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February 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Margaret Cook, Research Fellow, Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University JONO SEARLE/AAP It’s almost a year since floods devastated parts of Ipswich in Southeast Queensland. Over the course of four days (February 25-28 2022), Ipswich received 682 millimetres of rain and the Bremer River rose to 16.72m in ... <a title="Flooded Home Buyback scheme helps wash away the pain for Queenslanders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/22/flooded-home-buyback-scheme-helps-wash-away-the-pain-for-queenslanders-200242/" aria-label="Read more about Flooded Home Buyback scheme helps wash away the pain for Queenslanders">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Oliver A.H. Jones, Professor, RMIT University Shutterstock “Are nonstick pans toxic”? “Can aluminium cookware cause dementia?” “Are my scratched pans still safe?” That’s just a sample of a few worrying headlines about the safety of our pots and pans recently. These stories often crop up in the ... <a title="You’ve read the scary headlines – but rest assured, your cookware is safe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/22/youve-read-the-scary-headlines-but-rest-assured-your-cookware-is-safe-199967/" aria-label="Read more about You’ve read the scary headlines – but rest assured, your cookware is safe">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Wenley, Lecturer, Theatre Programme, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Robin Capper/flickr, CC BY-NC In times of crisis, arts, culture and creative experiences play an essential role. Whether through a music gig, a performing arts festival, a visual art exhibit or a well-thumbed book ... <a title="We need to break the cycle of crisis in Aotearoa New Zealand’s arts and culture. It starts with proper funding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/22/we-need-to-break-the-cycle-of-crisis-in-aotearoa-new-zealands-arts-and-culture-it-starts-with-proper-funding-199772/" aria-label="Read more about We need to break the cycle of crisis in Aotearoa New Zealand’s arts and culture. It starts with proper funding">Read more</a>
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February 21, 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. Items of interest and importance today CYCLONE GABRIELLE, JANUARY FLOODS, CLIMATE CHANGE Toby Manhire (Spinoff): Cyclone Gabrielle, politics and the cost-of-the-status-quo crisis Luke Malpass (Stuff): Chris Hipkins makes a down ... <a title="Newsletter: February 21 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/21/newsletter-february-21-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: February 21 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rob Brooks, Scientia Professor of Evolutionary Ecology; Academic Lead of UNSW’s Grand Challenges Program, UNSW Sydney Author provided The warm light of friendship, intimacy and romantic love illuminates the best aspects of being human – while also casting a deep shadow of possible heartbreak. But what happens ... <a title="I tried the Replika AI companion and can see why users are falling hard. The app raises serious ethical questions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/21/i-tried-the-replika-ai-companion-and-can-see-why-users-are-falling-hard-the-app-raises-serious-ethical-questions-200257/" aria-label="Read more about I tried the Replika AI companion and can see why users are falling hard. The app raises serious ethical questions">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rob Brooks, Scientia Professor of Evolutionary Ecology; Academic Lead of UNSW’s Grand Challenges Program, UNSW Sydney Author provided The warm light of friendship, intimacy and romantic love illuminates the best aspects of being human – while also casting a deep shadow of possible heartbreak. But what happens ... <a title="I tried the Replika AI companion, and can see why users are falling hard. The tech raises serious ethical questions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/21/i-tried-the-replika-ai-companion-and-can-see-why-users-are-falling-hard-the-tech-raises-serious-ethical-questions-200257/" aria-label="Read more about I tried the Replika AI companion, and can see why users are falling hard. The tech raises serious ethical questions">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Shutterstock Whenever interest rates went up in the past, I used to get told it wasn’t all bad news. At least it was good for some people: savers – people with money in the bank. ... <a title="See when Australia’s biggest banks stopped paying proper interest on your savings – and what you can do about it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/21/see-when-australias-biggest-banks-stopped-paying-proper-interest-on-your-savings-and-what-you-can-do-about-it-200265/" aria-label="Read more about See when Australia’s biggest banks stopped paying proper interest on your savings – and what you can do about it">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy McKenry, Professor of Music, Australian Catholic University Mick Haupt, CC BY According to an estimate from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, an organisation that represents the international music industry, people around the world spend on average 20.1 hours per week listening to music, up ... <a title="Why do we stop exploring new music as we get older?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/21/why-do-we-stop-exploring-new-music-as-we-get-older-200080/" aria-label="Read more about Why do we stop exploring new music as we get older?">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Moro, Associate Professor of Science & Medicine, Bond University www.shutterstock.com Three quarters of Australians are living with herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), an infection which causes cold sores. These tiny fluid-filled lesions and blisters sit along the mouth and nose area. This is not the ... <a title="Crusty, blistering and peeling: where do cold sores come from and what can you do about them?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/21/crusty-blistering-and-peeling-where-do-cold-sores-come-from-and-what-can-you-do-about-them-199885/" aria-label="Read more about Crusty, blistering and peeling: where do cold sores come from and what can you do about them?">Read more</a>
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February 21, 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 Mick Tsikas/AAP A federal Resolve poll for Nine newspapers, conducted February 15-19 from a sample of 1,604, gave Labor 40% of the primary vote (down two since ... <a title="Labor’s lead drops in Resolve and Essential polls, but they are still far ahead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/21/labors-lead-drops-in-resolve-and-essential-polls-but-they-are-still-far-ahead-200232/" aria-label="Read more about Labor’s lead drops in Resolve and Essential polls, but they are still far ahead">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Brook, Associate Professor of Applied Geology, University of Auckland Phil Walter/Getty Images Given the death toll, it’s important we consider the impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle sensitively. But we must also begin looking into the history of land-use and planning decisions in areas worst hit by landslides. ... <a title="Landslides and law: Cyclone Gabrielle raises serious questions about where we’ve been allowed to build" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/21/landslides-and-law-cyclone-gabrielle-raises-serious-questions-about-where-weve-been-allowed-to-build-200250/" aria-label="Read more about Landslides and law: Cyclone Gabrielle raises serious questions about where we’ve been allowed to build">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Wark, Conjoint Professor, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle Pexels/Liza Summer In late 2020 as we hid from COVID behind the moat of “fortress Australia”, we started to hear that in some people, COVID symptoms persisted for months. They were called “long haulers” ... <a title="We got some key things wrong about long COVID. Here are 5 things we’ve learnt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/21/we-got-some-key-things-wrong-about-long-covid-here-are-5-things-weve-learnt-199974/" aria-label="Read more about We got some key things wrong about long COVID. Here are 5 things we’ve learnt">Read more</a>
