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February 7, 2024
By Pokere Paewai , RNZ News Māori issues reporter, and Shannon Haunui-Thompson, Te Manu Korihi editor Before the sun rose and the birds started singing in Aotearoa today, thousands of people arrived for the traditional dawn service on the Waitangi Treaty Grounds. Standing in the footprints of those who first signed Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ... <a title="Waitangi Day 2024: Thousands of visitors, one clear message – ‘Toitū te Tiriti!’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/07/waitangi-day-2024-thousands-of-visitors-one-clear-message-toitu-te-tiriti/" aria-label="Read more about Waitangi Day 2024: Thousands of visitors, one clear message – ‘Toitū te Tiriti!’">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2024
RNZ Pacific The New Zealand government is again calling on the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) to release the kidnapped pilot Phillip Mehrtens. Tomorrow will mark one year since the 38-year-old New Zealander was taken hostage in Papua by independence fighters in the Nduga Regency province. Mehrtens was taken hostage a year ago on ... <a title="NZ govt seeks release of Kiwi hostage pilot Phillip Mehrtens in West Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/06/nz-govt-seeks-release-of-kiwi-hostage-pilot-phillip-mehrtens-in-west-papua/" aria-label="Read more about NZ govt seeks release of Kiwi hostage pilot Phillip Mehrtens in West Papua">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa J. Hackett, Lecturer, Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, University of New England King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer. This is an unexpected announcement: it is unusual for the royal family to release details of medical conditions to the public. “Don’t let the daylight in” ... <a title="The royals have historically been tight-lipped about their health – but that never stopped the gossip" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/06/the-royals-have-historically-been-tight-lipped-about-their-health-but-that-never-stopped-the-gossip-222873/" aria-label="Read more about The royals have historically been tight-lipped about their health – but that never stopped the gossip">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vinh Thai, Professor, RMIT University Studio Romantic/Shutterstock Despite most businesses around the world returning to some form of normal after the pandemic, supply chain problems continue to disrupt the manufacturing and availability of new and second hand cars. This disruption has caused vehicle prices to sky-rocket, adding ... <a title="Finding a reasonably priced new car is almost impossible. And the second hand market is not much better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/06/finding-a-reasonably-priced-new-car-is-almost-impossible-and-the-second-hand-market-is-not-much-better-221607/" aria-label="Read more about Finding a reasonably priced new car is almost impossible. And the second hand market is not much better">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2024
RNZ News An activist organisation is accusing the Aotearoa New Zealand police of brutality after arrests were made at a pro-Palestine protest in Lyttelton today. About 60 people took part in the protest at Lyttelton Port this morning, and police said four people were arrested about 1pm after blocking traffic. Protesters had blocked a tunnel ... <a title="NZ police accused of aggression after arrests at pro-Palestine protest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/06/nz-police-accused-of-aggression-after-arrests-at-pro-palestine-protest/" aria-label="Read more about NZ police accused of aggression after arrests at pro-Palestine protest">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jess Melbourne-Thomas, Transdisciplinary Researcher & Knowledge Broker, CSIRO Cezary Wojtkowski, Shutterstock From Kakadu to Uluru and the Great Barrier Reef, to Sydney Opera House and the convict sites, Australia’s list of World Heritage places is incredibly diverse. Each site represents the culture, nature and history of this ... <a title="Climate change will strike Australia’s precious World Heritage sites – and Indigenous knowledge is a key defence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/06/climate-change-will-strike-australias-precious-world-heritage-sites-and-indigenous-knowledge-is-a-key-defence-222393/" aria-label="Read more about Climate change will strike Australia’s precious World Heritage sites – and Indigenous knowledge is a key defence">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Twomey, Professor emerita, University of Sydney King Charles III’s cancer diagnosis will turn minds to the question of what happens if he becomes unable to fulfil his constitutional duties. Buckingham Palace has announced he will continue performing his official paperwork and his weekly meetings with the ... <a title="What happens if King Charles can no longer perform his duties?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/06/what-happens-if-king-charles-can-no-longer-perform-his-duties-222870/" aria-label="Read more about What happens if King Charles can no longer perform his duties?">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kit Messham-Muir, Professor in Art, Curtin University Cloud Chamber (2020). Blown glass, dimensions variable. On loan from the TarraWarra Museum of Art, Healesville, Victoria. © Yhonnie Scarce Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains themes and references to historical events which may be ... <a title="Yhonnie Scarce’s glass works are a glistening, poignant exploration of how nuclear testing affected First Nations people" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/06/yhonnie-scarces-glass-works-are-a-glistening-poignant-exploration-of-how-nuclear-testing-affected-first-nations-people-221868/" aria-label="Read more about Yhonnie Scarce’s glass works are a glistening, poignant exploration of how nuclear testing affected First Nations people">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Woods, Professor of Health Economics, University of Technology Sydney Centre for Ageing Better/Unsplash Australia’s subsidised aged care services now help around 1.5 million older people to receive care and support. Taxpayers contributed A$28 billion to the various programs in 2022-23. And yet the system is governed ... <a title="Changes are coming for Australia’s aged care system. Here’s what we know so far" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/06/changes-are-coming-for-australias-aged-care-system-heres-what-we-know-so-far-222757/" aria-label="Read more about Changes are coming for Australia’s aged care system. Here’s what we know so far">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tamika Worrell, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Critical Indigenous Studies, Macquarie University, Macquarie University Midjourney/Author provided It is well documented that Australian teachers face challenges incorporating Indigenous perspectives and content in their classrooms. The approach can sometimes be somewhat tokenistic, as if the teacher is “ticking ... <a title="Generative AI in the classroom risks further threatening Indigenous inclusion in schools" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/06/generative-ai-in-the-classroom-risks-further-threatening-indigenous-inclusion-in-schools-222254/" aria-label="Read more about Generative AI in the classroom risks further threatening Indigenous inclusion in schools">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Ritchie-Tyo, Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, Monash University When a tropical cyclone forms, people who live in its path anxiously monitor news of its direction – and strength. If a Category 5 storm with wind speeds of 250 kilometres per hour is heading for you, you prepare differently ... <a title="Is it time for a Category 6 for super cyclones? No – warnings of floods or storm surges are more useful" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/06/is-it-time-for-a-category-6-for-super-cyclones-no-warnings-of-floods-or-storm-surges-are-more-useful-222736/" aria-label="Read more about Is it time for a Category 6 for super cyclones? No – warnings of floods or storm surges are more useful">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2024
Thousands of people gathered before dawn in the Bay of Islands today to commemorate Aotearoa New Zealand’s Treaty of Waitangi amid heightened tensions between the coalition government and Māori. Waitangi Trust chair Pita Tipene welcomed everyone and said the massive crowds were vastly different from when the country was stuck in the grip of the ... <a title="Waitangi Day 2024: Dawn service turns to unity, love and togetherness" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/06/waitangi-day-2024-dawn-service-turns-to-unity-love-and-togetherness/" aria-label="Read more about Waitangi Day 2024: Dawn service turns to unity, love and togetherness">Read more</a>
