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September 13, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ralph Cooney, Professor Emeritus in Advanced Materials, University of Auckland European Space Agency, CC BY-ND More than half of the thousands of satellites in orbit are now defunct, and this accumulation of floating space debris has been described as a “fatal problem” for current and future space ... <a title="Harpoons, robots and lasers: how to capture defunct satellites and other space junk and bring it back to Earth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/13/harpoons-robots-and-lasers-how-to-capture-defunct-satellites-and-other-space-junk-and-bring-it-back-to-earth-189698/" aria-label="Read more about Harpoons, robots and lasers: how to capture defunct satellites and other space junk and bring it back to Earth">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2022
RNZ Pacific Plans to hold a referendum in Kanaky New Caledonia next year on a new statute for the territory are being deferred. French Junior Overseas Minister Jean-Francois Carenco told the television station Caledonia that there would be no referendum in July. Carenco said a vote would happen once everybody is ready, noting there had ... <a title="France defers referendum on new statute for New Caledonia Kanaky" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/13/france-defers-referendum-on-new-statute-for-new-caledonia-kanaky/" aria-label="Read more about France defers referendum on new statute for New Caledonia Kanaky">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2022
PNG Post-Courier A massive earthquake has sent shockwave across PNG with at least four dead, properties and key infrastructure destroyed and fears of a mounting death toll. The 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck at 9:45am yesterday and rocked the newly-built five-star dormitories at the University of Goroka, leaving about 7600 students homeless and forcing PNG Power ... <a title="4 killed, fears death toll may rise in massive PNG weekend quake" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/13/4-killed-fears-death-toll-may-rise-in-massive-png-weekend-quake/" aria-label="Read more about 4 killed, fears death toll may rise in massive PNG weekend quake">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2022
RNZ News All mask wearing requirements in Aotearoa New Zealand — except in healthcare and aged care — will be scrapped, and household contacts will no longer need to isolate, the government confirmed today. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Minister for Covid-19 Response Dr Ayesha Verrall confirmed cabinet’s decision to scrap the Covid-19 Protection Framework ... <a title="NZ covid-19 traffic light system scrapped from midnight, says PM Jacinda Ardern" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/13/nz-covid-19-traffic-light-system-scrapped-from-midnight-says-pm-jacinda-ardern/" aria-label="Read more about NZ covid-19 traffic light system scrapped from midnight, says PM Jacinda Ardern">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2022
By Melisha Yafoi in Port Moresby A 7.6 magnitude earthquake has been felt across Papua New Guinea with widespread damage to villages and an unconfirmed number of casualties reported in the Rai Coast district, Madang Province, and Wau, Morobe Province. News agencies reported at least five dead. The quake at a depth of 81km struck ... <a title="Deaths, buried villages reported as 7.6 magnitude earthquake hits PNG" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/13/deaths-buried-villages-reported-as-7-6-magnitude-earthquake-hits-png/" aria-label="Read more about Deaths, buried villages reported as 7.6 magnitude earthquake hits PNG">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2022
RNZ Pacific Flags are flying at half mast across the Pacific and leaders are paying tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, who died at Thursday at the age of 96. The Queen visited the Pacific multiple times during her 70-year reign, with a visit a few months after her coronation to Fiji and Tonga, in December ... <a title="Flags at half mast across the Pacific as leaders pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/13/flags-at-half-mast-across-the-pacific-as-leaders-pay-tribute-to-queen-elizabeth/" aria-label="Read more about Flags at half mast across the Pacific as leaders pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2022
Politics Daily and Political Roundup are collated and published by Dr Bryce Edwards. Items of interest and importance today COVID Luke Malpass (Stuff): PM Ardern’s last Covid live update draws a curtain down on a miserable couple of years Claire Trevett (Herald): PM bids a relieved farewell to Covid-19 rules (paywalled) Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): Government seeking advice on ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Daily Politics: Items of interest and importance today – September 13 2022" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/13/bryce-edwards-daily-politics-items-of-interest-and-importance-today-september-13-2022/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Daily Politics: Items of interest and importance today – September 13 2022">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2022
By Samson Bonai in Port Moresby Three alluvial miners were buried alive at Koranga mining area in Papua New Guinea following the earthquake which measured 7.6 on the Richter scale which hit Morobe province on Sunday morning. The PNG Post-Courier today reports a death toll of seven after the devastation from the quake in the ... <a title="Quake buries three alive in Wau as PNG reports death toll of seven" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/13/quake-buries-three-alive-in-wau-as-png-reports-death-toll-of-seven/" aria-label="Read more about Quake buries three alive in Wau as PNG reports death toll of seven">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Tomkins, Geologist, Monash University Nick Wilson A “folded diamond” doesn’t sound entirely plausible. But that’s exactly what we’ve found inside a rare group of meteorites known as ureilites, which likely came from the mantle of a dwarf planet or very large asteroid that was destroyed 4.56 ... <a title="Folded diamond has been discovered in a rare type of meteorite. How is this possible?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/13/folded-diamond-has-been-discovered-in-a-rare-type-of-meteorite-how-is-this-possible-190134/" aria-label="Read more about Folded diamond has been discovered in a rare type of meteorite. How is this possible?">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Sussex, Fellow, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University Vladmir Putin has a new problem. His invasion of Ukraine is not just bogged down. It’s going rapidly backwards. Ukraine’s armed forces have launched two stunningly successful counteroffensives around Kharkov in the nation’s east, and in ... <a title="With his army on the back foot, is escalation over Ukraine Vladimir Putin’s only real option?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/13/with-his-army-on-the-back-foot-is-escalation-over-ukraine-vladimir-putins-only-real-option-190046/" aria-label="Read more about With his army on the back foot, is escalation over Ukraine Vladimir Putin’s only real option?">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Dearnaley, Associate Professor, University of Southern Queensland shutterstock Hay fever is a downside of springtime around the world. As temperatures increase, plant growth resumes and flowers start appearing. But while native flowering plants such as wattle often get the blame when the seasonal sneezes strike, hay ... <a title="Sneezing with hay fever? Native plants aren’t usually the culprit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/13/sneezing-with-hay-fever-native-plants-arent-usually-the-culprit-190336/" aria-label="Read more about Sneezing with hay fever? Native plants aren’t usually the culprit">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wesley Morgan, Research Fellow, Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University Kelly Barnes/AAP Australia last week moved to tackle the climate crisis when federal parliament passed Labor’s climate bill. But the new law is just the first step. Over the next eight years to 2030, we must get on ... <a title="Now, we begin: 10 simple ways to make Australia’s climate game truly next-level" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/13/now-we-begin-10-simple-ways-to-make-australias-climate-game-truly-next-level-190427/" aria-label="Read more about Now, we begin: 10 simple ways to make Australia’s climate game truly next-level">Read more</a>
