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March 26, 2024
Asia Pacific Report Amnesty International Indonesia is calling for an evaluation of the placement of TNI (Indonesian military) in Papua after a video of a Papuan man being tortured by several soldiers at the Gome Post in Puncak regency, Central Papua, went viral on social media. “This incident was a [case of] cruel and inhuman ... <a title="Amnesty urges review of Indonesian troops in Papua after torture video" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/26/amnesty-urges-review-of-indonesian-troops-in-papua-after-torture-video/" aria-label="Read more about Amnesty urges review of Indonesian troops in Papua after torture video">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2024
Pacific Media Watch Journalist Maiki Sherman (Ngāpuhi/Whakatōhea) has been appointed Television New Zealand’s political editor, the first wahine Māori to lead the 1News political team in the channel’s history, reports Whakaata Māori’s Te Ao Māori News. “This is a huge milestone for me and one I’ve worked hard for. I’m proud to be the first ... <a title="Maiki Sherman named as TVNZ’s first wahine Māori political editor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/26/maiki-sherman-named-as-tvnzs-first-wahine-maori-political-editor/" aria-label="Read more about Maiki Sherman named as TVNZ’s first wahine Māori political editor">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zoe Lee, Reader (Associate Professor) in Marketing, Cardiff University Ian Forsyth/Getty We are in an era of brand activism and conscious consumerism. More than 70% of consumers expect brands to publicly stand for sociopolitical issues. And more than half of Australians consider sustainability an important purchasing criterion. ... <a title="The Body Shop shouldn’t have failed in an age when consumers want activism from their brands. What happened?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/26/the-body-shop-shouldnt-have-failed-in-an-age-when-consumers-want-activism-from-their-brands-what-happened-226128/" aria-label="Read more about The Body Shop shouldn’t have failed in an age when consumers want activism from their brands. What happened?">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katie Lee, PhD Candidate, Dermatology Research Centre, The University of Queensland Tamara Bellis/Unsplash As we slide of out summer, you might be wondering how careful you need to be about sun exposure. Excessive exposure causes skin cancer, but sun exposure also has benefits. How do you balance ... <a title="Summer’s over, so how much sun can (and should) I get?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/26/summers-over-so-how-much-sun-can-and-should-i-get-224144/" aria-label="Read more about Summer’s over, so how much sun can (and should) I get?">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sebastian Pfautsch, Research Theme Fellow – Environment and Sustainability, Western Sydney University Sebastian Pfautsch, CC BY If you visit southern Greece or Tunisia, you might notice lots of white rooftops and white buildings to reflect the intense heat and keep residents cooler. It’s very different in Australia. ... <a title="If you’ve got a dark roof, you’re spending almost $700 extra a year to keep your house cool" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/26/if-youve-got-a-dark-roof-youre-spending-almost-700-extra-a-year-to-keep-your-house-cool-225674/" aria-label="Read more about If you’ve got a dark roof, you’re spending almost $700 extra a year to keep your house cool">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elise Waghorn, Lecturer, School of Education, RMIT University Cottonbro Studio/ Pexels, CC BY It’s a weeknight, parents rush through the door from work, grab a snack, and then speed off in various directions to children’s extracurricular activities. As they do, they are managing tired and hungry kids ... <a title="Is your child ‘overscheduled?’ How to get the balance right on extracurricular activities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/26/is-your-child-overscheduled-how-to-get-the-balance-right-on-extracurricular-activities-225786/" aria-label="Read more about Is your child ‘overscheduled?’ How to get the balance right on extracurricular activities">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ruari Elkington, Senior Lecturer in Creative Industries & Chief Investigator at QUT Digital Media Research Centre (DMRC), Queensland University of Technology Khak/Shutterstock Australians have had plenty of time in the last 100 years to work out what they value about cinema-going and why it matters. Head to ... <a title="‘To truly forget life for a while – a reprieve and a reward’: why Australians love going to the cinema" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/26/to-truly-forget-life-for-a-while-a-reprieve-and-a-reward-why-australians-love-going-to-the-cinema-222597/" aria-label="Read more about ‘To truly forget life for a while – a reprieve and a reward’: why Australians love going to the cinema">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alfio Leotta, Associate Professor, School of English, Film, Theatre, Media and Communication, and Art History, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington The second instalment of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune has dominated most conversations about cinema in the first few months of 2024. Adapted from Frank Herbert’s ... <a title="From Die Nibelungen to Dune: epic fantasy cinema has been thrilling audiences for 100 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/26/from-die-nibelungen-to-dune-epic-fantasy-cinema-has-been-thrilling-audiences-for-100-years-225884/" aria-label="Read more about From Die Nibelungen to Dune: epic fantasy cinema has been thrilling audiences for 100 years">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2024
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea’s Defence Minister and minister responsible for the National Disaster Centre Dr Billy Joseph confirmed today that the government — with coordinated support from all stakeholder agencies and development partners — was responding appropriately to the natural disasters that has hit many parts of the country. The ... <a title="Disaster minister Joseph briefs PNG on quake and crises hitting nation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/26/disaster-minister-joseph-briefs-png-on-quake-and-crises-hitting-nation/" aria-label="Read more about Disaster minister Joseph briefs PNG on quake and crises hitting nation">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2024
Asia Pacific Report An Australian solidarity group for West Papua today warned of a fresh “heavy handed” Indonesia crackdown on Papuan villagers with more “arrests and torture”. Joe Collins of the Australia West Papua Association (AWPA) gave the warning in the wake of the deployment of 30 elite rangers last week at the Ndeotadi 99 ... <a title="Australian group warns of new ‘arrests, torture’ in Papuan crackdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/25/australian-group-warns-of-new-arrests-torture-in-papuan-crackdown/" aria-label="Read more about Australian group warns of new ‘arrests, torture’ in Papuan crackdown">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2024
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Much of our conflict in the world has been (at least at the time it was happening) framed as Good versus Evil, and with Good therefore having a moral imperative to prevail ‘at any cost’. Once upon a time – and in my lifetime – many of us regarded War as ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Can ‘Good’ be the Greater Evil?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/25/keith-rankin-analysis-can-good-be-the-greater-evil/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Can ‘Good’ be the Greater Evil?">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2024
The Indonesian government has confirmed it is investigating a viral video showing security forces in Papua torturing a civilian. The video — which can be seen here – shows an indigenous Papuan man with his hands tied behind his back in an open fuel drum filled with water being kicked, punched and sliced with a ... <a title="‘Committed to human rights’, claims Indonesia over West Papua torture" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/25/committed-to-human-rights-claims-indonesia-over-west-papua-torture/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Committed to human rights’, claims Indonesia over West Papua torture">Read more</a>
