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April 8, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Matthew, Lecturer in Ancient History, Australian Catholic 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 ... <a title="Curious Kids: how did the months get their names?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/08/curious-kids-how-did-the-months-get-their-names-113558/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: how did the months get their names?">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2019
Political Roundup: Shane Jones continues to skate on thin ice with ease Shane Jones continues to skate on the thin ice of integrity. Yet he never seems to fall through. His latest controversy involved making public comments last week directed against the decision by one of his own government agencies to revoke the transport licence ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Shane Jones continues to skate on thin ice with ease" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/08/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-shane-jones-continues-to-skate-on-thin-ice-with-ease/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Shane Jones continues to skate on thin ice with ease">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2019
Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 8 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 Gun laws John Armstrong (1News): ACT’s David Seymour has fallen flat on his face over gun reform Mike ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 8 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/08/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-april-8-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 8 2019">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roderick John Fensham, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland Sign up to the Beating Around the Bush newsletter here, and suggest a plant we should cover at batb@theconversation.edu.au. Swamp foxtail (Cenchrus purpurascens) is a delightful grass that forms a neat tussock up to a ... <a title="The swamp foxtail’s origin is hidden in its DNA" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/08/the-swamp-foxtails-origin-is-hidden-in-its-dna-114731/" aria-label="Read more about The swamp foxtail’s origin is hidden in its DNA">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2019
The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism looks into the wealth of President Rodrigo Duterte and his family, drawing the ire of the President. Duterte. Image: Rappler montage/Malacañang/Shutterstock By Rappler The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism has responded to what it called President Rodrigo Duterte’s “broadsides” aimed at PCIJ’s recent reports on the Duterte family’s wealth, ... <a title="‘Explain your wealth, don’t lose your cool,’ PCIJ tells Duterte" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/08/explain-your-wealth-dont-lose-your-cool-pcij-tells-duterte/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Explain your wealth, don’t lose your cool,’ PCIJ tells Duterte">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2019
A voting station in the Solomon Islands. Image: Koroi Hawkins/RNZ Pacific By RNZ Pacific The Commonwealth observer group has commended the commitment of the people of Solomon Islands to participating peacefully in last Wednesday’s national election. In a preliminary statement released over the weekend, its chairperson, former Vanuatu prime minister Sato Kilman, said the group ... <a title="Commonwealth observer group praises Solomon Islands election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/08/commonwealth-observer-group-praises-solomon-islands-election/" aria-label="Read more about Commonwealth observer group praises Solomon Islands election">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aurelien Forget, Lecturer in Macromolecular Chemistry, Freiburg University When we have small wounds on our skin or muscles they can usually heal by themselves. But in deeper wounds – such as those in diabetic patients or in muscle tissue after a heart attack – repair is more ... <a title="Edible seaweed can be used to grow blood vessels in the body" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/08/edible-seaweed-can-be-used-to-grow-blood-vessels-in-the-body-112618/" aria-label="Read more about Edible seaweed can be used to grow blood vessels in the body">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Chapple, Director, Institute for Governance and Policy Studies, Victoria University of Wellington Following the Christchurch mosque shootings, there has been considerable discussion of intolerance and experiences of discrimination in New Zealand. For example, Anjum Rahman, a spokesperson for the Islamic Women’s Council, has expressed concerns about ... <a title="What the data say about discrimination and tolerance in New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/08/what-the-data-say-about-discrimination-and-tolerance-in-new-zealand-114369/" aria-label="Read more about What the data say about discrimination and tolerance in New Zealand">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rob Manwaring, Senior Lecturer, Politics and Public Policy, Flinders University This article is part of a series examining the Coalition government’s record on key issues while in power and what Labor is promising if it wins the 2019 federal election. When the “mighty Roman” Gough Whitlam died, ... <a title="What will the Turnbull-Morrison government be remembered for?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/08/what-will-the-turnbull-morrison-government-be-remembered-for-114618/" aria-label="Read more about What will the Turnbull-Morrison government be remembered for?">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandra Hansen, Chief of Staff, The Conversation Often during the day I feel the need to have a bit of a lie-down. Whether it’s been a busy day, I didn’t sleep well the night before, or for no particular reason I know of. But some will warn ... <a title="We asked five experts: should we nap during the day?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/08/we-asked-five-experts-should-we-nap-during-the-day-112523/" aria-label="Read more about We asked five experts: should we nap during the day?">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Larissa Schneider, DECRA fellow, Australian National University Tasmania’s bushfires may have resulted in the release of significant amounts of mercury from burnt trees into the atmosphere. Our research shows that industrial mercury pollution from decades past has been locked up in west Tasmanian trees. Mercury occurs naturally ... <a title="Mercury pollution from decades past may have been re-released by Tasmania’s bushfires" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/08/mercury-pollution-from-decades-past-may-have-been-re-released-by-tasmanias-bushfires-114603/" aria-label="Read more about Mercury pollution from decades past may have been re-released by Tasmania’s bushfires">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dorothy Wardale, MBA, Deputy Director, Curtin University More Australian universities are relying on casual academics to teach their students. It’s difficult to estimate the exact proportion of academic staff on casual contracts, but reports suggest up to 80% of undergraduate courses in some Australian universities have been ... <a title="Casual academics aren’t going anywhere, so what can universities do to ensure learning isn’t affected?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/08/casual-academics-arent-going-anywhere-so-what-can-universities-do-to-ensure-learning-isnt-affected-113567/" aria-label="Read more about Casual academics aren’t going anywhere, so what can universities do to ensure learning isn’t affected?">Read more</a>
