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December 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Shutterstock As school and university students ponder their end-of-year results, it’s only fair we cast a critical eye over the country, too. Using international and domestic indices and figures, it’s possible to get an idea of how well – ... <a title="NZ report card 2021: from COVID to housing and happiness, it was a tale of two countries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/15/nz-report-card-2021-from-covid-to-housing-and-happiness-it-was-a-tale-of-two-countries-173726/" aria-label="Read more about NZ report card 2021: from COVID to housing and happiness, it was a tale of two countries">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As well as Michelle Grattan’s usual interviews with experts and politicians about the news of the day, Politics with Michelle Grattan now includes “Word from The Hill”, where all things political will be discussed with members of The Conversation’s politics ... <a title="Word from The Hill: Government and Labor end 2021 on tenterhooks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/14/word-from-the-hill-government-and-labor-end-2021-on-tenterhooks-173748/" aria-label="Read more about Word from The Hill: Government and Labor end 2021 on tenterhooks">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chay Brown, Research and Partnerships Manager, The Equality Institute, & Postdoctoral fellow, Australian National University GettyImages For many First Nations women living in remote and regional areas, the internet, mobile smartphones and social media platforms are a lifeline for connection and support. However our research, funded by ... <a title="Technology-facilitated abuse of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women is rife in regional and remote areas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/14/technology-facilitated-abuse-of-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-women-is-rife-in-regional-and-remote-areas-171727/" aria-label="Read more about Technology-facilitated abuse of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women is rife in regional and remote areas">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Ena Manuireva Following the publication of the book Toxic some 9 months ago and President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to French Polynesia last July, the response from the French administration has been to send French nuclear experts to Tahiti. Their mission was to give clear and transparent answers about the state of former nuclear ... <a title="French nuclear experts offer reassuring but contradictory ‘clear answers’ to investigative book Toxic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/14/french-nuclear-experts-offer-reassuring-but-contradictory-clear-answers-to-investigative-book-toxic/" aria-label="Read more about French nuclear experts offer reassuring but contradictory ‘clear answers’ to investigative book Toxic">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2021
ANALYSIS: By David Robie “Loyalist” New Caledonians handed France the decisive victory in the third and final referendum on independence it wanted in Sunday’s vote. But it was a hollow victory, with pro-independence Kanaks delivering Paris a massive rebuke for its three-decade decolonisation strategy. The referendum is likely to be seen as a failure, a ... <a title="New Caledonia votes to stay with France, but it’s a hollow victory that will only ratchet up tensions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/14/new-caledonia-votes-to-stay-with-france-but-its-a-hollow-victory-that-will-only-ratchet-up-tensions/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia votes to stay with France, but it’s a hollow victory that will only ratchet up tensions">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeffrey Robertson, Associate Professor of Diplomatic Studies, Yonsei University South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s visit to Australia this week comes at a critical point in the relationship between the countries. Moon is the first world leader to visit Australia since the COVID pandemic began and the federal ... <a title="In a changing region, Australia’s relationship with South Korea has been ignored for too long" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/14/in-a-changing-region-australias-relationship-with-south-korea-has-been-ignored-for-too-long-173737/" aria-label="Read more about In a changing region, Australia’s relationship with South Korea has been ignored for too long">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2021
OP-ED by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana; UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Transport ministers from across Asia and the Pacific are meeting this week to consider a potentially transformational agenda for how people and goods are moved around the region and across the globe. Pre-COVID-19 ... <a title="OP-ED: A new transport agenda to carry Asia and the Pacific towards sustainable development" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/14/op-ed-a-new-transport-agenda-to-carry-asia-and-the-pacific-towards-sustainable-development/" aria-label="Read more about OP-ED: A new transport agenda to carry Asia and the Pacific towards sustainable development">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caroline Gurvich, Associate professor and Clinical Neuropsychologist, Monash University Unsplash/Gantas Vaiciulenas, CC BY For nearly two-thirds of women, menopause comes with an undesirable change in memory. Despite great progress in understanding the medical aspects of menopause – a natural part of life that occurs when a woman ... <a title="‘Brain fog’ during menopause is real – it can disrupt women’s work and spark dementia fears" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/14/brain-fog-during-menopause-is-real-it-can-disrupt-womens-work-and-spark-dementia-fears-173150/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Brain fog’ during menopause is real – it can disrupt women’s work and spark dementia fears">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andréa S. Taschetto, Associate Professor, UNSW Last month was Australia’s wettest November on record, and summer in Queensland and parts of New South Wales is also expected to be soggy for the second consecutive year. So why is our summer parade being rained on yet again? Weather ... <a title="Back so soon, La Niña? Here’s why we’re copping two soggy summers in a row" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/14/back-so-soon-la-nina-heres-why-were-copping-two-soggy-summers-in-a-row-173684/" aria-label="Read more about Back so soon, La Niña? Here’s why we’re copping two soggy summers in a row">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Thorne, Astrophysics PhD Candidate, The University of Western Australia ESO/WFI (Optical); MPIfR/ESO/APEX/A.Weiss et al. (Submillimetre); NASA/CXC/CfA/R.Kraft et al. (X-ray), CC BY-SA When the most massive stars die, they collapse to form some of the densest objects known in the Universe: black holes. They are the “darkest” ... <a title="Some black holes are anything but black – and we’ve found more than 75,000 of the brightest ones" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/14/some-black-holes-are-anything-but-black-and-weve-found-more-than-75-000-of-the-brightest-ones-169938/" aria-label="Read more about Some black holes are anything but black – and we’ve found more than 75,000 of the brightest ones">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lena Waizenegger, Lecturer in Information Systems, Auckland University of Technology Shutterstock Hands up if you’ve ever cursed, mocked or yelled at a chatbot. No surprise if you have. Those automated “helpers” – supposedly designed to make customer service smarter, faster and more efficient – can certainly be ... <a title="‘Sorry, I don’t understand that’ – the trouble with chatbots and how to use them better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/14/sorry-i-dont-understand-that-the-trouble-with-chatbots-and-how-to-use-them-better-171665/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Sorry, I don’t understand that’ – the trouble with chatbots and how to use them better">Read more</a>
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December 14, 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 Parliamentary Services, workplace culture John Weekes (Herald): Former MP Nick Smith’s worker says ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 14 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/14/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-december-14-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 14 2021">Read more</a>
