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August 19, 2021
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Click here to subscribe to Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup and New Zealand Politics Daily. Today’s content Lockdown Thomas Coughlan (Herald): It’s no longer clear Jacinda Ardern’s strategy is the right one (paywalled) Kate MacNamara (Herald): Government’s Covid ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 19 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/19/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-19-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 19 2021">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW This week provided a first tiny glimpse into the labour-market fallout from Australia’s recent lockdowns. Australian Bureau of Statistics published the wage price index for the June quarter yesterday, showing sluggish wages growth, below forecasts. The labour force figures for July, ... <a title="Vital Signs: 4.6% unemployment rate hints at what’s possible, but it’s not the real thing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/19/vital-signs-4-6-unemployment-rate-hints-at-whats-possible-but-its-not-the-real-thing-166162/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: 4.6% unemployment rate hints at what’s possible, but it’s not the real thing">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bronwyn Carlson, Professor, Indigenous Studies, Macquarie University NBCUniversal In a new series, writers nominate the TV series keeping them entertained during a time of COVID. As the lockdown continues, I find myself looking for Indigenous content to watch on TV to feel a sense of nourishment and ... <a title="Rutherford Falls: a laugh-out-loud funny TV show about colonisation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/19/rutherford-falls-a-laugh-out-loud-funny-tv-show-about-colonisation-165975/" aria-label="Read more about Rutherford Falls: a laugh-out-loud funny TV show about colonisation">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eryn Newman, Senior Lecturer, Research School of Psychology, Australian National University Over the past year, we’ve seen how dramatically misinformation can impact the lives of people, communities and entire countries. Read more: Public protest or selfish ratbaggery? Why free speech doesn’t give you the right to endanger ... <a title="Is it actually false, or do you just disagree? Why Twitter’s user-driven experiment to tackle misinformation is complicated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/19/is-it-actually-false-or-do-you-just-disagree-why-twitters-user-driven-experiment-to-tackle-misinformation-is-complicated-166335/" aria-label="Read more about Is it actually false, or do you just disagree? Why Twitter’s user-driven experiment to tackle misinformation is complicated">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Coulson, Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney NSW MP Victor Dominello has said he has Bell’s palsy, after appearing at a press conference this week with what he described as a “droopy eye”. Google searches for the term “Bell’s palsy” sky-rocketed overnight. I have worked in the ... <a title="What is Bell’s palsy? A facial nerve disorder expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/19/what-is-bells-palsy-a-facial-nerve-disorder-expert-explains-166403/" aria-label="Read more about What is Bell’s palsy? A facial nerve disorder expert explains">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeremy Moses, Associate Professor in International Relations, University of Canterbury Shutterstock “New Zealand versus the killer robots” might sound like a science fiction B-movie, but that was essentially the focus of an event at parliament earlier this month. Hosted by Minister of Disarmament and Arms Control Phil ... <a title="New Zealand could take a global lead in controlling the development of ‘killer robots’ — so why isn’t it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/19/new-zealand-could-take-a-global-lead-in-controlling-the-development-of-killer-robots-so-why-isnt-it-166168/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand could take a global lead in controlling the development of ‘killer robots’ — so why isn’t it?">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2021
RNZ News New Zealand police are out again today enforcing the rules of the level 4 lockdown concentrating on dealing with any illegal gatherings, ensuring all travel is essential and providing reassurance patrols at places like supermarkets. Yesterday there were eight arrests at anti-lockdown protests in Auckland and Whangarei and drivers across the country were ... <a title="NZ police chief says anti-lockdown protests ‘disappointing’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/19/nz-police-chief-says-anti-lockdown-protests-disappointing/" aria-label="Read more about NZ police chief says anti-lockdown protests ‘disappointing’">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2021
By Frank Rai in Port Moresby National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop has lashed out at the Papua New Guinean Department of Lands and Physical Planning for failing to maintain and manage portions of land in urban centers for public use. He said public space in NCD was “diminishing” and the department had not been ... <a title="Parkop blasts PNG Lands Department for failing to protect public parks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/19/parkop-blasts-png-lands-department-for-failing-to-protect-public-parks/" aria-label="Read more about Parkop blasts PNG Lands Department for failing to protect public parks">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2021
By Kālino Latu in Auckland The challenges experienced by Tongan students having to study overseas will soon be over after the government has announced plans for the establishment of the kingdom’s first national university. The news has been hailed as a solution to the financial, social and mental stresses Tonga’s international students have faced. The ... <a title="Tonga announces plans for national university with new bill" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/19/tonga-announces-plans-for-national-university-with-new-bill/" aria-label="Read more about Tonga announces plans for national university with new bill">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gabriela Tavella, Research Officer, UNSW School of Psychiatry, UNSW Shutterstock With more than half the country in lockdown and many of the social support systems we rely on having been put on hold, it’s no wonder people are feeling overwhelmed and exhausted. For some, such feelings may ... <a title="We’re all exhausted but are you experiencing burnout? Here’s what to look out for" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/19/were-all-exhausted-but-are-you-experiencing-burnout-heres-what-to-look-out-for-164393/" aria-label="Read more about We’re all exhausted but are you experiencing burnout? Here’s what to look out for">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeremy Moss, Professor of Political Philosophy, UNSW When BHP announced it would sell its stake in its oil and gas business to Woodside Petroleum to form a merged oil and gas business, it appeared welcome news. A big miner finally takes climate change seriously. But decisions to ... <a title="BHP is selling its dirty oil and gas assets, but hold the applause" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/19/bhp-is-selling-its-dirty-oil-and-gas-assets-but-hold-the-applause-166333/" aria-label="Read more about BHP is selling its dirty oil and gas assets, but hold the applause">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Peters, Senior Lecturer in Drama, Flinders University Matt Byrne/State Theatre Company South Australia Review: Hibernation by Finegan Kruckemeyer, State Theatre Company South Australia What lengths would you go to in order to save the planet from climate crisis? Stop eating meat and start composting? Recycle and ... <a title="Could sending humans to sleep for a year help solve the climate crisis? A new play, Hibernation, asks this question" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/19/could-sending-humans-to-sleep-for-a-year-help-solve-the-climate-crisis-a-new-play-hibernation-asks-this-question-165736/" aria-label="Read more about Could sending humans to sleep for a year help solve the climate crisis? A new play, Hibernation, asks this question">Read more</a>
