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A cinema of intimacy: the enduring beauty of Wong Kar Wai

October 22, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Moran, PHD Candidate, Monash University Wong Kar-Wai’s In The Mood for Love (2000) Mercury Cinema The influence of Hong Kong director Wong Kar Wai on global cinema is difficult to overstate. Wong emerged from the creative ferment of the Hong Kong film industry of the 1980s ... <a title="A cinema of intimacy: the enduring beauty of Wong Kar Wai" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/22/a-cinema-of-intimacy-the-enduring-beauty-of-wong-kar-wai-170217/" aria-label="Read more about A cinema of intimacy: the enduring beauty of Wong Kar Wai">Read more</a>

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‘If you want summer, get vaccinated’ – Jacinda Ardern sets the target for re-opening New Zealand

October 22, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Plank, Professor in Applied Mathematics, University of Canterbury GettyImages The New Zealand government has bet heavily on vaccination targets and certificates to move the country into the re-opening phase of its COVID-19 response. As part of today’s major announcement, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said 90% of ... <a title="‘If you want summer, get vaccinated’ – Jacinda Ardern sets the target for re-opening New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/22/if-you-want-summer-get-vaccinated-jacinda-ardern-sets-the-target-for-re-opening-new-zealand-170098/" aria-label="Read more about ‘If you want summer, get vaccinated’ – Jacinda Ardern sets the target for re-opening New Zealand">Read more</a>

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Curious Kids: why do we see the ‘sky’ during the day, but the galaxy at night?

October 22, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Schunker, Lecturer of Physics, University of Newcastle Bruno Gilli/ESO/Wiki Commons, CC BY-SA Why do we see the sky during the day, but the galaxy at night? — Gary, age 9, Auckland Hi Gary! Thank you for this great question. To put it simply, the reason the ... <a title="Curious Kids: why do we see the ‘sky’ during the day, but the galaxy at night?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/22/curious-kids-why-do-we-see-the-sky-during-the-day-but-the-galaxy-at-night-170096/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: why do we see the ‘sky’ during the day, but the galaxy at night?">Read more</a>

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Restrictions on cultural hunting practices are limiting Indigenous people’s access to food during the pandemic

October 22, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stewart Sutherland, Senior Lecturer Indigenous Health, Australian National University Smoke and dust as food is prepared for a traditional Māori feast or Hangi, Rotorua New Zealand. Shutterstock Indigenous people are some of the most food insecure people in Australia and Aotearoa (New Zealand). The COVID-19 pandemic and ... <a title="Restrictions on cultural hunting practices are limiting Indigenous people’s access to food during the pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/22/restrictions-on-cultural-hunting-practices-are-limiting-indigenous-peoples-access-to-food-during-the-pandemic-168267/" aria-label="Read more about Restrictions on cultural hunting practices are limiting Indigenous people’s access to food during the pandemic">Read more</a>

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With more Tokelauan speakers in New Zealand than in Tokelau, it remains a unique but endangered language

October 22, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Middleton, Doctoral Candidate, University of Auckland Nukunonu atoll. GettyImages If you didn’t know Tokelau Language Week begins this weekend, you can probably be forgiven. Spoken by fewer than 5,000 people worldwide, Tokelauan has been designated “severely endangered” by UNESCO, its second-most at-risk category. You simply don’t ... <a title="With more Tokelauan speakers in New Zealand than in Tokelau, it remains a unique but endangered language" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/22/with-more-tokelauan-speakers-in-new-zealand-than-in-tokelau-it-remains-a-unique-but-endangered-language-169536/" aria-label="Read more about With more Tokelauan speakers in New Zealand than in Tokelau, it remains a unique but endangered language">Read more</a>

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Long read: reflections of a volcanologist as a science organisation faces charges in the wake of the 2019 Whakaari eruption

October 22, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Kennedy, University of Canterbury Author provided This week, a case review hearing sought to set a trial date – now likely in 2023 – for 13 organisations and individuals facing charges in the wake of the Whakaari White Island eruption of December 9 2019. The volcano ... <a title="Long read: reflections of a volcanologist as a science organisation faces charges in the wake of the 2019 Whakaari eruption" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/22/long-read-reflections-of-a-volcanologist-as-a-science-organisation-faces-charges-in-the-wake-of-the-2019-whakaari-eruption-162082/" aria-label="Read more about Long read: reflections of a volcanologist as a science organisation faces charges in the wake of the 2019 Whakaari eruption">Read more</a>

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Australia’s prison rates are up but crime is down. What’s going on?

