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February 22, 2023
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist Regional leaders will meet this week at the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Special Leaders Retreat in Fiji. “We have come through a period of some fracture,” incoming PIF Chair Mark Brown, who is prime minister of Cook islands, said. “Re-establishing those ties, re-establishing relationships, that’s going to be an ... <a title="‘Our future looks secure’, says Puna on Pacific Islands Forum unity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/22/our-future-looks-secure-says-puna-on-pacific-islands-forum-unity/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Our future looks secure’, says Puna on Pacific Islands Forum unity">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2023
RNZ Pacific A West Papuan independence movement leader, Benny Wenda, says the release of New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens held hostage by armed rebels is out of his hands. The West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) fighters kidnapped Mehrtens on February 7 after he landed a small commercial passenger plane in Nduga regency. The group ... <a title="Wenda calls on West Papuan rebels to release kidnapped NZ pilot" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/22/wenda-calls-on-west-papuan-rebels-to-release-kidnapped-nz-pilot/" aria-label="Read more about Wenda calls on West Papuan rebels to release kidnapped NZ pilot">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2023
REVIEW: By Jenny Nicholls Peacemonger is a collection of essays about the much travelled Aotearoa peace activist and researcher Owen Wilkes, who died in May 2005. Wilkes was an extraordinary peace campaigner who discovered a foreign spy base at Tangimoana and was once charged with espionage in Norway and again while on a cycling holiday ... <a title="Tribute to a human comet who lit everything he touched" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/22/tribute-to-a-human-comet-who-lit-everything-he-touched/" aria-label="Read more about Tribute to a human comet who lit everything he touched">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thanh-Son Pham, Postdoctoral Fellow in Geophysics, Australian National University Rost9/Shutterstock Not so long ago, Earth’s interior was thought to be made up of four layers: the crust, mantle, (liquid) outer core and (solid) inner core. In a new study published today in Nature Communications, we provide further ... <a title="In a new study, we’ve observed clues that distinguish the very deepest part of Earth’s core" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/22/in-a-new-study-weve-observed-clues-that-distinguish-the-very-deepest-part-of-earths-core-200258/" aria-label="Read more about In a new study, we’ve observed clues that distinguish the very deepest part of Earth’s core">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mehmet Ozalp, Associate Professor in Islamic Studies, Director of The Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation and Executive Member of Public and Contextual Theology, Charles Sturt University Sedat Suna/EPA/AAP As the death toll in the Turkey-Syria earthquakes spirals past a record 46,000 – and a fresh earthquake ... <a title="Will the Turkish earthquakes affect how the country is governed?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/22/will-the-turkish-earthquakes-affect-how-the-country-is-governed-199946/" aria-label="Read more about Will the Turkish earthquakes affect how the country is governed?">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stewart Riddle, Associate Professor, School of Education, University of Southern Queensland Shutterstock Parents often worry about which school will be the best one for their children. Is the local public school the best option or would another public, faith-based or independent school be a better fit? The ... <a title="The My School website has just been updated. What makes a ‘good’ school?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/22/the-my-school-website-has-just-been-updated-what-makes-a-good-school-199979/" aria-label="Read more about The My School website has just been updated. What makes a ‘good’ school?">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Esmé Louise James, Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Melbourne Wikimedia Commons A headline bound to get you up in the morning — a 2,000 year old dildo from ancient Rome has just been discovered. The 16-centimetre wooden phallus was originally uncovered at the Roman fort of ... <a title="The long and satisfying 28,000-year history of the dildo" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/22/the-long-and-satisfying-28-000-year-history-of-the-dildo-200278/" aria-label="Read more about The long and satisfying 28,000-year history of the dildo">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Fuller, Charles Perkins Centre Research Program Leader, University of Sydney Shutterstock If you’ve ever tried to lose weight but found the kilos return almost as quickly as they left, you’re not alone. In fact, the challenge of maintaining weight loss is confirmed by research, including an ... <a title="What’s the ‘weight set point’, and why does it make it so hard to keep weight off?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/22/whats-the-weight-set-point-and-why-does-it-make-it-so-hard-to-keep-weight-off-195724/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the ‘weight set point’, and why does it make it so hard to keep weight off?">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Margaret Cook, Research Fellow, Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University JONO SEARLE/AAP It’s almost a year since floods devastated parts of Ipswich in Southeast Queensland. Over the course of four days (February 25-28 2022), Ipswich received 682 millimetres of rain and the Bremer River rose to 16.72m in ... <a title="Flooded Home Buyback scheme helps wash away the pain for Queenslanders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/22/flooded-home-buyback-scheme-helps-wash-away-the-pain-for-queenslanders-200242/" aria-label="Read more about Flooded Home Buyback scheme helps wash away the pain for Queenslanders">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Oliver A.H. Jones, Professor, RMIT University Shutterstock “Are nonstick pans toxic”? “Can aluminium cookware cause dementia?” “Are my scratched pans still safe?” That’s just a sample of a few worrying headlines about the safety of our pots and pans recently. These stories often crop up in the ... <a title="You’ve read the scary headlines – but rest assured, your cookware is safe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/22/youve-read-the-scary-headlines-but-rest-assured-your-cookware-is-safe-199967/" aria-label="Read more about You’ve read the scary headlines – but rest assured, your cookware is safe">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Wenley, Lecturer, Theatre Programme, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Robin Capper/flickr, CC BY-NC In times of crisis, arts, culture and creative experiences play an essential role. Whether through a music gig, a performing arts festival, a visual art exhibit or a well-thumbed book ... <a title="We need to break the cycle of crisis in Aotearoa New Zealand’s arts and culture. It starts with proper funding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/22/we-need-to-break-the-cycle-of-crisis-in-aotearoa-new-zealands-arts-and-culture-it-starts-with-proper-funding-199772/" aria-label="Read more about We need to break the cycle of crisis in Aotearoa New Zealand’s arts and culture. It starts with proper funding">Read more</a>
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February 21, 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 CYCLONE GABRIELLE, JANUARY FLOODS, CLIMATE CHANGE Toby Manhire (Spinoff): Cyclone Gabrielle, politics and the cost-of-the-status-quo crisis Luke Malpass (Stuff): Chris Hipkins makes a down ... <a title="Newsletter: February 21 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/21/newsletter-february-21-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: February 21 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
