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January 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Elliot Noe, Postdoctoral Fellow, Lincoln University, New Zealand GettyImages Getty Images More than half of the world’s population lives in cities. In Aotearoa New Zealand, the proportion of people who live in towns or cities exceeds 86%. With our lives increasingly lived in urban environments, it’s ... <a title="Green streets: why protecting urban parks and bush is vital as our cities grow and become denser" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/03/green-streets-why-protecting-urban-parks-and-bush-is-vital-as-our-cities-grow-and-become-denser-196024/" aria-label="Read more about Green streets: why protecting urban parks and bush is vital as our cities grow and become denser">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cassy Dittman, Lecturer/Head of Course (Undergraduate Psychology), CQUniversity Australia Shutterstock The new year often means a new season of kids’ sports. Many families may be pondering whether to commit to another season or discovering their child is now saying they’d like to quit their usual sport. My ... <a title="What makes kids want to drop out of sport, and how should parents respond?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/03/what-makes-kids-want-to-drop-out-of-sport-and-how-should-parents-respond-195115/" aria-label="Read more about What makes kids want to drop out of sport, and how should parents respond?">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dean Hoi, PhD candidate and tutor in economics, The University of Melbourne US Library of Congress Politicians around the world tout immigration restrictions as a way to fight wage stagnation and boost the job prospects of low-paid or unemployed locals. The Trump administration pushed the message aggressively, ... <a title="Discovering the ‘honeypot’: the surprising way restricting immigration can turn out to hurt the working poor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/03/discovering-the-honeypot-the-surprising-way-restricting-immigration-can-turn-out-to-hurt-the-working-poor-195192/" aria-label="Read more about Discovering the ‘honeypot’: the surprising way restricting immigration can turn out to hurt the working poor">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter McNeil, Distinguished Professor of Design History, UTS, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock In today’s world it could be said, to a certain degree, that even a relatively impoverished person engages with luxury, in some way. If you enjoy regulated heating or cooling at home, regular lighting, ... <a title="The rich history of our love affair with luxury" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/03/the-rich-history-of-our-love-affair-with-luxury-192732/" aria-label="Read more about The rich history of our love affair with luxury">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2023
RNZ Pacific The Governor of Oro province in Papua New Guinea, Gary Juffa, says Prime Minister James Marape encourages “honest debate” and discussion within his government. The PNG coalition government is made up of 17 parties in an 118-seat Parliament. There are now only nine opposition MPs, after recent switches to government benches. With so ... <a title="Marape government encourages ‘honest debate, dissent’, says Juffa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/03/marape-government-encourages-honest-debate-dissent-says-juffa/" aria-label="Read more about Marape government encourages ‘honest debate, dissent’, says Juffa">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2023
Pacific Media Watch With murders, contract killings, ambushes, war zone deaths and fatal injuries, a staggering total of 1668 journalists have been killed worldwide in connection with their work in the last two decades (2003-2022), according to the tallies by the Paris-based global media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) based on its annual round-ups. This ... <a title="1668 journalists killed in past 20 years (2003-2022), says RSF" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/02/1668-journalists-killed-in-past-20-years-2003-2022-says-rsf/" aria-label="Read more about 1668 journalists killed in past 20 years (2003-2022), says RSF">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2023
By Pauliasi Mateboto in Suva Fiji Deputy Prime Minister Viliame Gavoka says the Media Industry Development Act will be replaced soon. Speaking to members of the media after the coalition agreement signing for Fiji’s new government on Friday, he said the three leaders were in harmony in terms of repealing the Act. “Absolutely free, we ... <a title="Fiji’s draconian media law to be repealed for ‘free society’, says Gavoka" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/02/fijis-draconian-media-law-to-be-repealed-for-free-society-says-gavoka/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji’s draconian media law to be repealed for ‘free society’, says Gavoka">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2023
RNZ News Travellers from China to Australia will be required to have a negative pre-departure covid-19 test from January 5 — and New Zealand says it is now assessing the health risks. China has seen skyrocketing covid case numbers, and a range of other countries including the United Kingdom, the United States and France have ... <a title="Covid-19: NZ ‘assessing health risk’ after Australia announces China traveller testing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/02/covid-19-nz-assessing-health-risk-after-australia-announces-china-traveller-testing/" aria-label="Read more about Covid-19: NZ ‘assessing health risk’ after Australia announces China traveller testing">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joan Licata, Associate Professor, Mathematics, Australian National University Shutterstock/The Conversation Science and maths skills are widely celebrated as keys to economic and technological progress, but abstract mathematics may seem bafflingly far from industrial optimisation or medical imaging. Pure mathematics often yields unanticipated applications, but without a time ... <a title="Exploring the mathematical universe – connections, contradictions, and kale" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/02/exploring-the-mathematical-universe-connections-contradictions-and-kale-196053/" aria-label="Read more about Exploring the mathematical universe – connections, contradictions, and kale">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ken Nosaka, Professor of Exercise and Sports Science, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock One of the most popular new year’s resolutions is to exercise more. Many of us set ambitious goals requiring a big, regular commitment, but then abandon them because they’re too much to fit in. Plans ... <a title="It’s OK to aim lower with your new year’s exercise resolutions – a few minutes a day can improve your muscle strength" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/02/its-ok-to-aim-lower-with-your-new-years-exercise-resolutions-a-few-minutes-a-day-can-improve-your-muscle-strength-193713/" aria-label="Read more about It’s OK to aim lower with your new year’s exercise resolutions – a few minutes a day can improve your muscle strength">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter A. Heslin, Professor of Management and Scientia Education Academy Fellow, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock It’s that time of year to muse on what you hope to accomplish over the next 12 months. The best advice when making resolutions is to set goals that are “SMART” – specific, ... <a title="12 ways to finally achieve your most elusive goals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/02/12-ways-to-finally-achieve-your-most-elusive-goals-196482/" aria-label="Read more about 12 ways to finally achieve your most elusive goals">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanne Dickson, Professor of Psychology & Mental Health, Edith Cowan University Wikimedia As we welcome in the new year, a common activity across many cultures is the setting of new year resolutions. New year represents a significant temporal milestone in the calendar when many people set new ... <a title="Where did the new year’s resolution come from? Well, we’ve been making them for 4,000 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/02/where-did-the-new-years-resolution-come-from-well-weve-been-making-them-for-4-000-years-196661/" aria-label="Read more about Where did the new year’s resolution come from? Well, we’ve been making them for 4,000 years">Read more</a>
