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May 14, 2024
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards – the Democracy Project (https://democracyproject.nz) The number of voices raising concerns about the Government’s Fast-Track Approvals Bill is rapidly growing. This is especially apparent now that Parliament’s select committee is listening to submissions from the public to evaluate the proposed legislation. Twenty-seven thousand submissions have been made to Parliament ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Analysis – The Govt’s Fast-Track being demolished by submissions to Parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/14/bryce-edwards-analysis-the-govts-fast-track-being-demolished-by-submissions-to-parliament/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Analysis – The Govt’s Fast-Track being demolished by submissions to Parliament">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2024
RNZ Pacific New Caledonians lined up in long queues outside shopping centres to buy supplies in the capital Nouméa today amid political unrest in the French territory Demonstrations, marches and clashes with security forces erupted yesterday and French High Commissioner Louis Le Franc told the public broadcaster he had called for reinforcements to maintain law ... <a title="‘A lot of fire, violence’: Nouméa erupts as protests halt New Caledonia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/14/a-lot-of-fire-violence-noumea-erupts-as-protests-halt-new-caledonia/" aria-label="Read more about ‘A lot of fire, violence’: Nouméa erupts as protests halt New Caledonia">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Chalmers, Senior Lecturer in Human Movement, University of South Australia The tragic death of Manly rugby league player Keith Titmuss in 2020 due to exertional heat stroke is a reminder of the life-threatening nature of the condition. Titmuss died after a pre-season training session which was ... <a title="An NRL player died at training due to exertional heat stroke. What is it and what should coaches and athletes know?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/14/an-nrl-player-died-at-training-due-to-exertional-heat-stroke-what-is-it-and-what-should-coaches-and-athletes-know-229382/" aria-label="Read more about An NRL player died at training due to exertional heat stroke. What is it and what should coaches and athletes know?">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2024
New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has cancelled his visit to New Caledonia due to pro-independence unrest throughout the French Pacific territory. Peters and a delegation of other ministers was due to visit the capital Nouméa later this week. Nouméa’s La Tontouta International Airport is expected to remain closed until at least 5pm today ... <a title="NZ foreign minister Peters cancels New Caledonia visit as unrest erupts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/14/nz-foreign-minister-peters-cancels-new-caledonia-visit-as-unrest-erupts/" aria-label="Read more about NZ foreign minister Peters cancels New Caledonia visit as unrest erupts">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Broomhall, Director, Gender and Women’s History Research Centre, Australian Catholic University Andrea Mantegna, Minerva (Athena) expelling Vices from the Garden of Virtue, from the Studiolo of Isabella d’Este, Palazzo Ducale, Mantua (c. 1499–1502). Louvre Museum/Wikimedia Commons Wartime has often presented opportunities for women to step into ... <a title="Influence, authority and power: how elite women played a crucial role in the Italian Wars of the 16th century" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/14/influence-authority-and-power-how-elite-women-played-a-crucial-role-in-the-italian-wars-of-the-16th-century-223184/" aria-label="Read more about Influence, authority and power: how elite women played a crucial role in the Italian Wars of the 16th century">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Olli Hellmann, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Waikato Getty Images The stories Aotearoa New Zealand tells itself about the history of Te Tiriti o Waitangi/the Treaty of Waitangi have evolved considerably over time. For many decades, starting with the 1940 centennial, state-sponsored commemorations of the ... <a title="Some say the Treaty of Waitangi divides NZ – a new survey suggests the opposite is true" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/14/some-say-the-treaty-of-waitangi-divides-nz-a-new-survey-suggests-the-opposite-is-true-229469/" aria-label="Read more about Some say the Treaty of Waitangi divides NZ – a new survey suggests the opposite is true">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brett Carter, Associate Professor, RMIT University Aurora visible from Cope Cope, Victoria on May 11 2024. cafuego/Flickr, CC BY-SA On Saturday evening before Mother’s Day, Australians witnessed a rare celestial spectacle: a breathtaking display of aurora australis, also known as the southern lights. Social media was flooded ... <a title="Why are auroras so hard to predict? And when can we expect more?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/14/why-are-auroras-so-hard-to-predict-and-when-can-we-expect-more-229909/" aria-label="Read more about Why are auroras so hard to predict? And when can we expect more?">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2024
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk New Caledonia has gone through yet another day of tense political protests and a failed prison mutiny — a few hours ahead of a vote in Paris’s National Assembly on a government-tabled Constitutional amendment. This amendment would “unfreeze” the list of eligible voters at local elections. ... <a title="Botched prison mutiny, protests ahead of New Caledonia constitution vote" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/14/botched-prison-mutiny-protests-ahead-of-new-caledonia-constitution-vote/" aria-label="Read more about Botched prison mutiny, protests ahead of New Caledonia constitution vote">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yasir Arafat, Senior Research Associate, Edith Cowan University asharkyu, Shutterstock As electric vehicle (EV) demand accelerates, so does the need for lithium batteries. But these batteries contain valuable critical minerals, as well as toxic materials, so they should not be treated as common waste. Unlike China and ... <a title="Scrapping the waste export levy threatens Australia’s emerging lithium battery recycling industry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/14/scrapping-the-waste-export-levy-threatens-australias-emerging-lithium-battery-recycling-industry-229807/" aria-label="Read more about Scrapping the waste export levy threatens Australia’s emerging lithium battery recycling industry">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wellett Potter, Lecturer in Law, University of New England Eugenio Marongiu/Shutterstock Artificial intelligence (AI) text and image generation tools have now been around for a while, but in recent weeks, apps for making AI-generated music have reached consumers as well. Just like other generative AI tools, the ... <a title="AI can make up songs now, but who owns the copyright? The answer is complicated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/14/ai-can-make-up-songs-now-but-who-owns-the-copyright-the-answer-is-complicated-229714/" aria-label="Read more about AI can make up songs now, but who owns the copyright? The answer is complicated">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liam Byrne, Honorary Fellow, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, The University of Melbourne For many reasons, the 2024 US presidential election will be like no other. Republican nominee Donald Trump’s campaign is unprecedented. Never before has a former president who so openly threatens the existence of ... <a title="1968 was an inflection point for the US. Is another one coming in 2024?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/14/1968-was-an-inflection-point-for-the-us-is-another-one-coming-in-2024-229386/" aria-label="Read more about 1968 was an inflection point for the US. Is another one coming in 2024?">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meru Sheel, Associate Professor and Epidemiologist, Infectious Diseases, Immunisation and Emergencies Group, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney We know vaccines have been a miracle for public health. Now, new research led by the World Health Organization has found vaccines have saved an estimated 154 ... <a title="154 million lives saved in 50 years: 5 charts on the global success of vaccines" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/14/154-million-lives-saved-in-50-years-5-charts-on-the-global-success-of-vaccines-229707/" aria-label="Read more about 154 million lives saved in 50 years: 5 charts on the global success of vaccines">Read more</a>
