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December 19, 2019
The Minister of Finance visited his local soup kitchen one night last month, and tweeted “Good to catch up with folk I worked with/helped over the years+remember how important it is to give every helping hand we can”. But are Grant Robertson and his colleagues giving enough of a helping hand to those in poverty? ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Is the Government doing enough to address poverty?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/19/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-is-the-government-doing-enough-to-address-poverty/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Is the Government doing enough to address poverty?">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2019
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Labour Party assault inquiry Alison Mau (Stuff): Labour sexual harassment complainants ‘told PM of suicide risk’ from report’s release Tova O’Brien (Newshub): Labour Party sexual assault investigation: Complainants distressed claims not upheld Spinoff: ‘Worst nightmare’: Labour ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 19 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/19/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-december-19-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 19 2019">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2019
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Whakaari/White Island John Anthony (Stuff): Whakaari/White Island should be bought off private owners, law expert says 1News: Are NZ’s adventure tourism rules fit for purpose? Workplace Safety Minister wants answers Freya Higgins-Desbiolles and James ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 18 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/19/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-december-18-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 18 2019">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sunanda Creagh, Head of Digital Storytelling How did our galaxy form? How do galaxies evolve over time? Where did the Sun’s lost siblings end up? Three hours north-east of Parkes lies a remote astronomical research facility, unpolluted by city lights, where researchers are collecting vast amounts of ... <a title="‘The size, the grandeur, the peacefulness of being in the dark’: what it’s like to study space at Siding Spring Observatory" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/19/the-size-the-grandeur-the-peacefulness-of-being-in-the-dark-what-its-like-to-study-space-at-siding-spring-observatory-128998/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The size, the grandeur, the peacefulness of being in the dark’: what it’s like to study space at Siding Spring Observatory">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kira Westaway, Senior Lecturer, Macquarie University Imagine your child asked you “When did grandma die?” and you could only respond “It was probably a while ago, but it could have been quite recently.” Most likely your child would be unsatisfied with the reply. This has been our ... <a title="When did _Homo erectus_ die out? A fresh look at the demise of an ancient human species over 100,000 years ago" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/19/when-did-homo-erectus-die-out-a-fresh-look-at-the-demise-of-an-ancient-human-species-over-100-000-years-ago-126181/" aria-label="Read more about When did _Homo erectus_ die out? A fresh look at the demise of an ancient human species over 100,000 years ago">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Podger, Honorary Professor of Public Policy, Australian National University The final report of the Independent Review of the Australian Public Service is much more substantial than its interim report. That is hardly a high hurdle, but its 18-page bibliography suggests considerable reflection beyond the (mostly disappointing) ... <a title="Report on public service overhaul a good start, but parliamentary inquiry is needed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/19/report-on-public-service-overhaul-a-good-start-but-parliamentary-inquiry-is-needed-127602/" aria-label="Read more about Report on public service overhaul a good start, but parliamentary inquiry is needed">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katinka van de Ven, Senior Lecturer, Centre for Rural Criminology, HASSE, University of New England & Visiting Fellow, Drug Policy Modelling Program, SPRC, University of New South Wales, University of New England Rural Australians are more likely than their city counterparts to drink alcohol at harmful levels. ... <a title="As drug deaths rise in rural Australia, we must do more to prevent overdoses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/19/as-drug-deaths-rise-in-rural-australia-we-must-do-more-to-prevent-overdoses-128229/" aria-label="Read more about As drug deaths rise in rural Australia, we must do more to prevent overdoses">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laurien Beane, Course Coordinator, Queensland Undergraduate Early Childhood, Australian Catholic University Friendship is critical to a young person’s development. Recent research showed teenagers with just one close friend were better able to bounce back from stress than teenagers without one. But we also know about the high ... <a title="From childcare to high school – what to do if you don’t like your kid’s friend" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/19/from-childcare-to-high-school-what-to-do-if-you-dont-like-your-kids-friend-126193/" aria-label="Read more about From childcare to high school – what to do if you don’t like your kid’s friend">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Levinson, Professor of Transport, University of Sydney You are walking east on a footpath and come to an unmarked intersection without traffic signals. A vehicle is driving north, across your path. Who has right of way in Australia? Should you step into the road expecting the ... <a title="Why Australian road rules should be rewritten to put walking first" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/19/why-australian-road-rules-should-be-rewritten-to-put-walking-first-127789/" aria-label="Read more about Why Australian road rules should be rewritten to put walking first">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Louise Grimmer, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, Tasmanian School of Business and Economics, University of Tasmania For many of us, our first experience with “gambling” was the lucky dip at the local school fete. We handed over our pocket money and hoped the plain packet we selected would ... <a title="Blind bags: how toy makers are making a fortune with child gambling" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/19/blind-bags-how-toy-makers-are-making-a-fortune-with-child-gambling-127229/" aria-label="Read more about Blind bags: how toy makers are making a fortune with child gambling">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stefanie Johnstone, PhD Candiate, University of Technology Sydney How many Star Wars films did George Lucas plan? According to Dan Golding in his recent book Star Wars After Lucas, this depends on when Lucas was asked. The often-quoted number is nine, but it might wind up being ... <a title="The Rise of Skywalker ends a third Star Wars trilogy. Here’s why stories work so well in threes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/19/the-rise-of-skywalker-ends-a-third-star-wars-trilogy-heres-why-stories-work-so-well-in-threes-127997/" aria-label="Read more about The Rise of Skywalker ends a third Star Wars trilogy. Here’s why stories work so well in threes">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Māori religious leader Rua Kēnana. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA The New Zealand government today officially pardoned Māori leader Rua Kēnana Hepetipa, who was convicted for “moral resistance to arrest” more than a century ago. Descendents of the Pacifist leader ... <a title="Why a pardon for 20th-century Māori leader Rua Kēnana doesn’t go far enough" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/18/why-a-pardon-for-20th-century-maori-leader-rua-kenana-doesnt-go-far-enough-126920/" aria-label="Read more about Why a pardon for 20th-century Māori leader Rua Kēnana doesn’t go far enough">Read more</a>
