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December 13, 2024
By Craig Ashworth, Local Democracy Reporter New Plymouth has admitted it has investments in companies active in illegal Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian land, contrary to New Zealand government foreign policy and United Nations rulings. The revelation comes a week after Mayor Neil Holdom refused a request from Parihaka Pā and all the district’s iwi ... <a title="Money link to illegal Israeli settlements ignites divestment battle in NZ city" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/13/money-link-to-illegal-israeli-settlements-ignites-divestment-battle-in-nz-city/" aria-label="Read more about Money link to illegal Israeli settlements ignites divestment battle in NZ city">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2024
Significant attempts were made from overseas to hack into the government’s central network a few weeks ago, Prime Minister Mark Brown has revealed. However, the Prime Minister said that the government’s robust firewall security systems were able to fend off these attempts. Brown revealed this while speaking in support of the Financial Transactions Reporting Amendment ... <a title="Cook Islands govt fends off cyberattacks, passes bill to strengthen financial transparency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/13/cook-islands-govt-fends-off-cyberattacks-passes-bill-to-strengthen-financial-transparency/" aria-label="Read more about Cook Islands govt fends off cyberattacks, passes bill to strengthen financial transparency">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Getty Images Canada and New Zealand share an important approach to gun control: both countries view firearms as a privilege, not a right. The similarities don’t end there, either. Both have strong and legitimate firearms-owning communities, and both have ... <a title="From ‘ghost guns’ to gangs, 5 lessons from Canada for NZ firearms reform" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/13/from-ghost-guns-to-gangs-5-lessons-from-canada-for-nz-firearms-reform-245553/" aria-label="Read more about From ‘ghost guns’ to gangs, 5 lessons from Canada for NZ firearms reform">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Wood, Professor, epidemiological modelling of infectious diseases, UNSW Sydney Lightspring/Shutterstock As the holiday season approaches, COVID cases are rising again in Australia, particularly in Victoria and Tasmania. This is now the fourth year running with a summer rise of COVID, and the second year with a ... <a title="Will we have a COVID wave, spike or blip this Christmas? It depends where you live" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/13/will-we-have-a-covid-wave-spike-or-blip-this-christmas-it-depends-where-you-live-245281/" aria-label="Read more about Will we have a COVID wave, spike or blip this Christmas? It depends where you live">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caitlyn Forster, Associate Lecturer, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney Laura Driessen While we’re busy preparing for Christmas, many Australian native plants and animals are also busy – growing, flowering and raising their young. What better time to celebrate this explosion of life? Let’s ... <a title="Decorating your Christmas tree? Try these crafts inspired by Aussie plants and animals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/13/decorating-your-christmas-tree-try-these-crafts-inspired-by-aussie-plants-and-animals-244959/" aria-label="Read more about Decorating your Christmas tree? Try these crafts inspired by Aussie plants and animals">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Antonia Settle, Lecturer, Monash University PeopleImages.com/Shutterstock This article is part of The Conversation’s “Retirement” series where experts examine issues including how much money we need to retire, retiring with debt, the psychological impact of retiring and the benefits of getting financial advice. Read the rest of the ... <a title="Many people don’t get financial advice even though it can help ensure a comfortable retirement" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/13/many-people-dont-get-financial-advice-even-though-it-can-help-ensure-a-comfortable-retirement-240207/" aria-label="Read more about Many people don’t get financial advice even though it can help ensure a comfortable retirement">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ranjodh B. Singh, Senior Lecturer, Curtin University Tunatura/Shutterstock It’s no secret that many different drugs, whether illicit or regulated and legal, are often consumed together or share a similar group of users. But the way people consume drugs together can vary, both with changes in their price ... <a title="Are tobacco and cannabis economic substitutes or complements? New research suggests it changes with age" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/13/are-tobacco-and-cannabis-economic-substitutes-or-complements-new-research-suggests-it-changes-with-age-245155/" aria-label="Read more about Are tobacco and cannabis economic substitutes or complements? New research suggests it changes with age">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra A Dutton government would keep coal working hard for much longer under its nuclear policy, while renewables would provide only a little over half the electricity generated in 2050. The opposition has finally put in place the last piece of ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Dutton’s nuclear policy would have coal-fired power stations operating for a lot longer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/13/grattan-on-friday-duttons-nuclear-policy-would-have-coal-fired-power-stations-operating-for-a-lot-longer-245839/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Dutton’s nuclear policy would have coal-fired power stations operating for a lot longer">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2024
Asia Pacific Report The United Nations General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to demand an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip — but three of the isolated nine countries that voted against are Pacific island states, including Papua New Guinea. The assembly passed a resolution yesterday demanding an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, which ... <a title="UN overwhelmingly backs immediate Gaza ceasefire – but 3 Pacific nations vote against" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/12/un-overwhelmingly-backs-immediate-gaza-ceasefire-but-3-pacific-nations-vote-against/" aria-label="Read more about UN overwhelmingly backs immediate Gaza ceasefire – but 3 Pacific nations vote against">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2024
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – Democracy Now! AMY GOODMAN: We begin today’s show with Syria and the aftermath of the historic collapse of the Assad regime. Israeli forces are continuing to attack key military sites, airports and army air bases in cities across Syria, including the capital Damascus. In just the ... <a title="‘Politics is finally possible’: After surprise fall of Syria’s Assad in protracted civil war, what’s next?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/12/politics-is-finally-possible-after-surprise-fall-of-syrias-assad-in-protracted-civil-war-whats-next/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Politics is finally possible’: After surprise fall of Syria’s Assad in protracted civil war, what’s next?">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Diana Bossio, Associate Professor of Digital Communication, RMIT University gioele piccinini/Shutterstock The federal government has revealed a new bargaining chip in the gamble to bring big tech back to the table with news publishers. The “news media bargaining incentive” is essentially a new levy issued by the ... <a title="News bargaining incentive: the latest move in the government’s ‘four-dimensional chess’ battle with Meta" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/12/news-bargaining-incentive-the-latest-move-in-the-governments-four-dimensional-chess-battle-with-meta-245838/" aria-label="Read more about News bargaining incentive: the latest move in the government’s ‘four-dimensional chess’ battle with Meta">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rick Sarre, Emeritus Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia It has been a busy year for defamation lawyers. There has been a mixed bag of outcomes, too. The two highest profile cases delivered different results: a win for independent MP Alex Greenwich in ... <a title="Moira Deeming’s defamation win shows nobody can play fast and loose with language – not even politicians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/12/moira-deemings-defamation-win-shows-nobody-can-play-fast-and-loose-with-language-not-even-politicians-245837/" aria-label="Read more about Moira Deeming’s defamation win shows nobody can play fast and loose with language – not even politicians">Read more</a>
