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December 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ray Norris, Professor, School of Science, Western Sydney University In the northern sky in December is a beautiful cluster of stars known as the Pleiades, or the “seven sisters”. Look carefully and you will probably count six stars. So why do we say there are seven of ... <a title="The world’s oldest story? Astronomers say global myths about ‘seven sisters’ stars may reach back 100,000 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/22/the-worlds-oldest-story-astronomers-say-global-myths-about-seven-sisters-stars-may-reach-back-100-000-years-151568/" aria-label="Read more about The world’s oldest story? Astronomers say global myths about ‘seven sisters’ stars may reach back 100,000 years">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Holland, Associate Professor, Macquarie University History has been brought to the forefront in 2020. We have witnessed not only a once-in-a-century pandemic, but also a global protest movement for racial justice following the death of a Black man, George Floyd. Such protests have happened before, but ... <a title="Black Lives Matter has brought a global reckoning with history. This is why the Uluru Statement is so crucial" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/22/black-lives-matter-has-brought-a-global-reckoning-with-history-this-is-why-the-uluru-statement-is-so-crucial-149974/" aria-label="Read more about Black Lives Matter has brought a global reckoning with history. This is why the Uluru Statement is so crucial">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julia Talbot-Jones, Lecturer, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington After eight months of drought rules, Auckland finally relaxed water restrictions last week, but as New Zealand heads into another La Niña summer, other cities can expect serious water shortages both now and in the future. ... <a title="Even in a ‘water-rich’ country like New Zealand, some cities could face water shortages this summer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/22/even-in-a-water-rich-country-like-new-zealand-some-cities-could-face-water-shortages-this-summer-152002/" aria-label="Read more about Even in a ‘water-rich’ country like New Zealand, some cities could face water shortages this summer">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Troy Potter, Lecturer, The University of Melbourne, University of Melbourne This article is part of three-part series on summer reads for young people after a very unique year. As this tumultuous year comes to a close, the Australian summer is an ideal time to relax and escape ... <a title="Teen summer reads: how to escape to another world after a year stuck in this one" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/22/teen-summer-reads-how-to-escape-to-another-world-after-a-year-stuck-in-this-one-150646/" aria-label="Read more about Teen summer reads: how to escape to another world after a year stuck in this one">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Boyle, PhD Candidate, University of Wollongong In a new series, writers pay tribute to fictional detectives on the page and screen. When Jessica Jones slunk onto screens in 2015, it was only fitting for the series in which she featured to begin in the shadows of ... <a title="My favourite detective: Jessica Jones, a super-detective for the Marvel generation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/22/my-favourite-detective-jessica-jones-a-super-detective-for-the-marvel-generation-149542/" aria-label="Read more about My favourite detective: Jessica Jones, a super-detective for the Marvel generation">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2020
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Parliament, and end of year reviews Chris Trotter (Interest): How the state was reclaimed for the people Richard Shaw (The Conversation): 2020 hindsight: can New Zealand apply the political lessons of COVID-19 in the year ahead? ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 22 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/22/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-december-22-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 22 2020">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2020
By Charles Maniani in Manokwari Indonesian Mobile Brigade (Brimob) paramilitary police, national police intelligence officers (intel) and the army’s special forces (Kopassus) have stormed the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) offices in the Almasuh area of Merauke regency, Papua, The raid last week was reported by a Suara Papua informant from Merauke on Monday. The ... <a title="Police, TNI raid Papuan secretariat in Merauke – 14 activists arrested" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/22/police-tni-raid-papuan-secretariat-in-merauke-14-activists-arrested/" aria-label="Read more about Police, TNI raid Papuan secretariat in Merauke – 14 activists arrested">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2020
By Jordan Bond, RNZ News reporter Million-dollar houses are now being sold in one of Auckland’s lowest-income suburbs and a local politician says New Zealand government failure is allowing the market to drive further inequality and hopelessness. Last month an unremarkable 1960s weatherboard house on less than a quarter acre section in Ōtara in South ... <a title="Pacific residents express ‘hopelessness’ as Ōtara house sales hit $1m" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/21/pacific-residents-express-hopelessness-as-otara-house-sales-hit-1m/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific residents express ‘hopelessness’ as Ōtara house sales hit $1m">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mirko Bagaric, Professor of Law, Swinburne University of Technology The final report of the COVID-19 Hotel Quarantine Inquiry, issued by former judge Jennifer Coate, outlines monumental errors made by the Victorian government and its public servants. Despite this, the governmental failings that led to a second wave ... <a title="Hotel quarantine report blasts government failures, but political fallout is likely to be minimal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/21/hotel-quarantine-report-blasts-government-failures-but-political-fallout-is-likely-to-be-minimal-152175/" aria-label="Read more about Hotel quarantine report blasts government failures, but political fallout is likely to be minimal">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris James, Lecturer, Centre for Hypersonics, The University of Queensland There are many things humanity must overcome before any return journey to Mars is launched. The two major players are NASA and SpaceX, which work together intimately on missions to the International Space Station but have competing ... <a title="How to get people from Earth to Mars and safely back again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/21/how-to-get-people-from-earth-to-mars-and-safely-back-again-150167/" aria-label="Read more about How to get people from Earth to Mars and safely back again">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Conley Tyler, Research Fellow, Asia Institute, University of Melbourne Most of us can’t wait to see the back of 2020, a year that has been memorable for all the wrong reasons. While 2020 provided the ultimate stress test for countries to discover their vulnerabilities, we can ... <a title="Coronavirus, China and climate: where Australia’s foreign relations attention will be in 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/21/coronavirus-china-and-climate-where-australias-foreign-relations-attention-will-be-in-2021-150158/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus, China and climate: where Australia’s foreign relations attention will be in 2021">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claus T. Christophersen, Senior Lecturer, Edith Cowan University It’s that time of year again, with Christmas parties, end-of-year get-togethers and holiday catch-ups on the horizon for many of us — all COVID-safe, of course. All that party food and takeaway, however, can have consequences for your gut ... <a title="How to prepare and protect your gut health over Christmas and the silly season" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/21/how-to-prepare-and-protect-your-gut-health-over-christmas-and-the-silly-season-151673/" aria-label="Read more about How to prepare and protect your gut health over Christmas and the silly season">Read more</a>
