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December 21, 2021
By Jan Kohout in Noumea There have been mixed opinions from New Caledonia’s communities after the third and final referendum returned a 96 percent vote against independence. While anti-independence parties welcomed the victory, the pro-independence Kanak side refuse to recognise the result. The turnout of potential voters was especially low among the Kanak community because ... <a title="‘France still doesn’t understand us Kanaks after 30 years of dialogue’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/21/france-still-doesnt-understand-us-kanaks-after-30-years-of-dialogue/" aria-label="Read more about ‘France still doesn’t understand us Kanaks after 30 years of dialogue’">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2021
RNZ Pacific Fiji’s Health Ministry is concerned that people are not taking the new omicron variant of the coronavirus seriously. Fiji reported two cases of the variant more than two weeks ago — both patients had arrived in the country from Nigeria on November 25. Health Secretary Dr James Fong said more than 70 countries ... <a title="Fijians urged to take omicron virus variant seriously amid global spread" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/21/fijians-urged-to-take-omicron-virus-variant-seriously-amid-global-spread/" aria-label="Read more about Fijians urged to take omicron virus variant seriously amid global spread">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Loughran, Principal Researcher and Electromagnetic Energy Program Manager, ARPANSA, and Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Wollongong Shutterstock You’ve probably seen the UV index in the day’s weather forecast, and you know it tells you when you need to cover up and wear sunscreen. But where does ... <a title="What is the UV index? An expert explains what it means and how it’s calculated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/21/what-is-the-uv-index-an-expert-explains-what-it-means-and-how-its-calculated-173146/" aria-label="Read more about What is the UV index? An expert explains what it means and how it’s calculated">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Lee, Associate Professor of History, UNSW Four secessionist delegates holding the proposed flag for Western Australia in 1934. State Library of WA For nearly two years, Western Australia Premier Mark McGowan has sealed his state off from the rest of the world to pursue a hugely ... <a title="Republic of Western Australia: how the west has always charted its own course, from secession to COVID" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/21/republic-of-western-australia-how-the-west-has-always-charted-its-own-course-from-secession-to-covid-167048/" aria-label="Read more about Republic of Western Australia: how the west has always charted its own course, from secession to COVID">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Renshaw, Lecturer in Play Therapy, Deakin University www.shutterstock.com Guilt has perhaps always been part of selecting and giving gifts for children at Christmas. However, in 2021, after two years of increased screen time for children thanks to COVID, parents may be experiencing even more uncertainty around ... <a title="Digital toys for kids you don’t have to feel guilty about " class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/21/digital-toys-for-kids-you-dont-have-to-feel-guilty-about-172612/" aria-label="Read more about Digital toys for kids you don’t have to feel guilty about ">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas T. Van Dam, Associate professor, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Images of happy families, joyous celebrations and perfectly wrapped presents. Must be Christmas, right? While these cues can be linked to eager anticipation and enthusiasm, they can also remind us of stress, obligations, planning and interpersonal ... <a title="Stressful Christmas? How meditation can (and can’t) help you through a nightmare lunch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/21/stressful-christmas-how-meditation-can-and-cant-help-you-through-a-nightmare-lunch-170872/" aria-label="Read more about Stressful Christmas? How meditation can (and can’t) help you through a nightmare lunch">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Doctor of Botany, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock After the long COVID-induced lockdowns of 2021, I’m more excited than usual for a joyous gathering at Christmas, where four generations of our family will sit around our much-used dining table for dinner. The table is large, ... <a title="Get to know blackwood better: a magnificent timber and a tough, towering wattle that can survive landslides" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/21/get-to-know-blackwood-better-a-magnificent-timber-and-a-tough-towering-wattle-that-can-survive-landslides-172401/" aria-label="Read more about Get to know blackwood better: a magnificent timber and a tough, towering wattle that can survive landslides">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susie Emery, Lecturer, University of South Australia Florence brings together lovely art and music and simple but meaningful puzzles. Annapurna Interactive/Mountains Studio This year’s Digital Australia report found, as a country, Australians spent more time playing digital games than watching free-to-air TV during the 2020 and 2021 ... <a title="5 of the best home-grown games to play this summer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/21/5-of-the-best-home-grown-games-to-play-this-summer-173147/" aria-label="Read more about 5 of the best home-grown games to play this summer">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2021
While the Omicron strain of Covid19 was first sequenced in South Africa, it was found independently in the Netherlands in November. So, while Netherlands was one of the European countries which caught the latest sudden European wave (mainly featuring Delta), most likely the Omicron strain was already spreading there; indeed the main constraint on the growth of Omicron in Netherlands was probably Delta.
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December 20, 2021
Taxation is the mechanism for redistribution of wealth to combat inequality and for redirecting resources to build a society. But our current tax principles though largely hidden or not understood by ordinary people, lie at the root of all our current inequality and struggling economy. Struggling at least for ordinary people. This article shows our current tax principles are central to our economic problems. Understand and fix tax and we are on a path to greater economic security and wealth for all, a ‘citizens economy’.
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December 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Louise Grimmer, Senior Lecturer in Retail Marketing, University of Tasmania Phillip Glickman/Unsplash The festive season reinforces something parents and carers already know – many children today have a lot of toys. In the United States, children receive more than US$6,500 (A$9,073) worth of toys between the ages ... <a title="Why kids should not have lots of toys (and what to do if yours have too many)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/20/why-kids-should-not-have-lots-of-toys-and-what-to-do-if-yours-have-too-many-172611/" aria-label="Read more about Why kids should not have lots of toys (and what to do if yours have too many)">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Burridge, Professor of Linguistics, Monash University Shutterstock/The Conversation “Kondo-ing” (de-cluttering) has become all the rage. But languages are hoarders that hang onto every used bit of clothing, threadbare cushion or musty old piece of luggage. You never know, these might be useful one day. Christmas is ... <a title="Kris Kringles and yuletide jingles: unboxing the wonders of Christmas lingo" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/20/kris-kringles-and-yuletide-jingles-unboxing-the-wonders-of-christmas-lingo-171114/" aria-label="Read more about Kris Kringles and yuletide jingles: unboxing the wonders of Christmas lingo">Read more</a>
