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March 9, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Xanthe Mallett, Forensic Criminologist, University of Newcastle Madeleine McCann, the British girl who vanished as a three-year-old from her family’s holiday apartment in Portugal in 2007, was back in the news recently as yet another person claimed to be her. It’s a phenomenon fuelled by social media ... <a title="The case of missing Madeleine McCann still grips the world – but why?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/09/the-case-of-missing-madeleine-mccann-still-grips-the-world-but-why-200727/" aria-label="Read more about The case of missing Madeleine McCann still grips the world – but why?">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna DeMello, Research Fellow, University of Otago Shutterstock/Cineberg New Zealand’s smokefree law, which came into effect in January, introduces several world-first endgame measures, including removing most nicotine from smoked products, disallowing product sales to anyone born on or after January 1 2009, and a major reduction in ... <a title="NZ’s smokefree law will reduce the number of tobacco retailers – here’s what people who smoke think of that" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/09/nzs-smokefree-law-will-reduce-the-number-of-tobacco-retailers-heres-what-people-who-smoke-think-of-that-200436/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s smokefree law will reduce the number of tobacco retailers – here’s what people who smoke think of that">Read more</a>
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March 9, 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. Items of interest and importance today BANKS Rob Stock (Stuff): By the numbers: Here’s why some people think banks are making too much money Gareth Vaughan (Interest): How the RBNZ, ... <a title="Newsletter: March 9 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/09/newsletter-march-9-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: March 9 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Greening, Professor, Microbiology, Monash University Shutterstock It may sound surprising, but when times are tough and there is no other food available, some soil bacteria can consume traces of hydrogen in the air as an energy source. In fact, bacteria remove a staggering 70 million tonnes ... <a title="Electricity from thin air: an enzyme from bacteria can extract energy from hydrogen in the atmosphere" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/09/electricity-from-thin-air-an-enzyme-from-bacteria-can-extract-energy-from-hydrogen-in-the-atmosphere-200432/" aria-label="Read more about Electricity from thin air: an enzyme from bacteria can extract energy from hydrogen in the atmosphere">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patrick F Walsh, Professor Intelligence and Security Studies, Charles Sturt University Koki Kataoka/AP A recent Wall Street Journal article reported on new, classified intelligence from the US Department of Energy about the origins of COVID. It concluded with “low confidence” that the pandemic may have been due ... <a title="Disputes over COVID’s origins reveal an intelligence community in disarray. Here are 4 fixes we need before the next pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/09/disputes-over-covids-origins-reveal-an-intelligence-community-in-disarray-here-are-4-fixes-we-need-before-the-next-pandemic-201166/" aria-label="Read more about Disputes over COVID’s origins reveal an intelligence community in disarray. Here are 4 fixes we need before the next pandemic">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sora Park, Professor of Communication, News & Media Research Centre, University of Canberra Lukas Coch/AAP Australian media have been widely criticised for not representing the diversity of the community they speak to and write for – nor, importantly, the people they report on. Our latest research shows ... <a title="Australia’s media improve on diversity – but there’s still a long way to go" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/09/australias-media-improve-on-diversity-but-theres-still-a-long-way-to-go-200452/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s media improve on diversity – but there’s still a long way to go">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Malouff, Associate Professor, School of Behavioural, Cognitive and Social Sciences, University of New England Pexels/cottonbro studio You have made a momentous decision: you will seek psychological treatment for your depression, anxiety, substance abuse, or other mental health issue. Your mind then may turn to the question ... <a title="I think I need therapy. Here are 5 types of psychotherapy to help with almost any mental health problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/09/i-think-i-need-therapy-here-are-5-types-of-psychotherapy-to-help-with-almost-any-mental-health-problem-199197/" aria-label="Read more about I think I need therapy. Here are 5 types of psychotherapy to help with almost any mental health problem">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Rae, Honorary Professorial Fellow, School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne Can bushfire smoke reduce the concentration of ozone in the stratosphere? A decade ago, we might have been sceptical. But there’s a growing body of research showing a clear link. Last year, MIT expert Susan ... <a title="Bushfire smoke eats up the ozone protecting us from dangerous radiation. The damage will increase as the world heats up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/09/bushfire-smoke-eats-up-the-ozone-protecting-us-from-dangerous-radiation-the-damage-will-increase-as-the-world-heats-up-201375/" aria-label="Read more about Bushfire smoke eats up the ozone protecting us from dangerous radiation. The damage will increase as the world heats up">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gavin R. Slemp, Associate Professor, Centre for Wellbeing Science, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock About three quarters of Australian teachers experience substantial stress in a typical work week, according to a 2021 survey. Another 2019 Australian study showed more than half suffer ... <a title="Our research shows how ‘job crafting’ can help teachers manage and enjoy their stressful work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/09/our-research-shows-how-job-crafting-can-help-teachers-manage-and-enjoy-their-stressful-work-200087/" aria-label="Read more about Our research shows how ‘job crafting’ can help teachers manage and enjoy their stressful work">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2023
ANALYSIS: By Grant Duncan, Massey University It has been a difficult time for senior public servants recently — at least it has been for those willing to express their political views publicly. One has been sacked, another offered his resignation, and yet another has been questioned by a parliamentary select committee. In an election year ... <a title="NZ has history of prominent public servants who were also outspoken public intellectuals – what’s changed?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/09/nz-has-history-of-prominent-public-servants-who-were-also-outspoken-public-intellectuals-whats-changed/" aria-label="Read more about NZ has history of prominent public servants who were also outspoken public intellectuals – what’s changed?">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Treasurer Jim Chalmers sparked a political row when he announced a tax hike on superannuation concessions for accounts with balances over $3 million, from 15% to 30%, to begin in 2025. Polling indicates the move has broad support from the ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Chair of Retirement Income Review, Mike Callaghan, on reforming superannuation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/08/politics-with-michelle-grattan-chair-of-retirement-income-review-mike-callaghan-on-reforming-superannuation-201393/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Chair of Retirement Income Review, Mike Callaghan, on reforming superannuation">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2023
RNZ Pacific Former Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has resigned from Parliament just two weeks after copping a three-year suspension for making seditious comments. Bainimarama, who was the opposition leader, made the announcement via a five-minute video on Facebook today. He said his suspension on February 17 was “unwarranted and most certainly unjustified”. “I did ... <a title="Former Fiji PM Voreqe Bainimarama resigns from Parliament, vows to fight on" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/08/former-fiji-pm-voreqe-bainimarama-resigns-from-parliament-vows-to-fight-on/" aria-label="Read more about Former Fiji PM Voreqe Bainimarama resigns from Parliament, vows to fight on">Read more</a>
