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August 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Douglass Rovinsky, PhD Candidate, Monash University Until it was hunted to extinction, the thylacine – also known as the Tasmanian tiger or Tasmanian wolf – was the world’s largest marsupial predator. However, our new research shows it was in fact only about half as large as previously ... <a title="The Tasmanian tiger was hunted to extinction as a ‘large predator’ – but it was only half as heavy as we thought" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/19/the-tasmanian-tiger-was-hunted-to-extinction-as-a-large-predator-but-it-was-only-half-as-heavy-as-we-thought-144599/" aria-label="Read more about The Tasmanian tiger was hunted to extinction as a ‘large predator’ – but it was only half as heavy as we thought">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2020
By Jonathan Mitchell, RNZ News journalist New Zealand’s Attorney-General David Parker says there has been no decision yet on a possible appeal to the High Court ruling that some of the country’s alert level 4 covid-19 pandemic lockdown in late March and early April was unlawful. Lawyer Andrew Borrowdale had argued that the Director-General of ... <a title="High Court rules some of NZ’s covid-19 level 4 lockdown was unlawful" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/19/high-court-rules-some-of-nzs-covid-19-level-4-lockdown-was-unlawful/" aria-label="Read more about High Court rules some of NZ’s covid-19 level 4 lockdown was unlawful">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dr Laura Glitsos, Lecturer in Arts and Humanities, Edith Cowan University We know Instagram is the most influential app when it comes to lifestyle and beauty trends. But recent research shows increasing numbers of people are also going to Instagram for their news. A report by the ... <a title="Instagram is the home of pretty pictures. Why are people flocking to it for news?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/19/instagram-is-the-home-of-pretty-pictures-why-are-people-flocking-to-it-for-news-144079/" aria-label="Read more about Instagram is the home of pretty pictures. Why are people flocking to it for news?">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yves Rees, Lecturer in History, La Trobe University In our series Art for Trying Times, authors nominate a work they turn to for solace or perspective during this pandemic. In her 2017 book Living a Feminist Life, Sara Ahmed advocates the necessity of a “feminist killjoy survival ... <a title="Secret Feminist Agenda — a treasured item in my ‘feminist killjoy survival kit’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/19/secret-feminist-agenda-a-treasured-item-in-my-feminist-killjoy-survival-kit-143451/" aria-label="Read more about Secret Feminist Agenda — a treasured item in my ‘feminist killjoy survival kit’">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2020
By Fidelis Eka Satriastanti, The Conversation Indigenous people fought alongside youth movements in the creation of an Indonesian nation. But, in the historical writing of Indonesia’s struggle for independence from colonial powers, stories of Indigenous people’s role are nearly non-existent compared to that of the elite educated youth leaders. This lack of representation reflects the ... <a title="Indigenous peoples in Indonesia still struggle for equality after 75 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/19/indigenous-peoples-in-indonesia-still-struggle-for-equality-after-75-years/" aria-label="Read more about Indigenous peoples in Indonesia still struggle for equality after 75 years">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luke Zaphir, Researcher for the University of Queensland Critical Thinking Project, The University of Queensland It’s after work and you’ve gone to the supermarket to grab some ingredients for dinner. You’re tired, anxious and pretty hungry. Plus you have to put on a mask because a thousand ... <a title="With rights come responsibilities: how coronavirus is a pandemic of hypocrisy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/19/with-rights-come-responsibilities-how-coronavirus-is-a-pandemic-of-hypocrisy-144270/" aria-label="Read more about With rights come responsibilities: how coronavirus is a pandemic of hypocrisy">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2020
COMMENT: By Teuila Fuatai South Auckland and its communities, specifically Pasifika, are at the centre of New Zealand’s current covid-19 cluster. As a result, media coverage, health information and public reaction have taken a significantly different tone to what occurred during New Zealand’s first wave of cases. Racism and misinformation continue to marginalise the “index” ... <a title="Teuila Fuatai: Vitriol harms Pasifika as much as the covid pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/19/teuila-fuatai-vitriol-harms-pasifika-as-much-as-the-covid-pandemic/" aria-label="Read more about Teuila Fuatai: Vitriol harms Pasifika as much as the covid pandemic">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Douglass Rovinsky, PhD Candidate, Monash University Until it was hunted to extinction, the thylacine – also known as the Tasmanian tiger or Tasmanian wolf – was the world’s largest marsupial predator. However, our new research shows it was in fact only about half as large as previously ... <a title="Tassie tiddler? The thylacine was hunted to extinction as a ‘large predator’ – but it was only half as heavy as we thought" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/19/tassie-tiddler-the-thylacine-was-hunted-to-extinction-as-a-large-predator-but-it-was-only-half-as-heavy-as-we-thought-144599/" aria-label="Read more about Tassie tiddler? The thylacine was hunted to extinction as a ‘large predator’ – but it was only half as heavy as we thought">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2020
By Aileen Kwaragu in Port Moresby Papua New Guinean parents have been assured that everything is being done to ensure the health and safety of children in school, although the final decision to send them to class is entirely theirs. National Capital District Education Services Secretary Sam Lora made these points when responding to concerns ... <a title="Student safety still a concern as PNG covid infection cases hit 333" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/19/student-safety-still-a-concern-as-png-covid-infection-cases-hit-333/" aria-label="Read more about Student safety still a concern as PNG covid infection cases hit 333">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2020
By RNZ Pacific Plans for spending NZ$5.3 on construction of the Fiji Prime Minister’s new office should be diverted to people affected by the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, civil society groups say. The groups, which form the Civil Society Organisation Alliance for Covid-19 Humanitarian Response, said requests they had received for assistance from families prompted them ... <a title="Fiji government urged to reconsider NZ$5.3 million office for PM" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/19/fiji-government-urged-to-reconsider-nz5-3-million-office-for-pm/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji government urged to reconsider NZ$5.3 million office for PM">Read more</a>
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August 19, 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 Border Michael Morrah (Newshub): Senior quarantine whistleblower says staff were refused regular testing programme despite pleas Derek Cheng (Herald): Horrible sense of déjà vu over Government border blunders (paywalled) Jenna Lynch (Newshub): As officials hunt ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 19 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/19/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-19-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 19 2020">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Ireland, Research Scientist at the Australian E-Health Research Centre., CSIRO Many attempts to develop artificial intelligence are powered by powerful systems of mathematical logic. They tend to produce results that make logical sense to a computer program — but the result is not very human. In ... <a title="Aristotle and the chatbot: how ancient rules of logic could make artificial intelligence more human" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/19/aristotle-and-the-chatbot-how-ancient-rules-of-logic-could-make-artificial-intelligence-more-human-142811/" aria-label="Read more about Aristotle and the chatbot: how ancient rules of logic could make artificial intelligence more human">Read more</a>
