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December 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Kyne, Senior Research Fellow in conservation biology, Charles Darwin University Andrew Fox If you’re heading to the beach this summer, the thought of sharks might cross your mind. I don’t mean wondering whether a shark will take you for dinner (that’s very, very unlikely) but rather, ... <a title="The real reason to worry about sharks in Australian waters this summer: 1 in 8 are endangered" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/22/the-real-reason-to-worry-about-sharks-in-australian-waters-this-summer-1-in-8-are-endangered-161352/" aria-label="Read more about The real reason to worry about sharks in Australian waters this summer: 1 in 8 are endangered">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrei Lux, Lecturer in Leadership and Course Coordinator (Management and International Business), Edith Cowan University Shutterstock Left-brain or right-brain? Creative or critical? Analytic or holistic? We love to divide the world into simple dichotomies. You’ve probably heard that right-brain dominant people are supposed to be more logical, ... <a title="Are you a more holistic or analytic thinker? Take this quiz to find out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/22/are-you-a-more-holistic-or-analytic-thinker-take-this-quiz-to-find-out-170018/" aria-label="Read more about Are you a more holistic or analytic thinker? Take this quiz to find out">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gary Mortimer, Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Queensland University of Technology Much to the delight of children (and maybe some adults), Santa arriving in shopping centres all around Australia signals the beginning of Christmas shopping. Santa has become a mainstay of shopping centres in December, driven ... <a title="The history of the shopping centre Santa, and how he became a staple of the festive season" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/22/the-history-of-the-shopping-centre-santa-and-how-he-became-a-staple-of-the-festive-season-170544/" aria-label="Read more about The history of the shopping centre Santa, and how he became a staple of the festive season">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adele Wessell, Discipline Chair, Humanities and Social Science, Southern Cross University Blue Pebble Boxed wine is one of Australia’s most extraordinary contributions to the wine industry, also known as cardboardeaux, bag-in-box (BiB) or more commonly, goon (from flagon). Australian winemaker Thomas Angrove patented the design for a ... <a title="Cardboardeaux, bag-in-box, and goon: why Australia’s love affair with boxed wine endures" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/22/cardboardeaux-bag-in-box-and-goon-why-australias-love-affair-with-boxed-wine-endures-171484/" aria-label="Read more about Cardboardeaux, bag-in-box, and goon: why Australia’s love affair with boxed wine endures">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2021
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Politics Daily as well as New Zealand Political Roundup columns for free here. Today’s content 2021 reviews, 2022 predictions, Parliament, parties Spinoff: NZ politics in 2021: We pick the ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 21 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/21/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-december-21-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 21 2021">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Public policy has a number of biases. One is that certain real or alleged emergencies require (or seem to require) an urgent policy intervention. The result is a consortium of elected politicians, bureaucrat officials, and expert technocrats get on board, and assume a drivers’ role in a society which would otherwise ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Visualising a Way out of the Pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/21/keith-rankin-analysis-visualising-a-way-out-of-the-pandemic/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Visualising a Way out of the Pandemic">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Loughran, Principal Researcher and Electromagnetic Energy Program Manager, ARPANSA, and Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Wollongong Shutterstock You’ve probably seen the UV index in the day’s weather forecast, and you know it tells you when you need to cover up and wear sunscreen. But where does ... <a title="What is the UV index? An expert explains what it means and how it’s calculated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/21/what-is-the-uv-index-an-expert-explains-what-it-means-and-how-its-calculated-173146/" aria-label="Read more about What is the UV index? An expert explains what it means and how it’s calculated">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Lee, Associate Professor of History, UNSW Four secessionist delegates holding the proposed flag for Western Australia in 1934. State Library of WA For nearly two years, Western Australia Premier Mark McGowan has sealed his state off from the rest of the world to pursue a hugely ... <a title="Republic of Western Australia: how the west has always charted its own course, from secession to COVID" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/21/republic-of-western-australia-how-the-west-has-always-charted-its-own-course-from-secession-to-covid-167048/" aria-label="Read more about Republic of Western Australia: how the west has always charted its own course, from secession to COVID">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Renshaw, Lecturer in Play Therapy, Deakin University www.shutterstock.com Guilt has perhaps always been part of selecting and giving gifts for children at Christmas. However, in 2021, after two years of increased screen time for children thanks to COVID, parents may be experiencing even more uncertainty around ... <a title="Digital toys for kids you don’t have to feel guilty about " class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/21/digital-toys-for-kids-you-dont-have-to-feel-guilty-about-172612/" aria-label="Read more about Digital toys for kids you don’t have to feel guilty about ">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas T. Van Dam, Associate professor, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Images of happy families, joyous celebrations and perfectly wrapped presents. Must be Christmas, right? While these cues can be linked to eager anticipation and enthusiasm, they can also remind us of stress, obligations, planning and interpersonal ... <a title="Stressful Christmas? How meditation can (and can’t) help you through a nightmare lunch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/21/stressful-christmas-how-meditation-can-and-cant-help-you-through-a-nightmare-lunch-170872/" aria-label="Read more about Stressful Christmas? How meditation can (and can’t) help you through a nightmare lunch">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Doctor of Botany, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock After the long COVID-induced lockdowns of 2021, I’m more excited than usual for a joyous gathering at Christmas, where four generations of our family will sit around our much-used dining table for dinner. The table is large, ... <a title="Get to know blackwood better: a magnificent timber and a tough, towering wattle that can survive landslides" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/21/get-to-know-blackwood-better-a-magnificent-timber-and-a-tough-towering-wattle-that-can-survive-landslides-172401/" aria-label="Read more about Get to know blackwood better: a magnificent timber and a tough, towering wattle that can survive landslides">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susie Emery, Lecturer, University of South Australia Florence brings together lovely art and music and simple but meaningful puzzles. Annapurna Interactive/Mountains Studio This year’s Digital Australia report found, as a country, Australians spent more time playing digital games than watching free-to-air TV during the 2020 and 2021 ... <a title="5 of the best home-grown games to play this summer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/21/5-of-the-best-home-grown-games-to-play-this-summer-173147/" aria-label="Read more about 5 of the best home-grown games to play this summer">Read more</a>
