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April 15, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Richard Shaw of Massey University New Zealand’s general election is currently set for September 19. Under ordinary circumstances, campaigning for the election and two referenda that will take place alongside would be heating up by now, but the country is three quarters of the way through a comprehensive level 4 four-week lockdown. ... <a title="Trust in government is high in NZ, but will it last until this year’s elections?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/15/trust-in-government-is-high-in-nz-but-will-it-last-until-this-years-elections/" aria-label="Read more about Trust in government is high in NZ, but will it last until this year’s elections?">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Norton, Professor in the Practice of Higher Education Policy, Australian National University COVID-19 has hit the higher education sector hard – with an up to A$4.6 billion estimated loss of revenue from international students. The government will not compensate universities for international student losses. But on ... <a title="For most universities, there’s little point to the government’s COVID-19 assistance package" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/15/for-most-universities-theres-little-point-to-the-governments-covid-19-assistance-package-136244/" aria-label="Read more about For most universities, there’s little point to the government’s COVID-19 assistance package">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2020
By Sri Krishnamurthi, contributing editor of Pacific Media Watch Desperate times call for desperate measures and so it is with journalism schools throughout the Pacific with each of them trying new and innovative methods in the age of Covid-19 coronavirus. Faced with the global pandemic, they are following an overarching dictum, safety of students first ... <a title="Desperate times unleash digital creativity, flexibility for j-schools" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/15/desperate-times-unleash-digital-creativity-flexibility-for-j-schools/" aria-label="Read more about Desperate times unleash digital creativity, flexibility for j-schools">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2020
By John Gerritsen, education correspondent of RNZ News The second term of New Zealand’s school year starts today, but nobody is going to class. Schools are in lockdown along with the rest of the country and more than 800,000 teachers and students are now starting two weeks of remote learning. The curriculum leader for Year ... <a title="Term of digital distance learning begins for NZ teachers and pupils" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/15/term-of-digital-distance-learning-begins-for-nz-teachers-and-pupils/" aria-label="Read more about Term of digital distance learning begins for NZ teachers and pupils">Read more</a>
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April 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 Public health strategy Virginia Fallon and Bridie Whitton (Stuff): Call for return to normal life puts tens of thousands at risk Derek Cheng (Herald): Cabinet urged not to play ‘Russian roulette’ with New ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 15 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/15/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-april-15-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 15 2020">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah McCann, Lecturer in Cultural Studies, University of Melbourne As part of sweeping social-distancing measures, on March 24 Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced nail salons, tanning, waxing and most other beauty services would be closed – but hair salons could remain open with a 30-minute per client ... <a title="Coronavirus shutdowns: what makes hairdressing ‘essential’? Even the hairdressers want to close" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/15/coronavirus-shutdowns-what-makes-hairdressing-essential-even-the-hairdressers-want-to-close-135811/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus shutdowns: what makes hairdressing ‘essential’? Even the hairdressers want to close">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mohiuddin Ahmed, Lecturer of Computing & Security, Edith Cowan University Social gatherings with friends and family are an essential part of being human. So it’s no surprise, with real-life gatherings limited to just two people, that people are flocking to apps that can keep us connected virtually. ... <a title="Crashing the party: beware the cyber risks of virtual meet-up apps like Houseparty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/15/crashing-the-party-beware-the-cyber-risks-of-virtual-meet-up-apps-like-houseparty-135032/" aria-label="Read more about Crashing the party: beware the cyber risks of virtual meet-up apps like Houseparty">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stan Grant, Vice Chancellors Chair Australian/Indigenous Belonging, Charles Sturt University On a recent episode of ABC’s Q&A, Commonwealth Deputy Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly tried to add some valuable context to the national outbreak of coronavirus. Australia’s testing is higher, he said, and the rates of infection ... <a title="How some Australian media are failing us on coronavirus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/15/how-some-australian-media-are-failing-us-on-coronavirus-135550/" aria-label="Read more about How some Australian media are failing us on coronavirus">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Narelle Miragliotta, Senior Lecturer in Australian Politics, Monash University It is understandable why the different measures introduced across Australia to contain COVID-19 have caused confusion. It does seem inexplicable that the rules – and penalties for breaching them – are different depending on where one lives. It ... <a title="National and state leaders may not always agree, but this hasn’t hindered our coronavirus response" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/15/national-and-state-leaders-may-not-always-agree-but-this-hasnt-hindered-our-coronavirus-response-136152/" aria-label="Read more about National and state leaders may not always agree, but this hasn’t hindered our coronavirus response">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Heather Fraser, Associate Professor, Queensland University of Technology In a few short months the COVID-19 pandemic has precipitated a series of dramatic social, political and environmental changes. Yet the focus remains resolutely on humans, leaving animals largely out of the picture. While it was first presumed animals ... <a title="Abuse and abandonment: why pets are at risk during this pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/15/abuse-and-abandonment-why-pets-are-at-risk-during-this-pandemic-134401/" aria-label="Read more about Abuse and abandonment: why pets are at risk during this pandemic">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nilesh Bakshi, Lecturer, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, please send ... <a title="Climate explained: how white roofs help to reflect the sun’s heat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/15/climate-explained-how-white-roofs-help-to-reflect-the-suns-heat-128918/" aria-label="Read more about Climate explained: how white roofs help to reflect the sun’s heat">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra What to do about the schools is set to return centre stage when the national cabinet later this week discusses the next steps in managing the coronavirus – specifically, the first stages of the way to “the other side”. Scott ... <a title="View from The Hill – So you wanted to spend more time with the kids?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/14/view-from-the-hill-so-you-wanted-to-spend-more-time-with-the-kids-136280/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill – So you wanted to spend more time with the kids?">Read more</a>
