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January 10, 2022
By Christine Rovoi, RNZ Pacific journalist The Australian government is assisting its citizens stranded in Fiji who also claimed they were mistreated by locals — claims rejects by tourism authorities — after testing positive to covid-19 when they arrived in the country on Boxing Day. The move follows claims by an Australian family that they ... <a title="Fiji denies tourist’s claims of covid ‘nightmare’ mistreatment by locals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/10/fiji-denies-tourists-claims-of-covid-nightmare-mistreatment-by-locals/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji denies tourist’s claims of covid ‘nightmare’ mistreatment by locals">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Thomas Nash, Massey University The year is 2040 and Aotearoa New Zealand has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions consistent with the commitment to keep global heating below 1.5°C above pre-industrial temperatures. The economy, society, local government, transport, housing and urban design, energy, land use, food production and water systems have all changed significantly. ... <a title="Report from the future: Aotearoa New Zealand is looking good in 2040 – here’s how we did it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/10/report-from-the-future-aotearoa-new-zealand-is-looking-good-in-2040-heres-how-we-did-it/" aria-label="Read more about Report from the future: Aotearoa New Zealand is looking good in 2040 – here’s how we did it">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2022
By Rappler National Artist for Literature F Sionil Jose has died in the Philippines. He was 97. His death was announced by the Philippine Center of International PEN (Poets, Playwrights, Essayists, Novelists) in a Facebook post. According to the post, Jose was declared dead at 9:30 pm last evening at the Makati Medical Center, where ... <a title="Filipino national artist, critic and columnist F Sionil Jose dies at 97" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/10/filipino-national-artist-critic-and-columnist-f-sionil-jose-dies-at-97/" aria-label="Read more about Filipino national artist, critic and columnist F Sionil Jose dies at 97">Read more</a>
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January 10, 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 Parliament, government, 2021, 2022 Michael Hall (RNZ): Green Party discontent: Members walk, ex-MPs ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – January 10 2022" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/10/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-january-10-2022/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – January 10 2022">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kristy Campion, Lecturer in Terrorism Studies, Charles Sturt University Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, extremists have sought to exploit the pandemic environment to their own ends. Where most of the population sees an enduring health catastrophe, extremists tend to see opportunity. Over the past two years, we have ... <a title="How extremists have used the COVID pandemic to further their own ends, often with chaotic results" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/10/how-extremists-have-used-the-covid-pandemic-to-further-their-own-ends-often-with-chaotic-results-174400/" aria-label="Read more about How extremists have used the COVID pandemic to further their own ends, often with chaotic results">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Wood, Associate Professor, Discipline of Childhood and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney Shutterstock Australian children aged 5-11 are eligible to receive their COVID-19 vaccine from today. For many parents, vaccinating their child is a shared decision with both parents agreeing to go ahead. But not all ... <a title="Should my child have a COVID vaccine? Here’s what can happen when parents disagree" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/10/should-my-child-have-a-covid-vaccine-heres-what-can-happen-when-parents-disagree-174395/" aria-label="Read more about Should my child have a COVID vaccine? Here’s what can happen when parents disagree">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ana Manero, Research Fellow, Australian National University Shutterstock Before COVID-19, global surf tourism spending was estimated at up to A$91 billion per year. And since the start of the pandemic, demand for surfing has boomed as people increasingly turn to outdoor activities. But surfing’s benefits to human ... <a title="What is the value of a wave? How changes to our coastline could wipe out surfing’s benefits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/10/what-is-the-value-of-a-wave-how-changes-to-our-coastline-could-wipe-out-surfings-benefits-173502/" aria-label="Read more about What is the value of a wave? How changes to our coastline could wipe out surfing’s benefits">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Lakeman, Associate Professor, Faculty of Health, Southern Cross University Shutterstock Student evaluations, in the form of anonymous online surveys, are ubiquitous in Australian universities. Most students in most courses are offered the opportunity to rate the “quality” of their teachers and the course they take. The ... <a title="‘Lose some weight’, ‘stupid old hag’: universities should no longer ask students for anonymous feedback on their teachers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/10/lose-some-weight-stupid-old-hag-universities-should-no-longer-ask-students-for-anonymous-feedback-on-their-teachers-173911/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Lose some weight’, ‘stupid old hag’: universities should no longer ask students for anonymous feedback on their teachers">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Flavio Macau, Associate Dean Teaching & Learning, Edith Cowan University Australia has experienced plenty of supermarket shortages since the COVID pandemic began. The emerging crisis now is a bit different. In 2020 and 2021, empty shelves were due to spikes in demand, as shoppers responded to lockdowns ... <a title="Supermarket shortages are different this time: how to respond and avoid panic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/10/supermarket-shortages-are-different-this-time-how-to-respond-and-avoid-panic-174529/" aria-label="Read more about Supermarket shortages are different this time: how to respond and avoid panic">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2022
Headline: Indigenous socialism, with a Chilean face. – 36th Parallel Assessments Five days before Christmas and 51 years after Salvador Allende was elected as the first socialist president in Chilean history, Gabriel Boric re-made history as the youngest candidate (35) to win that office. A former student activist and Congressman from Punta Arenas in Tierra ... <a title="Indigenous socialism, with a Chilean face." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/09/indigenous-socialism-with-a-chilean-face/" aria-label="Read more about Indigenous socialism, with a Chilean face.">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2022
Opinion by Chris Leitch, leader of Social Credit Party. The Reserve Bank holds $55 billion in Government bonds (around half of the Government’s current borrowing) – It bought those bonds (IOU’s which represent previous government borrowing) from the country’s commercial banks, institutional investors, and managed funds (such as Kiwisaver) using a process termed Quantitative Easing ... <a title="Opinion – The Reserve Bank holds $55 billion in Government bonds (around half of the Government’s current borrowing)." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/08/opinion-the-reserve-bank-holds-55-billion-in-government-bonds-around-half-of-the-governments-current-borrowing/" aria-label="Read more about Opinion – The Reserve Bank holds $55 billion in Government bonds (around half of the Government’s current borrowing).">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natasha Yates, Assistant Professor, General Practice, Bond University Shutterstock For two years, COVID has dominated our world. In Australia, we’ve tested every sniffle, undergone extensive lockdowns, and double-vaccinated more than 90% of adults to combat this lethal virus. So, it’s understandable our first reaction when we test ... <a title="I’ve tested positive to COVID. What should I do now?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/07/ive-tested-positive-to-covid-what-should-i-do-now-174458/" aria-label="Read more about I’ve tested positive to COVID. What should I do now?">Read more</a>
