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June 13, 2023
Local Democracy reporter Kim Meredith reflects on her observations from Auckland Council’s two-day annual budget meeting last week. Following drawn out debate and Mayor Wayne Brown compromising on a number of his original proposals — including agreeing to only sell around 40 percent of the council’s Auckland Airport shares — the budget passed 14 votes ... <a title="Pacific councillors offer passionate defence of Auckland city’s assets in budget dilemma" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/13/pacific-councillors-offer-passionate-defence-of-auckland-citys-assets-in-budget-dilemma/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific councillors offer passionate defence of Auckland city’s assets in budget dilemma">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2023
Analysis by Keith Rankin. The above chart draws on the historical ‘births, deaths, and marriages’ dataset published by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It’s a major resource for genealogical research. The database for 13 June 2023 showed the deaths of all people whose deaths were registered in New Zealand on or before 13 June 1973. ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Granny Smith" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/13/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-granny-smith/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Granny Smith">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tessa Copp, NHMRC Emerging Leader Research Fellow, University of Sydney Caleb George/Unsplash Many women who want to have children and are getting older worry about their fertility. The “egg timer” blood test is marketed as an empowering way to give women insights to help them plan when ... <a title="Don’t believe the hype. ‘Egg timer’ tests can’t reliably predict your chance of conceiving or menopause timing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/13/dont-believe-the-hype-egg-timer-tests-cant-reliably-predict-your-chance-of-conceiving-or-menopause-timing-207008/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t believe the hype. ‘Egg timer’ tests can’t reliably predict your chance of conceiving or menopause timing">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Asmita Manchha, Research fellow, The University of Queensland Shutterstock Aged care workers will see their award wages increase by 15% at the end of this month. It’s recognition that their work has been undervalued, and that something needs to be done to solve the looming critical shortage ... <a title="We need more than a 15% pay rise to beat the 3 stigmas turning people off aged care jobs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/13/we-need-more-than-a-15-pay-rise-to-beat-the-3stigmas-turning-people-off-aged-care-jobs-206670/" aria-label="Read more about We need more than a 15% pay rise to beat the 3 stigmas turning people off aged care jobs">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Shortis, Lecturer in HIstory, RMIT University In September last year, US President Joe Biden spoke to Americans from the “sacred ground” of Independence Hall in Philadelphia – the birthplace of the Constitution of the United States. In that landmark speech, Biden warned Americans, and indeed the ... <a title="For Joe Biden, the indictment of Donald Trump carries a heavy responsibility – and a risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/13/for-joe-biden-the-indictment-of-donald-trump-carries-a-heavy-responsibility-and-a-risk-207603/" aria-label="Read more about For Joe Biden, the indictment of Donald Trump carries a heavy responsibility – and a risk">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Shutterstock Suddenly Australians are being told we need to produce more if we want our wages to merely keep up with inflation. Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe has begun referring to “productivity” in each of ... <a title="Don’t blame workers for falling productivity – we’re not the ones holding it back" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/13/dont-blame-workers-for-falling-productivity-were-not-the-ones-holding-it-back-207594/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t blame workers for falling productivity – we’re not the ones holding it back">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sophie Loy-Wilson, Senior Lecturer in Australian History, University of Sydney Prudence Upton/Sydney Theatre Company Review: The Poison of Polygamy, directed by Courtney Stewart, La Boite and Sydney Theatre Company. Early Chinese migrants to Australia believed in ghosts. Hailing mostly from a handful of villages in China’s southern ... <a title="A gothic, brilliant success: The Poison of Polygamy brings the first Chinese-Australian novel to the stage after 113 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/13/a-gothic-brilliant-success-the-poison-of-polygamy-brings-the-first-chinese-australian-novel-to-the-stage-after-113-years-206929/" aria-label="Read more about A gothic, brilliant success: The Poison of Polygamy brings the first Chinese-Australian novel to the stage after 113 years">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne Lukas Coch/AAP A federal Resolve poll for Nine newspapers, conducted last week from a sample of 1,606, had “no” ahead by 51-49 in a forced choice question ... <a title="Resolve first national poll to have ‘no’ ahead in Voice referendum, but Essential has ‘yes’ far ahead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/13/resolve-first-national-poll-to-have-no-ahead-in-voice-referendum-but-essential-has-yes-far-ahead-207015/" aria-label="Read more about Resolve first national poll to have ‘no’ ahead in Voice referendum, but Essential has ‘yes’ far ahead">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ariane Moore, PhD Candidate in Philosophy, University of Tasmania Virgin Galactic, the space tourism company founded in 2004 by Richard Branson, promotes its flights as offering: A Brand New Perspective: Deepen your connection to Earth and to humanity with the transformational experience known as the Overview Effect. ... <a title="Virgin Galactic’s use of the ‘Overview Effect’ to promote space tourism is a terrible irony" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/13/virgin-galactics-use-of-the-overview-effect-to-promote-space-tourism-is-a-terrible-irony-206868/" aria-label="Read more about Virgin Galactic’s use of the ‘Overview Effect’ to promote space tourism is a terrible irony">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Abdulghani Mohamed, Senior Lecturer in Aerospace Engineering, RMIT University Glen Cooper/MIT The basic configuration of traditional propellers has not fundamentally changed since the first powered flight by the Wright brothers in 1903. However, as engineers learn more about aerodynamics and attempt new experiments, propellers are evolving to ... <a title="What is a ‘toroidal propeller’ and could it change the future of drones? An expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/13/what-is-a-toroidal-propeller-and-could-it-change-the-future-of-drones-an-expert-explains-206498/" aria-label="Read more about What is a ‘toroidal propeller’ and could it change the future of drones? An expert explains">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip Laird, Honorary Principal Fellow, University of Wollongong The Tokaido Shinkansen in Japan. Philip Laird, Author provided Australia’s new High Speed Rail Authority comes into being today. Created by the Albanese government, the authority and its newly named board have been set a challenging task: “bring high-speed ... <a title="Can the new High Speed Rail Authority deliver after 4 decades of costly studies?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/13/can-the-new-high-speed-rail-authority-deliver-after-4-decades-of-costly-studies-206287/" aria-label="Read more about Can the new High Speed Rail Authority deliver after 4 decades of costly studies?">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christine McCarthy, Senior Lecturer in Interior Architecture, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Getty Images It is hard to find much joy in the Prison Inspectorate’s report on segregation and cell confinement released today. It finds many prisoners in New Zealand are kept in solitary ... <a title="A watershed report on solitary confinement in NZ prisons must now trigger real reform" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/13/a-watershed-report-on-solitary-confinement-in-nz-prisons-must-now-trigger-real-reform-207597/" aria-label="Read more about A watershed report on solitary confinement in NZ prisons must now trigger real reform">Read more</a>
