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Report from the future: Aotearoa New Zealand is looking good in 2040 – here’s how we did it

January 10, 2022

ANALYSIS: By Thomas Nash, Massey University The year is 2040 and Aotearoa New Zealand has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions consistent with the commitment to keep global heating below 1.5°C above pre-industrial temperatures. The economy, society, local government, transport, housing and urban design, energy, land use, food production and water systems have all changed significantly. ... <a title="Report from the future: Aotearoa New Zealand is looking good in 2040 – here’s how we did it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/10/report-from-the-future-aotearoa-new-zealand-is-looking-good-in-2040-heres-how-we-did-it/" aria-label="Read more about Report from the future: Aotearoa New Zealand is looking good in 2040 – here’s how we did it">Read more</a>

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Herald scolds world over contrast between space and earthly wins

December 28, 2021

Pacific Media Watch newsdesk New Zealand’s leading daily newspaper has praised the “gift of inspiration” over global cooperation in launching the James Webb space telescope at the Christmas weekend, but has decried the failure of the international community to seriously tackle the growing covid-19 public health crisis cooperatively. The New Zealand Herald declared today in ... <a title="Herald scolds world over contrast between space and earthly wins" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/28/herald-scolds-world-over-contrast-between-space-and-earthly-wins/" aria-label="Read more about Herald scolds world over contrast between space and earthly wins">Read more</a>

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Solomon Islands – where the world news talent is all local

December 7, 2021

SPECIAL REPORT: By Sue Ahearn, co-editor of The Pacific Newsroom Did you notice anything different about the news coverage of the recent unrest in Honiara? Those fast-breaking stories on Australia’s television, radio and online networks were not presented by Australian journalists but by Solomon Islanders professionally reporting from the frontlines of the riots. There wasn’t ... <a title="Solomon Islands – where the world news talent is all local" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/07/solomon-islands-where-the-world-news-talent-is-all-local/" aria-label="Read more about Solomon Islands – where the world news talent is all local">Read more</a>

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‘Transform lives’ with education, new vice-chancellor for AUT tells Pasifika

November 18, 2021

RNZ Pacific The new vice-chancellor of the Auckland University of Technology is calling on young Pasifika peoples pursuing their education to stay the course. Toeolesulusulu Dr Damon Salesa, who is currently a pro vice-chancellor at the University of Auckland takes up his new role at AUT in March. He is the first person of Pacific ... <a title="‘Transform lives’ with education, new vice-chancellor for AUT tells Pasifika" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/18/transform-lives-with-education-new-vice-chancellor-for-aut-tells-pasifika/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Transform lives’ with education, new vice-chancellor for AUT tells Pasifika">Read more</a>

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Pacific scholar Dr Damon Salesa named AUT’s next vice-chancellor

November 15, 2021

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Pacific scholar and senior university sector leader Toeolesulusulu Dr Damon Salesa has been appointed as the next vice-chancellor of Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland University of Technology (AUT), AUT News reports. The appointment by the University Council at Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makaurau AUT was announced today and ... <a title="Pacific scholar Dr Damon Salesa named AUT’s next vice-chancellor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/15/pacific-scholar-dr-damon-salesa-named-auts-next-vice-chancellor/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific scholar Dr Damon Salesa named AUT’s next vice-chancellor">Read more</a>

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129 new covid cases in NZ community – Pacific talanoa series provides info

October 23, 2021

Episode 1 one of the Let’s Talanoa series – “Know Your Vax”. Asia Pacific Report newsdesk New Zealand reported a record 129 new community cases of covid-19 today — the day after reaching triple digit figures for the first time. Nine of today’s new cases are in Waikato, with the rest in Auckland. Auckland remains ... <a title="129 new covid cases in NZ community – Pacific talanoa series provides info" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/23/129-new-covid-cases-in-nz-community-pacific-talanoa-series-provides-info/" aria-label="Read more about 129 new covid cases in NZ community – Pacific talanoa series provides info">Read more</a>

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On the money: Kate Sheppard and the making of a NZ feminist icon

