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January 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christina Ergler, Senior Lecturer, University of Otago In an age of climate crisis, unaffordable housing and increasing disparities of wealth, the livability and functionality of our cities are more important than ever. And yet, important voices are missing from urban planning debates — the voices of those ... <a title="Young children are intuitive urban planners — we would all benefit from living in their ‘care-full’ cities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/04/young-children-are-intuitive-urban-planners-we-would-all-benefit-from-living-in-their-care-full-cities-151365/" aria-label="Read more about Young children are intuitive urban planners — we would all benefit from living in their ‘care-full’ cities">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Aotearoa New Zealand likes to think it punches above its weight internationally, but there is one area where we are conspicuously falling behind — the number of sites recognised by the UNESCO World Heritage Convention. Globally, there are 1,121 ... <a title="Why Aotearoa New Zealand’s early Polynesian settlement should be recognised with World Heritage Site status" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/04/why-aotearoa-new-zealands-early-polynesian-settlement-should-be-recognised-with-world-heritage-site-status-149981/" aria-label="Read more about Why Aotearoa New Zealand’s early Polynesian settlement should be recognised with World Heritage Site status">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonti Horner, Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland The best meteor showers are a spectacular sight but, unfortunately, 2021 starts with a whimper. Moonlight this January will wash out the first of the big three — the Quadrantids (seen above in 2020). After that, the year just ... <a title="Look up! Your guide to some of the best meteor showers for 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/01/look-up-your-guide-to-some-of-the-best-meteor-showers-for-2021-149146/" aria-label="Read more about Look up! Your guide to some of the best meteor showers for 2021">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Wallace, Associate Professor, 50/50 By 2030 Foundation, Faculty of Business Government & Law, University of Canberra Australian Cabinet papers from 2000, released today, reflect a relatively quiescent Australia where Islamic militancy and offshore detention were barely glimpses on the horizon, and climate science denialism was not ... <a title="Cabinet papers 2000: the Coalition before climate denialism, but on the path to offshore detention" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/01/cabinet-papers-2000-the-coalition-before-climate-denialism-but-on-the-path-to-offshore-detention-151576/" aria-label="Read more about Cabinet papers 2000: the Coalition before climate denialism, but on the path to offshore detention">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Swann, Associate Professor in Psychology, Southern Cross University It’s that time of year when many of us are setting goals for the year ahead. The most common New Year’s resolution – set by 59% of us – is to exercise more. But our research suggests the ... <a title="Want to exercise more? Try setting an open goal for your New Year’s resolution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/01/want-to-exercise-more-try-setting-an-open-goal-for-your-new-years-resolution-149172/" aria-label="Read more about Want to exercise more? Try setting an open goal for your New Year’s resolution">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katie Lee, Research assistant, The University of Queensland So you’re one of the 21% of Australians who got sunburnt last weekend. While we should be avoiding sunburn, it’s sometimes easier said than done in the Australian sun. What can you do once you realise you’re turning into ... <a title="How to treat sunburn pain, according to skin experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/01/how-to-treat-sunburn-pain-according-to-skin-experts-150070/" aria-label="Read more about How to treat sunburn pain, according to skin experts">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Norman Day, Lecturer in Architecture, Practice and Design, Swinburne University of Technology Throughout the world architects are designing green buildings, whether it’s in their sustainable construction, environmentally friendly operation or actually green by style. It’s broadly titled biophilia, connecting people with nature, and it can lead to ... <a title="Green buildings can bring fresh air to design, but they can also bring pests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/01/green-buildings-can-bring-fresh-air-to-design-but-they-can-also-bring-pests-147838/" aria-label="Read more about Green buildings can bring fresh air to design, but they can also bring pests">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katie Pickles, Professor of History, University of Canterbury What’s with those jandals, hokey pokey ice-creams, buzzy bees, Swanndris and gumboots? Far from being random and unrelated objects, these icons of so-called Kiwiana tell a story of late 20th-century nostalgia at a moment of rapid social transformation. Definitions ... <a title="Kiwiana is past its use-by date. Is it time to re-imagine our symbols of national identity?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/01/kiwiana-is-past-its-use-by-date-is-it-time-to-re-imagine-our-symbols-of-national-identity-149967/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwiana is past its use-by date. Is it time to re-imagine our symbols of national identity?">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Warwick Smith, Research economist, University of Melbourne Before the recession we were on a collision course with environmental disaster. The recovery provides a rare opportunity to do things differently; to rebuild a better economy that can support living standards without irretrievably damaging the environment. The closer we ... <a title="Stay in the doughnut, not the hole: how to get out of the crisis with both our economy and environment intact" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/31/stay-in-the-doughnut-not-the-hole-how-to-get-out-of-the-crisis-with-both-our-economy-and-environment-intact-151917/" aria-label="Read more about Stay in the doughnut, not the hole: how to get out of the crisis with both our economy and environment intact">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hugh Breakey, President, Australian Association for Professional & Applied Ethics. Senior Research Fellow, Moral philosophy, Institute for Ethics, Governance & Law, Law Futures Centre., Griffith University 2020 has been a challenging year. For some challenges, such as the coronavirus, a light is appearing at the end of ... <a title="Conspiracy theories on the right, cancel culture on the left: how political legitimacy came under threat in 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/31/conspiracy-theories-on-the-right-cancel-culture-on-the-left-how-political-legitimacy-came-under-threat-in-2020-150844/" aria-label="Read more about Conspiracy theories on the right, cancel culture on the left: how political legitimacy came under threat in 2020">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Olive, ARC DECRA Fellow, The University of Queensland Summer is the season when we like to cool off with a plunge into water. For some it’s in the local or backyard swimming pool, but others prefer the salt water of the ocean. Sometimes referred to as ... <a title="Why going for a swim in the ocean can be good for you, and for nature" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/31/why-going-for-a-swim-in-the-ocean-can-be-good-for-you-and-for-nature-150281/" aria-label="Read more about Why going for a swim in the ocean can be good for you, and for nature">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Mitchell Lee, PhD Candidate, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Australia built a number of coastal defences to help protect the country from any enemy attack during the second world war. Now, almost 80 years later, some of the physical remnants of those historic ... <a title="Left to ruin: we must preserve our forgotten wartime defences" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/31/left-to-ruin-we-must-preserve-our-forgotten-wartime-defences-149435/" aria-label="Read more about Left to ruin: we must preserve our forgotten wartime defences">Read more</a>
