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May 12, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Fijians have been advised to remain calm as “ample notice” will be given should a situation in Fiji warrant a total lockdown of Viti Levu, reports The Fiji Times. Health Secretary Dr James Fong issued this assurance last night as he announced 12 new covid-19 cases. RNZ News reports that all ... <a title="Call for calm as 12 new community covid cases reported in Fiji" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/12/call-for-calm-as-12-new-community-covid-cases-reported-in-fiji/" aria-label="Read more about Call for calm as 12 new community covid cases reported in Fiji">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2021
By Dominic Godfrey, RNZ Pacific journalist A deadly explosion in the Solomon Islands capital has caused fear and confusion about the ongoing threat posed by hidden munitions left over from World War II. A central Honiara residential area was rocked on Sunday by the detonation of a buried howitzer shell which left one person dead ... <a title="Fatal Solomon Is blast highlights key threat in country littered with bombs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/12/fatal-solomon-is-blast-highlights-key-threat-in-country-littered-with-bombs/" aria-label="Read more about Fatal Solomon Is blast highlights key threat in country littered with bombs">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2021
COMMENTARY: By Marilyn Garson I woke up to the news and fear cut into me for my family in Israel. Where are they right now? I felt one moment of the fear that Palestinians live with. No false equivalence: nothing about this is equal. In video, Israeli police are heavily armed and armoured, backed by ... <a title="Marilyn Garson: Nakba is an event in the present tense – in Jerusalem and in Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/12/marilyn-garson-nakba-is-an-event-in-the-present-tense-in-jerusalem-and-in-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about Marilyn Garson: Nakba is an event in the present tense – in Jerusalem and in Gaza">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk An exiled West Papuan leader has demanded the immediate release of arrested campaigner Victor Yeimo, saying that his detention was a “sign to the world” that the Indonesian government was using its terrorist designation as a smokescreen to further repress Papuans. Indonesian police arrested Yeimo, one of the most prominent leaders ... <a title="Free Victor Yeimo now, says exiled Papuan leader Benny Wenda" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/12/free-victor-yeimo-now-says-exiled-papuan-leader-benny-wenda/" aria-label="Read more about Free Victor Yeimo now, says exiled Papuan leader Benny Wenda">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2021
RNZ News A man who was at the Countdown supermarket in New Zealand’s South Island city of Dunedin when four people were stabbed has described the incident as terrifying. The attack happened at the Cumberland Street supermarket just before 2.30pm yesterday. Police said three of the people injured in the stabbing were in a serious ... <a title="‘We were really terrified,’ says Dunedin supermarket stabbing witness" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/12/we-were-really-terrified-says-dunedin-supermarket-stabbing-witness/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We were really terrified,’ says Dunedin supermarket stabbing witness">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandra Hansen, Deputy Editor and Chief of Staff, The Conversation After twenty years of rhetoric from both sides of politics focusing on getting back to surplus, this year’s budget continues pandemic spending in the hope of getting the economy back on track as the pandemic starts to ... <a title="Cuts, spending, debt: what you need to know about the budget at a glance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/12/cuts-spending-debt-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-budget-at-a-glance-159226/" aria-label="Read more about Cuts, spending, debt: what you need to know about the budget at a glance">Read more</a>
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May 12, 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 Public sector pay freeze Claire Trevett (Herald): PM steps in, the melting of the pay freeze begins (paywalled) Jordan Bond (RNZ): Public sector ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 12 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/12/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-may-12-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 12 2021">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Lavender, Senior Lecturer, School of Science, Psychology and Sport, Federation University Australia Many people have become more sedentary in recent times with lockdowns and working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. If you’re moving less, this may have impacted your core strength. Or, you may ... <a title="Core strength: why is it important and how do you maintain it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/12/core-strength-why-is-it-important-and-how-do-you-maintain-it-160358/" aria-label="Read more about Core strength: why is it important and how do you maintain it?">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mingming Cheng, Senior Lecturer, School of Management and Marketing, Curtin University In its 13 years of existence, Airbnb has grown from a minnow to a whale in holiday accommodation. Today, it offers more than 5.6 million active listings across 220 countries and regions. In Australia, Airbnb lists ... <a title="The carbon footprint of Airbnb is likely bigger than you think" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/12/the-carbon-footprint-of-airbnb-is-likely-bigger-than-you-think-159544/" aria-label="Read more about The carbon footprint of Airbnb is likely bigger than you think">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chari Larsson, Lecturer of art history, Griffith University The new $60.5 million HOTA Gallery opened its doors on the weekend, updating ageing infrastructure and marking an exciting chapter for the Gold Coast. HOTA, or Home of the Arts, has been developed as part of a masterplan begun ... <a title="Inspired by organic cells, with some marvellous art on show, the Gold Coast’s new HOTA Gallery is a triumph" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/12/inspired-by-organic-cells-with-some-marvellous-art-on-show-the-gold-coasts-new-hota-gallery-is-a-triumph-160087/" aria-label="Read more about Inspired by organic cells, with some marvellous art on show, the Gold Coast’s new HOTA Gallery is a triumph">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Meriluoto, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Canterbury You would be hard pressed to find an economist who would argue against the merits of fiscal responsibility and controlling government debt. This is why it was so hard to believe the government’s rationale for a public sector ... <a title="As the government is learning, a ‘wage freeze’ can come with unintended consequences" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/12/as-the-government-is-learning-a-wage-freeze-can-come-with-unintended-consequences-160530/" aria-label="Read more about As the government is learning, a ‘wage freeze’ can come with unintended consequences">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandra Hansen, Deputy Editor and Chief of Staff, The Conversation After twenty years of rhetoric from both sides of politics focusing on getting back to surplus, this year’s budget continues pandemic spending in the hope of getting the economy back on track as the pandemic starts to ... <a title="Cuts, spends, debt: what you need to know about the budget at a glance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/12/cuts-spends-debt-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-budget-at-a-glance-159226/" aria-label="Read more about Cuts, spends, debt: what you need to know about the budget at a glance">Read more</a>
