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September 16, 2020
By Rachael Ka’ai-Mahuta, of Auckland University of Technology Earlier this year, I met an Aucklander whose teenage passion for K-pop sparked an interest in the Korean language and culture in general, and led to them learning Korean as a second language. Te Wiki o te Reo Māori It made me wonder what lessons could be ... <a title="Making te reo Māori cool: Language revival lessons from the Korean Wave" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/16/making-te-reo-maori-cool-language-revival-lessons-from-the-korean-wave/" aria-label="Read more about Making te reo Māori cool: Language revival lessons from the Korean Wave">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Jin Kang, Lecturer, Computing and Security, Edith Cowan University The philanthropic foundation of mining billionaire Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest has unveiled a plan to transform how Australia responds to bushfires. The Fire Shield project aims to use emerging technologies to rapidly find and extinguish bushfires. The goal ... <a title="Andrew Forrest’s high-tech plan to extinguish bushfires within an hour is as challenging as it sounds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/16/andrew-forrests-high-tech-plan-to-extinguish-bushfires-within-an-hour-is-as-challenging-as-it-sounds-146194/" aria-label="Read more about Andrew Forrest’s high-tech plan to extinguish bushfires within an hour is as challenging as it sounds">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachael Ka’ai-Mahuta, Senior Lecturer in Māori Language Revitalisation, Auckland University of Technology Editor’s note: This article marks Māori Language Week/Te Wiki o te Reo Māori. You can read the full article in English here. Nō te tīmatanga o tēnei tau, i tūtaki au ki tētahi tangata nō ... <a title="Kia pārekareka te reo Māori: ko ngā akoranga o te Ngaru Kōrea mō te whakarauoratanga o te reo" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/16/kia-parekareka-te-reo-maori-ko-nga-akoranga-o-te-ngaru-korea-mo-te-whakarauoratanga-o-te-reo-146198/" aria-label="Read more about Kia pārekareka te reo Māori: ko ngā akoranga o te Ngaru Kōrea mō te whakarauoratanga o te reo">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Joseph, Professor of Human Rights Law, Griffith University COVID-19 has caused a global public health emergency, a global economic emergency, and a global human rights emergency. The crisis is detrimentally affecting all recognised human rights in every country. Unrestrained spread of COVID-19 is prejudicial to the ... <a title="COVID-19, risk and rights: the ‘wicked’ balancing act for governments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/16/covid-19-risk-and-rights-the-wicked-balancing-act-for-governments-146014/" aria-label="Read more about COVID-19, risk and rights: the ‘wicked’ balancing act for governments">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Shulmeister, Professor, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Canterbury CC BY-ND Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change. If you have a question you’d like an expert to ... <a title="Climate explained: will the tropics eventually become uninhabitable?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/16/climate-explained-will-the-tropics-eventually-become-uninhabitable-145174/" aria-label="Read more about Climate explained: will the tropics eventually become uninhabitable?">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Callie Little, Postdoctoral research fellow, University of New England Early childhood education and care is widely regarded as helping children’s academic, cognitive and social development. Our study, published in the journal Behavior Genetics, looked into whether attending preschool or childcare influences later academic achievement. We found no ... <a title="Preschool and childcare have little impact on a child’s later school test scores" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/16/preschool-and-childcare-have-little-impact-on-a-childs-later-school-test-scores-146003/" aria-label="Read more about Preschool and childcare have little impact on a child’s later school test scores">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Saul Eslake, Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow, University of Tasmania For two decades now, meaningful tax reform has proved elusive. At the federal level, there hasn’t been any comprehensive reform since the Howard government’s New Tax System of 2000, the one that brought in the goods and services tax. It’s ... <a title="Tasmania’s tax system is broken: here are three ways to fix it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/16/tasmanias-tax-system-is-broken-here-are-three-ways-to-fix-it-146186/" aria-label="Read more about Tasmania’s tax system is broken: here are three ways to fix it">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amandine Denis, Head of Research, ClimateWorks Australia, Monash University The wild fires that have ravaged the US west coast, turning skies orange, are a lurid reminder that climate change looms ever larger as an economic threat. This week has seen a flurry of announcements reflecting that reality. ... <a title="Super funds are feeling the financial heat from climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/16/super-funds-are-feeling-the-financial-heat-from-climate-change-146191/" aria-label="Read more about Super funds are feeling the financial heat from climate change">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sin Wen Lau, Senior Lecturer in China Studies, University of Otago Disney’s live-action adaptation of Mulan was released last week amid much controversy. Accusations of Disney bowing to the Chinese Communist Party emerged when the trailer was released. Many were outraged to learn the movie was partially ... <a title="Disney’s Mulan tells women to know their place" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/16/disneys-mulan-tells-women-to-know-their-place-146017/" aria-label="Read more about Disney’s Mulan tells women to know their place">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachael Ka’ai-Mahuta, Senior Lecturer in Māori Language Revitalisation, Auckland University of Technology Editor’s note: this article marks Māori Language Week/Te Wiki o te Reo Māori. You can read the full article in Māori here. Earlier this year, I met an Aucklander whose teenage passion for K-pop sparked ... <a title="Making te reo Māori cool: what language revitalisation could learn from the Korean Wave" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/16/making-te-reo-maori-cool-what-language-revitalisation-could-learn-from-the-korean-wave-145833/" aria-label="Read more about Making te reo Māori cool: what language revitalisation could learn from the Korean Wave">Read more</a>
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September 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Esterman, Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia From 11.59pm tomorrow (September 16), regional Victoria will take the third step out of COVID-19 restrictions, Premier Daniel Andrews announced today. According to the roadmap revealed last weekend, the move to step 3 in regional Victoria ... <a title="On the road to COVID normal: the easing of regional Victoria’s restrictions signals hope for Melbourne too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/15/on-the-road-to-covid-normal-the-easing-of-regional-victorias-restrictions-signals-hope-for-melbourne-too-146203/" aria-label="Read more about On the road to COVID normal: the easing of regional Victoria’s restrictions signals hope for Melbourne too">Read more</a>
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September 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Ghezelbash, Associate Professor, Macquarie University It is virtually impossible for anyone to travel to Australia at the moment due to COVID-19 restrictions — let alone those seeking asylum. But even before the pandemic, it was very difficult for asylum seekers to make their way here. With ... <a title="With our borders shut, this is the ideal time to overhaul our asylum seeker policies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/15/with-our-borders-shut-this-is-the-ideal-time-to-overhaul-our-asylum-seeker-policies-146016/" aria-label="Read more about With our borders shut, this is the ideal time to overhaul our asylum seeker policies">Read more</a>
