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September 7, 2023
Asia Pacific Report Opposition National Party deputy leader Nicola Willis was among three political leaders who made a surprising commitment at a debate last night to build 1000 state houses in Auckland each year. Labour Party leader and caretaker prime minister Chris Hipkins and Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson also agreed to do so, with ... <a title="NZ election 2023: ‘People power’ alliance wins pledge of 1000 new state houses a year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/07/nz-election-2023-people-power-alliance-wins-pledge-of-1000-new-state-houses-a-year/" aria-label="Read more about NZ election 2023: ‘People power’ alliance wins pledge of 1000 new state houses a year">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Over recent months, support for the Voice has fallen from a clear majority to a minority. With polling day set for October 14, the “yes” and “no” camps are battling it out to capture those still undecided. In this podcast, ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Redbridge’s Kosmos Samaras on what the public are saying about the Voice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/07/politics-with-michelle-grattan-redbridges-kosmos-samaras-on-what-the-public-are-saying-about-the-voice-213074/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Redbridge’s Kosmos Samaras on what the public are saying about the Voice">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2023
Analysis by Keith Rankin. This chart shows total deaths in a number of comparable countries with high or highish life expectancies. The countries with most deaths have older populations. New Zealand should perhaps be compared most with Ireland, Scotland, Denmark and Finland; all countries with just over five million people. And with Australia. Australian ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Deaths as an Indicator of Population Age Structure and the increasing Demand for Health Care" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/07/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-deaths-as-an-indicator-of-population-age-structure-and-the-increasing-demand-for-health-care/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Deaths as an Indicator of Population Age Structure and the increasing Demand for Health Care">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2023
By Doddy Morris in Port Vila Vanuatu’s newly elected Prime Minister, Sato Kilman, has spoken out on the importance of preserving freedom of speech while cautioning against its “misuse”. Kilman shared his concerns after his election as the country’s new leader on Monday evening. He cited instances where criticism had crossed a “red line”, raising ... <a title="Vanuatu’s Kilman warns against ‘misuse’ of freedom of speech, threats and bribery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/07/vanuatus-kilman-warns-against-misuse-of-freedom-of-speech-threats-and-bribery/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu’s Kilman warns against ‘misuse’ of freedom of speech, threats and bribery">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vanessa Barolsky, Research Associate, Deakin University Invasion Day Reflection and smoking ceremony on parliament steps, Melbourne. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY This article mentions ongoing colonial violence towards Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and contains references that feature antiquated language. Truth-telling is a key demand in the ... <a title="Why is truth-telling so important? Our research shows meaningful reconciliation cannot occur without it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/07/why-is-truth-telling-so-important-our-research-shows-meaningful-reconciliation-cannot-occur-without-it-197685/" aria-label="Read more about Why is truth-telling so important? Our research shows meaningful reconciliation cannot occur without it">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deren Pillay, Researcher and Advanced Trainee in Public Health Medicine, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania Australia is holding its collective breath ahead of a bushfire season that may bring a return of the smoke linked to 400 deaths and 4,500 hospitalisations and emergency department ... <a title="3,200 deaths a year: 1 of many reasons air pollution in Australia demands urgent national action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/07/3-200-deaths-a-year-1-of-many-reasons-air-pollution-in-australia-demands-urgent-national-action-212973/" aria-label="Read more about 3,200 deaths a year: 1 of many reasons air pollution in Australia demands urgent national action">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa M. Given, Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University IMDB As artificial intelligence becomes mainstream, its infiltration into children’s lives is causing tremendous anxiety. The global panic around AI’s co-option of children’s play and cultures has manifested unpredictably. Earlier this ... <a title="Is AI coming for our kids? Why the latest wave of pop-cultural tech anxiety should come as no surprise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/07/is-ai-coming-for-our-kids-why-the-latest-wave-of-pop-cultural-tech-anxiety-should-come-as-no-surprise-212869/" aria-label="Read more about Is AI coming for our kids? Why the latest wave of pop-cultural tech anxiety should come as no surprise">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoffrey Roberts, Graduate Researcher, La Trobe University For more than three decades, China has struggled to contain criticism of its human rights record. It faced a storm of outrage over the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989 and condemnation of its mass incarceration of Muslim Uyghurs in recent ... <a title="China’s concerning new strategy on human rights: unite the world behind a ‘selective’ approach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/07/chinas-concerning-new-strategy-on-human-rights-unite-the-world-behind-a-selective-approach-212007/" aria-label="Read more about China’s concerning new strategy on human rights: unite the world behind a ‘selective’ approach">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Arjuna Dibley, Head of Sustainable Finance Hub, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Last month, a significant victory for climate change was won behind closed doors. In 2020, Katta O’Donnell, then a 23-year-old student at the University of Melbourne, launched a world-leading class action lawsuit against the Commonwealth ... <a title="How one student forced the government to admit the economic risks of climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/07/how-one-student-forced-the-government-to-admit-the-economic-risks-of-climate-change-212856/" aria-label="Read more about How one student forced the government to admit the economic risks of climate change">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meg Elkins, Senior Lecturer with School of Economics, Finance and Marketing and Behavioural Business Lab Member, RMIT University Shutterstock Are you spending more and more time at work doing paperwork and filling in forms rather than the thing you were trained and hired for? Does this busy ... <a title="Red tape can strangle your key asset as an employee: your motivation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/07/red-tape-can-strangle-your-key-asset-as-an-employee-your-motivation-209320/" aria-label="Read more about Red tape can strangle your key asset as an employee: your motivation">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joseph Lizier, Associate Professor of Complex Systems, University of Sydney Shutterstock Getting in sync can be exhilarating when you’re dancing in rhythm with other people or clapping along in an audience. Fireflies too know the joy of synchronisation, timing their flashes together to create a larger display ... <a title="Fireflies, brain cells, dancers: new synchronisation research shows nature’s perfect timing is all about connections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/07/fireflies-brain-cells-dancers-new-synchronisation-research-shows-natures-perfect-timing-is-all-about-connections-212708/" aria-label="Read more about Fireflies, brain cells, dancers: new synchronisation research shows nature’s perfect timing is all about connections">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2023
New Zealand Politics Daily is a collation of the most prominent issues being discussed in New Zealand. It is edited by Dr Bryce Edwards of The Democracy Project. NZ Politics Daily: 7 September 2023 ELECTION – OPINION POLLS Andrea Vance (Post): Labour slumps to new poll low but numbers offer some comfort (paywalled) Luke Malpass (Post): National/ACT in pole ... <a title="Newsletter: September 7 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/07/newsletter-september-7-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: September 7 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
