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June 13, 2022
RNZ Pacific A new report on the economic impacts of climate change faced by the world’s most at-risk countries has found the climate crisis has made vulnerable economies poorer. The Climate Vulnerable Economies Loss Report has found climate-threatened nations, including those in the Pacific, lost approximately US$525 billion in damage over the last two decades. ... <a title="Climate change costs at-risk countries $525 billion in damage, says report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/13/climate-change-costs-at-risk-countries-525-billion-in-damage-says-report/" aria-label="Read more about Climate change costs at-risk countries $525 billion in damage, says report">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2022
By Matthew Rosenberg in Gisborne A Gisborne councillor has called into question the mayor’s ability to lead the region forward, saying her background makes it hard to understand issues affecting Māori. Third-term councillor Meredith Akuhata-Brown made the comments about Mayor Rehette Stoltz following questions about her intention to stand for the top position at the ... <a title="Gisborne district councillor hits out over lack of Māori leadership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/13/gisborne-district-councillor-hits-out-over-lack-of-maori-leadership/" aria-label="Read more about Gisborne district councillor hits out over lack of Māori leadership">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2022
RNZ News The New Zealand government is considering more action to crack down on violent gang behaviour but has dismissed the idea of a ban on wearing gang patches in public. There have been a number of shootings and arson attacks in Auckland and Northland in recent weeks linked to escalating tensions between the Killer ... <a title="Ardern spurns National’s plans on curbing NZ violent gang behaviour" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/13/ardern-spurns-nationals-plans-on-curbing-nz-violent-gang-behaviour/" aria-label="Read more about Ardern spurns National’s plans on curbing NZ violent gang behaviour">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2022
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk A protest action by Papuan students which took place in the South Sulawesi provincial capital of Makassar, which was opposing the creation of new autonomous regions in Papua, ended in a clash with a social movement. Several people were injured and rushed to the nearest hospital. Action coordinator Boci explained that ... <a title="Thugs attack student rally in Makassar against Papuan ‘carve up’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/13/thugs-attack-student-rally-in-makassar-against-papuan-carve-up/" aria-label="Read more about Thugs attack student rally in Makassar against Papuan ‘carve up’">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amie O’Shea, Lecturer, Disability & Inclusion, Deakin University Rainbow Rights, Author provided They are a group often overlooked, described as “invisible”, or perhaps assumed not to exist at all. There is no reliable data that captures the number of LGBTQ+ Australians with intellectual disability. But in 2020, ... <a title="‘What matters is hope, freedom and saying who you are.’ What LGBTQ+ people with intellectual disabilities want everyone to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/13/what-matters-is-hope-freedom-and-saying-who-you-are-what-lgbtq-people-with-intellectual-disabilities-want-everyone-to-know-184555/" aria-label="Read more about ‘What matters is hope, freedom and saying who you are.’ What LGBTQ+ people with intellectual disabilities want everyone to know">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Margaret Kristin Merga, Honorary Senior Lecturer, School of Education, University of Newcastle Shutterstock We know literacy is important. Unfortunately, many Australian students move through the years of schooling without achieving the literacy they need for essential daily activities. When we think about building literacy, we most likely ... <a title="Every teacher needs to be a literacy teacher – but that’s not happening in most Australian schools" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/13/every-teacher-needs-to-be-a-literacy-teacher-but-thats-not-happening-in-most-australian-schools-184557/" aria-label="Read more about Every teacher needs to be a literacy teacher – but that’s not happening in most Australian schools">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2022
Political Roundup: Why is New Zealand’s defence minister visiting South Korea? By Geoffrey Miller New Zealand’s defence minister, Peeni Henare, has had a very busy first half of the year. In January, Henare was the face of New Zealand’s relief effort to Tonga, following the eruption of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai volcano. Then, from March onwards, ... <a title="Political Roundup: Why is New Zealand’s defence minister visiting South Korea?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/13/political-roundup-why-is-new-zealands-defence-minister-visiting-south-korea/" aria-label="Read more about Political Roundup: Why is New Zealand’s defence minister visiting South Korea?">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Moulds, Senior Lecturer of Law, University of South Australia Shutterstock For a long time, policy makers and legislators seeking to address the problem of domestic and family violence have sought higher penalties and tougher laws. But when it comes to finding practical solutions to this complex ... <a title="‘All these people with lived experience are not being heard’: what family violence survivors want policy makers to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/13/all-these-people-with-lived-experience-are-not-being-heard-what-family-violence-survivors-want-policy-makers-to-know-180872/" aria-label="Read more about ‘All these people with lived experience are not being heard’: what family violence survivors want policy makers to know">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jodi Rowley, Curator, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation Biology, Australian Museum, UNSW Sydney A dead Peron’s tree frog (_Litoria peronii_) Ken Griffiths, Author provided Last winter, thousands of dead and dying frogs were found across Australia. Instead of hunkering down and out of sight, frogs were spotted during ... <a title="Australian frogs are dying en masse again, and we need your help to find out why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/13/australian-frogs-are-dying-en-masse-again-and-we-need-your-help-to-find-out-why-184255/" aria-label="Read more about Australian frogs are dying en masse again, and we need your help to find out why">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emily Millane, Senior Fellow, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne As every historian knows, the frame you use to analyse the past affects the stories you tell about that past. Time is foremost among those frames. Richard Flanagan wrote last month that the 2022 federal election ... <a title="Hawke’s special skill was levelling with the Australian people. It’s Albanese’s only option" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/13/hawkes-special-skill-was-levelling-with-the-australian-people-its-albaneses-only-option-184305/" aria-label="Read more about Hawke’s special skill was levelling with the Australian people. It’s Albanese’s only option">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2022
Analysis by Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: NZ First’s court trial shows the need for political finance reform The New Zealand First donations scandal trial began in the High Court this week. And it’s already showing why the political finance laws in this country need a significant overhaul. The trial is the outcome of a high-profile scandal ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: NZ First’s court trial shows the need for political finance reform" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/11/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-nz-firsts-court-trial-shows-the-need-for-political-finance-reform/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: NZ First’s court trial shows the need for political finance reform">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2022
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Dan Kovalik Pittsburgh In his new memoir, Sacred Oath, former US Defense Secretary, Mark Esper, who served under President Donald Trump at the time of the arrest of Alex Saab in Cape Verde, effectively admits that the White House was quite aware of the fact that Saab ... <a title="New Revelations of Former US Secretary of Defense Confirm Illegality of the Extradition and Arrest of Diplomat Alex Saab" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/11/new-revelations-of-former-us-secretary-of-defense-confirm-illegality-of-the-extradition-and-arrest-of-diplomat-alex-saab/" aria-label="Read more about New Revelations of Former US Secretary of Defense Confirm Illegality of the Extradition and Arrest of Diplomat Alex Saab">Read more</a>
