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August 21, 2019
Could the most interesting aspect of the current local government elections turn out to be generational change? At the moment, there is a surge of media and activist focus on younger candidates standing for office. It suddenly seems to be “cool” again to want to be a local body politician. Some are calling the apparent ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Is a local government “youthquake” happening?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/21/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-is-a-local-government-youthquake-happening/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Is a local government “youthquake” happening?">Read more</a>
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August 21, 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. Petrol prices Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): Don’t be surprised if petrol study ends in a deal, not regulation 1News: Jacinda Ardern will be judged on what happens to petrol prices ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 21 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/21/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-21-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 21 2019">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Professor Tim Bentley, Director of Research, professor of Work and Organisation, Massey University According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the workplace can be a positive force for improving mental health. But many workers are exposed to work environments that are damaging to their psychological health and ... <a title="NZ workplace study shows more than quarter of employees feel depressed much of the time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/21/nz-workplace-study-shows-more-than-quarter-of-employees-feel-depressed-much-of-the-time-118989/" aria-label="Read more about NZ workplace study shows more than quarter of employees feel depressed much of the time">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne Alan Jones’s political power is to a large extent based on a self-fulfilling prophecy: politicians believe he can shift votes, so they pay homage to him, which adds to the impression that he ... <a title="It will be money, not morality, that finally turns the tide on Alan Jones" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/21/it-will-be-money-not-morality-that-finally-turns-the-tide-on-alan-jones-122051/" aria-label="Read more about It will be money, not morality, that finally turns the tide on Alan Jones">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maria Bargh, Associate Professor, Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand’s government statistician resigned last week, following the release of an independent review of the 2018 census. The census was the first to be carried out online, but its 83% response rate fell short of the 94% target ... <a title="Bungled NZ census highlights need for multiple voting options to raise Māori participation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/21/bungled-nz-census-highlights-need-for-multiple-voting-options-to-raise-maori-participation-121831/" aria-label="Read more about Bungled NZ census highlights need for multiple voting options to raise Māori participation">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rosemary Stanton, Visiting Fellow, School of Medical Sciences, UNSW Research Checks interrogate newly published studies and how they’re reported in the media. The analysis is undertaken by one or more academics not involved with the study, and reviewed by another, to make sure it’s accurate. You might ... <a title="Will eating chicken reduce your risk of breast cancer?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/21/will-eating-chicken-reduce-your-risk-of-breast-cancer-121628/" aria-label="Read more about Will eating chicken reduce your risk of breast cancer?">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Associate Professor Ralph Brougham Chapman, Director, Environmental Studies, Victoria University of Wellington CC BY-ND 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 ... <a title="Climate explained: why we need to cut emissions as well as prepare for impacts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/21/climate-explained-why-we-need-to-cut-emissions-as-well-as-prepare-for-impacts-122030/" aria-label="Read more about Climate explained: why we need to cut emissions as well as prepare for impacts">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Salvatore Babones, Associate Professor, University of Sydney Australia’s leading universities are now looking to India in search of new sources of international students. This comes amid worries they may have reached a “China max” – no more room for growth in Chinese students and numbers at risk ... <a title="Australian universities can’t rely on India if funds from Chinese students start to fall" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/21/australian-universities-cant-rely-on-india-if-funds-from-chinese-students-start-to-fall-122052/" aria-label="Read more about Australian universities can’t rely on India if funds from Chinese students start to fall">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jen Couch, Senior Lecturer – Youth Work and International Development, Australian Catholic University One of the biggest challenges young people of refugee background face in their new country is finding safe, affordable and appropriate housing. Yet this is central to social inclusion and to a young person’s ... <a title="‘We all slept in the car, five of us’. Young refugees talk about being homeless in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/21/we-all-slept-in-the-car-five-of-us-young-refugees-talk-about-being-homeless-in-australia-121559/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We all slept in the car, five of us’. Young refugees talk about being homeless in Australia">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Sheil, Visiting Senior Fellow in History, UNSW The results of the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics biennial survey of income and wealth met have met with an uneven response, perhaps in part due to a slipshod press release. Released with the data on July 12, it ... <a title="What the Bureau of Statistics didn’t highlight: our continuing upward redistribution of wealth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/21/what-the-bureau-of-statistics-didnt-highlight-our-continuing-upward-redistribution-of-wealth-121731/" aria-label="Read more about What the Bureau of Statistics didn’t highlight: our continuing upward redistribution of wealth">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christina Lee, Senior Lecturer in Literary and Cultural Studies, Curtin University This story contains spoilers for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. While promoting Once Upon a Time in Hollywood at the Cannes Film Festival, filmmaker Quentin Tarantino was asked why Margot Robbie’s character – murdered actress ... <a title="Tarantino has a questionable record in the #MeToo context, so should we boycott his new film?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/21/tarantino-has-a-questionable-record-in-the-metoo-context-so-should-we-boycott-his-new-film-121985/" aria-label="Read more about Tarantino has a questionable record in the #MeToo context, so should we boycott his new film?">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Papua New Guinea’s EMTV news and current affairs manager Neville Choi has been sacked after six years of service in this role, triggering strong protests from staff in the country’s main television news service. EMTV staff called for the reinstatement of Choi and for the “sidelining” of acting chief executive Sheena ... <a title="EMTV staff protest over sacking of ‘flawless’ news manager Neville Choi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/21/emtv-staff-protest-over-sacking-of-flawless-news-manager-neville-choi/" aria-label="Read more about EMTV staff protest over sacking of ‘flawless’ news manager Neville Choi">Read more</a>
