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January 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Swann, Associate Professor in Psychology, Southern Cross University It’s that time of year when many of us are setting goals for the year ahead. The most common New Year’s resolution – set by 59% of us – is to exercise more. But our research suggests the ... <a title="Want to exercise more? Try setting an open goal for your New Year’s resolution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/01/want-to-exercise-more-try-setting-an-open-goal-for-your-new-years-resolution-149172/" aria-label="Read more about Want to exercise more? Try setting an open goal for your New Year’s resolution">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katie Lee, Research assistant, The University of Queensland So you’re one of the 21% of Australians who got sunburnt last weekend. While we should be avoiding sunburn, it’s sometimes easier said than done in the Australian sun. What can you do once you realise you’re turning into ... <a title="How to treat sunburn pain, according to skin experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/01/how-to-treat-sunburn-pain-according-to-skin-experts-150070/" aria-label="Read more about How to treat sunburn pain, according to skin experts">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Norman Day, Lecturer in Architecture, Practice and Design, Swinburne University of Technology Throughout the world architects are designing green buildings, whether it’s in their sustainable construction, environmentally friendly operation or actually green by style. It’s broadly titled biophilia, connecting people with nature, and it can lead to ... <a title="Green buildings can bring fresh air to design, but they can also bring pests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/01/green-buildings-can-bring-fresh-air-to-design-but-they-can-also-bring-pests-147838/" aria-label="Read more about Green buildings can bring fresh air to design, but they can also bring pests">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katie Pickles, Professor of History, University of Canterbury What’s with those jandals, hokey pokey ice-creams, buzzy bees, Swanndris and gumboots? Far from being random and unrelated objects, these icons of so-called Kiwiana tell a story of late 20th-century nostalgia at a moment of rapid social transformation. Definitions ... <a title="Kiwiana is past its use-by date. Is it time to re-imagine our symbols of national identity?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/01/kiwiana-is-past-its-use-by-date-is-it-time-to-re-imagine-our-symbols-of-national-identity-149967/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwiana is past its use-by date. Is it time to re-imagine our symbols of national identity?">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Warwick Smith, Research economist, University of Melbourne Before the recession we were on a collision course with environmental disaster. The recovery provides a rare opportunity to do things differently; to rebuild a better economy that can support living standards without irretrievably damaging the environment. The closer we ... <a title="Stay in the doughnut, not the hole: how to get out of the crisis with both our economy and environment intact" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/31/stay-in-the-doughnut-not-the-hole-how-to-get-out-of-the-crisis-with-both-our-economy-and-environment-intact-151917/" aria-label="Read more about Stay in the doughnut, not the hole: how to get out of the crisis with both our economy and environment intact">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hugh Breakey, President, Australian Association for Professional & Applied Ethics. Senior Research Fellow, Moral philosophy, Institute for Ethics, Governance & Law, Law Futures Centre., Griffith University 2020 has been a challenging year. For some challenges, such as the coronavirus, a light is appearing at the end of ... <a title="Conspiracy theories on the right, cancel culture on the left: how political legitimacy came under threat in 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/31/conspiracy-theories-on-the-right-cancel-culture-on-the-left-how-political-legitimacy-came-under-threat-in-2020-150844/" aria-label="Read more about Conspiracy theories on the right, cancel culture on the left: how political legitimacy came under threat in 2020">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Olive, ARC DECRA Fellow, The University of Queensland Summer is the season when we like to cool off with a plunge into water. For some it’s in the local or backyard swimming pool, but others prefer the salt water of the ocean. Sometimes referred to as ... <a title="Why going for a swim in the ocean can be good for you, and for nature" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/31/why-going-for-a-swim-in-the-ocean-can-be-good-for-you-and-for-nature-150281/" aria-label="Read more about Why going for a swim in the ocean can be good for you, and for nature">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Mitchell Lee, PhD Candidate, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Australia built a number of coastal defences to help protect the country from any enemy attack during the second world war. Now, almost 80 years later, some of the physical remnants of those historic ... <a title="Left to ruin: we must preserve our forgotten wartime defences" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/31/left-to-ruin-we-must-preserve-our-forgotten-wartime-defences-149435/" aria-label="Read more about Left to ruin: we must preserve our forgotten wartime defences">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University The Deficit Myth: How to Build a Better Economy Stephanie Kelton, Hachette Australia No book prepared ahead of time better targeted the year in economics. Just as governments including Australia’s were embracing debt (A$800 billion ... <a title="(Economics) books to read over summer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/31/economics-books-to-read-over-summer-152088/" aria-label="Read more about (Economics) books to read over summer">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Siobhan McHugh, Honorary Associate Professor, Journalism, University of Wollongong A friend listened to her first podcast last month – an investigative journalism narrative – and binged the whole series over a long Friday evening. Now she’s avid for more. It was a reminder that, despite the vaunted ... <a title="10 summer podcasts perfect for strolls along the beach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/31/10-summer-podcasts-perfect-for-strolls-along-the-beach-150528/" aria-label="Read more about 10 summer podcasts perfect for strolls along the beach">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2020
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content New Year’s Honours 2021 list announced Amber Allott (Stuff): Christchurch’s new knight reflects on nearly 30 years in politics Rahul Bhattarai (RNZ): David Carter on knighthood: Speaker’s role vital in a democracy Bridie Witton (Stuff): Wellington epidemiologist who pushed ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 31 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/31/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-december-31-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 31 2020">Read more</a>
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December 30, 2020
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage COHA WEBINAR: The National and Regional Impact of Parliamentary Elections in Venezuela Zoom and Facebook Live Monday Dec. 14, 8PM EST | 5PM PT Zoom registration, here SPEAKERS: COHA Guest Scholar and Keynote Speaker: Steve Ellner Election Observer Brief: Dr. Margaret Flowers COHA Election Report From the Field: ... <a title="COHA WEBINAR: The National and Regional Impact of Parliamentary Elections in Venezuela" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/30/coha-webinar-the-national-and-regional-impact-of-parliamentary-elections-in-venezuela/" aria-label="Read more about COHA WEBINAR: The National and Regional Impact of Parliamentary Elections in Venezuela">Read more</a>
