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Why it’s time for New Zealanders to learn more about their own country’s history

September 17, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Belgrave, Professor History, Massey University From 2022, New Zealand history will be taught at all schools as part of the compulsory national curriculum. The announcement is an astonishing turnaround, given that the ministry of education and parliament’s education and workforce select committee were opposed to any ... <a title="Why it’s time for New Zealanders to learn more about their own country’s history" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/17/why-its-time-for-new-zealanders-to-learn-more-about-their-own-countrys-history-123527/" aria-label="Read more about Why it’s time for New Zealanders to learn more about their own country’s history">Read more</a>

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jim Chalmers on the need to change economic course

September 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Shadow Treasurer Jim Chalmers says it’s time to change Australia’s economic course “in a responsible and affordable way which doesn’t jeopardise the surplus”. Chalmers predicts the budget outcome for last financial year, forecast to be a deficit at budget time, ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jim Chalmers on the need to change economic course" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/16/politics-with-michelle-grattan-jim-chalmers-on-the-need-to-change-economic-course-123597/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jim Chalmers on the need to change economic course">Read more</a>

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Reality slippages and narcissistic stereotyping – watching Content, a TV show made for smart phones

September 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Maguire, Lecturer in English and Creative Writing, James Cook University Lucy (Charlotte Nicado) is a pink-haired millennial having a quarter-life crisis. Her school friends have drifted away, she has a useless law degree, and a depressing rotation of casual jobs has left her broke. To top ... <a title="Reality slippages and narcissistic stereotyping – watching Content, a TV show made for smart phones" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/16/reality-slippages-and-narcissistic-stereotyping-watching-content-a-tv-show-made-for-smart-phones-123595/" aria-label="Read more about Reality slippages and narcissistic stereotyping – watching Content, a TV show made for smart phones">Read more</a>

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You can help track 4 billion bogong moths with your smartphone – and save pygmy possums from extinction

September 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sally Sherwen, Director Wildlife Conservation and Science, Zoos Victoria, University of Melbourne Each year, from September to mid-October, the tiny and very precious mountain pygmy-possums arise from their months of hibernation under the snow and begin feasting on billions of bogong moths that migrate from Queensland to ... <a title="You can help track 4 billion bogong moths with your smartphone – and save pygmy possums from extinction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/16/you-can-help-track-4-billion-bogong-moths-with-your-smartphone-and-save-pygmy-possums-from-extinction-123512/" aria-label="Read more about You can help track 4 billion bogong moths with your smartphone – and save pygmy possums from extinction">Read more</a>

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Is vigorous exercise safe during the third trimester of pregnancy?

September 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kassia Beetham, Exercise Physiology Lecturer, Australian Catholic University Expectant mothers receive an avalanche of information about potential risks to their baby. There’s a growing list of foods, toxins and environmental threats to avoid. It’s normal for this to lead to an increased level of anxiety. As a ... <a title="Is vigorous exercise safe during the third trimester of pregnancy?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/16/is-vigorous-exercise-safe-during-the-third-trimester-of-pregnancy-121762/" aria-label="Read more about Is vigorous exercise safe during the third trimester of pregnancy?">Read more</a>

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Apple’s iPhone 11 Pro wants to take your laptop’s job (and price tag)

September 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Maxwell, Senior Lecturer, University of Southern Queensland What a week it has been in the Apple core. In recent days the tech giant has released a litany of products, including new phones, watches, tablets, and more. The big-ticket items are clearly the new iPhone 11 range. ... <a title="Apple’s iPhone 11 Pro wants to take your laptop’s job (and price tag)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/16/apples-iphone-11-pro-wants-to-take-your-laptops-job-and-price-tag-123372/" aria-label="Read more about Apple’s iPhone 11 Pro wants to take your laptop’s job (and price tag)">Read more</a>

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As Scott Morrison heads to Washington, the US-Australia alliance is unlikely to change

September 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Smith, Senior Lecturer in American Politics and Foreign Policy, Academic Director of the US Studies Centre, University of Sydney Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s official visit to Washington this week carries some prestige. It is just the second “official visit” (including a state dinner) by a foreign ... <a title="As Scott Morrison heads to Washington, the US-Australia alliance is unlikely to change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/16/as-scott-morrison-heads-to-washington-the-us-australia-alliance-is-unlikely-to-change-121930/" aria-label="Read more about As Scott Morrison heads to Washington, the US-Australia alliance is unlikely to change">Read more</a>

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A loaf of bread and a packet of pills: how supermarket pharmacies could change the way we shop

September 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gary Mortimer, Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Queensland University of Technology On the way home, you wander into the supermarket for a loaf of bread. But before you reach the bread aisle, you drop in your prescription at the supermarket pharmacy. Shopping done, you pick up ... <a title="A loaf of bread and a packet of pills: how supermarket pharmacies could change the way we shop" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/16/a-loaf-of-bread-and-a-packet-of-pills-how-supermarket-pharmacies-could-change-the-way-we-shop-122640/" aria-label="Read more about A loaf of bread and a packet of pills: how supermarket pharmacies could change the way we shop">Read more</a>

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Australia to attend climate summit empty-handed despite UN pleas to ‘come with a plan’

September 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Jotzo, Director, Centre for Climate and Energy Policy, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story. Climate action will be on the ... <a title="Australia to attend climate summit empty-handed despite UN pleas to ‘come with a plan’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/16/australia-to-attend-climate-summit-empty-handed-despite-un-pleas-to-come-with-a-plan-123187/" aria-label="Read more about Australia to attend climate summit empty-handed despite UN pleas to ‘come with a plan’">Read more</a>

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Bushwalking and bowls in schools: we need to teach kids activities they’ll go on to enjoy

September 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vaughan Cruickshank, Program Director – Health and Physical Education, Maths/Science, Faculty of Education, University of Tasmania Physical education is one of the most popular subjects for children in their early school years. Yet by secondary school less favourable attitudes towards what’s known in the Australian school curriculum ... <a title="Bushwalking and bowls in schools: we need to teach kids activities they’ll go on to enjoy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/16/bushwalking-and-bowls-in-schools-we-need-to-teach-kids-activities-theyll-go-on-to-enjoy-123004/" aria-label="Read more about Bushwalking and bowls in schools: we need to teach kids activities they’ll go on to enjoy">Read more</a>

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‘Climigration’: when communities must move because of climate change

September 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Matthews, Senior Lecturer in Urban and Environmental Planning, Griffith University This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story. Climate change increasingly threatens communities all over the world. News of fires, ... <a title="‘Climigration’: when communities must move because of climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/16/climigration-when-communities-must-move-because-of-climate-change-122529/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Climigration’: when communities must move because of climate change">Read more</a>

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Actually, it’s OK to disagree. Here are 5 ways we can argue better

September 13, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hugh Breakey, Senior Research Fellow, Moral philosophy, Institute for Ethics, Governance & Law, Law Futures Centre, Griffith University Argument is everywhere. From the kitchen table to the boardroom to the highest echelons of power, we all use argument to persuade, investigate new ideas, and make collective decisions. ... <a title="Actually, it’s OK to disagree. Here are 5 ways we can argue better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/13/actually-its-ok-to-disagree-here-are-5-ways-we-can-argue-better-121178/" aria-label="Read more about Actually, it’s OK to disagree. Here are 5 ways we can argue better">Read more</a>