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January 3, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Noor Gillani, Digital Culture Editor Shutterstock You’re standing at the centre of an expansive art gallery, overwhelmed by what’s in front of you: panel after panel of stupendous works – densely-written labels affixed next to each piece. These labels may offer a window into the artist’s intention, ... <a title="Is it important to read the explanatory labels next to artworks? We asked 5 experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/03/is-it-important-to-read-the-explanatory-labels-next-to-artworks-we-asked-5-experts-243694/" aria-label="Read more about Is it important to read the explanatory labels next to artworks? We asked 5 experts">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2025
By Cheerieann Wilson in Suva Fiji’s Office of the President has confirmed that the Tribunal’s report on allegations of misconduct against suspended Director of Public Prosecutions Christopher Pryde does not need to be made public at this stage. The tribunal, chaired by Justice Anare Tuilevuka with Justices Chaitanya Lakshman and Samuela Qica, has completed its ... <a title="Pryde ‘may have to wait’ over tribunal report, says Fiji President’s office" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/02/pryde-may-have-to-wait-over-tribunal-report-says-fiji-presidents-office/" aria-label="Read more about Pryde ‘may have to wait’ over tribunal report, says Fiji President’s office">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2025
By Anish Chand in Suva Virgin Australia has confirmed a “serious security incident” with its flight crew members who were in Fiji on New Year’s Day. Virgin Australia’s chief operating officer Stuart Aggs said the incident took place on Tuesday night – New Year’s Eve The crew members were in Fiji on night layover. Fiji ... <a title="Virgin Australia confirms ‘serious security incident’ with crew in Fiji" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/02/virgin-australia-confirms-serious-security-incident-with-crew-in-fiji/" aria-label="Read more about Virgin Australia confirms ‘serious security incident’ with crew in Fiji">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2025
Pacific Media Watch The New York-based global media watchdog Committee to Protect Journalists has condemned a decision by the Palestinian Authority to suspend Al Jazeera’s operations in the West Bank and called for it to be reversed “immediately”. “Governments resort to censoring news outlets when they have something to hide,” said CPJ chief executive Jodie ... <a title="CPJ condemns ban on Al Jazeera – network decries bid to ‘hide the truth’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/02/cpj-condemns-ban-on-al-jazeera-network-decries-bid-to-hide-the-truth/" aria-label="Read more about CPJ condemns ban on Al Jazeera – network decries bid to ‘hide the truth’">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2025
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk An emergency 231 million euro (NZ$428 million) French aid package for New Caledonia has been reduced by one third because of the French Pacific territory’s current political crisis. The initial French package was endorsed in early December 2024, in an 11th-hour vote at the French National ... <a title="New Caledonia political crisis costs one third of multi-million French package" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/02/new-caledonia-political-crisis-costs-one-third-of-multi-million-french-package/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia political crisis costs one third of multi-million French package">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darius von Guttner Sporzynski, Researcher, Historian, Australian Catholic University Stone statue of Saint Isidore of Seville at the National Library of Spain. WH_Pics/Shutterstock In a world where information flows freely, it’s easy to forget that, for centuries, knowledge was much harder to come by. Imagine living in ... <a title="Isidore of Seville: the patron saint of the internet who shaped knowledge for generations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/02/isidore-of-seville-the-patron-saint-of-the-internet-who-shaped-knowledge-for-generations-236792/" aria-label="Read more about Isidore of Seville: the patron saint of the internet who shaped knowledge for generations">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Swee-Hoon Chuah, Professor of Behavioural Economics, Tasmanian Behavioural Lab, University of Tasmania Shutterstock Chances are that the end of the year has made you assess some of your 2024 New Year’s resolutions. Perhaps you, like us, bought a home spin bike or rowing machine in January. Most ... <a title="Why your spin bike has become a clothes rack – and what you can do about it, according to behavioural science" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/02/why-your-spin-bike-has-become-a-clothes-rack-and-what-you-can-do-about-it-according-to-behavioural-science-245154/" aria-label="Read more about Why your spin bike has become a clothes rack – and what you can do about it, according to behavioural science">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Fuller, Clinical Trials Director, Department of Endocrinology, RPA Hospital, University of Sydney Allgo/Unsplash As we enter a new year armed with resolutions to improve our lives, there’s a good chance we’ll also be carrying something less helpful: extra kilos. At least half a kilogram, to be ... <a title="Most adults will gain half a kilo this year – and every year. Here’s how to stop ‘weight creep’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/02/most-adults-will-gain-half-a-kilo-this-year-and-every-year-heres-how-to-stop-weight-creep-244186/" aria-label="Read more about Most adults will gain half a kilo this year – and every year. Here’s how to stop ‘weight creep’">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Euan Ritchie, Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University ijimino, Shutterstock Parasite, zombie, leech – these words are often used to describe people in unkind ways. Many of us recoil when ticks, tapeworms, fleas, head lice or bed bugs are ... <a title="Mind-bending, body-snatching, blood-sucking: parasites are bizarre yet vital for life on Earth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/02/mind-bending-body-snatching-blood-sucking-parasites-are-bizarre-yet-vital-for-life-on-earth-240547/" aria-label="Read more about Mind-bending, body-snatching, blood-sucking: parasites are bizarre yet vital for life on Earth">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rod McNaughton, Professor of Entrepreneurship, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Startups have always been at the forefront of innovation. But factors such as artificial intelligence (AI), sustainability and decentralisation are set to reshape industries in 2025. Businesses are defined as startups when they are in the ... <a title="The multi-billion dollar startup sector is bouncing back – 8 big trends will shape 2025" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/02/the-multi-billion-dollar-startup-sector-is-bouncing-back-8-big-trends-will-shape-2025-245653/" aria-label="Read more about The multi-billion dollar startup sector is bouncing back – 8 big trends will shape 2025">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Francisco Perales, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland fizkes/Shutterstock Australian women are better educated than men but still face poorer job prospects and lower incomes. We see this in Australia’s stubbornly persistent gender pay gap – estimated at nearly 22%. Our research ... <a title="How having a baby makes it more likely Australian couples rely on the man’s income" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/02/how-having-a-baby-makes-it-more-likely-australian-couples-rely-on-the-mans-income-238673/" aria-label="Read more about How having a baby makes it more likely Australian couples rely on the man’s income">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Hazel, Associate Professor, School of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Adelaide Shutterstock According to Britannica, “art” can be described as something “consciously created through an expression of skill or imagination” – whereas Wikipedia defines it more narrowly as a human activity. But are humans the ... <a title="Can animals make ‘art’? These examples from nature suggest so" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/02/can-animals-make-art-these-examples-from-nature-suggest-so-237126/" aria-label="Read more about Can animals make ‘art’? These examples from nature suggest so">Read more</a>
