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June 10, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Nauru President Lionel Aingimea has accused a “small group” of Fiji officials of “hijacking” the 12-country regional University of the South Pacific and suspending the vice-chancellor. He has called for an urgent meeting of the University Council to reverse the “illegitimate” action against vice-chancellor Professor Pal Ahluwalia, which he described as a ... <a title="Nauru president accuses Fiji group of ‘hijacking’ USP in vendetta" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/10/nauru-president-accuses-fiji-group-of-hijacking-usp-in-vendetta/" aria-label="Read more about Nauru president accuses Fiji group of ‘hijacking’ USP in vendetta">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2020
By Wansolwara staff A “fight for justice and good governance” at the University of the South Pacific has continued as staff and students have echoed strong calls for members of the USP Council to allow the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Pal Ahluwalia, to carry out his work without interference. Hundreds of protesting staff and students rallied outside ... <a title="Staff, students back USP academic chief amid tension over allegations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/09/staff-students-back-usp-academic-chief-amid-tension-over-allegations/" aria-label="Read more about Staff, students back USP academic chief amid tension over allegations">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2020
By RNZ News Police Commissioner Andrew Coster announced today that Armed Response Teams will not be part of the New Zealand policing model in the future. A trial of the teams of police carrying firearms (ARTs) were launched in Counties Manukau, Waikato and Canterbury last year and ended in April. In recent days, mass protests ... <a title="NZ police scrapping Armed Response Teams after trial, says Commissioner" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/09/nz-police-scrapping-armed-response-teams-after-trial-says-commissioner/" aria-label="Read more about NZ police scrapping Armed Response Teams after trial, says Commissioner">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Moore, Professor/Deputy Dean Research, School of Engineering and Technology, CQUniversity Australia How would they bring the International Space Station back down to earth? Grace, age 7, Watson, ACT. Hi Grace! The good news is we can bring the International Space Station back to Earth. The bad ... <a title="Curious Kids: how would they bring the International Space Station back down to Earth?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/09/curious-kids-how-would-they-bring-the-international-space-station-back-down-to-earth-140066/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: how would they bring the International Space Station back down to Earth?">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liam Petterson, Assistant Editor, Health + Medicine, The Conversation Australia The protests against systemic racism and police violence sweeping the globe highlight the intersection between two pandemics: COVID-19 and racism. Researchers are pointing out that structural inequalities mean people of colour are hit harder by the coronavirus. ... <a title="Coronavirus weekly: racism, COVID-19, and the inequality that fuels these parallel pandemics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/09/coronavirus-weekly-racism-covid-19-and-the-inequality-that-fuels-these-parallel-pandemics-140255/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus weekly: racism, COVID-19, and the inequality that fuels these parallel pandemics">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katey Thom, Senior Lecturer, Auckland University of Technology Kua takoto te manuka – the laying down of the manuka leaves – is part of the traditional Māori wero (challenge) that serves to symbolically question another group’s motives or intentions. As we witness the Black Lives Matter protests ... <a title="Black Lives Matter outrage must drive police reform in Aotearoa-New Zealand too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/09/black-lives-matter-outrage-must-drive-police-reform-in-aotearoa-new-zealand-too-139965/" aria-label="Read more about Black Lives Matter outrage must drive police reform in Aotearoa-New Zealand too">Read more</a>
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June 9, 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 Alert Level 1 move, recovery Amber-Leigh Woolf (Stuff): Psychologists reveal New Zealand’s political shift during lockdown Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): Hooray for level 1. Now what? (paywalled) Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Ardern earns brief dance, but hard ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 9 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/09/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-june-9-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 9 2020">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2020
By Antonio Sampaio in Dili Former East Timorese President José Ramos-Horta says it is not opportune for the government to be debating the possible criminalisation of defamation, with the risk of jeopardizing citizens’ rights. Instead, he says, the Timor-Leste government should concentrate on issues like the economy. “I don’t think it is a priority issue ... <a title="Ramos-Horta slams criminal libel plan – threat to rights in Timor-Leste" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/09/ramos-horta-slams-criminal-libel-plan-threat-to-rights-in-timor-leste/" aria-label="Read more about Ramos-Horta slams criminal libel plan – threat to rights in Timor-Leste">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gary Dickson, Sessional tutor, Monash University The Yarram Standard and Great Southern Star, both of which have covered South Gippsland for well over a century, won’t be returning from their coronavirus-enforced suspensions. The two papers are the latest in a growing number of news outlets to close ... <a title="Local news sources are closing across Australia. We are tracking the devastation (and some reasons for hope)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/09/local-news-sources-are-closing-across-australia-we-are-tracking-the-devastation-and-some-reasons-for-hope-139756/" aria-label="Read more about Local news sources are closing across Australia. We are tracking the devastation (and some reasons for hope)">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katrina Moss, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in maternal and child health, The University of Queensland One-fifth of Australian women still don’t receive mental health checks both before and after the birth of their baby, our research published today has found. Although access to recommended perinatal mental health screening ... <a title="20% of pregnant Australian women don’t receive the recommended mental health screening" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/09/20-of-pregnant-australian-women-dont-receive-the-recommended-mental-health-screening-139979/" aria-label="Read more about 20% of pregnant Australian women don’t receive the recommended mental health screening">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Hazel, Senior Lecturer, School of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Adelaide How far away can dogs smell and hear? Georgina, age 8, Warrawee, New South Wales. Great question Georgina. We know and learn about the world around us through our senses. The senses of smell ... <a title="Curious kids: How far away can dogs smell and hear?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/09/curious-kids-how-far-away-can-dogs-smell-and-hear-139959/" aria-label="Read more about Curious kids: How far away can dogs smell and hear?">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachael Dwyer, Lecturer in Arts and Teacher Education, University of the Sunshine Coast A recent media report noted student teachers are facing delays in sitting a literacy and numeracy test they need to pass to graduate, due to the pandemic. The report noted a group of student ... <a title="Student teachers must pass a literacy and numeracy test before graduating – it’s unfair and costly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/09/student-teachers-must-pass-a-literacy-and-numeracy-test-before-graduating-its-unfair-and-costly-140059/" aria-label="Read more about Student teachers must pass a literacy and numeracy test before graduating – it’s unfair and costly">Read more</a>
