first line of defence, facing some of the highest climate risks. But they are also where transformative climate-resilient development can happen. This is one of the ... <a title="IPCC report: Coastal cities are sentinels for climate change. It’s where our focus should be as we prepare for inevitable impacts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/01/ipcc-report-coastal-cities-are-sentinels-for-climate-change-its-where-our-focus-should-be-as-we-prepare-for-inevitable-impacts-177726/" aria-label="Read more about IPCC report: Coastal cities are sentinels for climate change. It’s where our focus should be as we prepare for inevitable impacts">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2022
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Politics Daily as well as New Zealand Political Roundup columns for free here. Today’s content Russia invasion of Ukraine Jordan Bond (RNZ): Government facing pressure to freeze assets ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 01 2022" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/01/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-march-01-2022/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 01 2022">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paola Magni, Senior Lecturer in Forensic Science, Murdoch University Shutterstock The oldest book of zoology was published on clay tablets more than 3,600 years ago, and reported the names of 396 types of wild animals known at the time. Ten of them were different kinds of fly. ... <a title="Flies, maggots and methamphetamine: how insects can reveal drugs and poisons at crime scenes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/01/flies-maggots-and-methamphetamine-how-insects-can-reveal-drugs-and-poisons-at-crime-scenes-176981/" aria-label="Read more about Flies, maggots and methamphetamine: how insects can reveal drugs and poisons at crime scenes">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato GettyImages New Zealand’s official response to Russian aggression and violations of international law have so far been strong – but they could go further. While no NATO-aligned country can – under any circumstances – put boots on the ground ... <a title="Ukraine crisis: how do small states like New Zealand respond in an increasingly lawless world?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/01/ukraine-crisis-how-do-small-states-like-new-zealand-respond-in-an-increasingly-lawless-world-177919/" aria-label="Read more about Ukraine crisis: how do small states like New Zealand respond in an increasingly lawless world?">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Wood, Associate Professor, Discipline of Childhood and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney Shutterstock Public health measures to control COVID, including social distancing, masks, border closures and reduced international travel, have worked to reduce the impact of COVID. But they’ve also led to a reduction, or changed ... <a title="Respiratory infections like whooping cough and flu have plummeted amid COVID. But ‘bounce back’ is a worry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/01/respiratory-infections-like-whooping-cough-and-flu-have-plummeted-amid-covid-but-bounce-back-is-a-worry-176692/" aria-label="Read more about Respiratory infections like whooping cough and flu have plummeted amid COVID. But ‘bounce back’ is a worry">Read more</a>
