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Year: 2023

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Churches grateful for ‘miracle’ on anniversary of Tonga eruption

January 16, 2023

RNZ Pacific Churches across Tonga have commemorated the victims and the struggles endured as a result of the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano on 15 January 2022. The eruption, the largest atmospheric explosion recorded during modern history, was estimated to be hundreds of times more powerful than the atomic bomb that destroyed Hiroshima. ... <a title="Churches grateful for ‘miracle’ on anniversary of Tonga eruption" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/16/churches-grateful-for-miracle-on-anniversary-of-tonga-eruption/" aria-label="Read more about Churches grateful for ‘miracle’ on anniversary of Tonga eruption">Read more</a>

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Why does Nepal’s aviation industry have safety issues? An expert explains

January 16, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chrystal Zhang, Associate professor, RMIT University A Yeti Airlines ATR 72-500 aircraft crashed in Pokhara in central Nepal on January 15 2023, killing at least 68 passengers on board. The aircraft was en route from Nepal’s capital Kathmandu to Pokhara, the country’s second largest city, situated under ... <a title="Why does Nepal’s aviation industry have safety issues? An expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/16/why-does-nepals-aviation-industry-have-safety-issues-an-expert-explains-197901/" aria-label="Read more about Why does Nepal’s aviation industry have safety issues? An expert explains">Read more</a>

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Disastrous floods in WA – why were we not prepared?

January 16, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Toni Hay, Expert in Indigenous climate adaptation, Indigenous Knowledge The devastating floods sweeping through the Kimberley region of Western Australia have caused unimaginable destruction, leaving remote Indigenous communities stranded in its aftermath. Heartbreaking reports detail community members desperately seeking assistance from loved ones in Perth. In one ... <a title="Disastrous floods in WA – why were we not prepared?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/16/disastrous-floods-in-wa-why-were-we-not-prepared-197407/" aria-label="Read more about Disastrous floods in WA – why were we not prepared?">Read more</a>

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Disastrous floods in W.A – why were we not prepared?

January 16, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Toni Hay, Expert in Indigenous climate adaptation, Indigenous Knowledge The devastating floods sweeping through the Kimberley region of Western Australia have caused unimaginable destruction, leaving remote Indigenous communities stranded in its aftermath. Heartbreaking reports detail community members desperately seeking assistance from loved ones in Perth. In one ... <a title="Disastrous floods in W.A – why were we not prepared?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/16/disastrous-floods-in-w-a-why-were-we-not-prepared-197407/" aria-label="Read more about Disastrous floods in W.A – why were we not prepared?">Read more</a>

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How to treat scars at home – and hopefully make them disappear

January 16, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Freeman, Associate Professor of Dermatology, Bond University Shutterstock Maybe you’ve had a skin cancer removed from your face or body. Perhaps you had an injury or accident and needed stitches. However you came by a cut on your skin, you probably want to make it appear ... <a title="How to treat scars at home – and hopefully make them disappear" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/16/how-to-treat-scars-at-home-and-hopefully-make-them-disappear-193948/" aria-label="Read more about How to treat scars at home – and hopefully make them disappear">Read more</a>

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NZ aid worker remains missing in Ukraine: the tragedy of people motivated to help in war zones becoming victims themselves

January 16, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Ximena Borrazas/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The humanitarian aid worker Andrew Bagshaw, who has dual New Zealand and British citizenship, has been missing in Ukraine for more than ten days. Bagshaw and his British colleague Christopher Parry worked as ... <a title="NZ aid worker remains missing in Ukraine: the tragedy of people motivated to help in war zones becoming victims themselves" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/16/nz-aid-worker-remains-missing-in-ukraine-the-tragedy-of-people-motivated-to-help-in-war-zones-becoming-victims-themselves-197804/" aria-label="Read more about NZ aid worker remains missing in Ukraine: the tragedy of people motivated to help in war zones becoming victims themselves">Read more</a>

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On a tiny Australian island, snakes feasting on seabirds evolved huge jaws in a surprisingly short time

