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The best government money can buy? How New Zealanders feel about political party funding

October 23, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mona Krewel, Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Getty Images Companies and shareholders associated with the government’s fast-track projects gave more than $500,000 in donations to National, ACT and New Zealand First, according to a recent analysis by RNZ. While ... <a title="The best government money can buy? How New Zealanders feel about political party funding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/23/the-best-government-money-can-buy-how-new-zealanders-feel-about-political-party-funding-241881/" aria-label="Read more about The best government money can buy? How New Zealanders feel about political party funding">Read more</a>

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View from The Hill: We have bigger issues around freedom of speech than Lidia Thorpe’s noisy protest

October 22, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra King Charles – as the old-fashioned saying goes – didn’t come down in the last shower. He’s unlikely to have been fazed by the outburst from independent senator Lidia Thorpe, who disrupted Monday’s Parliament House reception for the royals. And ... <a title="View from The Hill: We have bigger issues around freedom of speech than Lidia Thorpe’s noisy protest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/22/view-from-the-hill-we-have-bigger-issues-around-freedom-of-speech-than-lidia-thorpes-noisy-protest-241906/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: We have bigger issues around freedom of speech than Lidia Thorpe’s noisy protest">Read more</a>

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Huge volumes of whey go to waste. We could do much more with this nutrient rich liquid

October 22, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jack Hetherington, Phd Candidate in circular business models, University of Adelaide Cheesemaking leaves large volumes of whey Lysenko Andrii/Shutterstock Every year, 7.6 million tonnes of food is lost or wasted in Australia. When we think about this, we might picture mouldy fruit, stale bread and overly full ... <a title="Huge volumes of whey go to waste. We could do much more with this nutrient rich liquid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/22/huge-volumes-of-whey-go-to-waste-we-could-do-much-more-with-this-nutrient-rich-liquid-241588/" aria-label="Read more about Huge volumes of whey go to waste. We could do much more with this nutrient rich liquid">Read more</a>

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From Camilla to the ‘ugly’ Elizabeth of Austria: a problematic history of obsessing over royal women’s looks

October 22, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darius von Guttner Sporzynski, Historian, Australian Catholic University Elizabeth of Austria and Casimir IV of Poland in the woodcut from the Łaski Statute. Archiwum Główne Akt Dawnych Throughout history, queens have often been judged on their looks. Beauty standards shaped early-modern queenship. Even today, royal women such ... <a title="From Camilla to the ‘ugly’ Elizabeth of Austria: a problematic history of obsessing over royal women’s looks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/22/from-camilla-to-the-ugly-elizabeth-of-austria-a-problematic-history-of-obsessing-over-royal-womens-looks-241674/" aria-label="Read more about From Camilla to the ‘ugly’ Elizabeth of Austria: a problematic history of obsessing over royal women’s looks">Read more</a>

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I have hay fever. How can I tell what I’m allergic to?

October 22, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ryan Mead-Hunter, Senior lecturer, School of Population Health, Curtin University Kaboompics.com/Pexels When we think of spring we think of warming weather, birdsong and flowers. But for many people, this also means the return of their seasonal hay fever symptoms. Around 24% of Australians get hay fever, with ... <a title="I have hay fever. How can I tell what I’m allergic to?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/22/i-have-hay-fever-how-can-i-tell-what-im-allergic-to-240450/" aria-label="Read more about I have hay fever. How can I tell what I’m allergic to?">Read more</a>

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4,300 tonnes of space junk and rising: another satellite breakup adds to orbital debris woes

October 22, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sara Webb, Lecturer, Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology Intelsat A large communications satellite has broken up in orbit, affecting users in Europe, Central Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Australia, and adding to the growing swarm of space junk clouding our planet’s neighbourhood. ... <a title="4,300 tonnes of space junk and rising: another satellite breakup adds to orbital debris woes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/22/4-300-tonnes-of-space-junk-and-rising-another-satellite-breakup-adds-to-orbital-debris-woes-241790/" aria-label="Read more about 4,300 tonnes of space junk and rising: another satellite breakup adds to orbital debris woes">Read more</a>

