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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 18 2019

October 18, 2019

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 by Dr Bryce Edwards. NZ First Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): Where to from here? How NZ First will win in 2020 Matthew Hooton (Herald): Putting the Winston Peters party first (paywalled) Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): A mortal ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 18 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/18/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-october-18-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 18 2019">Read more</a>

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Curious Kids: how are stars made?

October 18, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Orsola De Marco, Astrophysicist , Macquarie University If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au. How are stars made? –Zali, age 8, Karkoo, South Australia. How are stars made? Well, stars are not made, they make themselves! Or maybe I ... <a title="Curious Kids: how are stars made?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/18/curious-kids-how-are-stars-made-122787/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: how are stars made?">Read more</a>

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What is perimenopause and how does it affect women’s health in midlife?

October 18, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gita Mishra, Professor of Life Course Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland All women know to expect the time in life when their periods finish and they reach menopause. Many might even look forward to it. What many women don’t know, however, is they will ... <a title="What is perimenopause and how does it affect women’s health in midlife?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/18/what-is-perimenopause-and-how-does-it-affect-womens-health-in-midlife-122186/" aria-label="Read more about What is perimenopause and how does it affect women’s health in midlife?">Read more</a>

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Is your horse normal? Now there’s an app for that

October 18, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul McGreevy, Professor of Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare Science, University of Sydney Since ancient times, horse behaviour, and the bond between horses and humans, has been a source of intrigue and fascination. The horse-lore that has accumulated over the centuries is a rich mix of both ... <a title="Is your horse normal? Now there’s an app for that" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/18/is-your-horse-normal-now-theres-an-app-for-that-107000/" aria-label="Read more about Is your horse normal? Now there’s an app for that">Read more</a>

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Should I stay or should I go: how ‘city girls’ can learn to feel at home in the country

October 18, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachael Wallis, Lecturer and Honorary Research Fellow, University of Southern Queensland A move to the country is often presented in popular culture as an idyllic life, a place where you can escape the pressures of the city. It’s in television shows such as Escape from the City, ... <a title="Should I stay or should I go: how ‘city girls’ can learn to feel at home in the country" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/18/should-i-stay-or-should-i-go-how-city-girls-can-learn-to-feel-at-home-in-the-country-124579/" aria-label="Read more about Should I stay or should I go: how ‘city girls’ can learn to feel at home in the country">Read more</a>

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Vital signs. Our compulsory super system is broken. We ought to axe it, or completely reform it

October 18, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW The just-announced inquiry into Australia’s retirement income system ought to be anything but run-of-the-mill. Taking place 25 years after the introduction of compulsory superannuation, it provides an opportunity to either fix a broken system, or discard it as failed experiment. Incremental ... <a title="Vital signs. Our compulsory super system is broken. We ought to axe it, or completely reform it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/18/vital-signs-our-compulsory-super-system-is-broken-we-ought-to-axe-it-or-completely-reform-it-124974/" aria-label="Read more about Vital signs. Our compulsory super system is broken. We ought to axe it, or completely reform it">Read more</a>

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Might consciousness and free will be the aces up our sleeves when it comes to competing with robots?

October 18, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Allan McCay, Law Lecturer, University of Sydney The rise of artificial intelligence has led to widespread concern about the role of humans in the workplaces of the future. Indeed, Israeli historian, futurist and publishing sensation Yuval Noah Harari warns in his most recent book 21 Lessons for ... <a title="Might consciousness and free will be the aces up our sleeves when it comes to competing with robots?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/18/might-consciousness-and-free-will-be-the-aces-up-our-sleeves-when-it-comes-to-competing-with-robots-106703/" aria-label="Read more about Might consciousness and free will be the aces up our sleeves when it comes to competing with robots?">Read more</a>

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Small histories: a road trip reveals local museums stuck in a rut

October 18, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jen Saunders, Phd candidate, University of Wollongong Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains images and names of deceased people. You leave Sydney and head for holidays on the South Coast. You plan to catch a quick surf, check out the boutiques and ... <a title="Small histories: a road trip reveals local museums stuck in a rut" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/18/small-histories-a-road-trip-reveals-local-museums-stuck-in-a-rut-113104/" aria-label="Read more about Small histories: a road trip reveals local museums stuck in a rut">Read more</a>

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Grattan on Friday: Storm clouds avoid the bush, darken over the economy

October 18, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Government sources insist shock jock Alan Jones didn’t drive Thursday’s announcement of a cash payment to drought-striken farmers about to be turfed off their household support because they’d reached the four year time limit. They say the measure – giving ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Storm clouds avoid the bush, darken over the economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/18/grattan-on-friday-storm-clouds-avoid-the-bush-darken-over-the-economy-125433/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Storm clouds avoid the bush, darken over the economy">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 17 2019

October 17, 2019

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 by Dr Bryce Edwards. Terrorism bill Lydia Lewis and Dan Satherley (Newshub): Security expert backs new terror law proposal Jo Moir (RNZ): Counter-terrorism bill changes sought by National not acceptable – Justice Minister ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 17 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/17/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-october-17-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 17 2019">Read more</a>

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Cats are not scared off by dingoes. We must find another way to protect native animals

October 17, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bronwyn Fancourt, Adjunct Research Fellow, University of New England Feral cats are wreaking havoc on our native wildlife, eating more than a billion animals across Australia every year. But managing feral cats and reducing their impacts on our threatened species is challenging, to say the least. Aside ... <a title="Cats are not scared off by dingoes. We must find another way to protect native animals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/17/cats-are-not-scared-off-by-dingoes-we-must-find-another-way-to-protect-native-animals-123039/" aria-label="Read more about Cats are not scared off by dingoes. We must find another way to protect native animals">Read more</a>

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Curious Kids: does chewing gum stay inside you for years?

October 17, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jerry Zhou, Lecturer, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au. Does chewing gum stay inside you for years? – Olivia, aged 12, Australia. Great question, Olivia! The short answer is that most gum ... <a title="Curious Kids: does chewing gum stay inside you for years?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/17/curious-kids-does-chewing-gum-stay-inside-you-for-years-121432/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: does chewing gum stay inside you for years?">Read more</a>