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August 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Doctor of Botany, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Have you had a knock on the door or perhaps a card in your letterbox telling you the trees in your garden are dangerous and need urgent work? Maybe you’ve been a bit worried about the trees, ... <a title="Dodgy tree loppers are scamming elderly homeowners and hacking up healthy trees. Here’s what you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/03/dodgy-tree-loppers-are-scamming-elderly-homeowners-and-hacking-up-healthy-trees-heres-what-you-need-to-know-164629/" aria-label="Read more about Dodgy tree loppers are scamming elderly homeowners and hacking up healthy trees. Here’s what you need to know">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Ward, Fellow in Historical Studies, The University of Melbourne The COVID crisis has laid bare a crisis of trust. In many Western nations there’s a small but significant minority refusing to follow distancing guidelines, wear masks or get a vaccination. Protests in recent weeks have demonstrated ... <a title="Equality and fairness: vaccines against this pandemic of mistrust" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/03/equality-and-fairness-vaccines-against-this-pandemic-of-mistrust-160100/" aria-label="Read more about Equality and fairness: vaccines against this pandemic of mistrust">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cherine Fahd, Associate Professor, School of Design, University of Technology Sydney In this series we pay tribute to the art we wish could visit — and hope to see once travel restrictions are lifted. Varanasi, or Banaras as the locals call it, is one of India’s most ... <a title="If I could go anywhere: India’s Varanasi — a sacred site on a river of rituals and altered states" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/03/if-i-could-go-anywhere-indias-varanasi-a-sacred-site-on-a-river-of-rituals-and-altered-states-164554/" aria-label="Read more about If I could go anywhere: India’s Varanasi — a sacred site on a river of rituals and altered states">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The opposition has urged the government to provide a $300 incentive payment to everyone who is fully vaccinated by December 1, to accelerate the rollout. This payment should include those already vaccinated, the opposition says. It estimates this would stimulate ... <a title="Albanese calls for $300 vaccination incentive, as rollout extended to vulnerable children" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/03/albanese-calls-for-300-vaccination-incentive-as-rollout-extended-to-vulnerable-children-165383/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese calls for $300 vaccination incentive, as rollout extended to vulnerable children">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eva Ellmer, The University of Queensland KYDPL KYODO/AP BMX freestyle has had its debut in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and Logan Martin just made history by winning the first gold medal for Australia in the sport. The fresh, youthful, and at times risky sport involves the ... <a title="Tail whips and flairs: the jaw-dropping, high-flying tricks that won BMX freestyler Logan Martin the gold" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/02/tail-whips-and-flairs-the-jaw-dropping-high-flying-tricks-that-won-bmx-freestyler-logan-martin-the-gold-165460/" aria-label="Read more about Tail whips and flairs: the jaw-dropping, high-flying tricks that won BMX freestyler Logan Martin the gold">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Phoebe Roth, Deputy Editor, Health+Medicine Shutterstock Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) recently announced provisional approval for the Pfizer vaccine to be used in 12-15-year-olds. We learned on Monday that the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) has advised that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged ... <a title="Should we vaccinate children against COVID-19? We asked 5 experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/02/should-we-vaccinate-children-against-covid-19-we-asked-5-experts-165316/" aria-label="Read more about Should we vaccinate children against COVID-19? We asked 5 experts">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sunit K. Singh, Professor of Molecular Immunology and Virology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University Andre Coelho/EPA/AAP Over a year into the pandemic, questions around immune responses after COVID continue to confound. One question many people are asking is whether the immunity you get from contracting ... <a title="If I’ve already had COVID, do I need a vaccine? And how does the immune system respond? An expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/02/if-ive-already-had-covid-do-i-need-a-vaccine-and-how-does-the-immune-system-respond-an-expert-explains-164236/" aria-label="Read more about If I’ve already had COVID, do I need a vaccine? And how does the immune system respond? An expert explains">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Blazevich, Professor of Biomechanics, Edith Cowan University The fastest sprinter is the world right now is Lamont Marcell Jacobs, who won Olympic gold in the men’s 100-metre sprint with a time of 9.80 seconds. You might be surprised to learn that most of the explosive power ... <a title="Muscles are important, but stiff tendons are the secret ingredient for high-speed performance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/02/muscles-are-important-but-stiff-tendons-are-the-secret-ingredient-for-high-speed-performance-165458/" aria-label="Read more about Muscles are important, but stiff tendons are the secret ingredient for high-speed performance">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mairin Hennebry-Leung, Lecturer in Languages and TESOL, University of Tasmania Shutterstock This article is part of a series providing school students with evidence-based advice for choosing subjects in their senior years. Some students elect to study languages in their senior years because of personal interest, or because ... <a title="Thinking of taking a language in year 11 and 12? Here’s what you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/02/thinking-of-taking-a-language-in-year-11-and-12-heres-what-you-need-to-know-164080/" aria-label="Read more about Thinking of taking a language in year 11 and 12? Here’s what you need to know">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon McCallum, Senior Lecturer in Software Engineering, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington www.shutterstock.com One of the constant challenges in education is keeping the learner engaged, motivated and connected in a world increasingly filled with distractions. Social media, streaming TV and video games all compete ... <a title="Gamers know the power of ‘flow’ — what if learners could harness it too?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/02/gamers-know-the-power-of-flow-what-if-learners-could-harness-it-too-164943/" aria-label="Read more about Gamers know the power of ‘flow’ — what if learners could harness it too?">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2021
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Click here to subscribe to Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup and New Zealand Politics Daily. Today’s content Commerce Commission Supermarket Report Luke Malpass (Stuff): Labour’s $22 billion supermarket problem — and opportunity Bernard Hickey (Spinoff): The supermarket ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 2 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/02/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-2-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 2 2021">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Fisher, Lecturer, University of Canterbury www.shutterstock.com Nearly two decades on from the bitter political battle over ownership of the seabed and foreshore, a recent precedent-setting High Court decision passed almost without comment in the mainstream media. Perhaps that is a sign the country as a whole ... <a title="Has the High Court shown the way for successful Māori claims to marine title?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/02/has-the-high-court-shown-the-way-for-successful-maori-claims-to-marine-title-165381/" aria-label="Read more about Has the High Court shown the way for successful Māori claims to marine title?">Read more</a>
