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Year: 2024

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What happens when matter is squashed to the brink of collapse? We weighed a neutron star to help NASA find out

July 11, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Reardon, Postdoctoral researcher in pulsar timing and gravitational waves, Swinburne University of Technology Artist’s impression of a white dwarf star orbiting a pulsar and producing a gravitational time delay. Carl Knox / Swinburne / OzGrav Neutron stars are some of the most extreme objects in the ... <a title="What happens when matter is squashed to the brink of collapse? We weighed a neutron star to help NASA find out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/11/what-happens-when-matter-is-squashed-to-the-brink-of-collapse-we-weighed-a-neutron-star-to-help-nasa-find-out-229813/" aria-label="Read more about What happens when matter is squashed to the brink of collapse? We weighed a neutron star to help NASA find out">Read more</a>

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Macbeth (An Undoing): a new take that aims to reimagine Lady Macbeth’s path – but ultimately leaves you guessing

July 11, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Hunter, Senior Lecturer in Art and Performance, Deakin University Rashidi Edward and Johnny Carr star in Macbeth (An Undoing). Jeff Busby What if significant portions of William Shakespeare’s text for Macbeth had been lost, leading to a narrative in which Lady Macbeth charts a different path, ... <a title="Macbeth (An Undoing): a new take that aims to reimagine Lady Macbeth’s path – but ultimately leaves you guessing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/11/macbeth-an-undoing-a-new-take-that-aims-to-reimagine-lady-macbeths-path-but-ultimately-leaves-you-guessing-233880/" aria-label="Read more about Macbeth (An Undoing): a new take that aims to reimagine Lady Macbeth’s path – but ultimately leaves you guessing">Read more</a>

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Deaf women are twice as likely to experience domestic violence. How perpetrators weaponise disability

July 11, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vanessa Letico, Lecturer in Criminology and Senior Policy Officer (Office for the Commissioner for Victims of Crime), Victoria University Yurii_Yarema/Shutterstock The alarming rise in reports of domestic violence and intimate-partner homicides has led to increased media attention and heightened awareness in our communities. We know perpetrators have ... <a title="Deaf women are twice as likely to experience domestic violence. How perpetrators weaponise disability" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/11/deaf-women-are-twice-as-likely-to-experience-domestic-violence-how-perpetrators-weaponise-disability-233873/" aria-label="Read more about Deaf women are twice as likely to experience domestic violence. How perpetrators weaponise disability">Read more</a>

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Pacific media in crisis, warns former PNG, Samoa editor Alex Rheeney

July 11, 2024

NBC News A former newspaper editor believes the journalism profession in Papua New Guinea and other Pacific Island countries is in crisis. Team leader of the Pacific Media Assistance Scheme (PACMAS)/ABC International Development (ABCID) Alexander Rheeney spoke of this issue at the 2024 Pacific International Media Conference in Fiji last week. Reflecting on his role ... <a title="Pacific media in crisis, warns former PNG, Samoa editor Alex Rheeney" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/11/pacific-media-in-crisis-warns-former-png-samoa-editor-alex-rheeney/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific media in crisis, warns former PNG, Samoa editor Alex Rheeney">Read more</a>

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NZ Rugby’s big test: can it select the right boardroom players for the modern game?

July 11, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tracy Molloy, Senior Lecturer in Sport Governance, Law & Ethics, Auckland University of Technology Getty Images As the All Blacks’ bruising first encounter with England last weekend showed, rugby is not a game for the faint-hearted. The same can apply off the field as well. At the ... <a title="NZ Rugby’s big test: can it select the right boardroom players for the modern game?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/11/nz-rugbys-big-test-can-it-select-the-right-boardroom-players-for-the-modern-game-232483/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Rugby’s big test: can it select the right boardroom players for the modern game?">Read more</a>

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David Robie talks media challenges, education and decolonisation on Radio 531pi’s Pacific Mornings

July 11, 2024

PMN Pacific Mornings A major conference on the state and future of Pacific media is taking place this week in Fiji. Dr David Robie, editor of Asia Pacific Report and deputy chair of Asia Pacific Media Network, joins #PacificMornings to discuss the event and reflect on his work covering Asia-Pacific current affairs and research for ... <a title="David Robie talks media challenges, education and decolonisation on Radio 531pi’s Pacific Mornings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/11/david-robie-talks-media-challenges-education-and-decolonisation-on-radio-531pis-pacific-mornings/" aria-label="Read more about David Robie talks media challenges, education and decolonisation on Radio 531pi’s Pacific Mornings">Read more</a>