October 22, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rick Sarre, Emeritus Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia www.shutterstock.com Imprisonment rates in Australia are currently the highest they have been in a century, despite a significant fall in crime, and the Productivity Commission is stepping in to determine why. The commission is ... <a title="Australia’s prison rates are up but crime is down. What’s going on?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/22/australias-prison-rates-are-up-but-crime-is-down-whats-going-on-170210/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s prison rates are up but crime is down. What’s going on?">Read more</a>

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When native title fails: First Nations people are turning to human rights law to keep access to cultural sites

October 22, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shelley Marshall, Associate Professor and Director of the RMIT Business and Human Rights Centre, RMIT University For over six weeks, Wangan and Jagalingou Traditional Owners have been performing continuous cultural ceremony at the edge of Adani’s Carmichael mine in central Queensland. Leah Light Photography In a shift ... <a title="When native title fails: First Nations people are turning to human rights law to keep access to cultural sites" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/22/when-native-title-fails-first-nations-people-are-turning-to-human-rights-law-to-keep-access-to-cultural-sites-169634/" aria-label="Read more about When native title fails: First Nations people are turning to human rights law to keep access to cultural sites">Read more</a>

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Australia’s oldest dinosaur was a peaceful vegetarian, not a fierce predator

October 22, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven W. Salisbury, PhD; Senior Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland Anthony Romilio, Author provided Ipswich, about 40 kilometres west of Brisbane, seems an unlikely place to find dinosaur fossils. Yet the area has produced the oldest evidence of dinosaurs in Australia. A fresh ... <a title="Australia’s oldest dinosaur was a peaceful vegetarian, not a fierce predator" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/22/australias-oldest-dinosaur-was-a-peaceful-vegetarian-not-a-fierce-predator-170275/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s oldest dinosaur was a peaceful vegetarian, not a fierce predator">Read more</a>

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Mateship might sound blokey, but our research shows women value it more highly than men

October 22, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Naama Carlin, Lecturer, UNSW Shutterstock Mateship is an intrinsic part of Australian society, routinely discussed as an important national value. In 1999, Prime Minister John Howard even attempted to include mateship in the constitutional preamble. But despite its ubiquity in Australian culture, what does mateship mean to ... <a title="Mateship might sound blokey, but our research shows women value it more highly than men" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/22/mateship-might-sound-blokey-but-our-research-shows-women-value-it-more-highly-than-men-169154/" aria-label="Read more about Mateship might sound blokey, but our research shows women value it more highly than men">Read more</a>

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As Melbourne cautiously opens up today, what lies ahead?

October 22, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Toole, Associate Principal Research Fellow, Burnet Institute This morning, Melburnians are waking up to the end of the city’s sixth lockdown. Since March 2020, Melbourne has spent more time in lockdown than any other city in the world. It’s been a long and arduous journey for ... <a title="As Melbourne cautiously opens up today, what lies ahead?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/22/as-melbourne-cautiously-opens-up-today-what-lies-ahead-170206/" aria-label="Read more about As Melbourne cautiously opens up today, what lies ahead?">Read more</a>

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Forgotten how to party? Safety tips from a drug and alcohol expert

October 22, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Lee, Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne), Curtin University Shutterstock Cancelled dance parties, festivals and other events have shaped how Australians use alcohol and other drugs during the pandemic. Now restrictions are easing, some people who have not used alcohol or other drugs recently ... <a title="Forgotten how to party? Safety tips from a drug and alcohol expert" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/22/forgotten-how-to-party-safety-tips-from-a-drug-and-alcohol-expert-170007/" aria-label="Read more about Forgotten how to party? Safety tips from a drug and alcohol expert">Read more</a>