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December 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Osth, Senior Lecturer, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock The holidays are coming and chaos is upon us. You may be navigating crowded parking lots in the heat, shuffling from one holiday party to the next, not to mention trying to avoid recently arrived relatives. Amid this ... <a title="What day is it? How holidays warp our sense of time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/20/what-day-is-it-how-holidays-warp-our-sense-of-time-172502/" aria-label="Read more about What day is it? How holidays warp our sense of time">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Rachel Whittlesea, Senior Research Fellow, Griffith University Shutterstock As international air travel rebounds after COVID-19 restrictions, greenhouse gas emissions from aviation are expected to rise dramatically – and with it, scrutiny of the industry’s environmental credentials. Aviation emissions have almost doubled since 2000 and in 2018 ... <a title="Blue-sky thinking: net-zero aviation is more than a flight of fantasy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/20/blue-sky-thinking-net-zero-aviation-is-more-than-a-flight-of-fantasy-171940/" aria-label="Read more about Blue-sky thinking: net-zero aviation is more than a flight of fantasy">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carissa Klein, Associate professor, The University of Queensland Shutterstock Summer in Australia is synonymous with seafood, from fish and chips at the beach to prawns on the barbie. But how do we know if the seafood is sustainable – that is, harvested from healthy stocks with minimal ... <a title="Buy Australian oysters and farmed barramundi: 5 tips to make your feast of summer seafood sustainable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/20/buy-australian-oysters-and-farmed-barramundi-5-tips-to-make-your-feast-of-summer-seafood-sustainable-172954/" aria-label="Read more about Buy Australian oysters and farmed barramundi: 5 tips to make your feast of summer seafood sustainable">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gil Davis, Associate Professor and Director, Ancient Israel Program, Australian Catholic University Photograph: Gil Davis, Author provided This article is part of a series explaining how readers can learn the skills to take part in activities that academics love doing as part of their work. A few ... <a title="Volunteer on a dig for the thrill of digging up the past (you’ll also learn to hate buckets)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/20/volunteer-on-a-dig-for-the-thrill-of-digging-up-the-past-youll-also-learn-to-hate-buckets-171214/" aria-label="Read more about Volunteer on a dig for the thrill of digging up the past (you’ll also learn to hate buckets)">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2021
RNZ News New Zealand has reached a milestone of eight million vaccine doses administered. The milestone was featured in the Ministry of Health’s covid-19 update today. The figure includes first doses, second doses and boosters, as well as third doses intended for those who are immune compromised. The doses include both the Pfizer — the ... <a title="Eight million covid vaccine doses given in NZ – Māori rate still lagging" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/20/eight-million-covid-vaccine-doses-given-in-nz-maori-rate-still-lagging/" aria-label="Read more about Eight million covid vaccine doses given in NZ – Māori rate still lagging">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2021
By Yance Agapa in Jayapura Indonesia has strongly criticised the United Nations in response to cases of human rights violations in Papua being cited in the UN’s 2021 annual report. “Unfortunately the report neglects to highlight human rights violations happening in advanced countries, such as cases of Islamaphobia, racism and discrimination as well as hate ... <a title="Jakarta lashes out at UN annual report, denies intimidation of rights activists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/20/jakarta-lashes-out-at-un-annual-report-denies-intimidation-of-rights-activists/" aria-label="Read more about Jakarta lashes out at UN annual report, denies intimidation of rights activists">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2021
RNZ Pacific A committee has been set up in New Caledonia to support the re-election of French President Emmanuel Macron although he is yet to announce whether he will again seek office next April. The committee is headed by the mayor of Noumea Sonia Lagarde, who said Macron’s support for New Caledonia had been “flawless”. ... <a title="Pro-Macron presidential election committee formed in New Caledonia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/20/pro-macron-presidential-election-committee-formed-in-new-caledonia/" aria-label="Read more about Pro-Macron presidential election committee formed in New Caledonia">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2021
SPECIAL REPORT: By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific journalist Armed conflict in West Papua continues to claim lives, displace tens of thousands of people and cause resentment at Indonesian rule. But despite ongoing calls for help, neighbouring countries in the Pacific Islands region remain largely silent and ineffectual in their response. This year, Indonesia’s military has ... <a title="60,000 flee as West Papua conflict deepens, poses questions for region" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/19/60000-flee-as-west-papua-conflict-deepens-poses-questions-for-region/" aria-label="Read more about 60,000 flee as West Papua conflict deepens, poses questions for region">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2021
By Yance Agapa in Jayapura The Papuan people have rejected the investigation team formed by the Indonesian state through the Attorney-General’s Office (AGO) to investigate alleged gross human rights violations in Paniai on 8 December 2014. “To this day Indonesia has never solved any cases of gross human rights violations in the land of Papua, ... <a title="Families of victims reject Jakarta 2014 Paniai massacre investigation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/19/families-of-victims-reject-jakarta-2014-paniai-massacre-investigation/" aria-label="Read more about Families of victims reject Jakarta 2014 Paniai massacre investigation">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2021
By Jake McKee, RNZ News reporter New Zealand’s longest covid-19 hospitalisation in Auckland and Northland during the first three months of the current outbreak was 61 days, and an overwhelming majority of patients were Māori or Pacific. Figures from the Northern Region Health Coordination Centre (NRHCC) released to RNZ News under the Official Information Act ... <a title="Majority of NZ delta covid outbreak hospital patients Māori and Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/19/majority-of-nz-delta-covid-outbreak-hospital-patients-maori-and-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about Majority of NZ delta covid outbreak hospital patients Māori and Pacific">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2021
RNZ Pacific The United Nations says Indonesia must immediately drop charges and look into threats, intimidation and reprisals against human rights defender Veronica Koman and her family. Veronica Koman, a human and minority rights lawyer, is in self-imposed exile in Australia. However, she still faces several charges in Indonesia for alleged incitement, spreading fake news, ... <a title="UN warns Indonesia to stop reprisals against human rights defender" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/19/un-warns-indonesia-to-stop-reprisals-against-human-rights-defender/" aria-label="Read more about UN warns Indonesia to stop reprisals against human rights defender">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2021
How to stop ‘the normal principles of taxation’ destroying our economy and begin changes to create a citizen economy (Part A) EDITOR’S NOTE: 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 ... <a title="LONG-FORM REPORT: Creating the citizen economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/18/long-form-report-creating-the-citizen-economy/" aria-label="Read more about LONG-FORM REPORT: Creating the citizen economy">Read more</a>
