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Year: 2022

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Thar she blows! An expert’s guide to whale watching 101

January 4, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vanessa Pirotta, Postdoctoral Researcher and Wildlife Scientist, Macquarie University Shutterstock This article is part of a series explaining how readers can learn the skills to take part in activities that academics love doing as part of their work. There’s no doubt about it, seeing a whale rise ... <a title="Thar she blows! An expert’s guide to whale watching 101" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/04/thar-she-blows-an-experts-guide-to-whale-watching-101-171954/" aria-label="Read more about Thar she blows! An expert’s guide to whale watching 101">Read more</a>

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How COVID-19 changed the way we shop – and what to expect in 2022 and beyond

January 4, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian R. Camilleri, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock COVID-19 has dramatically changed how businesses and consumers behave. We’ve seen panic buying, the rise of the “homebody economy” and a strong shift towards contactless shopping. As we emerge from the worst of the pandemic, ... <a title="How COVID-19 changed the way we shop – and what to expect in 2022 and beyond" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/04/how-covid-19-changed-the-way-we-shop-and-what-to-expect-in-2022-and-beyond-172973/" aria-label="Read more about How COVID-19 changed the way we shop – and what to expect in 2022 and beyond">Read more</a>

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This New Year, why not resolve to ditch your dodgy old passwords?

January 3, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Haskell-Dowland, Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University Elise Amendola/AP Most of the classic New Year resolutions revolve around improving your health and lifestyle. But this year, why not consider cleaning up your passwords too? We all know the habits to avoid, yet so many ... <a title="This New Year, why not resolve to ditch your dodgy old passwords?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/03/this-new-year-why-not-resolve-to-ditch-your-dodgy-old-passwords-172598/" aria-label="Read more about This New Year, why not resolve to ditch your dodgy old passwords?">Read more</a>

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A medical scan reveals the secrets of New Zealand’s extinct marine reptiles, almost 150 years after the fossils’ discovery

January 3, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Scofield, Adjunct professor, University of Canterbury Vukaddin, CC BY-ND New Zealand’s fossil record of land dinosaurs is poor, with just a few bones, but the collection of ancient extinct marine reptiles is remarkable, including shark-like mosasaurs and long-necked plesiosaurs. Plesiosaurs first appeared in the fossil record ... <a title="A medical scan reveals the secrets of New Zealand’s extinct marine reptiles, almost 150 years after the fossils’ discovery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/03/a-medical-scan-reveals-the-secrets-of-new-zealands-extinct-marine-reptiles-almost-150-years-after-the-fossils-discovery-164484/" aria-label="Read more about A medical scan reveals the secrets of New Zealand’s extinct marine reptiles, almost 150 years after the fossils’ discovery">Read more</a>

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Working holidaymakers bring in $3bn each year – so, how will Australia ensure they come back?

January 3, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Gardiner, Deputy Director, Griffith Institute For Tourism, Griffith University Shutterstock Working holidaymakers will be one of the first international visitor markets to return to Australia in 2022. But as global travel slowly resumes and many young people start thinking about working overseas again, global competition for ... <a title="Working holidaymakers bring in $3bn each year – so, how will Australia ensure they come back?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/03/working-holidaymakers-bring-in-3bn-each-year-so-how-will-australia-ensure-they-come-back-172771/" aria-label="Read more about Working holidaymakers bring in $3bn each year – so, how will Australia ensure they come back?">Read more</a>

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Thinking about a summer fling? Read this article first

January 3, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Raquel Peel, Senior Lecturer, University of Southern Queensland shutterstock Summer is a time we associate with love. The longer days and warmer weather can lead to people feeling happier, more relaxed and in the mood for romance. This year in particular, Australians are longing for human connection ... <a title="Thinking about a summer fling? Read this article first" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/03/thinking-about-a-summer-fling-read-this-article-first-172615/" aria-label="Read more about Thinking about a summer fling? Read this article first">Read more</a>

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50 years on, The Joy of Sex is outdated in parts but still a fun ‘unanxious’ romp

