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September 9, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shubham Tiwari, PhD Candidate in Civil Engineering, University of Waikato Getty Images As extreme wind events are becoming more intense across New Zealand and the Pacific, roofs are often the first point of failure. But they remain one of the most overlooked elements in discussions about resilience ... <a title="As storms become more extreme, it’s time to rethink how we design roofs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/09/as-storms-become-more-extreme-its-time-to-rethink-how-we-design-roofs-263036/" aria-label="Read more about As storms become more extreme, it’s time to rethink how we design roofs">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on September 9, 2025.
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September 9, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Megan Blaxland, Senior Research Fellow, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney Eugene Lazovsky/Unsplash Many of us have heard the saying, “it takes a village to raise a child”. The idea that families need communities of support to raise their children has long resonated. New research explores how ... <a title="It takes a village to raise a child, but not everybody gets the support" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/09/it-takes-a-village-to-raise-a-child-but-not-everybody-gets-the-support-264358/" aria-label="Read more about It takes a village to raise a child, but not everybody gets the support">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Langford, Executive Director, Security & Defence PLuS and Professor, UNSW Sydney The Chinese military parade that had the world talking last week was more than just pageantry. It was a declaration that Chinese leader Xi Jinping sees himself in a race against time to secure his ... <a title="Xi Jinping is in a race against time to secure his legacy in China" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/09/xi-jinping-is-in-a-race-against-time-to-secure-his-legacy-in-china-264691/" aria-label="Read more about Xi Jinping is in a race against time to secure his legacy in China">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Senior Research Associate, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne For many plants, spring is just a really good time. They have endured a cold, dark, hard winter and in some places, winters can be murderously tough for plants. It makes ... <a title="How do flowers know it’s spring? A botanist explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/09/how-do-flowers-know-its-spring-a-botanist-explains-264782/" aria-label="Read more about How do flowers know it’s spring? A botanist explains">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah A. Walker, Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology, Durham University Nicoleta Ionescu/Shutterstock You’ve probably seen the word “narcissist” thrown around online in headlines, on dating apps or in therapy-themed TikToks. But the label that people often unthinkingly slap on toxic bosses or reality TV villains hides a ... <a title="What we’ve learned about narcissism over the past 30 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/09/what-weve-learned-about-narcissism-over-the-past-30-years-258505/" aria-label="Read more about What we’ve learned about narcissism over the past 30 years">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julian Givi, Assistant Professor of Marketing, West Virginia University Yes, no, maybe so? cundra/iStock via Getty Images Say you win a radio sweepstakes giving you two tickets to a sold-out concert the upcoming weekend. You eagerly text your friend and ask if they’d like to join. Their ... <a title="When you’re caught between ‘yes’ and ‘no,’ here’s why ‘maybe’ isn’t the way to go" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/09/when-youre-caught-between-yes-and-no-heres-why-maybe-isnt-the-way-to-go-263407/" aria-label="Read more about When you’re caught between ‘yes’ and ‘no,’ here’s why ‘maybe’ isn’t the way to go">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Mathers, Senior Lecturer in International Politics, Aberystwyth University After a meeting hosted by the French president, Emmanuel Macron on September 4, 26 countries have pledged to create a “reassurance force” to provide security guarantees for Ukraine in the event that a peace agreement with Russia is ... <a title="Russia has provided fresh evidence of its territorial ambitions in Ukraine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/09/russia-has-provided-fresh-evidence-of-its-territorial-ambitions-in-ukraine-264592/" aria-label="Read more about Russia has provided fresh evidence of its territorial ambitions in Ukraine">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland d3sign/Getty Australia is now meeting the World Health Organization’s (WHO) guidelines on sugar, which recommend keeping sugar below 10% of daily energy intake. New data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows there ... <a title="Latest data suggests Australia is overcoming its sugar addiction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/09/latest-data-suggests-australia-is-overcoming-its-sugar-addiction-264700/" aria-label="Read more about Latest data suggests Australia is overcoming its sugar addiction">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Noel D. Preece, Adjunct Asssociate Professor, James Cook University In Far North Queensland, one special winged mammal helps keep rainforests alive. The spectacled flying fox travels vast distances each night, pollinating flowers and spreading seeds far and wide. But the species is in trouble. It’s now listed ... <a title="Yes, spectacled flying foxes are noisy and drop poo everywhere. But our rainforests need them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/09/yes-spectacled-flying-foxes-are-noisy-and-drop-poo-everywhere-but-our-rainforests-need-them-264114/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, spectacled flying foxes are noisy and drop poo everywhere. But our rainforests need them">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yvette Grant, PhD Candidate in Dance and Dance History Tutor, The University of Melbourne Colin Peasley in Coppelia, and Garth Welch in Raymonda. The Australian Ballet September has seen the passing of two of Australia’s ballet legends, Colin Peasley and Garth Welch. Their passing signals the end ... <a title="Two profound but different ballet legacies: vale Colin Peasley and Garth Welch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/09/two-profound-but-different-ballet-legacies-vale-colin-peasley-and-garth-welch-264682/" aria-label="Read more about Two profound but different ballet legacies: vale Colin Peasley and Garth Welch">Read more</a>
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September 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shaban Sulejman, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne Nanoplastic particles are captured by cavities in the optical sieve. Lukas Wesemann and Mario Hentschel Plastic pollution is everywhere: in rivers and oceans, in the air and the mountains, even in our blood and vital organs. ... <a title="New type of ‘sieve’ detects the smallest pieces of plastic in the environment more easily than ever before" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/08/new-type-of-sieve-detects-the-smallest-pieces-of-plastic-in-the-environment-more-easily-than-ever-before-264593/" aria-label="Read more about New type of ‘sieve’ detects the smallest pieces of plastic in the environment more easily than ever before">Read more</a>