January 16, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alessandro Palci, Research Associate in Evolutionary Biology, University of Adelaide Benjamint444/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA When we think of evolution, we tend to picture slow changes occurring over very long periods of time, typically millions of years. However, evolution can actually happen much faster, over only a few ... <a title="On a tiny Australian island, snakes feasting on seabirds evolved huge jaws in a surprisingly short time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/16/on-a-tiny-australian-island-snakes-feasting-on-seabirds-evolved-huge-jaws-in-a-surprisingly-short-time-197791/" aria-label="Read more about On a tiny Australian island, snakes feasting on seabirds evolved huge jaws in a surprisingly short time">Read more</a>

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Geoffrey Miller’s Political Roundup: What Japan’s foreign policy shifts mean for New Zealand

January 16, 2023

Political Roundup: What Japan’s foreign policy shifts mean for New Zealand By Geoffrey Miller Japan is a country on the move. Since World War II, Tokyo has largely been happy to outsource its security needs to Washington. But this is now changing to a more equal partnership. On Friday, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida called his country’s ... <a title="Geoffrey Miller’s Political Roundup: What Japan’s foreign policy shifts mean for New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/16/geoffrey-millers-political-roundup-what-japans-foreign-policy-shifts-mean-for-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Geoffrey Miller’s Political Roundup: What Japan’s foreign policy shifts mean for New Zealand">Read more</a>

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Tonga eruption: ‘The tsunami came, taking down electric poles, trees’

January 16, 2023

SPECIAL REPORT: By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist On the first anniversary of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcanic eruption two men share how they survived when they were unable to escape the tsunami that followed. On 15 January 2022, the usually quiet seaside village of Kanokupolu was thrown into chaos. The roar of the Hunga ... <a title="Tonga eruption: ‘The tsunami came, taking down electric poles, trees’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/16/tonga-eruption-the-tsunami-came-taking-down-electric-poles-trees/" aria-label="Read more about Tonga eruption: ‘The tsunami came, taking down electric poles, trees’">Read more</a>

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They say we know more about the Moon than about the deep sea. They’re wrong

January 16, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Prema Arasu, Postdoctoral research fellow, The University of Western Australia Alan Jamieson We know more about the Moon than the deep sea. This idea has been repeated for decades by scientists and science communicators, including Sir David Attenborough in the 2001 documentary series The Blue Planet. More ... <a title="They say we know more about the Moon than about the deep sea. They’re wrong" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/16/they-say-we-know-more-about-the-moon-than-about-the-deep-sea-theyre-wrong-197410/" aria-label="Read more about They say we know more about the Moon than about the deep sea. They’re wrong">Read more</a>

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The 2023 Australian Open pauses a year of profound political tensions in tennis

January 16, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daryl Adair, Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Technology Sydney James Ross, Alberto Pezzali and Dave Hunt via AAP Over the past 12 months, significant challenges by way of policy and politics have impacted professional tennis. Chief among them have been participation constraints around the COVID-19 ... <a title="The 2023 Australian Open pauses a year of profound political tensions in tennis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/16/the-2023-australian-open-pauses-a-year-of-profound-political-tensions-in-tennis-197397/" aria-label="Read more about The 2023 Australian Open pauses a year of profound political tensions in tennis">Read more</a>

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Thinking about cosmetic surgery? At last, some clarity on who can call themselves a surgeon

January 16, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Rudge, Law lecturer, University of Sydney Vidal Balielo Jr/Pexels, CC BY-SA When is a surgeon not a surgeon? It’s a riddle that’s long puzzled regulators and consumers. But it may soon be solved. State and territory health ministers have decided to restrict the title “surgeon” to ... <a title="Thinking about cosmetic surgery? At last, some clarity on who can call themselves a surgeon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/16/thinking-about-cosmetic-surgery-at-last-some-clarity-on-who-can-call-themselves-a-surgeon-196947/" aria-label="Read more about Thinking about cosmetic surgery? At last, some clarity on who can call themselves a surgeon">Read more</a>