September 20, 2021

ANALYSIS: By Katie Pickles, University of Canterbury In 1992 four New Zealand icons (and the queen) appeared on new banknotes. Part of creating national identity, these notable citizens were chosen to represent the pinnacles of achievement. Āpirana Ngata, Edmund Hillary, Ernest Rutherford and Kate Sheppard — all in circulation so their acts and values can ... <a title="On the money: Kate Sheppard and the making of a NZ feminist icon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/20/on-the-money-kate-sheppard-and-the-making-of-a-nz-feminist-icon/" aria-label="Read more about On the money: Kate Sheppard and the making of a NZ feminist icon">Read more</a>

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Jason Brown: 9/11 and a mango dawn – and here’s to the end of being Pacific pawns

September 13, 2021

COMMENTARY: By Jason Brown in Auckland Twenty years ago, I was on a plane from Rarotonga to Auckland. Lovely flight, with a path at the end I had never experienced before. Almost from the tip of the North Island, down to Tamaki Makaurau — the rising sun bathing the hills and coastline in rich, almost ... <a title="Jason Brown: 9/11 and a mango dawn – and here’s to the end of being Pacific pawns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/13/jason-brown-9-11-and-a-mango-dawn-and-heres-to-the-end-of-being-pacific-pawns/" aria-label="Read more about Jason Brown: 9/11 and a mango dawn – and here’s to the end of being Pacific pawns">Read more</a>

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Top global accolades for USP, the ‘captain’ and Pacific regionalism

September 11, 2021

OPEN LETTER: By Elizabeth Reade Fong A ranking of an institution of higher education by Times Higher Education (THE) is the ultimate recognition of excellence that an institution can aim for. The University of the South Pacific (USP) has achieved two accolades by being ranked for 2022 and secondly being the only institution of higher ... <a title="Top global accolades for USP, the ‘captain’ and Pacific regionalism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/11/top-global-accolades-for-usp-the-captain-and-pacific-regionalism/" aria-label="Read more about Top global accolades for USP, the ‘captain’ and Pacific regionalism">Read more</a>

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Covid pandemic blows world off course over climate crisis, says Bainimarama

August 31, 2021

By Timoci Vula in Suva Nearly two years since the start of the covid-19 pandemic, its global socioeconomic “headwinds” have blown many countries far off course from the aims of the climate 2030 Agenda, says the Fiji prime minister. But fierce as those winds may be, they are “a whisper” next to the intensifying crisis ... <a title="Covid pandemic blows world off course over climate crisis, says Bainimarama" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/31/covid-pandemic-blows-world-off-course-over-climate-crisis-says-bainimarama/" aria-label="Read more about Covid pandemic blows world off course over climate crisis, says Bainimarama">Read more</a>

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Problem of racism towards Pasifika in climate change: ‘We want to be valued’

June 17, 2021

SPECIAL REPORT: By Mariner Fagaiava-Muller, RNZ Pacific Journalist In New Zealand, youth climate change movement School Strike 4 Climate Auckland has declared itself as racist, and disbanded, but young activists say going silent is not the answer. The group had organised large protests in centres throughout the country, becoming the biggest climate protest movement in ... <a title="Problem of racism towards Pasifika in climate change: ‘We want to be valued’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/17/problem-of-racism-towards-pasifika-in-climate-change-we-want-to-be-valued/" aria-label="Read more about Problem of racism towards Pasifika in climate change: ‘We want to be valued’">Read more</a>

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OP-ED: Simon Angelo on Why You Might Need a Garage to Get Rich

May 3, 2021

3 May 2021 By Simon Angelo editor of WealthMorning.com There’s a sign on the Northern Motorway I see at least twice a week. It’s advertising a high-density townhouse developer. The homes appear squashed together, side-by-side and on top of one another. There are no garages. Garages can be important If there’s a tangible link to ... <a title="OP-ED: Simon Angelo on Why You Might Need a Garage to Get Rich" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/03/op-ed-simon-angelo-on-why-you-might-need-a-garage-to-get-rich/" aria-label="Read more about OP-ED: Simon Angelo on Why You Might Need a Garage to Get Rich">Read more</a>