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June 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Loosemore, Professor of Construction Management, University of Technology Sydney Many countries around the world, including Australia, are looking to the construction industry to help rebuild economies. Industry bodies such as the Master Builders Association are strongly urging governments to bring forward spending on already approved infrastructure ... <a title="We may live to regret open-slather construction stimulus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/15/we-may-live-to-regret-open-slather-construction-stimulus-139967/" aria-label="Read more about We may live to regret open-slather construction stimulus">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2020
Part of the 43,000 crowd at Auckland’s Eden Park yesterday afternoon watching the Blues defeat the Hurricanes 30-20. Image: RNZ/Photosport By RNZ News New Zealand’s first weekend at post-covid alert level 1 drew massive crowds to Super Rugby Aotearoa matches in Auckland and Dunedin – but hospital emergency departments across the country also felt the ... <a title="World’s first post-covid live rugby draws massive crowds in NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/15/worlds-first-post-covid-live-rugby-draws-massive-crowds-in-nz/" aria-label="Read more about World’s first post-covid live rugby draws massive crowds in NZ">Read more</a>
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June 15, 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 Colonial statues, place names, Black Lives Matter Cherie Howie (Herald): Race relations commissioner Meng Foon calls for dialogue on colonisation-linked statues, place names Jason Walls (Herald): NZ First Leader Winston Peters: Getting rid of ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 15 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/15/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-june-15-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 15 2020">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lee Baumgartner, Professor of Fisheries and River Management, Institute for Land, Water, and Society, Charles Sturt University The New South Wales government plans to release two million native fish into rivers of the Murray-Darling Basin, in the largest breeding program of its kind in the state. But ... <a title="Don’t count your fish before they hatch: experts react to plans to release 2 million fish into the Murray Darling" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/15/dont-count-your-fish-before-they-hatch-experts-react-to-plans-to-release-2-million-fish-into-the-murray-darling-140428/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t count your fish before they hatch: experts react to plans to release 2 million fish into the Murray Darling">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Forsyth, Senior Lecturer in History, Australian Catholic University I’m reading Thomas Carlyle’s poetic classic, The French Revolution, published in 1837. It occurred to me that the historical narrative of Australian universities and their relationship to government is like that revolution, but in reverse. Carlyle summarised the ... <a title="Universities and government need to rethink their relationship with each other before it’s too late" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/15/universities-and-government-need-to-rethink-their-relationship-with-each-other-before-its-too-late-139963/" aria-label="Read more about Universities and government need to rethink their relationship with each other before it’s too late">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luke Grzeskowiak, The Hospital Research Foundation Mid-Career Research Fellow – Robinson Research Institute & South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute, University of Adelaide It’s well known smoking cigarettes during pregnancy can increase the risk of harm to the baby and is best avoided. But in our ... <a title="Using cannabis during pregnancy could be bad news for your baby: new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/15/using-cannabis-during-pregnancy-could-be-bad-news-for-your-baby-new-research-140443/" aria-label="Read more about Using cannabis during pregnancy could be bad news for your baby: new research">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Murdoch, Dean and Head of Campus, University of Otago COVID-19 is being referred to as a “once in a century event” – but the next pandemic is likely to hit sooner than you think. In the next few decades, we will likely see other pandemics. We ... <a title="The next once-a-century pandemic is coming sooner than you think – but COVID-19 can help us get ready" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/15/the-next-once-a-century-pandemic-is-coming-sooner-than-you-think-but-covid-19-can-help-us-get-ready-139976/" aria-label="Read more about The next once-a-century pandemic is coming sooner than you think – but COVID-19 can help us get ready">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lee Baumgartner, Professor of Fisheries and River Management, Institute for Land, Water, and Society, Charles Sturt University The New South Wales government plans to release two million native fish into rivers of the Murray-Darling Basin, in the largest breeding program of its kind in the state. But ... <a title="Don’t count your fish before they hatch: experts react to plans to release two million fish into the Murray Darling" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/15/dont-count-your-fish-before-they-hatch-experts-react-to-plans-to-release-two-million-fish-into-the-murray-darling-140428/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t count your fish before they hatch: experts react to plans to release two million fish into the Murray Darling">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julie Sonnemann, Fellow, Grattan Institute Despite massive efforts by teachers and schools during the remote learning period, many students are likely to have learnt less than they would have in the classroom. Most of these students will recover without too much trouble, but disadvantaged students will need ... <a title="Disadvantaged students may have lost 1 month of learning during COVID-19 shutdown. But the government can fix it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/15/disadvantaged-students-may-have-lost-1-month-of-learning-during-covid-19-shutdown-but-the-government-can-fix-it-140540/" aria-label="Read more about Disadvantaged students may have lost 1 month of learning during COVID-19 shutdown. But the government can fix it">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caroline Osborne, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Office of Community Engagement, University of the Sunshine Coast The COVID-19 pandemic has brought into sharp focus the need for connection to our local community and the health challenges of the retirement village model. We know that, as we age, most people ... <a title="‘Ageing in neighbourhood’: what seniors want instead of retirement villages and how to achieve it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/15/ageing-in-neighbourhood-what-seniors-want-instead-of-retirement-villages-and-how-to-achieve-it-138729/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Ageing in neighbourhood’: what seniors want instead of retirement villages and how to achieve it">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gary Mortimer, Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Queensland University of Technology Retailers have tried many overt tactics to limit theft, such as signs that display images of CCTV cameras, threats to prosecute offenders, bag checks, checkout weighing plates and electronic security gates. These tactics are extremely ... <a title="Watch yourself: the self-surveillance strategy to keep supermarket shoppers honest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/15/watch-yourself-the-self-surveillance-strategy-to-keep-supermarket-shoppers-honest-139977/" aria-label="Read more about Watch yourself: the self-surveillance strategy to keep supermarket shoppers honest">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben McCann, Associate Professor of French Studies, University of Adelaide November 1959. Film director Alfred Hitchcock is at his commercial and critical peak after the successes of Vertigo (1958) and North by Northwest (1959). So what does he do next? A black-and-white made-for-TV movie hastily shot, with ... <a title="Psycho turns 60 – Hitchcock’s famous fright film broke all the rules" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/15/psycho-turns-60-hitchcocks-famous-fright-film-broke-all-the-rules-140175/" aria-label="Read more about Psycho turns 60 – Hitchcock’s famous fright film broke all the rules">Read more</a>
