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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 18 2019

April 18, 2019

Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 18 2019 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. The Beehive and Parliament Buildings. Today’s content Capital gains tax Henry Cooke (Stuff): Capital gains tax: Labour’s long road to nowhere Tim Watkin (Pundit): Jacinda Ardern ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 18 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/18/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-april-18-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 18 2019">Read more</a>

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The IKEA effect: how we value the fruits of our labour over instant gratification

April 18, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gary Mortimer, Associate Professor in Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Queensland University of Technology There are some anecdotes just so good that almost every story about a particular economic principle begins the same. So too this article begins with cake mix. In the 1950, the story goes, US ... <a title="The IKEA effect: how we value the fruits of our labour over instant gratification" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/18/the-ikea-effect-how-we-value-the-fruits-of-our-labour-over-instant-gratification-113647/" aria-label="Read more about The IKEA effect: how we value the fruits of our labour over instant gratification">Read more</a>

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Jokowi wins second term in Indonesia, CSIS-Cyrus quick count shows

April 18, 2019

Incumbent President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and First Lady Iriana cast their ballots at a polling station during the presidential and legislative elections in Jakarta. Image: Seto Wardhana/Jakarta Post By Karina M. Tehusijarana in Jakarta A quick count conducted by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies and Cyrus Network indicates that President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo ... <a title="Jokowi wins second term in Indonesia, CSIS-Cyrus quick count shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/18/jokowi-wins-second-term-in-indonesia-csis-cyrus-quick-count-shows/" aria-label="Read more about Jokowi wins second term in Indonesia, CSIS-Cyrus quick count shows">Read more</a>

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Climate change is hitting hard across New Zealand, official report finds

April 18, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert McLachlan, Professor in Applied Mathematics, Massey University The major focus on climate change in Environment Aotearoa 2019, a stocktake on New Zealand’s environment released today, is a welcome change. The report describes an environment that faces serious pressures, including species at risk of extinction, polluted rivers ... <a title="Climate change is hitting hard across New Zealand, official report finds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/18/climate-change-is-hitting-hard-across-new-zealand-official-report-finds-115661/" aria-label="Read more about Climate change is hitting hard across New Zealand, official report finds">Read more</a>

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Joko Widodo looks set to win the Indonesia election. Now, the real power struggle begins

April 18, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Lindsey, Malcolm Smith Professor of Asian Law and Director of the Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society, University of Melbourne Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo (known as “Jokowi”) looks poised to win another five years in office by a convincing margin. Official results from Wednesday’s election ... <a title="Joko Widodo looks set to win the Indonesia election. Now, the real power struggle begins" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/18/joko-widodo-looks-set-to-win-the-indonesia-election-now-the-real-power-struggle-begins-115626/" aria-label="Read more about Joko Widodo looks set to win the Indonesia election. Now, the real power struggle begins">Read more</a>

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Curious Kids: How long would garden snails live if they were not eaten by another animal?

April 18, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bill Bateman, Associate professor, Curtin University Curious Kids is a series for children. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au You might also like the podcast Imagine This, a co-production between ABC KIDS listen and The Conversation, based on ... <a title="Curious Kids: How long would garden snails live if they were not eaten by another animal?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/18/curious-kids-how-long-would-garden-snails-live-if-they-were-not-eaten-by-another-animal-114746/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: How long would garden snails live if they were not eaten by another animal?">Read more</a>

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The myth of ‘the Queensland voter’, Australia’s trust deficit, and the path to Indigenous recognition

April 18, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sunanda Creagh, Head of Digital Storytelling Today we’re bringing you a special discussion about the federal election that took place at the launch of a book of Conversation essays, Advancing Australia: Ideas for a Better Country. Recorded at Avid Reader bookshop in Brisbane on April 17, the ... <a title="The myth of ‘the Queensland voter’, Australia’s trust deficit, and the path to Indigenous recognition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/18/the-myth-of-the-queensland-voter-australias-trust-deficit-and-the-path-to-indigenous-recognition-115569/" aria-label="Read more about The myth of ‘the Queensland voter’, Australia’s trust deficit, and the path to Indigenous recognition">Read more</a>

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New Zealand’s urban freshwater is improving, but a major report reveals huge gaps in our knowledge

April 18, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Troy Baisden, Professor and Chair in Lake and Freshwater Sciences, University of Waikato Environment Aotearoa 2019, a major report released today, provides the first snapshot since 2015 of New Zealand’s environment across five “domains” – air, climate, freshwater, land and ocean. This is the first synthesis report ... <a title="New Zealand’s urban freshwater is improving, but a major report reveals huge gaps in our knowledge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/18/new-zealands-urban-freshwater-is-improving-but-a-major-report-reveals-huge-gaps-in-our-knowledge-115695/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand’s urban freshwater is improving, but a major report reveals huge gaps in our knowledge">Read more</a>

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Paris? Melbourne? Public housing doesn’t just look the same, it’s part of the challenges refugees face

April 18, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Majdi Faleh, Teaching Assistant, University of Melbourne The public housing estates built in cities around the world since the first public housing was built in the 19th-century London have long been home to the very vulnerable, including refugees and immigrants. At the level of their lived experience ... <a title="Paris? Melbourne? Public housing doesn’t just look the same, it’s part of the challenges refugees face" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/18/paris-melbourne-public-housing-doesnt-just-look-the-same-its-part-of-the-challenges-refugees-face-110284/" aria-label="Read more about Paris? Melbourne? Public housing doesn’t just look the same, it’s part of the challenges refugees face">Read more</a>

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AUT communication studies awards – the full 2018 list

April 18, 2019

New Geraldine Lopdell diversity in communication award winner Malia Latu (left) with MC Star Kata at the AUT School of Communication Studies annual awards last night. Image: Del Abcede/PMC The 2018 School of Communication Studies Awards presented at last night’s 2019 annual ceremony. School of Communication Studies Award for Top Student in the Certificate in ... <a title="AUT communication studies awards – the full 2018 list" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/18/aut-communication-studies-awards-the-full-2018-list/" aria-label="Read more about AUT communication studies awards – the full 2018 list">Read more</a>

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Pasifika and diversity strong ‘winners’ at AUT media awards night

April 18, 2019

Inaugural diversity in communication prize winner Malia Latu with Alex Woodley and Colin McKay of the Geraldine Lopdell Memorial Trust at the AUT School of Communication Studies awards tonight. Image: Del Abcede/PMC By Michael Andrew Diversity was a winner at AUT’s School of Communication Studies annual awards last night with several Pacific Media Centre contributors ... <a title="Pasifika and diversity strong ‘winners’ at AUT media awards night" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/18/pasifika-and-diversity-strong-winners-at-aut-media-awards-night/" aria-label="Read more about Pasifika and diversity strong ‘winners’ at AUT media awards night">Read more</a>

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How old ideas about tolerance can help us live more peacefully today

April 18, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Sharpe, Associate Professor in Philosophy, Deakin University It is telling that the greatest early modern philosophical defender of tolerance was a refugee. Pierre Bayle, a Protestant, fled his native France in 1681. He would lose several family members in the persecution of the Huguenots after Louis ... <a title="How old ideas about tolerance can help us live more peacefully today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/18/how-old-ideas-about-tolerance-can-help-us-live-more-peacefully-today-114082/" aria-label="Read more about How old ideas about tolerance can help us live more peacefully today">Read more</a>