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May 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jason Byrne, Professor of Human Geography and Planning, University of Tasmania Following a decision to fund an AFL stadium on Hobart’s waterfront, the Tasmanian premier announced plans for a new bus rapid transit (BRT) system and ferry services to avoid traffic congestion. These plans are linked to ... <a title="Bus rapid transit can avoid traffic chaos for the AFL’s new stadium and transform Hobart – and other cities too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/05/bus-rapid-transit-can-avoid-traffic-chaos-for-the-afls-new-stadium-and-transform-hobart-and-other-cities-too-204920/" aria-label="Read more about Bus rapid transit can avoid traffic chaos for the AFL’s new stadium and transform Hobart – and other cities too">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2023
PNG Post-Courier North Fly MP James Donald has ordered Papua New Guinean police to shoot to kill drug and gun runners along the Indonesian border. Donald said this after police in Kiunga had raided Mepu village along the border and arrested and charged three men from Hela for being in possession of 3.4kg of marijuana ... <a title="PNG politician orders police to ‘shoot to kill’ drug runners along border" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/05/png-politician-orders-police-to-shoot-to-kill-drug-runners-along-border/" aria-label="Read more about PNG politician orders police to ‘shoot to kill’ drug runners along border">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2023
By Henry Puna, Secretary-General of the Pacific Islands Forum On World Press Freedom Day the world remembers the importance of a free and independent media as the cornerstone of thriving and healthy democracies. For our developing and developed Pacific nations of the Blue Continent, the 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day is also an ... <a title="Pacific Islands Forum Media Freedom Day message: Truth without fear" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/05/pacific-islands-forum-media-freedom-day-message-truth-without-fear/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific Islands Forum Media Freedom Day message: Truth without fear">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2023
By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist World Press Freedom Day has been marked by journalists around the world, including the Pacific. Launched by the United Nations in 1998, May 3 is a day of solidarity among the world’s media, in particular with journalists who are being persecuted in autocratic nations and war zones. It serves ... <a title="Pacific journalists around region mark progress but warn of new risks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/05/pacific-journalists-around-region-mark-progress-but-warn-of-new-risks/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific journalists around region mark progress but warn of new risks">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2023
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. The defection of Labour Minister Meka Whaitiri has been heralded by some as a stunning coup for Te Pāti Māori and a “courageous” step by the rebel MP. But is it really? The whole episode can also be viewed as rather farcical and shabby, reflecting very poorly on the integrity ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: No one’s mana is enhanced by the Meka Whaitiri defection " class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/05/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-no-ones-mana-is-enhanced-by-the-meka-whaitiri-defection/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: No one’s mana is enhanced by the Meka Whaitiri defection ">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darren Ray, PhD candidate | Paleoclimate, University of Adelaide Bernhard Staehli, Shutterstock Think back to September last year. What happened early that month? What news shook the world and reverberated for weeks, if not months? That’s a question I’ve been asking friends and colleagues lately. On September ... <a title="Humanity’s tipping point? How the Queen’s death stole a climate warning’s thunder" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/05/humanitys-tipping-point-how-the-queens-death-stole-a-climate-warnings-thunder-203143/" aria-label="Read more about Humanity’s tipping point? How the Queen’s death stole a climate warning’s thunder">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Craig Stevens, Professor in Ocean Physics, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Getty Images A changing climate is upon us, with more frequent land and marine heatwaves, forest fires, atmospheric rivers and floods. For some, it is the backdrop to day-to-day life, but for a growing ... <a title="Record low Antarctic sea ice is another alarming sign the ocean’s role as climate regulator is changing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/05/record-low-antarctic-sea-ice-is-another-alarming-sign-the-oceans-role-as-climate-regulator-is-changing-204680/" aria-label="Read more about Record low Antarctic sea ice is another alarming sign the ocean’s role as climate regulator is changing">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Doug Drury, Professor/Head of Aviation, CQUniversity Australia AirP72/Shutterstock What happens when you flush a toilet on a plane? –Lily, aged 6, Harcourt Lily this is a great question! It doesn’t work like your toilet at home, which uses gravity to remove waste from our toilets into the ... <a title="Curious Kids: What happens when you flush a toilet on a plane?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/05/curious-kids-what-happens-when-you-flush-a-toilet-on-a-plane-201464/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: What happens when you flush a toilet on a plane?">Read more</a>
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May 5, 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. Today’s content MEKA WHAITIRI Tim Watkin (Pundit): R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Find Out What It Means To Me…Ka Joseph Los’e (Herald): Meka Whaitiri: Te Pāti Māori hit list and who else is considering ... <a title="Newsletter: May 5 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/05/newsletter-may-5-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: May 5 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jarrad Daniel Kowlessar, Associate Lecturer, Flinders University The view from the Arnhem Land escarpment over the floodplains that contain a hidden landscape. Ian Moffat, Author provided Many visitors to Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory are struck by the magnificent cliffs, stunning bird life and extraordinary rock ... <a title="Remarkable new tech has revealed the ancient landscape of Arnhem Land that greeted Australia’s First Peoples" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/05/remarkable-new-tech-has-revealed-the-ancient-landscape-of-arnhem-land-that-greeted-australias-first-peoples-201394/" aria-label="Read more about Remarkable new tech has revealed the ancient landscape of Arnhem Land that greeted Australia’s First Peoples">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Mehigan, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Canterbury Getty Images The imminent coronation of King Charles III is an ideal time for Australia and New Zealand to take stock of the British monarchy and its role in national life – including certain myths about what becoming ... <a title="Busting a king-sized myth: why Australia and NZ could become republics – and still stay in the Commonwealth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/05/busting-a-king-sized-myth-why-australia-and-nz-could-become-republics-and-still-stay-in-the-commonwealth-204750/" aria-label="Read more about Busting a king-sized myth: why Australia and NZ could become republics – and still stay in the Commonwealth">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jess Carniel, Senior Lecturer in Humanities, University of Southern Queensland Stefan Rousseau/AP/AAP This weekend’s coronation ceremony formally invests the monarch with their regnal powers – but King Charles III has been doing the job since he was proclaimed king in September 2022. So what does a monarch ... <a title="What does a king actually do?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/05/what-does-a-king-actually-do-203842/" aria-label="Read more about What does a king actually do?">Read more</a>