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What’s at stake in elections in Georgia and Moldova this week: a stark choice between Russia and the West

October 22, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Simpson, Senior Lecturer, International Studies, University of South Australia Two former Soviet republics have important elections this week that will likely be pivotal in their respective journeys toward tighter integration with the West against the backdrop of rising Russian influence and the Ukraine war. What happens ... <a title="What’s at stake in elections in Georgia and Moldova this week: a stark choice between Russia and the West" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/22/whats-at-stake-in-elections-in-georgia-and-moldova-this-week-a-stark-choice-between-russia-and-the-west-240675/" aria-label="Read more about What’s at stake in elections in Georgia and Moldova this week: a stark choice between Russia and the West">Read more</a>

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Is it possible to have a fair jury trial anymore?

October 22, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Arlie Loughnan, Professor of Criminal Law, University of Sydney Shutterstock The decades-long mystery about what happened to 19-year-old Amber Haigh made it to court in New South Wales earlier this year. Those accused of murdering Haigh were found not guilty. Usually we don’t know precisely why someone ... <a title="Is it possible to have a fair jury trial anymore?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/22/is-it-possible-to-have-a-fair-jury-trial-anymore-239401/" aria-label="Read more about Is it possible to have a fair jury trial anymore?">Read more</a>

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From Ancient Rome to Persia, eunuchs often led armies and were powerbrokers of the ancient world

October 22, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael B. Charles, Associate Professor, Management Discipline, Faculty of Business, Arts and Law, Southern Cross University The person to the right of the haloed emperor is thought to be the eunuch Narses, a powerful Byzantine general. Bender235/Wikimedia When people think of eunuchs, someone like Lord Varys from ... <a title="From Ancient Rome to Persia, eunuchs often led armies and were powerbrokers of the ancient world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/22/from-ancient-rome-to-persia-eunuchs-often-led-armies-and-were-powerbrokers-of-the-ancient-world-235957/" aria-label="Read more about From Ancient Rome to Persia, eunuchs often led armies and were powerbrokers of the ancient world">Read more</a>

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With AI translation tools so powerful, what is the point of learning a language?

October 22, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elba Ramirez, Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader BA International Studies, Auckland University of Technology In the age of artificial intelligence (AI), foreign language learning can seem like it’s becoming obsolete. Why invest the time and effort to learn another language when technology can do it for you? ... <a title="With AI translation tools so powerful, what is the point of learning a language?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/22/with-ai-translation-tools-so-powerful-what-is-the-point-of-learning-a-language-238068/" aria-label="Read more about With AI translation tools so powerful, what is the point of learning a language?">Read more</a>

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Promoted as a win-win, Australia’s Pacific island guest worker scheme is putting those workers at risk

October 22, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matt Withers, Senior Lecturer, School of Sociology, Australian National University The Pacific Australia Labour Mobility Scheme (PALM) has been lauded by both sides of politics as a “win win” for the islanders who come here and the Australians who use their services. Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs ... <a title="Promoted as a win-win, Australia’s Pacific island guest worker scheme is putting those workers at risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/22/promoted-as-a-win-win-australias-pacific-island-guest-worker-scheme-is-putting-those-workers-at-risk-240333/" aria-label="Read more about Promoted as a win-win, Australia’s Pacific island guest worker scheme is putting those workers at risk">Read more</a>

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NZ is encouraging the use of AI – but it’s largely outsourcing the risks and societal costs

October 22, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Cooper, Associate Professor of Law, University of Waikato Getty Images As investment in generative AI continues to grow globally, New Zealand’s government has been implementing its use across the public sector and encouraging businesses to embrace the technology’s potential. But the environmental, social and governance risks ... <a title="NZ is encouraging the use of AI – but it’s largely outsourcing the risks and societal costs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/22/nz-is-encouraging-the-use-of-ai-but-its-largely-outsourcing-the-risks-and-societal-costs-240666/" aria-label="Read more about NZ is encouraging the use of AI – but it’s largely outsourcing the risks and societal costs">Read more</a>