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April 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Broomhall, Professor of History, University of Western Australia On the 500th anniversary of his death, our series Leonardo da Vinci Revisited brings together scholars from different disciplines to re-examine his work, legacy and myth. The artist and polymath Leonardo da Vinci was once famously named a ... <a title="How Leonardo da Vinci, ‘Master of Water’, explored the power and beauty of its flow" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/04/how-leonardo-da-vinci-master-of-water-explored-the-power-and-beauty-of-its-flow-112401/" aria-label="Read more about How Leonardo da Vinci, ‘Master of Water’, explored the power and beauty of its flow">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Chin, Director, Asia Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania The corruption trial of Najib Tun Razak, the former prime minister of Malaysia, has finally begun following two postponements and an attempt on the opening day of the trial for a third. Many Malaysians were starting to wonder ... <a title="What Najib Razak’s corruption trial means for Malaysia – and the region" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/04/what-najib-razaks-corruption-trial-means-for-malaysia-and-the-region-114828/" aria-label="Read more about What Najib Razak’s corruption trial means for Malaysia – and the region">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Charlotte Reynolds, Lecturer in Nutrition, UNSW The Fast Track to Health study is a year-long dietary trial in adolescents with obesity. Since it started in Sydney and Melbourne at the end of 2018, it has been criticised for increasing the risk of eating disorders in people ... <a title="Getting teens to follow strict diets in the Fast Track trial is risky, but so is obesity itself" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/04/getting-teens-to-follow-strict-diets-in-the-fast-track-trial-is-risky-but-so-is-obesity-itself-114435/" aria-label="Read more about Getting teens to follow strict diets in the Fast Track trial is risky, but so is obesity itself">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Craig O’Neill, Director of the Macquarie Planetary Research Centre/Associate Professor in Geodynamics, Macquarie University A catastrophic event occurred on Earth 66 million years ago. A huge meteorite struck our planet in what is now Mexico, triggering mass extinctions of the dinosaurs and most other living creatures. A ... <a title="A ‘seiche’ wave can outpace a tsunami, and both can be triggered by meteorites and earthquakes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/04/a-seiche-wave-can-outpace-a-tsunami-and-both-can-be-triggered-by-meteorites-and-earthquakes-114753/" aria-label="Read more about A ‘seiche’ wave can outpace a tsunami, and both can be triggered by meteorites and earthquakes">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2019
Malolo reef damage in Fiji … target of prosecution of Fiji government, say local media reports. Image: FBC News By RNZ News Three New Zealand journalists were detained by Fijian police in Suva last night after trying to interview a controversial Chinese resort developer. Newsroom co-editor Mark Jennings, investigations editor Melanie Reid and cameraman Hayden ... <a title="Fiji police detain 3 NZ journalists investigating Chinese developer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/04/fiji-police-detain-3-nz-journalists-investigating-chinese-developer/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji police detain 3 NZ journalists investigating Chinese developer">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2019
OPINION: By Ramzy Baroud I visited the city of Christchurch on May 23, 2018, as part of a larger speaking tour in New Zealand that also took me to Auckland, Wellington, Hamilton and Dunedin. New Zealand is an exceptional country, different from other countries that are often lumped under the generalised designation of the “Western ... <a title="Ramzy Baroud: Can Christchurch heal our collective wounds?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/04/ramzy-baroud-can-christchurch-heal-our-collective-wounds/" aria-label="Read more about Ramzy Baroud: Can Christchurch heal our collective wounds?">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2019
Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 4 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 Bryce Edwards (Herald): Political Roundup: Are gun laws being rushed in too fast? Derek Cheng (Herald): Haste ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 4 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/04/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-april-4-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 4 2019">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stan Karanasios, Senior Research Fellow, RMIT University This week saw the closure of Google+, an attempt by the online giant to create a social media community to rival Facebook. If the Australian usage of Google+ is anything to go by – just 45,000 users in March compared ... <a title="Goodbye Google+, but what happens when online communities close down?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/04/goodbye-google-but-what-happens-when-online-communities-close-down-114729/" aria-label="Read more about Goodbye Google+, but what happens when online communities close down?">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Albert Van Dijk, Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University Environmental news is rarely good. But even by those low standards, 2018 was especially bad. That is the main conclusion from Australia’s Environment in 2018, the latest in an annual ... <a title="Australia’s 2018 environmental scorecard: a dreadful year that demands action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/04/australias-2018-environmental-scorecard-a-dreadful-year-that-demands-action-114760/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s 2018 environmental scorecard: a dreadful year that demands action">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Morgan Pratchett, Professor, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University The severe and repeated bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef has not only damaged corals, it has reduced the reef’s ability to recover. Our research, published today in Nature, found far fewer baby ... <a title="Coral reproduction on the Great Barrier Reef falls 89% after repeated bleaching" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/04/coral-reproduction-on-the-great-barrier-reef-falls-89-after-repeated-bleaching-114761/" aria-label="Read more about Coral reproduction on the Great Barrier Reef falls 89% after repeated bleaching">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Tanton, Professor, Institute for Governance & Policy Analysis, University of Canberra The Morrison government’s pre-election budget has not been the bonanza some predicted. It is a fairly modest affair. But calculations by the the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling, based at the University of ... <a title="NATSEM: federal budget will widen gap between rich and poor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/04/natsem-federal-budget-will-widen-gap-between-rich-and-poor-114728/" aria-label="Read more about NATSEM: federal budget will widen gap between rich and poor">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katinka van de Ven, Research Fellow, Drug Policy Modelling Program, SPRC, UNSW Physical activity feels good and it’s great for your health. It can reduce your risk of developing chronic conditions like type 2 diabetes, strengthen your bones, muscles and joints, and can even help with certain ... <a title="Do you plan your life around your fitness schedule? You could be addicted to exercise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/04/do-you-plan-your-life-around-your-fitness-schedule-you-could-be-addicted-to-exercise-112509/" aria-label="Read more about Do you plan your life around your fitness schedule? You could be addicted to exercise">Read more</a>
