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January 30, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Patrick Taylor, Victoria’s Chief Environmental Scientist, EPA Victoria; Honorary Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University Shutterstock We know everything in our homes gathers dust. What you probably don’t know is whether there are toxic contaminants in your house dust, and where these might come from. ... <a title="Toxic pollutants can build up inside our homes. Here are 8 ways to reduce the risks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/30/toxic-pollutants-can-build-up-inside-our-homes-here-are-8-ways-to-reduce-the-risks-197908/" aria-label="Read more about Toxic pollutants can build up inside our homes. Here are 8 ways to reduce the risks">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian A Wright, Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University Dan Himbrechts/AAP Swimming in rivers, creeks and lakes can be a fun way to cool off in summer. But contamination in natural waterways can pose a risk to human health. Waterborne pathogens can cause acute gastrointestinal ... <a title="It’s hot, and your local river looks enticing. But is too germy for swimming?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/30/its-hot-and-your-local-river-looks-enticing-but-is-too-germy-for-swimming-198506/" aria-label="Read more about It’s hot, and your local river looks enticing. But is too germy for swimming?">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Highfield, Senior Lecturer, Deputy Head of School (ACT and regional NSW), Australian Catholic University Erik Anderson/AAP Around Australia, about 320,000 children are starting school for the first time. As an early childhood researcher, former kindergarten teacher, and parent of a child beginning school on Monday, this ... <a title="A message to anxious parents as 320,000 Australian children start school" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/30/a-message-to-anxious-parents-as-320-000-australian-children-start-school-198659/" aria-label="Read more about A message to anxious parents as 320,000 Australian children start school">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julie Sonnemann, Principal Advisor Education, Grattan Institute Shutterstock More than four million students around Australia are heading back to school. While this will be a year of achievement and learning growth for many students, others will struggle to keep up. A major Productivity Commission report earlier this ... <a title="As students return to school, small-group tutoring can help those who are falling behind" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/30/as-students-return-to-school-small-group-tutoring-can-help-those-who-are-falling-behind-198388/" aria-label="Read more about As students return to school, small-group tutoring can help those who are falling behind">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Tregear, Principal Fellow and Professor of Music, The University of Melbourne This article contains spoilers. Todd Field’s new, multi-Academy Award nominated feature film Tár is generating considerable commentary – and not a little controversy. For some, its storyline allows for a timely exploration of intergenerational conflict ... <a title="Tár isn’t just about gender, sexuality and power – it is also a story of class in the elite world of classical music" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/30/tar-isnt-just-about-gender-sexuality-and-power-it-is-also-a-story-of-class-in-the-elite-world-of-classical-music-198295/" aria-label="Read more about Tár isn’t just about gender, sexuality and power – it is also a story of class in the elite world of classical music">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Albanese government’s cultural policy, released Monday, “puts First Nations first”, while also promising regulated Australian content on streaming services and a shift to greater support for the popular in the arts. The policy reflects the government’s view that arts ... <a title="Albanese promises National Aboriginal Art Gallery in Alice Springs and pivots towards the modern and mainstream in new cultural policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/30/albanese-promises-national-aboriginal-art-gallery-in-alice-springs-and-pivots-towards-the-modern-and-mainstream-in-new-cultural-policy-198741/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese promises National Aboriginal Art Gallery in Alice Springs and pivots towards the modern and mainstream in new cultural policy">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2023
By Barbara Dreaver, 1News Pacific correspondent The Moungavalu family in Aotearoa New Zealand are grateful to be alive. Their Māngere home in Auckland, along with others in their street, was hit hard by flooding with chest-deep water sweeping down the road. Mohe Mougavalu says the water went down their no exit street but because there ... <a title="Flood-hit Māngere family thanks community support in disaster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/29/flood-hit-mangere-family-thanks-community-support-in-disaster/" aria-label="Read more about Flood-hit Māngere family thanks community support in disaster">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Welch, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland Getty Images We’ve built our cities to be vulnerable to – and exacerbate – major weather events such as the one we saw in Auckland on Friday. While almost no city in the world could fully escape ... <a title="Auckland floods: even stormwater reform won’t be enough – we need a ‘sponge city’ to avoid future disasters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/29/auckland-floods-even-stormwater-reform-wont-be-enough-we-need-a-sponge-city-to-avoid-future-disasters-198736/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland floods: even stormwater reform won’t be enough – we need a ‘sponge city’ to avoid future disasters">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2023
PNG Post-Courier Papua New Guinea’s Service Improvement Programme worth more than K1 billion (NZ$440 million) has become a major cash cow for “irresponsible” leaders, says the monitoring agency. In the past decade, the Provincial and District Services Improvement Programme has delivered much but has not achieved what it set out to deliver — vital government ... <a title="PNG rural agency condemns ‘ghost projects’ in K1 billion delivery cash cow" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/29/png-rural-agency-condemns-ghost-projects-in-k1-billion-delivery-cash-cow/" aria-label="Read more about PNG rural agency condemns ‘ghost projects’ in K1 billion delivery cash cow">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2023
ANALYSIS: By James Renwick, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington The extraordinary flood event Auckland experienced on the night of January 27, the eve of the city’s anniversary weekend, was caused by rainfall that was literally off the chart. Over 24 hours, 249mm of rain fell — well above the previous record of ... <a title="Auckland floods a future sign – city needs stormwater systems fit for climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/29/auckland-floods-a-future-sign-city-needs-stormwater-systems-fit-for-climate-change/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland floods a future sign – city needs stormwater systems fit for climate change">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2023
RNZ News Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has acknowledged the way Aucklanders have come together and opened their homes to those in need, with the New Zealand government focused on providing the resources needed to get the city back up and running. The new prime minister — just four days into the job — has been ... <a title="‘Take care of each other’, says PM Hipkins after assessing Auckland flood damage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/28/take-care-of-each-other-says-pm-hipkins-after-assessing-auckland-flood-damage/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Take care of each other’, says PM Hipkins after assessing Auckland flood damage">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2023
RNZ News Minister for Emergency Management Kieran McAnulty has asked for communication on support after the severe thunderstorm in Auckland to be stepped up. It comes after a Civil Defence warning text failed to be sent out, and Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown told RNZ they will be reviewing the response, including why texts did not ... <a title="Auckland thunderstorm: Furore over unsent Civil Defence warning texts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/28/auckland-thunderstorm-furore-over-unsent-civil-defence-warning-texts/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland thunderstorm: Furore over unsent Civil Defence warning texts">Read more</a>
