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April 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jim Tognolini, Director, Centre for Educational Measurement and Assessment, University of Sydney Following a meeting with states and territories, federal education minister, Dan Tehan said year 12 students were a priority, and were being sent a clear signal: “There will be no year 13. There will be ... <a title="Teachers could be called on to estimate year 12 student grades – this is fairer than it sounds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/09/teachers-could-be-called-on-to-estimate-year-12-student-grades-this-is-fairer-than-it-sounds-136039/" aria-label="Read more about Teachers could be called on to estimate year 12 student grades – this is fairer than it sounds">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dougal Sutherland, Clinical Psychologist, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington The COVID-19 pandemic has forced millions of people to live under strict lockdown conditions, but the psychology of human behaviour predicts they will find it harder to stick to the rules the longer the situation ... <a title="The psychology of lockdown suggest that sticking to rules gets harder the longer it continues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/09/the-psychology-of-lockdown-suggest-that-sticking-to-rules-gets-harder-the-longer-it-continues-135927/" aria-label="Read more about The psychology of lockdown suggest that sticking to rules gets harder the longer it continues">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luke Smillie, Associate Professor, University of Melbourne The coronavirus pandemic has caused tens of thousands of deaths around the world and pushed major economies into a tailspin. Beyond those impacts, almost all of us will face psychological challenges – trying to maintain a responsible social distancing regimen ... <a title="Personalities that thrive in isolation and what we can all learn from time alone" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/09/personalities-that-thrive-in-isolation-and-what-we-can-all-learn-from-time-alone-135307/" aria-label="Read more about Personalities that thrive in isolation and what we can all learn from time alone">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katie Woolaston, Lawyer, Queensland University of Technology Never before have we seen how the human use of wildlife can yield such catastrophe, as we have with COVID-19. The current available evidence indicates COVID-19 was first transmitted in a wildlife market in Wuhan. The disease likely originated in ... <a title="Most laws ignore ‘human-wildlife conflict’. This makes us vulnerable to pandemics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/09/most-laws-ignore-human-wildlife-conflict-this-makes-us-vulnerable-to-pandemics-135191/" aria-label="Read more about Most laws ignore ‘human-wildlife conflict’. This makes us vulnerable to pandemics">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2020
COMMENTARY: By Georgie Bright, Australia associate director of Human Rights Watch Even before the coronavirus pandemic, the fragile health system in Papua New Guinea was underfunded and overwhelmed, with high rates of malaria, tuberculosis, and diabetes among its population of more than eight million. Access to hospitals is extremely limited, with 80 percent of the ... <a title="Why a full-on coronavirus outbreak would be catastrophic for PNG" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/09/why-a-full-on-coronavirus-outbreak-would-be-catastrophic-for-png/" aria-label="Read more about Why a full-on coronavirus outbreak would be catastrophic for PNG">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2020
By Kelly Vacala in Suva Fiji disaster authorities have lifted movement restrictions imposed yesterday during the height of Severe Tropical Cyclone Harold have been lifted and both Queens and Kings highways are open. However, Covid-19 restrictions remain. Category 5 Harold is now heading for Tonga after leaving a trail of destruction in Vanuatu and Fiji. ... <a title="Fiji lifts movement restrictions in wake of TC Harold destruction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/09/fiji-lifts-movement-restrictions-in-wake-of-tc-harold-destruction/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji lifts movement restrictions in wake of TC Harold destruction">Read more</a>
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April 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 Government, parliament 1News: Poll: 88% of Kiwis trust Government’s coronavirus response, vastly higher than other nations Henry Cooke (Stuff): Public surge in trust of Government during Covid-19 crisis Toby Manhire (Spinoff): Almost 90% of ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 09 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/09/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-april-09-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 09 2020">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2020
By Sri Krishnamurthi, contributing editor of Pacific Media Watch After some weeks of heavy criticism of Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape’s government amid the Covid-19 pandemic, support for the administration has come from a surprising quarter – one of the media. Scott Waide is the Lae bureau chief of EMTV News and an ... <a title="PNG government doing its best amid virus crisis, says journalist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/09/png-government-doing-its-best-amid-virus-crisis-says-journalist/" aria-label="Read more about PNG government doing its best amid virus crisis, says journalist">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Milne, Senior Lecturer, Resources, Environment and Development, Australian National University The world faces profound disruption. For Australians who lived through the most horrific fire season on record, there has been no time to recover. The next crisis is now upon us in the form of COVID-19. ... <a title="From the bushfires to coronavirus, our old ‘normal’ is gone forever. So what’s next?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/09/from-the-bushfires-to-coronavirus-our-old-normal-is-gone-forever-so-whats-next-134994/" aria-label="Read more about From the bushfires to coronavirus, our old ‘normal’ is gone forever. So what’s next?">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW It has been said we are “at war” with the COVID-19 coronavirus. I’m not drawn to martial metaphors, but that’s not wrong. Another way to put it is that we, as a society, are in a strategic interaction with the virus. ... <a title="Vital Signs: a lesson from game theory the coronavirus contrarians ignore" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/09/vital-signs-a-lesson-from-game-theory-the-coronavirus-contrarians-ignore-135821/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: a lesson from game theory the coronavirus contrarians ignore">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adele Wessell, Associate Professor in History, Southern Cross University The washing, drying, ironing, airing, pushing baby in his pram – these can all take on a different aspect if done with figure consciousness … Stretch to the ceiling Relax to the floor Swing to the window Swing ... <a title="Great time to try: cleaning the house (while fitting in a workout)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/09/great-time-to-try-cleaning-the-house-while-fitting-in-a-workout-135816/" aria-label="Read more about Great time to try: cleaning the house (while fitting in a workout)">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2020
By RNZ News Social media misinformation about Covid-19 is putting Pacific communities in New Zealand at particular risk, government advisers say. The government announced a $17 million package toward building an awareness campaign in Pacific languages, as well as support for health providers. Associate Health Minister Jenny Salesa identified Pacific communities as being at greater ... <a title="NZ lockdown – day 14: Pacific groups at risk over social media ‘fake info’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/08/nz-lockdown-day-14-pacific-groups-at-risk-over-social-media-fake-info/" aria-label="Read more about NZ lockdown – day 14: Pacific groups at risk over social media ‘fake info’">Read more</a>
