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February 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hunter Bennett, Lecturer in Exercise Science, University of South Australia PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterstock The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) this week released new guidelines for youth and community sport designed to change the way concussion is managed across the country. While the guidelines contain a host ... <a title="Concussion in sport: why making players sit out for 21 days afterwards is a good idea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/02/concussion-in-sport-why-making-players-sit-out-for-21-days-afterwards-is-a-good-idea-222504/" aria-label="Read more about Concussion in sport: why making players sit out for 21 days afterwards is a good idea">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2024
By Al Williams of the Cook Islands News Cook islands Deputy Prime Minister Robert Tapaitau, former National Environment Service (NES) director Nga Puna, and his wife and former Secretary of Infrastructure Cook Islands (ICI), Diane Charlie-Puna, have been found guilty of “all or most offences” following a judgment given by Chief Justice Patrick Keane. In ... <a title="Cook Islands deputy PM, 2 former officials found guilty of corruption" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/02/cook-islands-deputy-pm-2-former-officials-found-guilty-of-corruption/" aria-label="Read more about Cook Islands deputy PM, 2 former officials found guilty of corruption">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoff Lui, Senior Project Officer – Indigenous Research, James Cook University On October 14, Australia voted against First Nations peoples’ having a constitutionally enshrined right to be heard on matters that affect them. There was a catchcry during the campaign that a “no” vote would mean keeping ... <a title="Zenadth Kes peoples’ long journey to self-determination in the Torres Strait" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/02/zenadth-kes-peoples-long-journey-to-self-determination-in-the-torres-strait-199675/" aria-label="Read more about Zenadth Kes peoples’ long journey to self-determination in the Torres Strait">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2024
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist A political commentator says Green Party co-leader James Shaw was a “friend of the Pacific”. Shaw, who was previously New Zealand’s climate change minister for six years, announced this week he will be stepping aside as party co-leader in March. Political commentator Thomas Wynne told RNZ Pacific that Shaw ... <a title="NZ’s Green Party co-leader James Shaw had ‘good Pacific relationship’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/02/nzs-green-party-co-leader-james-shaw-had-good-pacific-relationship/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s Green Party co-leader James Shaw had ‘good Pacific relationship’">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2024
By Claudia Tally in Port Moresby Sixty four compartments of Papua New Guinea’s main mortuary have been out of service since the festive season while a new refrigerated container has also broken down, leaving the hospital looking for room while another 257 dead bodies lie unclaimed. Port Moresby General Hospital Chief Executive Officer Dr Paki ... <a title="Port Moresby hospital morgue full – 257 bodies lie unclaimed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/02/port-moresby-hospital-morgue-full-257-bodies-lie-unclaimed/" aria-label="Read more about Port Moresby hospital morgue full – 257 bodies lie unclaimed">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Senior Lecturer of Urban Mobility, Public Safety & Disaster Risk, UNSW Sydney JavyGo/Unsplash E-scooters are a popular new feature of urban mobility, offering an eco-friendly solution with zero exhaust emissions and agility in city spaces. They make an attractive option for “last-mile” commuting — bridging ... <a title="E-scooters are linked with injuries and hospital visits – but we can’t say they are riskier than bikes yet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/02/e-scooters-are-linked-with-injuries-and-hospital-visits-but-we-cant-say-they-are-riskier-than-bikes-yet-222148/" aria-label="Read more about E-scooters are linked with injuries and hospital visits – but we can’t say they are riskier than bikes yet">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christine Peacock, Lecturer in Law, Federation University Australia CapturePB/Shutterstock A home buyer usually does not pay goods and services tax (GST) on a home except if they buy a new home that has not been sold before as residential property. However, when a home that has been ... <a title="Buying a renovated home? You could be up for an extra 10% GST, but it’s a grey area. Here’s a way to end the uncertainty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/02/buying-a-renovated-home-you-could-be-up-for-an-extra-10-gst-but-its-a-grey-area-heres-a-way-to-end-the-uncertainty-218911/" aria-label="Read more about Buying a renovated home? You could be up for an extra 10% GST, but it’s a grey area. Here’s a way to end the uncertainty">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Carland, Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) fellow, Monash University It’s well documented that news media influences our behaviour in all manner of ways, from how much meat we buy to our attitudes towards exercise. Journalism does not merely hold a mirror up to reality, as ... <a title="Australian media’s Instagram posts on Gaza war have an anti-Palestine bias. That has real-world consequences" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/02/australian-medias-instagram-posts-on-gaza-war-have-an-anti-palestine-bias-that-has-real-world-consequences-221609/" aria-label="Read more about Australian media’s Instagram posts on Gaza war have an anti-Palestine bias. That has real-world consequences">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Moon, Professor of History, Auckland University of Technology When it comes to grappling with the Treaty of Waitangi/Te Tiriti o Waitangi, one of the commonest responses is that it’s a matter of interpretation. It seems to be a perfectly fair reaction, except that historical interpretation generally ... <a title="Waitangi Day 2024: 5 myths and misconceptions that confuse the Treaty debate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/02/waitangi-day-2024-5-myths-and-misconceptions-that-confuse-the-treaty-debate-221973/" aria-label="Read more about Waitangi Day 2024: 5 myths and misconceptions that confuse the Treaty debate">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erick Lundgren, Adjunct Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology Large introduced herbivores such as feral horses and camels are often seen as “invasive” species which damage native plants. My colleagues and I published new research in Science testing this assumption and found it isn’t true. Instead, both native ... <a title="Horses, camels and deer get a bad rap for razing plants – but our new research shows they’re no worse than native animals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/02/horses-camels-and-deer-get-a-bad-rap-for-razing-plants-but-our-new-research-shows-theyre-no-worse-than-native-animals-221873/" aria-label="Read more about Horses, camels and deer get a bad rap for razing plants – but our new research shows they’re no worse than native animals">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Ann Wheeler, Professor in Water Economics, University of Adelaide maxim ibragimov, Shutterstock Management consulting revenue in Australia has grown from less than A$33 billion in 2010 to more than $47 billion in 2023. The increasing use of consultants, as well as the PwC scandal, highlights serious ... <a title="Consulting firms provided low-quality research on crucial water policies. It shows we have a deeper problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/02/consulting-firms-provided-low-quality-research-on-crucial-water-policies-it-shows-we-have-a-deeper-problem-219596/" aria-label="Read more about Consulting firms provided low-quality research on crucial water policies. It shows we have a deeper problem">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nina Van Dyke, Principal Research Fellow and Associate Director, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University Gaelle Marcel/ Unsplash, CC BY As children return to classrooms for 2024, school communities will be confronting bullying in person and via technology. In-person bullying and cyberbullying affect significant numbers of children and young ... <a title="5 questions your child’s school should be able to answer about bullying" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/02/5-questions-your-childs-school-should-be-able-to-answer-about-bullying-222255/" aria-label="Read more about 5 questions your child’s school should be able to answer about bullying">Read more</a>
