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How to avoid annoying your kids and getting ‘stressed by proxy’ during exam season

March 2, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Jefferson, Senior Lecturer in Education, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock I knew assessment season was upon us when my son frantically asked me one morning before school if I had any spare pens in my bag. Despite the fact most tests have moved online, it appears the ... <a title="How to avoid annoying your kids and getting ‘stressed by proxy’ during exam season" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/02/how-to-avoid-annoying-your-kids-and-getting-stressed-by-proxy-during-exam-season-200719/" aria-label="Read more about How to avoid annoying your kids and getting ‘stressed by proxy’ during exam season">Read more</a>

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From deadly jaws and enormous strength to mushroom farming, Ant-Man is only tapping into a portion of the real superpowers of ants

March 2, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tanya Latty, Associate professor, University of Sydney Disney Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania is the latest film in the ever-expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe. The ant-filled film follows the adventures of Scott Lang (AKA Ant-Man), Hope Van Dyne (AKA The Wasp) and Cassie Lang (AKA The Stinger), who ... <a title="From deadly jaws and enormous strength to mushroom farming, Ant-Man is only tapping into a portion of the real superpowers of ants" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/02/from-deadly-jaws-and-enormous-strength-to-mushroom-farming-ant-man-is-only-tapping-into-a-portion-of-the-real-superpowers-of-ants-200530/" aria-label="Read more about From deadly jaws and enormous strength to mushroom farming, Ant-Man is only tapping into a portion of the real superpowers of ants">Read more</a>

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Word from The Hill: Chalmers learns hard lesson in ‘rule-in-rule-out’ game

March 1, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation’s politics team. In this podcast Michelle and politics + society editor Amanda ... <a title="Word from The Hill: Chalmers learns hard lesson in ‘rule-in-rule-out’ game" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/01/word-from-the-hill-chalmers-learns-hard-lesson-in-rule-in-rule-out-game-200919/" aria-label="Read more about Word from The Hill: Chalmers learns hard lesson in ‘rule-in-rule-out’ game">Read more</a>

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Inflation still the ‘defining challenge’ as Australia’s economic activity slows

March 1, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra Shutterstock Australia has recovered better than most from the COVID pandemic. As measured by gross domestic product (GDP), the economy is now 7% larger than it was before the pandemic. Over 2022, the ... <a title="Inflation still the ‘defining challenge’ as Australia’s economic activity slows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/01/inflation-still-the-defining-challenge-as-australias-economic-activity-slows-200631/" aria-label="Read more about Inflation still the ‘defining challenge’ as Australia’s economic activity slows">Read more</a>

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Political instability and damage to infrastructure: how climate change could undermine Australia’s national security

March 1, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tobias Ide, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Murdoch University For many Australians, the impacts of climate change on wellbeing are distressingly clear. Floods have recently caused massive damage in many parts of the country, while the 2019/2020 Black Summer bushfires are still seared in our ... <a title="Political instability and damage to infrastructure: how climate change could undermine Australia’s national security" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/01/political-instability-and-damage-to-infrastructure-how-climate-change-could-undermine-australias-national-security-199308/" aria-label="Read more about Political instability and damage to infrastructure: how climate change could undermine Australia’s national security">Read more</a>

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Why cough medicines containing pholcodine can be deadly even if you took them months before surgery

March 1, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nial Wheate, Associate Professor of the Sydney Pharmacy School, University of Sydney Shutterstock Cough medicines containing the active ingredient pholcodine are being withdrawn from sale due to safety concerns highlighted for years both in Australia and internationally. Yesterday, Australia’s medicines regulator announced the immediate registration cancellation and ... <a title="Why cough medicines containing pholcodine can be deadly even if you took them months before surgery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/01/why-cough-medicines-containing-pholcodine-can-be-deadly-even-if-you-took-them-months-before-surgery-200895/" aria-label="Read more about Why cough medicines containing pholcodine can be deadly even if you took them months before surgery">Read more</a>

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Despite restrictions elsewhere, NZ still uses a wood preservative linked to arsenic pollution

