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February 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patrick Finnerty, PhD candidate – Behavioural Ecology and Conservation Research, University of Sydney Gert-Jan van Stein/Shutterstock In places where we need to protect valuable plants – whether for ecological or economic reasons – local herbivores can cause significant damage. Current solutions often involve killing the problem animals. ... <a title="Animals keep eating precious plants – we used ‘smell misinformation’ to keep them away" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/03/animals-keep-eating-precious-plants-we-used-smell-misinformation-to-keep-them-away-215454/" aria-label="Read more about Animals keep eating precious plants – we used ‘smell misinformation’ to keep them away">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2024
Aotearoa New Zealand must ramp up pressure on Israel to abide by last month’s International Court of Justice ruling, writes John Minto. COMMENTARY: By John Minto In 2003, the International Court of Justice ruled that Israel’s “apartheid wall” being built through Palestinian territory was a violation of international law and should be dismantled. Israel ignored ... <a title="Pressure must go on Israel to comply with World Court genocide rulings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/03/pressure-must-go-on-israel-to-comply-with-world-court-genocide-rulings/" aria-label="Read more about Pressure must go on Israel to comply with World Court genocide rulings">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2024
By Nacanieli Tuilevuka in Suva Those spooked by the presence of a senior Central Intelligence Agency official in Fiji this week have nothing to fear. At least, this was the view of Acting Prime Minister Manoa Kamikamica as he hinted at the possibility of using the CIA’s “global knowledge and expertise” in the fight against ... <a title="Fiji considers tapping into CIA ‘global knowledge, expertise’ in war on drugs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/03/fiji-considers-tapping-into-cia-global-knowledge-expertise-in-war-on-drugs/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji considers tapping into CIA ‘global knowledge, expertise’ in war on drugs">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vania Andreoli, PhD Candidate, The University of Western Australia Pok Rie/Pexel, CC BY-SA Overfishing has dire consequences for ocean health and for the millions of people who depend on fish for food and wellbeing. Globally, catch has been steadily declining since the 1990s. It’s a trend that’s ... <a title="Governments spend US$22 billion a year helping the fishing industry empty our oceans. This injustice must end" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/03/governments-spend-us-22-billion-a-year-helping-the-fishing-industry-empty-our-oceans-this-injustice-must-end-222511/" aria-label="Read more about Governments spend US$22 billion a year helping the fishing industry empty our oceans. This injustice must end">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Higgins, PhD candidate in Psychology, Monash University Neuralink Earlier this week, Elon Musk announced his brain-computer interface company, Neuralink, had implanted a device in a human for the first time. The company’s PRIME study, approved by the US Food and Drug Administration last year, is testing ... <a title="Neuralink has put its first chip in a human brain. What could possibly go wrong?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/02/neuralink-has-put-its-first-chip-in-a-human-brain-what-could-possibly-go-wrong-222497/" aria-label="Read more about Neuralink has put its first chip in a human brain. What could possibly go wrong?">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hunter Bennett, Lecturer in Exercise Science, University of South Australia PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterstock The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) this week released new guidelines for youth and community sport designed to change the way concussion is managed across the country. While the guidelines contain a host ... <a title="Concussion in sport: why making players sit out for 21 days afterwards is a good idea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/02/concussion-in-sport-why-making-players-sit-out-for-21-days-afterwards-is-a-good-idea-222504/" aria-label="Read more about Concussion in sport: why making players sit out for 21 days afterwards is a good idea">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2024
By Al Williams of the Cook Islands News Cook islands Deputy Prime Minister Robert Tapaitau, former National Environment Service (NES) director Nga Puna, and his wife and former Secretary of Infrastructure Cook Islands (ICI), Diane Charlie-Puna, have been found guilty of “all or most offences” following a judgment given by Chief Justice Patrick Keane. In ... <a title="Cook Islands deputy PM, 2 former officials found guilty of corruption" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/02/cook-islands-deputy-pm-2-former-officials-found-guilty-of-corruption/" aria-label="Read more about Cook Islands deputy PM, 2 former officials found guilty of corruption">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoff Lui, Senior Project Officer – Indigenous Research, James Cook University On October 14, Australia voted against First Nations peoples’ having a constitutionally enshrined right to be heard on matters that affect them. There was a catchcry during the campaign that a “no” vote would mean keeping ... <a title="Zenadth Kes peoples’ long journey to self-determination in the Torres Strait" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/02/zenadth-kes-peoples-long-journey-to-self-determination-in-the-torres-strait-199675/" aria-label="Read more about Zenadth Kes peoples’ long journey to self-determination in the Torres Strait">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2024
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist A political commentator says Green Party co-leader James Shaw was a “friend of the Pacific”. Shaw, who was previously New Zealand’s climate change minister for six years, announced this week he will be stepping aside as party co-leader in March. Political commentator Thomas Wynne told RNZ Pacific that Shaw ... <a title="NZ’s Green Party co-leader James Shaw had ‘good Pacific relationship’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/02/nzs-green-party-co-leader-james-shaw-had-good-pacific-relationship/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s Green Party co-leader James Shaw had ‘good Pacific relationship’">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2024
By Claudia Tally in Port Moresby Sixty four compartments of Papua New Guinea’s main mortuary have been out of service since the festive season while a new refrigerated container has also broken down, leaving the hospital looking for room while another 257 dead bodies lie unclaimed. Port Moresby General Hospital Chief Executive Officer Dr Paki ... <a title="Port Moresby hospital morgue full – 257 bodies lie unclaimed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/02/port-moresby-hospital-morgue-full-257-bodies-lie-unclaimed/" aria-label="Read more about Port Moresby hospital morgue full – 257 bodies lie unclaimed">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Senior Lecturer of Urban Mobility, Public Safety & Disaster Risk, UNSW Sydney JavyGo/Unsplash E-scooters are a popular new feature of urban mobility, offering an eco-friendly solution with zero exhaust emissions and agility in city spaces. They make an attractive option for “last-mile” commuting — bridging ... <a title="E-scooters are linked with injuries and hospital visits – but we can’t say they are riskier than bikes yet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/02/e-scooters-are-linked-with-injuries-and-hospital-visits-but-we-cant-say-they-are-riskier-than-bikes-yet-222148/" aria-label="Read more about E-scooters are linked with injuries and hospital visits – but we can’t say they are riskier than bikes yet">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christine Peacock, Lecturer in Law, Federation University Australia CapturePB/Shutterstock A home buyer usually does not pay goods and services tax (GST) on a home except if they buy a new home that has not been sold before as residential property. However, when a home that has been ... <a title="Buying a renovated home? You could be up for an extra 10% GST, but it’s a grey area. Here’s a way to end the uncertainty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/02/buying-a-renovated-home-you-could-be-up-for-an-extra-10-gst-but-its-a-grey-area-heres-a-way-to-end-the-uncertainty-218911/" aria-label="Read more about Buying a renovated home? You could be up for an extra 10% GST, but it’s a grey area. Here’s a way to end the uncertainty">Read more</a>
