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June 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kirk Dodd, Lecturer in English and Writing, University of Sydney Brett Boardman/Bell Shakespeare Coriolanus is one of Shakespeare’s least performed plays; perhaps because the hero is so pugnacious and classist, impressive in his strident vehemence, but lacking the vulnerability of a Macbeth or Othello. Set in the ... <a title="As one of Shakespeare’s least performed plays, Coriolanus is startlingly relevant under Trump 2.0" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/26/as-one-of-shakespeares-least-performed-plays-coriolanus-is-startlingly-relevant-under-trump-2-0-257548/" aria-label="Read more about As one of Shakespeare’s least performed plays, Coriolanus is startlingly relevant under Trump 2.0">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vanesa De Pietri, Senior Research Fellow in Palaeontology, University of Canterbury Shutterstock/Russ Jenkins For many New Zealanders, the Australian magpie is a familiar, if sometimes vexing, sight. Introduced from Australia in the 1860s, magpies are known for their territorial dive-bombing during nesting season, which has cemented their ... <a title="Magpies may not be a pesky Australian import – new research finds their ancestors thrived in NZ a long time ago" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/26/magpies-may-not-be-a-pesky-australian-import-new-research-finds-their-ancestors-thrived-in-nz-a-long-time-ago-258795/" aria-label="Read more about Magpies may not be a pesky Australian import – new research finds their ancestors thrived in NZ a long time ago">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Strong, Associate Professor, Music Industry, RMIT University The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), the organisation responsible for collating and publishing Australia’s music charts, has just announced the biggest overhaul of its methods in more than a decade. From September, the ARIA charts will be divided according ... <a title="The ARIA charts are about to undergo a big change. It could be a boost for local artists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/26/the-aria-charts-are-about-to-undergo-a-big-change-it-could-be-a-boost-for-local-artists-259788/" aria-label="Read more about The ARIA charts are about to undergo a big change. It could be a boost for local artists">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hussein Dia, Professor of Future Urban Mobility, Swinburne University of Technology The Image Bank/Getty As the world watches the US–Iran situation with concern, the ripple effect from these events are reaching global oil supply chains – and exposing their fragility. If Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz ... <a title="Oil shocks in the 1970s drove rapid changes in transport. It could happen again if Middle East tensions continue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/26/oil-shocks-in-the-1970s-drove-rapid-changes-in-transport-it-could-happen-again-if-middle-east-tensions-continue-259670/" aria-label="Read more about Oil shocks in the 1970s drove rapid changes in transport. It could happen again if Middle East tensions continue">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on June 26, 2025.
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June 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kamil Zuber, Senior Industry Research Fellow, Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia towfiqu ahamed/Getty Images When you buy a new electronic appliance, shoes, medicines or even some food items, you often find a small paper sachet with the warning: “silica gel, do not eat”. What exactly ... <a title="‘Do not eat’: what’s in those little desiccant sachets and how do they work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/26/do-not-eat-whats-in-those-little-desiccant-sachets-and-how-do-they-work-258398/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Do not eat’: what’s in those little desiccant sachets and how do they work?">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nina Sivertsen, Associate Professor, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University Pregnancy and having a baby can be a special time. And families want to feel safe and trust their maternity care. But when we reviewed the evidence, we found many Indigenous families globally face unfair ... <a title="‘I’m dreading birthing in such a system’: what Indigenous women globally think of birth care and what they’d like to see instead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/26/im-dreading-birthing-in-such-a-system-what-indigenous-women-globally-think-of-birth-care-and-what-theyd-like-to-see-instead-256877/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I’m dreading birthing in such a system’: what Indigenous women globally think of birth care and what they’d like to see instead">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2025
BEARING WITNESS: By Cole Martin in occupied Bethlehem Kia ora koutou, I’m a Kiwi journo in occupied Bethlehem, here’s a brief summary of today’s events across the Palestinian and Israeli territories from on the ground. At least 79 killed and 391 injured by Israeli forces in Gaza over the last 24 hours, including 33 killed ... <a title="Iran accuses US over ‘torpedoed diplomacy’ – passes bill to halt UN nuclear watchdog cooperation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/26/iran-accuses-us-over-torpedoed-diplomacy-passes-bill-to-halt-un-nuclear-watchdog-cooperation/" aria-label="Read more about Iran accuses US over ‘torpedoed diplomacy’ – passes bill to halt UN nuclear watchdog cooperation">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jasmine Titova, PhD Candidate, CQUniversity Australia When tennis legend Serena Williams retired in 2022, she stated: If I were a guy, I wouldn’t be writing this because I’d be out there playing and winning while my wife was doing the physical labour of expanding our family. Many ... <a title="Parenthood or podium? It’s time Australian athletes had the support to choose both" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/26/parenthood-or-podium-its-time-australian-athletes-had-the-support-to-choose-both-257725/" aria-label="Read more about Parenthood or podium? It’s time Australian athletes had the support to choose both">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2025
By Margot Staunton, RNZ Pacific senior journalist Police in Papua New Guinea say the country’s overrun courts and prisons are behind mass breakouts from police custody. Chief Superintendent Clement Dala made the comment after 13 detainees escaped on Tuesday in Simbu Province, including eight who were facing murder charges. Dala said an auxiliary policeman who ... <a title="Papua New Guinea police blame overrun system for prison breakouts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/26/papua-new-guinea-police-blame-overrun-system-for-prison-breakouts/" aria-label="Read more about Papua New Guinea police blame overrun system for prison breakouts">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jaimie Monk, Research Fellow, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research Phil Walter/Getty Images New Zealand’s unaffordable housing market means low-income families face big constraints on their accommodation options. This involves often accepting housing that is insecure, cold, damp or in unsuitable neighbourhoods. But little is known about ... <a title="Stable public housing in the first year of life boosts children’s wellbeing years down the track – new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/26/stable-public-housing-in-the-first-year-of-life-boosts-childrens-wellbeing-years-down-the-track-new-research-259534/" aria-label="Read more about Stable public housing in the first year of life boosts children’s wellbeing years down the track – new research">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Daniel, Associate Lecturer in Communication, Western Sydney University © 2025 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved. Filmgoers have long been captivated by stories about robots. We are fascinated by their utopian promise, their superhuman intelligence and, in the case of the cyborg, their often uncanny resemblance to ... <a title="From HAL 9000 to M3GAN: what film’s evil robots tell us about contemporary tech fears" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/26/from-hal-9000-to-m3gan-what-films-evil-robots-tell-us-about-contemporary-tech-fears-258397/" aria-label="Read more about From HAL 9000 to M3GAN: what film’s evil robots tell us about contemporary tech fears">Read more</a>
