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February 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra original Thousands of boat arrivals whose futures have been in limbo for a decade or more will be able to apply from Monday to be permanent Australian residents. The Minister for Home Affairs, Clare O’Neil and the Immigration Minister, Andrew ... <a title="Boat arrivals on temporary protection visas have access to permanent residency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/13/boat-arrivals-on-temporary-protection-visas-have-access-to-permanent-residency-199751/" aria-label="Read more about Boat arrivals on temporary protection visas have access to permanent residency">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2023
RNZ News Cyclone Gabrielle was battering parts of the North Island of Aotearoa New Zealand with strong winds and heavy rain last night. Most of the North Island is covered by some kind of Severe Weather Watch or Warning either for wind, rain or both. Red heavy rain warnings have been issued for Northland, Auckland, ... <a title="Thousands without power, evacuations begin as Cyclone Gabrielle hits NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/13/thousands-without-power-evacuations-begin-as-cyclone-gabrielle-hits-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Thousands without power, evacuations begin as Cyclone Gabrielle hits NZ">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2023
RNZ News Northland has declared a state of emergency and the Auckland Harbour Bridge has been closed as steady rain and strong winds from Cyclone Gabrielle hit Aotearoa New Zealand today, but MetService says this is just the beginning. The Northland Regional council said a precautionary state of emergency had been declared for an initial ... <a title="Northland declares state of emergency as Cyclone Gabrielle hits NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/12/northland-declares-state-of-emergency-as-cyclone-gabrielle-hits-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Northland declares state of emergency as Cyclone Gabrielle hits NZ">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2023
By Arieta Vakasukawaqa in Suva The Grace Road Church made 31 acquisitions of land during the reign of the FijiFirst government and it has several other land acquisition applications still pending. Lands Minister Filimoni Vosarogo revealed this yesterday when responding to queries about a meeting on Friday where he briefed Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka about ... <a title="Fiji to probe Korean Grace Road cult land deals – 31 purchases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/12/fiji-to-probe-korean-grace-road-cult-land-deals-31-purchases/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji to probe Korean Grace Road cult land deals – 31 purchases">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2023
RNZ News Cyclone Gabrielle is already bringing steady rain and strong winds to northern parts of Aotearoa New Zealand after sparing Norfolk Island and MetService warns there is plenty more on the way. A red heavy rain warning has been issued for Coromandel, Gisborne north of Tolaga Bay, and Auckland, including Great Barrier Island and ... <a title="Red weather warnings as Cyclone Gabrielle makes NZ landfall" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/12/red-weather-warnings-as-cyclone-gabrielle-makes-nz-landfall/" aria-label="Read more about Red weather warnings as Cyclone Gabrielle makes NZ landfall">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rob Heinsohn, Professor of Evolutionary and Conservation Biology, Australian National University Thomas Suchanek, CC BY-SA From pocket knives to smart phones, humans keep inventing ever-more-sophisticated tools. However, the notion that tool use is an exclusively human trait was shattered in the 1960s when Jane Goodall observed our ... <a title="Goffin’s cockatoo named third species that carries toolsets around in preparation for future tasks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/11/goffins-cockatoo-named-third-species-that-carries-toolsets-around-in-preparation-for-future-tasks-199408/" aria-label="Read more about Goffin’s cockatoo named third species that carries toolsets around in preparation for future tasks">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2023
RNZ news Coromandel Peninsula and Gisborne north of Tolaga Bay are now under red heavy rain warnings in Aotearoa New Zealand linked to Cyclone Gabrielle. MetService says it expects up to 400 mm of rain to fall in the regions, mostly on Monday. Civil Defence Controller for the Coromandel Garry Towler said that as well ... <a title="Cyclone Gabrielle closes in on Aotearoa: Warnings and forecasts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/11/cyclone-gabrielle-closes-in-on-aotearoa-warnings-and-forecasts/" aria-label="Read more about Cyclone Gabrielle closes in on Aotearoa: Warnings and forecasts">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2023
Jubi News An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 hit Papua’s capital city Jayapura on Thursday afternoon, killing four people, injuring at least five and forcing 700 to flee, emergency officials said. The shallow earthquake with an epicenter of 10 km deep and located at coordinates 2.60 south and 140.66 east struck at 3.28pm. Officlals ... <a title="4 die, 700 forced to flee as earthquake hits Papuan capital Jayapura" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/11/4-die-700-forced-to-flee-as-earthquake-hits-papuan-capital-jayapura/" aria-label="Read more about 4 die, 700 forced to flee as earthquake hits Papuan capital Jayapura">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2023
By Geraldine Panapasa of Wansolwara in Suva The University of the South Pacific’s vice-chancellor and president, Professor Pal Ahluwalia, was given a rousing welcome at Nadi International Airport today returning to Fiji from exile. He returned two years after he and wife Sandra Price were detained and deported by the former FijiFirst government for allegedly ... <a title="‘I’m just a catalyst for the bigger change’, says exiled USP vice-chancellor back in Fiji" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/11/im-just-a-catalyst-for-the-bigger-change-says-exiled-usp-vice-chancellor-back-in-fiji/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I’m just a catalyst for the bigger change’, says exiled USP vice-chancellor back in Fiji">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2023
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Those countries which are most efficient at reporting demographic information now have complete deaths’ data for last year. Some information revealed is worth noting. (With the exception of Poland, further below, all countries’ charts have a scale of excess deaths ranging from -10% to +70%.) Most of these are countries that ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19 pandemic: European Countries’ Epidemic Deaths to the end of 2022" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/10/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid19-pandemic-european-countries-epidemic-deaths-to-the-end-of-2022/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19 pandemic: European Countries’ Epidemic Deaths to the end of 2022">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Isaac Gross, Lecturer in Economics, Monash University Shutterstock After lifting interest rates for a record nine times in a row, and flagging more raises still to come, the Reserve Bank of Australia’s latest set of forecasts make for grim reading. The forecasts are part of the central ... <a title="RBA’s latest forecasts are grim. Here are 5 reasons why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/10/rbas-latest-forecasts-are-grim-here-are-5-reasons-why-199509/" aria-label="Read more about RBA’s latest forecasts are grim. Here are 5 reasons why">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aaron Tang, PhD Scholar in Climate Governance, Australian National University NASA Advanced Concepts Laboratory A group of US scientists this week proposed an unorthodox scheme to combat global warming: creating large clouds of Moon dust in space to reflect sunlight and cool the Earth. In their plan, ... <a title="Can clouds of Moon dust combat climate change?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/10/can-clouds-of-moon-dust-combat-climate-change-199592/" aria-label="Read more about Can clouds of Moon dust combat climate change?">Read more</a>
