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February 4, 2021
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 New Zealand history and the school curriculum Wayne Hope (The Conversation): In an age of digital disinformation, dropping level 1 media studies in NZ high schools is a big mistake Rachel Sadler (Newshub): National’s Paul Goldsmith ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 04 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/04/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-february-04-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 04 2021">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wing See Yuen, PhD Candidate, UNSW Alcohol-related blackouts aren’t good for anybody’s health, but they are particularly dangerous for young people. Our recent research found blackouts are common once young people start drinking. At age 14, nearly one in ten adolescents who drank alcohol in the past ... <a title="Can’t remember last night? 48% of drinkers have had a blackout by age 19" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/04/cant-remember-last-night-48-of-drinkers-have-had-a-blackout-by-age-19-154471/" aria-label="Read more about Can’t remember last night? 48% of drinkers have had a blackout by age 19">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ari Mattes, Lecturer in Communications and Media, University of Notre Dame Australia The content of some films is so close to the heart that it’s difficult to critically evaluate them. If you’re an atheist, The Passion of the Christ is not for you. By the same token, ... <a title="Film review: Wild Things packs passionate climate activism into an overly polite documentary" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/04/film-review-wild-things-packs-passionate-climate-activism-into-an-overly-polite-documentary-154374/" aria-label="Read more about Film review: Wild Things packs passionate climate activism into an overly polite documentary">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ari Mattes, Lecturer in Communications and Media, University of Notre Dame Australia The content of some films is so close to the heart that it’s difficult to critically evaluate them. If you’re an atheist, The Passion of the Christ is not for you. By the same token, ... <a title="Film review: Wild Things packs passionate climate activism into an overly genteel documentary" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/04/film-review-wild-things-packs-passionate-climate-activism-into-an-overly-genteel-documentary-154374/" aria-label="Read more about Film review: Wild Things packs passionate climate activism into an overly genteel documentary">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Louise Grimmer, Senior Lecturer in Retail Marketing, University of Tasmania Jeff Bezos has announced he will stand down as chief executive of Amazon in the third quarter of 2021. The founder of the online retail behemoth will hand the reins to Andy Jassy, who currently leads Amazon’s ... <a title="What’s next for Amazon after Jeff Bezos? No dramatic changes, just more growth and optimisation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/04/whats-next-for-amazon-after-jeff-bezos-no-dramatic-changes-just-more-growth-and-optimisation-154553/" aria-label="Read more about What’s next for Amazon after Jeff Bezos? No dramatic changes, just more growth and optimisation">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2021
By Wansolwara staff Staff, students and alumni of the University of the South Pacific have called on the Fiji government to immediately reinstate the work permit for vice-chancellor and president Professor Pal Ahluwalia, who was deported today with his wife, Sandra Price. The USP community also called on the government to issue a formal apology ... <a title="USP staff, students condemn Fiji ‘Gestapo’ tactics, demand Ahluwalia’s return" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/04/usp-staff-students-condemn-fiji-gestapo-tactics-demand-ahluwalias-return/" aria-label="Read more about USP staff, students condemn Fiji ‘Gestapo’ tactics, demand Ahluwalia’s return">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hazel L. Richards, PhD candidate, Monash University Imagine going through life with your arms permanently bent and locked at the elbows. Awkward, right? Until recently we thought the mega-marsupial Palorchestes azael lived exactly like this. This rare, distant relative of the wombat became extinct (along with much ... <a title="This unique ancient megabeast had perpetually ‘bent’ elbows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/04/this-unique-ancient-megabeast-had-perpetually-bent-elbows-153094/" aria-label="Read more about This unique ancient megabeast had perpetually ‘bent’ elbows">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Jane Kelly, Associate Professor, UQ Business School, The University of Queensland Business schools have a major role to play in what the World Economic Forum calls “The Great Reset” as the world adjusts to the COVID-19 pandemic. To contribute to their full potential, business schools must ... <a title="No more business as usual: in ‘The Great Reset’ business schools must lead the way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/04/no-more-business-as-usual-in-the-great-reset-business-schools-must-lead-the-way-152622/" aria-label="Read more about No more business as usual: in ‘The Great Reset’ business schools must lead the way">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Isabel Booth, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography and Planning, University of Tasmania More than 70 homes were destroyed by bushfires in Western Australia this week, leaving those affected facing enormous costs. After disasters like these, insurance is not always there as needed — or as expected. ... <a title="Underinsurance is entrenching poverty as the vulnerable are hit hardest by disasters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/04/underinsurance-is-entrenching-poverty-as-the-vulnerable-are-hit-hardest-by-disasters-152083/" aria-label="Read more about Underinsurance is entrenching poverty as the vulnerable are hit hardest by disasters">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Politicians, educators and civil society advocates around the region today condemned the “barbaric” and “shameful” detention and deportation of the regional University of the South Pacific’s vice-chancellor Professor Pal Ahluwalia and his wife. Reformist Professor Ahluwalia, a Canadian, and his wife, Sandra, were detained by Fiji authorities at their Suva home ... <a title="Politicians, educators, advocates blast Fiji’s ‘barbaric’ expulsion of USP head" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/04/politicians-educators-advocates-blast-fijis-barbaric-expulsion-of-usp-head/" aria-label="Read more about Politicians, educators, advocates blast Fiji’s ‘barbaric’ expulsion of USP head">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2021
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Fiji Immigration officials and police have detained and expelled the University of the South Pacific vice-chancellor, Professor Pal Ahluwalia, and his wife Sandra. The president of the University of the South Pacific Staff Association, Elizabeth Fong, said that the USPSA had received confirmation that the pair were taken in between 11pm ... <a title="Fiji immigration officials, police deport USP chief Ahluwalia in swoop" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/04/fiji-immigration-officials-police-deport-usp-chief-ahluwalia-in-swoop/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji immigration officials, police deport USP chief Ahluwalia in swoop">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2021
By RNZ Pacific A coalition government in New Caledonia has collapsed after indigenous pro-independence politicians resigned, citing persistent economic issues and unrest over the sale of nickel assets. The South Pacific archipelago has been gripped by riots over the sale process of Brazilian mining giant Vale’s local nickel business, with protesters saying a locally-led offer ... <a title="New Caledonia government collapses amid storm and assets sale crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/04/new-caledonia-government-collapses-amid-storm-and-assets-sale-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia government collapses amid storm and assets sale crisis">Read more</a>
