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February 5, 2019
Geraldine Lopdell’s family was looking for a fitting way to celebrate a “life well lived” when they decided to set up one of AUT’s newest awards. During life, Geraldine had been an excellent teacher and artist, a supportive and generous friend and a captivating storyteller with an adventurous spirit. Her early years were spent in ... <a title="A life well lived paves way to encourage Pasifika women in communication" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/05/a-life-well-lived-paves-way-to-encourage-pasifika-women-in-communication/" aria-label="Read more about A life well lived paves way to encourage Pasifika women in communication">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Linlin Ge, Professor, UNSW Many parts of Queensland have been declared disaster zones and thousands of residents evacuated due to a 1-in-100-year flood. Townsville is at the epicentre of the “unprecedented” monsoonal downpour that brought more than a year’s worth of rain in just a few days, ... <a title="Queensland’s floods are so huge the only way to track them is from space" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/05/queenslands-floods-are-so-huge-the-only-way-to-track-them-is-from-space-111083/" aria-label="Read more about Queensland’s floods are so huge the only way to track them is from space">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2019
Political Roundup: Will the Government improve access to cancer drugs? by Dr Bryce Edwards Are New Zealanders dying unnecessarily because the government won’t fund cancer drugs that are considered standard in other countries? That’s the message from CANGO, a coalition of not-for-profit cancer organisations who launched a campaign yesterday, on World Cancer Day, for better ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Will the Government improve access to cancer drugs?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/05/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-will-the-government-improve-access-to-cancer-drugs/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Will the Government improve access to cancer drugs?">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mehmet Ozalp, Associate Professor in Islamic Studies, Director of The Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation and Executive Member of Public and Contextual Theology, Charles Sturt University December 2018 marked a significant shift in the Syrian conflict. The end-of-year events put the country on a new trajectory, ... <a title="The Syrian war is not over, it’s just on a new trajectory: here’s what you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/05/the-syrian-war-is-not-over-its-just-on-a-new-trajectory-heres-what-you-need-to-know-110292/" aria-label="Read more about The Syrian war is not over, it’s just on a new trajectory: here’s what you need to know">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2019
Presidential candidates Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (left) and Ma’ruf Amin make statements during the first candidate debate on January 18. Image: Dhoni Setiawan/Jakarta Post Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo appears to have gone on the offensive against his challenger in the upcoming presidential election Prabowo Subianto as the second presidential debate draws nearer, ... <a title="Jokowi plays it tough, accusing Prabowo of ‘outbursts of lies’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/05/jokowi-plays-it-tough-accusing-prabowo-of-outbursts-of-lies/" aria-label="Read more about Jokowi plays it tough, accusing Prabowo of ‘outbursts of lies’">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Dyer, Associate Professor, RMIT University Walking through our gardens in Australia, we may not realise that buzzing around us is one of our greatest natural resources. Bees are responsible for pollinating about a third of food for human consumption, and data on crop production suggests that ... <a title="Our ‘bee-eye camera’ helps us support bees, grow food and protect the environment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/05/our-bee-eye-camera-helps-us-support-bees-grow-food-and-protect-the-environment-110022/" aria-label="Read more about Our ‘bee-eye camera’ helps us support bees, grow food and protect the environment">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin Argus, Lecturer, Marketing & Design Thinking, RMIT University A fire at the Neo 200 apartment building in Spencer Street, Melbourne, on Monday highlighted the risk to human safety from flammable cladding and other non-conforming building products. Building quality and safety are compromised when there is no ... <a title="Cladding fires expose gaps in building material safety checks. Here’s a solution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/05/cladding-fires-expose-gaps-in-building-material-safety-checks-heres-a-solution-111073/" aria-label="Read more about Cladding fires expose gaps in building material safety checks. Here’s a solution">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katie Sutherland, Doctor of Creative Arts; Writer and researcher, Western Sydney University Review: The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion Genetics Professor Don Tillman is having flashbacks. He’s remembering the time he spent in the principal’s office as a kid in Shepparton, Victoria. The time he spent learning ... <a title="Graeme Simsion’s The Rosie Result puts autism front and centre" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/05/graeme-simsions-the-rosie-result-puts-autism-front-and-centre-110032/" aria-label="Read more about Graeme Simsion’s The Rosie Result puts autism front and centre">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandra Barratt, Professor of Public Health, University of Sydney We’ve had it drummed into us over decades that early detection is key to treating diseases early, before they have a chance to turn into something really nasty. But we’ve since learnt the flip-side of this is overdiagnosis, ... <a title="Five warning signs of overdiagnosis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/05/five-warning-signs-of-overdiagnosis-110895/" aria-label="Read more about Five warning signs of overdiagnosis">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2019
Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 05 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 Regional development, employment, Māori land development Herald Editorial: Handouts are no substitute for a Ngapuhi Treaty settlement Tova O’Brien (Newshub): Provincial ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 05 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/05/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-february-05-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 05 2019">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Bunn, Senior Lecturer, Curtin Law School, Curtin University Australians tend to accept government surveillance, particularly if they think it necessary or trust the government, according to a recent study. But they’re only lukewarm about it. So if such surveillance continues to increase, people might reach a ... <a title="Australians accept government surveillance, for now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/05/australians-accept-government-surveillance-for-now-110789/" aria-label="Read more about Australians accept government surveillance, for now">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ray Moynihan, Senior Research Fellow, Bond University In September, the New York Times revealed that one of the world’s top cancer specialists had quietly received millions of dollars from drug and other companies. And what’s more, he’d failed to disclose the payments in many of his high-profile ... <a title="Influential doctors aren’t disclosing their drug company ties" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/05/influential-doctors-arent-disclosing-their-drug-company-ties-110888/" aria-label="Read more about Influential doctors aren’t disclosing their drug company ties">Read more</a>
