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November 18, 2021
RNZ Checkpoint A New Zealand emergency medical specialist has written about their experience working at an Auckland hospital, issuing a warning ahead of yesterday’s Auckland border announcement. Auckland’s border will reopen on December 15 for fully-vaccinated travellers or those who test negative for covid-19 within 72 hours of departure. The new rules will apply until ... <a title="NZ medical specialist describes ‘a health system overwhelmed’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/18/nz-medical-specialist-describes-a-health-system-overwhelmed/" aria-label="Read more about NZ medical specialist describes ‘a health system overwhelmed’">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2021
By Poreni Umau and Phoebe Gwangilo in Kokopo Kokopo Business College in Papua New Guinea’s East New Britain province has evicted male students by force from its dormitories and dumped them onto the streets after a spate of school disturbances on Monday. Police brutality against male students is alleged and female students were also reportedly ... <a title="PNG police throw out Kokopo business students after drunken parties" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/18/png-police-throw-out-kokopo-business-students-after-drunken-parties/" aria-label="Read more about PNG police throw out Kokopo business students after drunken parties">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2021
RNZ Pacific The new vice-chancellor of the Auckland University of Technology is calling on young Pasifika peoples pursuing their education to stay the course. Toeolesulusulu Dr Damon Salesa, who is currently a pro vice-chancellor at the University of Auckland takes up his new role at AUT in March. He is the first person of Pacific ... <a title="‘Transform lives’ with education, new vice-chancellor for AUT tells Pasifika" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/18/transform-lives-with-education-new-vice-chancellor-for-aut-tells-pasifika/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Transform lives’ with education, new vice-chancellor for AUT tells Pasifika">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato GettyImages Last week’s COVID protest outside parliament served as a warning that New Zealand is not immune to the kinds of anger seen overseas. As Labour Party whip Kieran McAnulty put it, “I think everyone needs to be aware ... <a title="COVID disinformation and extremism are on the rise in New Zealand. What are the risks of it turning violent?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/18/covid-disinformation-and-extremism-are-on-the-rise-in-new-zealand-what-are-the-risks-of-it-turning-violent-172049/" aria-label="Read more about COVID disinformation and extremism are on the rise in New Zealand. What are the risks of it turning violent?">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2021
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Politics Daily as well as New Zealand Political Roundup columns for free here. Today’s content Auckland border decision, move to traffic light system Marc Daalder (Newsroom): ‘People will ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 18 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/18/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-november-18-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 18 2021">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By A J Brown, Professor of Public Policy & Law, Centre for Governance & Public Policy, Griffith University As we head into a federal election campaign next year, the focus on whether government – and which party – can be trusted to govern openly and honestly for the ... <a title="With a federal election looming, is there new hope for leadership on integrity and transparency?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/18/with-a-federal-election-looming-is-there-new-hope-for-leadership-on-integrity-and-transparency-170452/" aria-label="Read more about With a federal election looming, is there new hope for leadership on integrity and transparency?">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jack Feehan, Research Officer – Immunology and Translational Research, Victoria University Some recent studies have shown similar peak viral loads in vaccinated people compared to unvaccinated people who contract COVID. This has raised concerns for the efficacy of vaccines for preventing transmission. How concerned should we be? ... <a title="No, vaccinated people are not ‘just as infectious’ as unvaccinated people if they get COVID" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/18/no-vaccinated-people-are-not-just-as-infectious-as-unvaccinated-people-if-they-get-covid-171302/" aria-label="Read more about No, vaccinated people are not ‘just as infectious’ as unvaccinated people if they get COVID">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Guy Keulemans, Faculty Research Fellow, UNSW Shutterstock Aluminium is light and versatile, but massively energy-intensive to produce, requiring 10% of Australia’s entire electricity output . Recycling it uses just a fraction of the energy. Why aren’t we closing the loop? This metal – the most abundant in ... <a title="We’ve smelted a billion tonnes of recyclable aluminium. Do we need to make more?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/18/weve-smelted-a-billion-tonnes-of-recyclable-aluminium-do-we-need-to-make-more-166784/" aria-label="Read more about We’ve smelted a billion tonnes of recyclable aluminium. Do we need to make more?">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Roche, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic Quality), Southern Cross University Shutterstock “I remember how hard the words hit me – ‘you’re not smart enough’.” Dylan, a proud Bundjalung man in his 30s from northern New South Wales with South Sea Island heritage, shared with us what high school ... <a title="Bridging programs transform students’ lives – they even go on to outperform others at uni" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/18/bridging-programs-transform-students-lives-they-even-go-on-to-outperform-others-at-uni-171721/" aria-label="Read more about Bridging programs transform students’ lives – they even go on to outperform others at uni">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2021
A View from Afar - In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will discuss: how it is now over one year since United States voters went to the polls and elected Joe Biden as president - or perhaps it’s fair to say, voted Donald Trump out of the White House.
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November 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Holly Seale, Associate professor, UNSW People opposing vaccine mandates, or COVID vaccines more broadly, have claimed the vaccines violate the Nuremberg Code. They say COVID vaccines are experimental and people have been coerced into vaccination. They say this breaches the ethical code drawn up after the second ... <a title="COVID vaccines don’t violate the Nuremberg Code. Here’s how to convince the doubters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/17/covid-vaccines-dont-violate-the-nuremberg-code-heres-how-to-convince-the-doubters-171217/" aria-label="Read more about COVID vaccines don’t violate the Nuremberg Code. Here’s how to convince the doubters">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin Trenberth, Distinguished Scholar, National Center for Atmospheric Research David McNew/Getty Images Climate change is happening, and it’s mostly due to human activities that change the composition of the atmosphere, which in turn interferes with the natural flow of energy through the climate system. Two greenhouse gases ... <a title="Stemming methane leaks from oil fields, pipelines and landfills could help us slow global warming quickly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/17/stemming-methane-leaks-from-oil-fields-pipelines-and-landfills-could-help-us-slow-global-warming-quickly-171839/" aria-label="Read more about Stemming methane leaks from oil fields, pipelines and landfills could help us slow global warming quickly">Read more</a>
