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February 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Michelle Grattan talks with Deputy Vice Chancellor Geoff Crisp about the week in politics, including further developments in the “sports rorts” affair, the future of Michael McCormack’s leadership of the Nationals, and the extension of the corona virus travel ban. ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on an embarrassed government, sports rorts, and the corona virus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/14/video-michelle-grattan-on-an-embarrassed-government-sports-rorts-and-the-corona-virus-131837/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on an embarrassed government, sports rorts, and the corona virus">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Smith, Associate Professor in Disaster and Emergency Response, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University creMost of us are probably familiar with the concept of psychological trauma, the impact on an individual’s psyche caused by an extremely distressing event. But there’s another kind of ... <a title="Collective trauma is real, and could hamper Australian communities’ bushfire recovery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/14/collective-trauma-is-real-and-could-hamper-australian-communities-bushfire-recovery-131555/" aria-label="Read more about Collective trauma is real, and could hamper Australian communities’ bushfire recovery">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Pacific human rights activists have personally handed Indonesian President Joko Widodo a protest letter which includes a list of deaths and political prisoners in West Papua. Written by West Papuan activists and signed by Greens leader Adam Bandt and Senator Richard Di Natale, the letter listed the names of 57 political prisoners ... <a title="Activists give Indonesian leader details of Papuan deaths, political prisoners" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/12/activists-give-indonesian-leader-details-of-papuan-deaths-political-prisoners/" aria-label="Read more about Activists give Indonesian leader details of Papuan deaths, political prisoners">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Capon, Director, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University The bushfires raging across Australia this summer have sharpened the focus on how climate change affects human health. This season bushfires have already claimed more than 30 human lives, and many people have grappled with smoke inhalation and ... <a title="222 scientists say cascading crises are the biggest threat to the well-being of future generations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/12/222-scientists-say-cascading-crises-are-the-biggest-threat-to-the-well-being-of-future-generations-131551/" aria-label="Read more about 222 scientists say cascading crises are the biggest threat to the well-being of future generations">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leanne Smith, Visiting Fellow, Western Sydney University The Australian government has spent the past year promoting its “Pacific step-up” as one of the country’s “highest foreign policy priorities”. Although there has been some progress on the diplomatic front in the past year – an increase in diplomatic ... <a title="Despite its Pacific ‘step-up’, Australia is still not listening to the region, new research shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/11/despite-its-pacific-step-up-australia-is-still-not-listening-to-the-region-new-research-shows-130539/" aria-label="Read more about Despite its Pacific ‘step-up’, Australia is still not listening to the region, new research shows">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Haiqing Yu, Associate Professor, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University As public health authorities in China and the world fight the novel coronavirus, they face two major communication obstacles: the eroding trust in the media, and misinformation on social media. As cities, towns, villages and residential ... <a title="The coronavirus and Chinese social media: finger-pointing in the post-truth era" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/10/the-coronavirus-and-chinese-social-media-finger-pointing-in-the-post-truth-era-130698/" aria-label="Read more about The coronavirus and Chinese social media: finger-pointing in the post-truth era">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2020
Thirty Pacific islanders are being quarantined at a New Zealand military base, following their evacuation from China. They are among 193 evacuees who arrived in Auckland from the Chinese city at the epicentre of the new coronavirus outbreak, Wuhan, on Wednesday night. The Pacific evacuees include 17 from Papua New Guinea, five Samoans, four Tongans, ... <a title="Wuhan coronavirus: 30 Pacific evacuees quarantined in NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/06/wuhan-coronavirus-30-pacific-evacuees-quarantined-in-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Wuhan coronavirus: 30 Pacific evacuees quarantined in NZ">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2020
“We may never see his like again” wrote Richard Prebble following the death of Mike Moore in the weekend. Moore was certainly an extraordinary politician. He made some remarkable achievements, had an inimitable style, and was a mass of contradictions. Mike Moore’s place in New Zealand political history is complicated. He has been described by ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The extraordinary yet tragic political life of Mike Moore" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/05/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-extraordinary-yet-tragic-political-life-of-mike-moore/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The extraordinary yet tragic political life of Mike Moore">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2020
The National Party’s chance of taking power this year now hinges on Winston Peters’ downfall. Conversely, Peters’ options for staying in government mean sticking with a Labour coalition. This situation was clarified yesterday when National leader Simon Bridges announced he was ruling out forming any sort of government with New Zealand First. Bridges stated that ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The big implications of National ruling out NZ First" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/03/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-big-implications-of-national-ruling-out-nz-first/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The big implications of National ruling out NZ First">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Remember when the Morrison government had a “horror week” as parliament was winding down in late November, with the Angus Taylor scandal and the failure to pass key union legislation? In retrospect, that looks small beer compared to the waves ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Coronavirus adds to Scott Morrison’s many woes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/31/grattan-on-friday-coronavirus-adds-to-scott-morrisons-many-woes-130889/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Coronavirus adds to Scott Morrison’s many woes">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jamie Pittock, Professor, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University On Friday I flew in a helicopter over the fire-ravaged Kosciuszko National Park. I was devastated by what I saw. Cherished wildlife species are at grave risk of extinction: those populations the bushfires haven’t already ... <a title="Fire almost wiped out rare species in the Australian Alps. Feral horses are finishing the job" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/28/fire-almost-wiped-out-rare-species-in-the-australian-alps-feral-horses-are-finishing-the-job-130584/" aria-label="Read more about Fire almost wiped out rare species in the Australian Alps. Feral horses are finishing the job">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW The Bank for International Settlements – the “central bank” for central banks – made headlines this week with a report outlining how the next major financial crisis may come from unexpected climate risks. The book calls these risks “green swans” – ... <a title="Vital Signs: climate-linked financial crises loom, but the fix isn’t up to central banks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/24/vital-signs-climate-linked-financial-crises-loom-but-the-fix-isnt-up-to-central-banks-130390/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: climate-linked financial crises loom, but the fix isn’t up to central banks">Read more</a>