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What’s the difference between ‘man flu’ and flu? Hint: men may not be exaggerating

July 11, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thea van de Mortel, Professor, Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University baranq/Shutterstock What’s the difference? is a new editorial product that explains the similarities and differences between commonly confused health and medical terms, and why they matter. The term “man flu” takes a humorous poke ... <a title="What’s the difference between ‘man flu’ and flu? Hint: men may not be exaggerating" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/11/whats-the-difference-between-man-flu-and-flu-hint-men-may-not-be-exaggerating-231161/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the difference between ‘man flu’ and flu? Hint: men may not be exaggerating">Read more</a>

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Not quite a street, not quite a road – why ‘stroads’ are disasters of urban planning, and how to fix them

July 11, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liam Davies, Lecturer in Sustainability and Urban Planning, RMIT University Adam Calaitzis/Shutterstock Have you ever walked or ridden a bike along a street, and thought to yourself, “Gosh, it’s noisy”, or “This feels unpleasant”? Odds are you were on a stroad. Maybe you’ve seen someone on social ... <a title="Not quite a street, not quite a road – why ‘stroads’ are disasters of urban planning, and how to fix them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/11/not-quite-a-street-not-quite-a-road-why-stroads-are-disasters-of-urban-planning-and-how-to-fix-them-232485/" aria-label="Read more about Not quite a street, not quite a road – why ‘stroads’ are disasters of urban planning, and how to fix them">Read more</a>

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Anyone for obstacle course swimming? How some of the more unusual Olympic Games sports came to be

July 11, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wayne Peake, Adjunct research fellow, School of Humanities and Communication Arts, Western Sydney University The Latin motto of the Olympic Games, which Baron Pierre de Coubertin – known as the father of the Olympics – resurrected at Athens in 1896, is “citius, altius, fortius – communiter”. In ... <a title="Anyone for obstacle course swimming? How some of the more unusual Olympic Games sports came to be" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/11/anyone-for-obstacle-course-swimming-how-some-of-the-more-unusual-olympic-games-sports-came-to-be-228398/" aria-label="Read more about Anyone for obstacle course swimming? How some of the more unusual Olympic Games sports came to be">Read more</a>

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Geoffrey Miller Analysis – New Zealand forges deeper ties with NATO

July 11, 2024

Analysis by Geoffrey Miller – This analysis was first published on the Democracy Project (https://democracyproject.nz). Christopher Luxon is finding his foreign policy feet. Now eight months into the job, New Zealand’s Prime Minister is in Washington DC this week to attend the NATO summit. It is the third year in a row that Wellington has been ... <a title="Geoffrey Miller Analysis – New Zealand forges deeper ties with NATO" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/11/geoffrey-miller-analysis-new-zealand-forges-deeper-ties-with-nato/" aria-label="Read more about Geoffrey Miller Analysis – New Zealand forges deeper ties with NATO">Read more</a>

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Death toll in Kanaky New Caledonia unrest reaches 10

July 11, 2024

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk Riots in Kanaky New Caledonia claimed their 10th victim yesterday. The death took place as a result of an exchange of fire between a group of rioters in the village of Saint Louis (near the capital Nouméa) and French gendarmes, local news media reported. Nouméa Public ... <a title="Death toll in Kanaky New Caledonia unrest reaches 10" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/11/death-toll-in-kanaky-new-caledonia-unrest-reaches-10/" aria-label="Read more about Death toll in Kanaky New Caledonia unrest reaches 10">Read more</a>

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‘Knowledge keeps the fires burning’: how ancient Indigenous wisdom can transform our battle against climate change

July 11, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nina Lansbury, Associate Professor in Public Health, The University of Queensland The theme of this year’s NAIDOC Week is “Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud”. The organisers are calling for “a society where the wisdom and contributions of Indigenous peoples are fully valued and respected”. ... <a title="‘Knowledge keeps the fires burning’: how ancient Indigenous wisdom can transform our battle against climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/11/knowledge-keeps-the-fires-burning-how-ancient-indigenous-wisdom-can-transform-our-battle-against-climate-change-234074/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Knowledge keeps the fires burning’: how ancient Indigenous wisdom can transform our battle against climate change">Read more</a>