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ER Report: A Roundup of Significant Articles on EveningReport.nz for May 6, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on May 6, 2025.
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Month: May 2025
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Fiji media welcomes credible news services, but not ‘pop-up propagandists’, says Simpson
By Anish Chand Entities and individuals that thrived under the previous government with public relations contracts now want to be part of the media or run media organisations, says Fiji Media Association (FMA) secretary Stanley Simpson. He made the comments yesterday while speaking at a World Press Freedom Day event hosted by the journalism programme ... <a title="Fiji media welcomes credible news services, but not ‘pop-up propagandists’, says Simpson" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/06/fiji-media-welcomes-credible-news-services-but-not-pop-up-propagandists-says-simpson/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji media welcomes credible news services, but not ‘pop-up propagandists’, says Simpson">Read more</a>
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Locked up then locked out: how NZ’s bank rules make life for ex-prisoners even harder
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Victoria Stace, Senior Lecturer, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington FotoDax/Shutterstock People coming out of prison in New Zealand face multiple hurdles reintegrating into society – starting with one of the most fundamental elements of modern life: getting a bank account. Not having a bank ... <a title="Locked up then locked out: how NZ’s bank rules make life for ex-prisoners even harder" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/06/locked-up-then-locked-out-how-nzs-bank-rules-make-life-for-ex-prisoners-even-harder-255110/" aria-label="Read more about Locked up then locked out: how NZ’s bank rules make life for ex-prisoners even harder">Read more</a>
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Can a wooden spoon really stop a pot from boiling over? Here’s the science
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jay Deagon, Senior Lecturer of Home Economics, CQUniversity Australia Alexanderstock23/Shutterstock One moment, your spaghetti is happily bubbling away in the pot. A minute later, after busying yourself with something else, you turn around to find a hot mess all over your stove. Boiling liquid can rocket up ... <a title="Can a wooden spoon really stop a pot from boiling over? Here’s the science" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/06/can-a-wooden-spoon-really-stop-a-pot-from-boiling-over-heres-the-science-252519/" aria-label="Read more about Can a wooden spoon really stop a pot from boiling over? Here’s the science">Read more</a>
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How did sport become so popular? The ancient history of a modern obsession
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Konstantine Panegyres, Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History, The University of Western Australia Roman mosaics discovered in Sicily show women playing different sports. David Pineda Svenske/Shutterstock It’s almost impossible to go a day without seeing or hearing about sport. Walk around any city or town and you ... <a title="How did sport become so popular? The ancient history of a modern obsession" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/06/how-did-sport-become-so-popular-the-ancient-history-of-a-modern-obsession-254057/" aria-label="Read more about How did sport become so popular? The ancient history of a modern obsession">Read more</a>
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AI systems are built on English – but not the kind most of the world speaks
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Celeste Rodriguez Louro, Associate professor, Chair of Linguistics and Director of Language Lab, The University of Western Australia Reihaneh Golpayegani / Better Images of AI, CC BY An estimated 90% of the training data for current generative AI systems stems from English. However, English is an international ... <a title="AI systems are built on English – but not the kind most of the world speaks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/06/ai-systems-are-built-on-english-but-not-the-kind-most-of-the-world-speaks-249710/" aria-label="Read more about AI systems are built on English – but not the kind most of the world speaks">Read more</a>
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Crikey, ChatGPT’s gone bush! How AI is learning the art of Aussie slang
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ross Yates, Lecturer, Project Management, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock Ever tried to explain why a sausage would be referred to as a “snag” while overseas, or why the toilet is the “dunny”? If you found this challenging, spare a thought for large language models (LLMs) such as ... <a title="Crikey, ChatGPT’s gone bush! How AI is learning the art of Aussie slang" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/06/crikey-chatgpts-gone-bush-how-ai-is-learning-the-art-of-aussie-slang-253939/" aria-label="Read more about Crikey, ChatGPT’s gone bush! How AI is learning the art of Aussie slang">Read more</a>
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What are the key risk factors for developing knee osteoarthritis? We reviewed the evidence
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christina Abdel Shaheed, Associate Professor, School of Public Health, University of Sydney Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disease, affecting more than 3 million Australians and over 500 million people worldwide. The knee is the most commonly affected joint, but osteoarthritis can also affect other joints including ... <a title="What are the key risk factors for developing knee osteoarthritis? We reviewed the evidence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/06/what-are-the-key-risk-factors-for-developing-knee-osteoarthritis-we-reviewed-the-evidence-253722/" aria-label="Read more about What are the key risk factors for developing knee osteoarthritis? We reviewed the evidence">Read more</a>
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We’ve heard the promises. Now it’s up to Labor to deliver its housing, wages and other economic policies
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Cull, Associate Professor of Accounting and Financial Planning, Western Sydney University With a convincing win for a second term of government, the pressure is now on the new Labor government to deliver the economic policies central to its win. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is wary of ... <a title="We’ve heard the promises. Now it’s up to Labor to deliver its housing, wages and other economic policies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/06/weve-heard-the-promises-now-its-up-to-labor-to-deliver-its-housing-wages-and-other-economic-policies-255865/" aria-label="Read more about We’ve heard the promises. Now it’s up to Labor to deliver its housing, wages and other economic policies">Read more</a>
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Labor has the chance to do something big in its second term. What policy reforms should it take on?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yee-Fui Ng, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Monash University Dan Breckwoldt/Shutterstock Labor’s historic election victory means the Albanese government has a rare opportunity to pursue a big, bold reform agenda. The scale of the victory all but guarantees a third term in office after the next election ... <a title="Labor has the chance to do something big in its second term. What policy reforms should it take on?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/06/labor-has-the-chance-to-do-something-big-in-its-second-term-what-policy-reforms-should-it-take-on-255849/" aria-label="Read more about Labor has the chance to do something big in its second term. What policy reforms should it take on?">Read more</a>
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‘I got sent something of people shooting themselves’ – research shows young people can’t avoid harmful content online
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dougal Sutherland, Clinical Psychologist, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Leon Neal/Getty Images A new report from New Zealand’s Classification Office has revealed how young people are being exposed to harmful content online and what it is doing to their mental health. The Classification Office ... <a title="‘I got sent something of people shooting themselves’ – research shows young people can’t avoid harmful content online" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/06/i-got-sent-something-of-people-shooting-themselves-research-shows-young-people-cant-avoid-harmful-content-online-255773/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I got sent something of people shooting themselves’ – research shows young people can’t avoid harmful content online">Read more</a>
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Caitlin Johnstone: It was never about hostages. It was never about Hamas
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone Benjamin Netanyahu said last Thursday that freeing the Israeli hostages in Gaza was not his top priority, suggesting instead that defeating Hamas should take precedence over a hostage deal. “We have many objectives, many goals in this war,” Netanyahu said. “We want ... <a title="Caitlin Johnstone: It was never about hostages. It was never about Hamas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/06/caitlin-johnstone-it-was-never-about-hostages-it-was-never-about-hamas/" aria-label="Read more about Caitlin Johnstone: It was never about hostages. It was never about Hamas">Read more</a>