March 1, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clemens Altaner, Associate Professor in Wood Science, University of Canterbury Shutterstock/speedshutter Photography Timber with a green-grey hue – treated with copper chromium arsenic (CCA) – is a common sight in New Zealand. But how many people are aware that it pollutes the environment, is associated with health ... <a title="Despite restrictions elsewhere, NZ still uses a wood preservative linked to arsenic pollution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/01/despite-restrictions-elsewhere-nz-still-uses-a-wood-preservative-linked-to-arsenic-pollution-199865/" aria-label="Read more about Despite restrictions elsewhere, NZ still uses a wood preservative linked to arsenic pollution">Read more</a>

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A Voice to Parliament will not give ‘special treatment’ to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. Here’s why

March 1, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By AJ Wood, Professor of law, Australian National University Dan Peled/AAP We asked our readers what they would like to know about the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament. In the lead-up to the referendum, our expert authors will answer those questions. You can read the other questions and ... <a title="A Voice to Parliament will not give ‘special treatment’ to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/01/a-voice-to-parliament-will-not-give-special-treatment-to-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-australians-heres-why-200650/" aria-label="Read more about A Voice to Parliament will not give ‘special treatment’ to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. Here’s why">Read more</a>

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Move over, honeybees: Aussie native bees steal the show with unique social and foraging behaviours

March 1, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James B. Dorey, Adjunct Associate Professor, Flinders University James Dorey, Flinders University, Author provided Australian native bees have evolved complex social structures and foraging behaviours that help biologists answer longstanding questions, such as the origins of social behaviour, and the drivers of increased biodiversity. In European honeybees, ... <a title="Move over, honeybees: Aussie native bees steal the show with unique social and foraging behaviours" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/01/move-over-honeybees-aussie-native-bees-steal-the-show-with-unique-social-and-foraging-behaviours-200536/" aria-label="Read more about Move over, honeybees: Aussie native bees steal the show with unique social and foraging behaviours">Read more</a>

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A ‘recently discovered’ whale feeding strategy has turned up in 2,000-year-old texts about fearsome sea monsters

March 1, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John McCarthy, ARC DECRA Fellow, Flinders University A Bryde’s whale. worldclassphoto/Shutterstock In 2011, researchers observed a previously unknown feeding strategy in whales, now called tread-water feeding or trap-feeding. It was thought to be a new technique developed by specific whale communities. Trap-feeding is one of several whale ... <a title="A ‘recently discovered’ whale feeding strategy has turned up in 2,000-year-old texts about fearsome sea monsters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/01/a-recently-discovered-whale-feeding-strategy-has-turned-up-in-2-000-year-old-texts-about-fearsome-sea-monsters-200724/" aria-label="Read more about A ‘recently discovered’ whale feeding strategy has turned up in 2,000-year-old texts about fearsome sea monsters">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: March 1 2023 – Items of interest and importance today

March 1, 2023

New Zealand Politics Daily is a collation of the most prominent issues being discussed in New Zealand. It is edited by Dr Bryce Edwards of The Democracy Project. Items of interest and importance today ROB CAMPBELL Luke Malpass (Stuff): Labour happy to show Rob Campbell the door as he lashes out at crabwalk away from ‘co-governance’ Craig ... <a title="Newsletter: March 1 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/01/newsletter-march-1-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: March 1 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>

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Extinct elephant birds were 3 metres tall and weighed 700kg. Now, DNA from fossil eggshells reveals how they lived

March 1, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alicia Grealy, Research Projects Officer, CSIRO Gifford Miller, Author provided Madagascar’s extinct elephant birds – the largest birds ever to have lived – have captured public interest for hundreds of years. Little is known about them due to large gaps in the skeletal fossil record. A new ... <a title="Extinct elephant birds were 3 metres tall and weighed 700kg. Now, DNA from fossil eggshells reveals how they lived" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/01/extinct-elephant-birds-were-3-metres-tall-and-weighed-700kg-now-dna-from-fossil-eggshells-reveals-how-they-lived-200628/" aria-label="Read more about Extinct elephant birds were 3 metres tall and weighed 700kg. Now, DNA from fossil eggshells reveals how they lived">Read more</a>