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February 25, 2025
By Christina Persico, RNZ Pacific bulletin editor Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa has survived a vote of no confidence after weeks of political turmoil. In a vote today, she defeated the motion by 34 votes in favour and 15 against. The motion was prompted by a split in the ruling FAST Party, which saw ... <a title="Samoan Prime Minister Fiame survives in resounding no-confidence vote" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/25/samoan-prime-minister-fiame-survives-in-resounding-no-confidence-vote/" aria-label="Read more about Samoan Prime Minister Fiame survives in resounding no-confidence vote">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dennis Wesselbaum, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Otago Piyaset/Shutterstock Climate change is no longer a distant threat. It’s here, it’s real and it increasingly affects us all. But predicting climate change and its associated costs, particularly over long periods of time, is inherently uncertain. And ... <a title="Calculating the economic cost of climate change is tricky, even futile – it’s also a distraction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/25/calculating-the-economic-cost-of-climate-change-is-tricky-even-futile-its-also-a-distraction-248862/" aria-label="Read more about Calculating the economic cost of climate change is tricky, even futile – it’s also a distraction">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yi Li, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, Macquarie University udra11, Shutterstock When you’re deciding what to eat for lunch or dinner, do you consider the meal’s greenhouse gas emissions? How do you compare the carbon footprint of a beef sandwich with that of a falafel wrap? Most people ... <a title="Want a side of CO₂ with that? Better food labels help us choose more climate-friendly foods" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/25/want-a-side-of-co-with-that-better-food-labels-help-us-choose-more-climate-friendly-foods-250513/" aria-label="Read more about Want a side of CO₂ with that? Better food labels help us choose more climate-friendly foods">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aaron J. Cavosie, Senior lecturer, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University A view of the Utopia Planitia region on Mars which is believed to be the site of an ancient ocean. ESA/DLR/FU Berlin, CC BY-SA In the 1970s, images from the NASA Mariner 9 orbiter ... <a title="Scientists have discovered a 3 billion-year-old beach buried on Mars" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/25/scientists-have-discovered-a-3-billion-year-old-beach-buried-on-mars-250496/" aria-label="Read more about Scientists have discovered a 3 billion-year-old beach buried on Mars">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Valeria Maria Rigobon, Lecturer in Literacy, Australian Catholic University Serwin365/Unsplash, CC BY It is common for Australian children to grow up with languages other than English in their family lives. More than one-fifth of Australians report speaking a language other than English at home. But when it ... <a title="Do you speak other languages at home? This will not hold your child back at school" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/25/do-you-speak-other-languages-at-home-this-will-not-hold-your-child-back-at-school-250405/" aria-label="Read more about Do you speak other languages at home? This will not hold your child back at school">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrei Lux, Lecturer of Leadership and Research Cluster Lead, Edith Cowan University Dictatorships would appear to be on the rise. Russian president Vladimir Putin, US president Donald Trump and even un-elected tech entrepreneur, Elon Musk are ruling by decree like “kings”. Some might naively call these leaders ... <a title="Trump, Putin and Musk all share a leadership style – we’ve figured out what it is" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/25/trump-putin-and-musk-all-share-a-leadership-style-weve-figured-out-what-it-is-250502/" aria-label="Read more about Trump, Putin and Musk all share a leadership style – we’ve figured out what it is">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Victor Dieriks, Research Fellow in Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Shutterstock/sfam_photo A form of Parkinson’s disease caused by mutations in a gene known as PINK1 has long been labelled rare. But our research shows it’s anything but – at least for some populations. Our ... <a title="Studies of Parkinson’s disease have long overlooked Pacific populations – our work shows why that must change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/25/studies-of-parkinsons-disease-have-long-overlooked-pacific-populations-our-work-shows-why-that-must-change-250366/" aria-label="Read more about Studies of Parkinson’s disease have long overlooked Pacific populations – our work shows why that must change">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lydia Mainey, Senior Nursing Lecturer, CQUniversity Australia PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterstock In Australia, around one in four people who are able to get pregnant will have a medical or surgical abortion in their lifetime. Both options are safe, legal and effective. The choice between them usually comes ... <a title="What’s the difference between medical abortion and surgical abortion?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/25/whats-the-difference-between-medical-abortion-and-surgical-abortion-249839/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the difference between medical abortion and surgical abortion?">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Xiongzhi Wang, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Environmental Social Science, Australian National University Max Acronym/Shutterstock When you think about climate advocates, you’ll likely picture left-leaning environmentalists who live in cities. This group has contributed to building public support for climate action worldwide, through protests, petitions, lobbying and so ... <a title="Farmers, investors, miners and parents: how unconventional climate advocates can reach new audiences" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/25/farmers-investors-miners-and-parents-how-unconventional-climate-advocates-can-reach-new-audiences-249949/" aria-label="Read more about Farmers, investors, miners and parents: how unconventional climate advocates can reach new audiences">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Romy Lauche, Deputy Director (Research), National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine, Southern Cross University Drazen Zigic/Shutterstock Ramadan is one of the most significant months of the Islamic lunar calendar. It marks the time when the Quran was revealed to Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him). Almost 2 billion ... <a title="Ramadan is almost here. 5 tips to boost your wellbeing and energy levels if you’re fasting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/24/ramadan-is-almost-here-5-tips-to-boost-your-wellbeing-and-energy-levels-if-youre-fasting-248223/" aria-label="Read more about Ramadan is almost here. 5 tips to boost your wellbeing and energy levels if you’re fasting">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Judith Bishop, Tracey Banivanua Mar Fellow, La Trobe University 3d_kot/Shutterstock Badly behaved artificial intelligence (AI) systems have a long history in science fiction. Way back in 1961, in the famous Astro Boy comics by Osamu Tezuka, a clone of a popular robot magician was reprogrammed into a ... <a title="Erotica, gore and racism: how America’s war on ‘ideological bias’ is letting AI off the leash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/24/erotica-gore-and-racism-how-americas-war-on-ideological-bias-is-letting-ai-off-the-leash-250060/" aria-label="Read more about Erotica, gore and racism: how America’s war on ‘ideological bias’ is letting AI off the leash">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matt Fitzpatrick, Professor in International History, Flinders University Friedrich Merz’s centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has captured the highest proportion of votes in Germany’s election on Sunday. The celebrations could be short-lived, though, as the task of forming a government now looms. As it stands, Germany’s public ... <a title="Friedrich Merz has won Germany’s election. But as the far right soars, forming a government may be difficult" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/24/friedrich-merz-has-won-germanys-election-but-as-the-far-right-soars-forming-a-government-may-be-difficult-250621/" aria-label="Read more about Friedrich Merz has won Germany’s election. But as the far right soars, forming a government may be difficult">Read more</a>
