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January 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By William Turner, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Picture yourself standing at the edge of a road, trying to decide if it’s safe to cross. It’s night time and rain is falling, making it difficult to see what’s up ahead. After looking both ways, you ... <a title="First impressions count, and have an impact on the decisions we make later on" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/20/first-impressions-count-and-have-an-impact-on-the-decisions-we-make-later-on-175034/" aria-label="Read more about First impressions count, and have an impact on the decisions we make later on">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jenny Davies, PhD researcher, Curtin University Shutterstock For billions of people across the world, life as we knew it stopped in 2020. Families and friends were separated. Masks mandated. Hand washing essential. Every trip outside became risky. As news of deaths, variants and long-term effects of COVID ... <a title="‘Welcome to our world’: families of children with cancer say the pandemic has helped them feel seen, while putting them in peril" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/20/welcome-to-our-world-families-of-children-with-cancer-say-the-pandemic-has-helped-them-feel-seen-while-putting-them-in-peril-175143/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Welcome to our world’: families of children with cancer say the pandemic has helped them feel seen, while putting them in peril">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jack Heinemann, Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics, University of Canterbury In less than 24 hours the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists will update the Doomsday Clock. It’s currently at 100 seconds from midnight – the metaphorical time when the human race could destroy the world with ... <a title="How long to midnight? The Doomsday Clock measures more than nuclear risk – and it’s about to be reset again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/20/how-long-to-midnight-the-doomsday-clock-measures-more-than-nuclear-risk-and-its-about-to-be-reset-again-175049/" aria-label="Read more about How long to midnight? The Doomsday Clock measures more than nuclear risk – and it’s about to be reset again">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Xin Hu, Lecturer, School of Architecture and Built Environment, Deakin University Shutterstock Improving the sustainability of Australia’s housing stock is crucial to meeting national emissions reduction goals. But for older adults, such changes can bring both benefits and challenges. My recent research examined the literature on environmental ... <a title="Confusion, financial pressure, discomfort: older people can struggle with sustainable living, despite its obvious benefits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/20/confusion-financial-pressure-discomfort-older-people-can-struggle-with-sustainable-living-despite-its-obvious-benefits-174535/" aria-label="Read more about Confusion, financial pressure, discomfort: older people can struggle with sustainable living, despite its obvious benefits">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Anderson. Palawa, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Student and University Experience, Australian National University Australia’s position in the international higher education market weakened significantly while our border was closed over the past two years. But recent demand and application data suggest our position may be strengthening since the border ... <a title="Border opening spurs rebound in demand from international students" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/20/border-opening-spurs-rebound-in-demand-from-international-students-175046/" aria-label="Read more about Border opening spurs rebound in demand from international students">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cassandra Goldie, Adjunct Professor and UNSW Law Advisory Council Member, UNSW With Australia’s official COVID-19 infection numbers topping 100,000 a day, the federal government has slashed its last remaining pandemic support payment. The decision is ill-timed, irresponsible and heartless. It is stripping away support for those most ... <a title="What a disaster: federal government slashes COVID payment when people need it most" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/20/what-a-disaster-federal-government-slashes-covid-payment-when-people-need-it-most-175146/" aria-label="Read more about What a disaster: federal government slashes COVID payment when people need it most">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Haslam, Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne Wheel by Hiromi Tango and Dr Emma Burrows (2021) Science Gallery/Alan Weedon Review: MENTAL: Head Inside, curated by Tilly Boleyn. After three false starts due to lockdown, the Science Gallery’s inaugural exhibition, MENTAL: Head Inside, is opening at ... <a title="From fear to connection, dynamic MENTAL exhibition explores a colourful spectrum of experiences" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/20/from-fear-to-connection-dynamic-mental-exhibition-explores-a-colourful-spectrum-of-experiences-164358/" aria-label="Read more about From fear to connection, dynamic MENTAL exhibition explores a colourful spectrum of experiences">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2022
RNZ News New images appear to show the majority of structures on the Tongan island of Atatā have been wiped out after a volcanic eruption and tsunami last weekend. The Tongan government has so far confirmed three deaths from Saturday’s eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai, and all houses on the island of Mango were also ... <a title="Tonga eruption: Images appear to show most of Atatā island wiped out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/20/tonga-eruption-images-appear-to-show-most-of-atata-island-wiped-out/" aria-label="Read more about Tonga eruption: Images appear to show most of Atatā island wiped out">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2022
By Eleisha Foon, RNZ Pacific journalist Tongan communities in New Zealand feel relieved to hear official information from the government of Tonga for the first time since Saturday’s eruption and resulting tsunami. The Office of Tonga’s Prime Minister was able to send initial detail of search and rescue efforts and early reports of damage to ... <a title="Tongan community welcomes official word from Tongan government" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/20/tongan-community-welcomes-official-word-from-tongan-government/" aria-label="Read more about Tongan community welcomes official word from Tongan government">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kirsten Benkendorff, Associate Professor in Marine Biology, Southern Cross University Charlotte Jenkins , Author provided Am I not pretty enough? This article is part of The Conversation’s series introducing you to Australia’s unloved animals that need our help. Camouflaged by a layer of silty mud, most people ... <a title="Leaf oysters: the unsung heroes of estuaries are disappearing, and we know almost nothing about them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/19/leaf-oysters-the-unsung-heroes-of-estuaries-are-disappearing-and-we-know-almost-nothing-about-them-164330/" aria-label="Read more about Leaf oysters: the unsung heroes of estuaries are disappearing, and we know almost nothing about them">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2022
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Politics Daily as well as New Zealand Political Roundup columns for free here. Today’s content Covid, MIQ, border RNZ: Government postpones next MIQ lottery due to spike of Omicron ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – January 19 2022" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/19/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-january-19-2022/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – January 19 2022">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jenny Graves, Distinguished Professor of Genetics and Vice Chancellor’s Fellow, La Trobe University Shutterstock The Earth Biogenome Project, a global consortium that aims to sequence the genomes of all complex life on earth (some 1.8 million described species) in ten years, is ramping up. The project’s origins, ... <a title="A huge project is underway to sequence the genome of every complex species on Earth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/19/a-huge-project-is-underway-to-sequence-the-genome-of-every-complex-species-on-earth-175033/" aria-label="Read more about A huge project is underway to sequence the genome of every complex species on Earth">Read more</a>
