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December 3, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brigid Maher, Senior Lecturer in Italian Studies, La Trobe University In our series, Guide to the classics, experts explain key works of literature. Many young children have flirted with the notion of escaping, once and for all, those stifling rules and obligations invoked at dinnertime: eat your ... <a title="The Baron in the Trees: a deeply serious arboreal adventure with a message for our times" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/03/the-baron-in-the-trees-a-deeply-serious-arboreal-adventure-with-a-message-for-our-times-100450/" aria-label="Read more about The Baron in the Trees: a deeply serious arboreal adventure with a message for our times">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elisa Bayraktarov, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Conservation Biology, The University of Queensland Australia’s threatened birds declined by nearly 60% on average over 30 years, according to new research that reveals the true impact on native wildlife of habitat loss, introduced pests, and other human-caused pressures. Alarmingly, migratory ... <a title="Australia’s threatened birds declined by 59% over the past 30 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/03/australias-threatened-birds-declined-by-59-over-the-past-30-years-128114/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s threatened birds declined by 59% over the past 30 years">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Baer Arnold, Assistant Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra In politics, when you have little to show for your achievements, you can release a “roadmap” for what will supposedly be achieved in the future. You can look on the bright side. Use phrases such as ... <a title="The government is hyping digitalised services, but not addressing a history of e-government fails" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/03/the-government-is-hyping-digitalised-services-but-not-addressing-a-history-of-e-government-fails-128117/" aria-label="Read more about The government is hyping digitalised services, but not addressing a history of e-government fails">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Becher, Associate Professor of Business Law, Victoria University of Wellington Earlier this year, the New Zealand-based pizza chain Hell Pizza offered a limited-edition “Burger Pizza”. Its customers weren’t told that the “meat” was plant-based. Some customers complained to the Commerce Commission, which enforces consumer law in ... <a title="How plant-based meat is stretching New Zealand’s cultural and legal boundaries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/03/how-plant-based-meat-is-stretching-new-zealands-cultural-and-legal-boundaries-127901/" aria-label="Read more about How plant-based meat is stretching New Zealand’s cultural and legal boundaries">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2019
Labour chose a pākehā over a Māori as president at its annual conference in the weekend. Some believe this could have ramifications for a sector of the party and a demographic feeling ill-served by the party and the Government. Commentators have argued that this is symptomatic of bigger problems in the Labour-Māori relationship, which could ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour risks losing the Māori vote" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/03/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-labour-risks-losing-the-maori-vote/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour risks losing the Māori vote">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark McGovern, Visiting Fellow, QUT Business School, Economics and Finance, Queensland University of Technology We are used to being able to pay for things with legal tender. Other than in special circumstances, refusing to accept cash can have legal consequences. The Currency (Restrictions on the Use of ... <a title="Limiting cash payments to $10,000 is more dangerous than you might think" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/03/limiting-cash-payments-to-10-000-is-more-dangerous-than-you-might-think-128094/" aria-label="Read more about Limiting cash payments to $10,000 is more dangerous than you might think">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2019
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 by Dr Bryce Edwards. Labour Party conference, infrastructure spending announcements Chris Trotter: “Not The Labour Party We Once Knew.” Chris Trotter (Interest): The year of delivery: A sympathetic stock-take of Jacinda Ardern’s 2019 ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 03 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/03/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-december-03-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 03 2019">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Carter, Senior Research Fellow, Monash University This year, a Chinese patient known only as Mr Yan became a medical pioneer. He agreed to have electrodes surgically inserted into his brain, allowing his surgeon, by touching the screen of a simple tablet computer, to change the emotions ... <a title="Stimulus package: brain stimulation holds huge promise, but is critically under-regulated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/03/stimulus-package-brain-stimulation-holds-huge-promise-but-is-critically-under-regulated-127726/" aria-label="Read more about Stimulus package: brain stimulation holds huge promise, but is critically under-regulated">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Derya Iner, Senior Lecturer, Charles Sturt University The second Islamophobia in Australia Report launched last month, in the same week a graphic video showing a pregnant Muslim woman being punched and stomped on circulated widely on social media. Earlier in October another video went viral, showing two ... <a title="Islamophobic attacks mostly happen in public. Here’s what you can do if you see it or experience it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/03/islamophobic-attacks-mostly-happen-in-public-heres-what-you-can-do-if-you-see-it-or-experience-it-127807/" aria-label="Read more about Islamophobic attacks mostly happen in public. Here’s what you can do if you see it or experience it">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vincent Ho, Senior Lecturer and clinical academic gastroenterologist, Western Sydney University It’s happened to many of us at some point in our lives: we finish our bowel movement, look down in the bowl and have a moment of panic when we see an unusual colour. Poo can ... <a title="Why is my poo green?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/03/why-is-my-poo-green-120975/" aria-label="Read more about Why is my poo green?">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Hales, Director Centre for Sustainable Enterprise, Griffith University Almost 200 world leaders gather in Madrid this week for climate talks which will largely determine the success of the Paris agreement, and by extension, the extent to which the planet will suffer under climate change. Negotiations at ... <a title="Earth has a couple more chances to avoid catastrophic climate change. This week is one of them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/03/earth-has-a-couple-more-chances-to-avoid-catastrophic-climate-change-this-week-is-one-of-them-128120/" aria-label="Read more about Earth has a couple more chances to avoid catastrophic climate change. This week is one of them">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Scott Alterator, Research Fellow (Learning Environments Applied Research Network); Director at Innovation Design Education;, University of Melbourne Australia has scheduled up to A$11 billion on new schools and facility upgrades between 2016 and 2026. We need as many as 750 new schools to accommodate an additional 650,000 ... <a title="Students with disabilities need inclusive buildings. We can learn from what’s already working" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/03/students-with-disabilities-need-inclusive-buildings-we-can-learn-from-whats-already-working-126755/" aria-label="Read more about Students with disabilities need inclusive buildings. We can learn from what’s already working">Read more</a>