January 3, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fiona Kate Barlow, Senior Research Fellow, The University of Queensland Shutterstock First published in 1972, The Joy of Sex styled itself as a sexual cookbook, with positions and predilections presented as loose recipes. As any good cookbook author knows, however, sometimes people really need a picture to ... <a title="50 years on, The Joy of Sex is outdated in parts but still a fun ‘unanxious’ romp" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/03/50-years-on-the-joy-of-sex-is-outdated-in-parts-but-still-a-fun-unanxious-romp-171930/" aria-label="Read more about 50 years on, The Joy of Sex is outdated in parts but still a fun ‘unanxious’ romp">Read more</a>

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I’m approaching a ‘milestone’ birthday. What health checks should I have at my age?

January 3, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natasha Yates, Assistant Professor, General Practice, Bond University Adi Goldstein/Unsplash Haven’t had a health check in a while, or ever? You’re not alone. Most people wait until they’re sick to see a GP, so there’s not usually much time in a consultation to also talk about preventative ... <a title="I’m approaching a ‘milestone’ birthday. What health checks should I have at my age?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/03/im-approaching-a-milestone-birthday-what-health-checks-should-i-have-at-my-age-172047/" aria-label="Read more about I’m approaching a ‘milestone’ birthday. What health checks should I have at my age?">Read more</a>

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So you want to cat-proof a bettong: how living with predators could help native species survive

January 3, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katherine Moseby, Associate Professor, UNSW Jannico Kelk, Author provided When we release a group of endangered animals into the wild, we always hope they will survive. They usually don’t. We find bilby carcasses under bushes, bettongs ripped apart by feral cats, and tufts of rock wallaby fur ... <a title="So you want to cat-proof a bettong: how living with predators could help native species survive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/03/so-you-want-to-cat-proof-a-bettong-how-living-with-predators-could-help-native-species-survive-170450/" aria-label="Read more about So you want to cat-proof a bettong: how living with predators could help native species survive">Read more</a>

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Pasifika reach 90% vaccinated: ‘Keep going’ urges medical academic

January 2, 2022

RNZ Pacific Pacific Island New Zealanders are now 90 percent fully vaccinated against covid-19, and a public health expert is urging them to keep up that momentum in the New Year. In a daily briefing, the Ministry of Health said 90 percent of eligible Pacific people in New Zealand had now had both vaccines. Associate ... <a title="Pasifika reach 90% vaccinated: ‘Keep going’ urges medical academic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/02/pasifika-reach-90-vaccinated-keep-going-urges-medical-academic/" aria-label="Read more about Pasifika reach 90% vaccinated: ‘Keep going’ urges medical academic">Read more</a>

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‘Secret plots’, sovereignty and covid challenges face Pacific for New Year

January 2, 2022

ANALYSIS: By David Robie in Auckland The Pacific year has closed with growing tensions over sovereignty and self-determination issues and growing stress over the ravages of covid-19 pandemic in a region that was largely virus-free in 2020. Just two days before the year 2021 wrapped up, Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama took the extraordinary statement of ... <a title="‘Secret plots’, sovereignty and covid challenges face Pacific for New Year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/02/secret-plots-sovereignty-and-covid-challenges-face-pacific-for-new-year/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Secret plots’, sovereignty and covid challenges face Pacific for New Year">Read more</a>

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Prasad warns Fiji government will end 2021 as ‘laughing stock’ over audit inquiry

January 2, 2022

By Luke Nacei in Suva National Federation Party leader Professor Biman Prasad has asked if the Fiji government inquiry into the Office of the Auditor-General will be held in public. Professor Prasad was responding to the announcement this week of a Commission of Inquiry into the OAG “to inquire into and report on: the conduct, ... <a title="Prasad warns Fiji government will end 2021 as ‘laughing stock’ over audit inquiry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/02/prasad-warns-fiji-government-will-end-2021-as-laughing-stock-over-audit-inquiry/" aria-label="Read more about Prasad warns Fiji government will end 2021 as ‘laughing stock’ over audit inquiry">Read more</a>