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Year: 2023

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Why shouldn’t I pour oil or paint down the sink? And what should I do instead?

June 22, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian A Wright, Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University Shutterstock Are you ever tempted to pour used cooking oil down the sink? Just turn on the tap and flush it all away. What about that half-used tin of paint in the cupboard? It would be ... <a title="Why shouldn’t I pour oil or paint down the sink? And what should I do instead?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/22/why-shouldnt-i-pour-oil-or-paint-down-the-sink-and-what-should-i-do-instead-206604/" aria-label="Read more about Why shouldn’t I pour oil or paint down the sink? And what should I do instead?">Read more</a>

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Huge Cadia gold mine ordered to reduce polluting dust. Is it safe to live near a mine like this?

June 22, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian A Wright, Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University For the past 15 months, I have been helping residents living near the massive Cadia gold and copper mine in NSW to verify their concerns about pollution from the mine. The findings of alarming levels of ... <a title="Huge Cadia gold mine ordered to reduce polluting dust. Is it safe to live near a mine like this?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/22/huge-cadia-gold-mine-ordered-to-reduce-polluting-dust-is-it-safe-to-live-near-a-mine-like-this-208111/" aria-label="Read more about Huge Cadia gold mine ordered to reduce polluting dust. Is it safe to live near a mine like this?">Read more</a>

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As the clock ticks on the Titan sub, an expert explains what safety features a submersible should have

June 22, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eric Fusil, Associate Professor, School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, University of Adelaide OceanGate The oxygen supply of the missing Titan submersible is expected to run out today around 10am GMT, or 8pm AEST. A frantic search continues for the Titan and its five occupants, with sonar ... <a title="As the clock ticks on the Titan sub, an expert explains what safety features a submersible should have" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/22/as-the-clock-ticks-on-the-titan-sub-an-expert-explains-what-safety-features-a-submersible-should-have-208187/" aria-label="Read more about As the clock ticks on the Titan sub, an expert explains what safety features a submersible should have">Read more</a>

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ULMWP welcomes Vanuatu leader’s ‘Melanesian way’ vow in Jakarta

June 22, 2023

Asia Pacific Report The pro-independence United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has welcomed Vanuatu Deputy Prime Minister Jotham Napat’s comments on West Papua during this week’s diplomatic visit to Indonesia. In a joint press conference with Indonesian Vice-President Ma’ruf Amin, Napat restated his commitment to the “Melanesian way”. Movement president Benny Wenda has issued ... <a title="ULMWP welcomes Vanuatu leader’s ‘Melanesian way’ vow in Jakarta" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/22/ulmwp-welcomes-vanuatu-leaders-melanesian-way-vow-in-jakarta/" aria-label="Read more about ULMWP welcomes Vanuatu leader’s ‘Melanesian way’ vow in Jakarta">Read more</a>

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Do I need a booster vaccine if I recently had COVID? What if I’m not sure what I had?

June 22, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Wheatley, Laboratory Head, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock In early 2021, recommendations about COVID vaccines were pretty straightforward – get two doses, as soon as you are eligible. A year later, we knew getting a third dose was important for protection ... <a title="Do I need a booster vaccine if I recently had COVID? What if I’m not sure what I had?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/22/do-i-need-a-booster-vaccine-if-i-recently-had-covid-what-if-im-not-sure-what-i-had-207724/" aria-label="Read more about Do I need a booster vaccine if I recently had COVID? What if I’m not sure what I had?">Read more</a>

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Rising has yet to establish its voice – but this year’s festival gave us significant and thrilling work by First Nations artists

June 22, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Austin, Lecturer in Theatre, The University of Melbourne Tracker, from Australian Dance Theatre and Ilbijerri Theatre. Pedro Greig/Rising Rising has just completed its second run across Melbourne. The newest addition to the city’s festival scene, Rising replaced the much-loved White Night festival and the much-celebrated Melbourne ... <a title="Rising has yet to establish its voice – but this year’s festival gave us significant and thrilling work by First Nations artists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/22/rising-has-yet-to-establish-its-voice-but-this-years-festival-gave-us-significant-and-thrilling-work-by-first-nations-artists-207719/" aria-label="Read more about Rising has yet to establish its voice – but this year’s festival gave us significant and thrilling work by First Nations artists">Read more</a>

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With campus numbers plummeting due to online learning, do we need two categories of university degree?

June 22, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ananish Chaudhuri, Professor of Behavioural and Experimental Economics, University of Auckland Getty Images As recent headlines have made clear, New Zealand universities are in an existential crisis for a variety of reasons, including a sharp drop in international student numbers and chronic underfunding. But there is another ... <a title="With campus numbers plummeting due to online learning, do we need two categories of university degree?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/22/with-campus-numbers-plummeting-due-to-online-learning-do-we-need-two-categories-of-university-degree-208172/" aria-label="Read more about With campus numbers plummeting due to online learning, do we need two categories of university degree?">Read more</a>

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Donna Miles-Mojab: Is there such a thing as unbiased reporting?

June 22, 2023

COMMENTARY: By Donna Miles-Mojab Recently, there was a serious revelation that some wire service reports were edited, without attribution, by an individual employee of our national broadcaster, RNZ. Now, let’s examine the way I composed the above sentence. I included the word “serious” to signal to readers that this news is of significant importance. The ... <a title="Donna Miles-Mojab: Is there such a thing as unbiased reporting?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/22/donna-miles-mojab-is-there-such-a-thing-as-unbiased-reporting/" aria-label="Read more about Donna Miles-Mojab: Is there such a thing as unbiased reporting?">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: June 22 2023 – Items of interest and importance today

June 22, 2023

New Zealand Politics Daily is a collation of the most prominent issues being discussed in New Zealand. It is edited by Dr Bryce Edwards of The Democracy Project. Today’s content MICHAEL WOOD Jo Moir (Newsroom): Even in resigning Wood doesn’t accept full blame Luke Malpass (Stuff): Michael Wood’s bizarre behaviour casts a pall over Labour Audrey Young (Herald): Michael ... <a title="Newsletter: June 22 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/22/newsletter-june-22-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: June 22 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>

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Yes, AI could help us fix the productivity slump – but it can’t fix everything

June 22, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stefan Hajkowicz, Senior Principal Scientist, Strategy and Foresight, Data61 Google DeepMind/Unsplash, CC BY-SA Our nation is experiencing its lowest productivity growth in 60 years, according to the Committee for the Economic Development of Australia. And this downturn is reflected across most advanced economies worldwide. So it’s not ... <a title="Yes, AI could help us fix the productivity slump – but it can’t fix everything" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/22/yes-ai-could-help-us-fix-the-productivity-slump-but-it-cant-fix-everything-207623/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, AI could help us fix the productivity slump – but it can’t fix everything">Read more</a>

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Before the colonists came, we burned small and burned often to avoid big fires. It’s time to relearn cultural burning

June 22, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robbie Williams, Traditional Owner, Indigenous Knowledge Fire Lore, Author provided For 60,000 years, many First Nations peoples managed the land that sustained us. Fire, for us, was not destructive. It created new life. We believe bringing back cultural burning is an important step towards creating a more ... <a title="Before the colonists came, we burned small and burned often to avoid big fires. It’s time to relearn cultural burning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/22/before-the-colonists-came-we-burned-small-and-burned-often-to-avoid-big-fires-its-time-to-relearn-cultural-burning-201475/" aria-label="Read more about Before the colonists came, we burned small and burned often to avoid big fires. It’s time to relearn cultural burning">Read more</a>