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March 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elise Waghorn, Lecturer, School of Education, RMIT University Cottonbro Studio/ Pexels, CC BY It’s a weeknight, parents rush through the door from work, grab a snack, and then speed off in various directions to children’s extracurricular activities. As they do, they are managing tired and hungry kids ... <a title="Is your child ‘overscheduled?’ How to get the balance right on extracurricular activities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/26/is-your-child-overscheduled-how-to-get-the-balance-right-on-extracurricular-activities-225786/" aria-label="Read more about Is your child ‘overscheduled?’ How to get the balance right on extracurricular activities">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ruari Elkington, Senior Lecturer in Creative Industries & Chief Investigator at QUT Digital Media Research Centre (DMRC), Queensland University of Technology Khak/Shutterstock Australians have had plenty of time in the last 100 years to work out what they value about cinema-going and why it matters. Head to ... <a title="‘To truly forget life for a while – a reprieve and a reward’: why Australians love going to the cinema" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/26/to-truly-forget-life-for-a-while-a-reprieve-and-a-reward-why-australians-love-going-to-the-cinema-222597/" aria-label="Read more about ‘To truly forget life for a while – a reprieve and a reward’: why Australians love going to the cinema">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alfio Leotta, Associate Professor, School of English, Film, Theatre, Media and Communication, and Art History, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington The second instalment of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune has dominated most conversations about cinema in the first few months of 2024. Adapted from Frank Herbert’s ... <a title="From Die Nibelungen to Dune: epic fantasy cinema has been thrilling audiences for 100 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/26/from-die-nibelungen-to-dune-epic-fantasy-cinema-has-been-thrilling-audiences-for-100-years-225884/" aria-label="Read more about From Die Nibelungen to Dune: epic fantasy cinema has been thrilling audiences for 100 years">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2024
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea’s Defence Minister and minister responsible for the National Disaster Centre Dr Billy Joseph confirmed today that the government — with coordinated support from all stakeholder agencies and development partners — was responding appropriately to the natural disasters that has hit many parts of the country. The ... <a title="Disaster minister Joseph briefs PNG on quake and crises hitting nation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/26/disaster-minister-joseph-briefs-png-on-quake-and-crises-hitting-nation/" aria-label="Read more about Disaster minister Joseph briefs PNG on quake and crises hitting nation">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2024
Asia Pacific Report An Australian solidarity group for West Papua today warned of a fresh “heavy handed” Indonesia crackdown on Papuan villagers with more “arrests and torture”. Joe Collins of the Australia West Papua Association (AWPA) gave the warning in the wake of the deployment of 30 elite rangers last week at the Ndeotadi 99 ... <a title="Australian group warns of new ‘arrests, torture’ in Papuan crackdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/25/australian-group-warns-of-new-arrests-torture-in-papuan-crackdown/" aria-label="Read more about Australian group warns of new ‘arrests, torture’ in Papuan crackdown">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2024
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Much of our conflict in the world has been (at least at the time it was happening) framed as Good versus Evil, and with Good therefore having a moral imperative to prevail ‘at any cost’. Once upon a time – and in my lifetime – many of us regarded War as ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Can ‘Good’ be the Greater Evil?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/25/keith-rankin-analysis-can-good-be-the-greater-evil/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Can ‘Good’ be the Greater Evil?">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2024
The Indonesian government has confirmed it is investigating a viral video showing security forces in Papua torturing a civilian. The video — which can be seen here – shows an indigenous Papuan man with his hands tied behind his back in an open fuel drum filled with water being kicked, punched and sliced with a ... <a title="‘Committed to human rights’, claims Indonesia over West Papua torture" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/25/committed-to-human-rights-claims-indonesia-over-west-papua-torture/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Committed to human rights’, claims Indonesia over West Papua torture">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Victoria Fielding, Lecturer, University of Adelaide The British royal family is famous for its carefully curated media image. That’s why it was a surprise to see them lose control of the narrative in the wake of what we now know is a serious health crisis befalling Catherine, ... <a title="Announcing Kate Middleton’s cancer diagnosis should have been simple. But the palace let it get out of hand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/25/announcing-kate-middletons-cancer-diagnosis-should-have-been-simple-but-the-palace-let-it-get-out-of-hand-226490/" aria-label="Read more about Announcing Kate Middleton’s cancer diagnosis should have been simple. But the palace let it get out of hand">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2024
By Kalino Latu, editor of Kaniva Tonga Tonga’s Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni Hu’akavameiliku has resigned as Minister of Defence in order to appease King upou VI, says a senior government official. The Tongan Independent reports that the Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister ‘Utoikamanu had resigned from their portfolios. Senior sources within the Tongan government ... <a title="Tongan PM resigns as defence minister to ‘appease’ king over throne tension" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/25/tongan-pm-resigns-as-defence-minister-to-appease-king-over-throne-tension/" aria-label="Read more about Tongan PM resigns as defence minister to ‘appease’ king over throne tension">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kaitlin Day, Lecturer in Human Nutrition, RMIT University Food Photo Master/Shutterstock Intermittent fasting has gained popularity in recent years as a dietary approach with potential health benefits. So you might have been surprised to see headlines last week suggesting the practice could increase a person’s risk of ... <a title="New research suggests intermittent fasting increases the risk of dying from heart disease. But the evidence is mixed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/25/new-research-suggests-intermittent-fasting-increases-the-risk-of-dying-from-heart-disease-but-the-evidence-is-mixed-226241/" aria-label="Read more about New research suggests intermittent fasting increases the risk of dying from heart disease. But the evidence is mixed">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Rosin, Senior Lecturer in Political Ecology, Lincoln University, New Zealand The history of farming is seeded with technological “big bang” moments that have changed the trajectory of whole industries and countries. Some – such as mechanisation, and the arrival of synthetic fertiliser and pesticides, have transformed ... <a title="Alternative proteins are here – the next 30 years could be crucial for NZ’s meat and dairy sectors" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/25/alternative-proteins-are-here-the-next-30-years-could-be-crucial-for-nzs-meat-and-dairy-sectors-225265/" aria-label="Read more about Alternative proteins are here – the next 30 years could be crucial for NZ’s meat and dairy sectors">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vigya Sharma, Senior Research Fellow, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland Shifting Australia’s electricity sector to low-carbon technologies and closing coal plants is vital to tackling climate change. But such transitions are easier said than done. People and economies are often deeply connected to the coal ... <a title="Industry shutdowns are messy and painful: 4 lessons Australia’s coal sector can learn from car-makers about bowing out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/25/industry-shutdowns-are-messy-and-painful-4-lessons-australias-coal-sector-can-learn-from-car-makers-about-bowing-out-226011/" aria-label="Read more about Industry shutdowns are messy and painful: 4 lessons Australia’s coal sector can learn from car-makers about bowing out">Read more</a>
