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October 21, 2025
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor The Solomon Islands government is looking into establishing a defence force which would make it the fourth Pacific nation to have a military. Some parliamentarians support the idea, while others are pointing to the country’s history of violent unrest. National Security Minister Jimson Tanagada said the government was in ... <a title="‘Not an attempt to militarise our nation’ – Solomon Islands considers own military" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/21/not-an-attempt-to-militarise-our-nation-solomon-islands-considers-own-military/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Not an attempt to militarise our nation’ – Solomon Islands considers own military">Read more</a>
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October 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jean-Nicolas Bordeleau, Research Fellow, Jeff Bleich Centre for Democracy and Disruptive Technologies, Flinders University In Australia, where turning up to vote is mandatory, deliberately spoiling your ballot is one of the only legal ways to protest or opt out. This practice of “intentional informal voting” is an ... <a title="Why are young people more likely to cast informal votes? It’s not because they’re immature" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/21/why-are-young-people-more-likely-to-cast-informal-votes-its-not-because-theyre-immature-266788/" aria-label="Read more about Why are young people more likely to cast informal votes? It’s not because they’re immature">Read more</a>
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October 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Esmé Louise James, Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Melbourne The Conversation/Skims Kim Kardashian’s clothing brand, Skims, has been no stranger to a controversial campaign. Over the past few years, Skims has repeatedly made headlines for releasing divisive products such as the nipple bra and hip-enhancing shorts. ... <a title="Skims has put merkins back on the fashion map. Here’s a brief (and hairy) history of the pubic wig" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/21/skims-has-put-merkins-back-on-the-fashion-map-heres-a-brief-and-hairy-history-of-the-pubic-wig-267740/" aria-label="Read more about Skims has put merkins back on the fashion map. Here’s a brief (and hairy) history of the pubic wig">Read more</a>
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October 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Woods, Professor of Health Economics, University of Technology Sydney adamkaz/Getty Images The way Australians pay for residential aged care, or nursing homes, is changing from November 1. Payment arrangements will be grouped into four main areas: clinical care, which includes nursing, physiotherapy and medication management non-clinical ... <a title="Changes are coming for residential aged care. Here’s what to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/21/changes-are-coming-for-residential-aged-care-heres-what-to-know-265676/" aria-label="Read more about Changes are coming for residential aged care. Here’s what to know">Read more</a>
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October 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert McLachlan, Professor in Applied Mathematics, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University Getty Images Following a brief dip during the COVID pandemic, aviation is back in a growth phase. Globally, passenger traffic is projected to grow by 3.8% annually over the next 20 years. In New ... <a title="NZ’s government wants tourism to drive economic growth – but how will it deal with aviation emissions?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/21/nzs-government-wants-tourism-to-drive-economic-growth-but-how-will-it-deal-with-aviation-emissions-267726/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s government wants tourism to drive economic growth – but how will it deal with aviation emissions?">Read more</a>
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October 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christoph Nedopil, Director, Griffith Asia Institute and Professor of Economics, Griffith University Suphanat Khumsap/Getty The price of partnership with the United States has changed. Washington is now using assurances of defence and trade access to pressure allies in Europe and Asia to buy more of its fossil ... <a title="Trump is pushing allies to buy US gas. It’s bad economics – and a catastrophe for the climate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/21/trump-is-pushing-allies-to-buy-us-gas-its-bad-economics-and-a-catastrophe-for-the-climate-266792/" aria-label="Read more about Trump is pushing allies to buy US gas. It’s bad economics – and a catastrophe for the climate">Read more</a>
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October 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Macie Alavi, Lecturer in Counselling Psychology, Griffith University Mirage C/ Getty Images The federal government has just released an expert review to try and prevent bullying in schools. One of the greatest areas of concern is cyberbullying, which is alarmingly common among young people. As federal Education ... <a title="Our research shows how screening students for psychopathic and narcissistic traits could help prevent cyberbullying" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/21/our-research-shows-how-screening-students-for-psychopathic-and-narcissistic-traits-could-help-prevent-cyberbullying-260582/" aria-label="Read more about Our research shows how screening students for psychopathic and narcissistic traits could help prevent cyberbullying">Read more</a>
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October 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stefan Volk, Professor of Management, University of Sydney H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock/Getty Images You arrive at work, coffee in hand, ready to tackle the day. But your manager seems off, curt in meetings, impatient with questions, and unusually sharp in tone. Before chalking it up to personality, consider ... <a title="Is your manager grumpy in the mornings? Poor sleep can lead to abusive and unethical behaviour" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/21/is-your-manager-grumpy-in-the-mornings-poor-sleep-can-lead-to-abusive-and-unethical-behaviour-266793/" aria-label="Read more about Is your manager grumpy in the mornings? Poor sleep can lead to abusive and unethical behaviour">Read more</a>
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October 21, 2025
Asia Pacific Report New Zealand’s major Palestine advocacy and protest group Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa has condemned Defence Minister Judith Collins for “dog-whistling to her small choir” over Israel’s genocidal war on the besieged Gaza enclave. Claiming that Collins’ open letter attack on teachers at the weekend was an attempt to “drown out Palestine” in ... <a title="PSNA slams NZ defence minister Collins over genocide ‘dog-whistling’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/21/psna-slams-nz-defence-minister-collins-over-genocide-dog-whistling/" aria-label="Read more about PSNA slams NZ defence minister Collins over genocide ‘dog-whistling’">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Penelope Jackson, Adjunct Research Associate, School of Social Work and Arts, Charles Sturt University The world’s largest art museum, the Louvre has approximately half a million objects in its collection, with about 30,000 on display, and sees on average 8 million visitors per year. That’s big on ... <a title="The Mona Lisa, a gold toilet and now the Louvre’s royal jewels: a fascinating history of art heists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/20/the-mona-lisa-a-gold-toilet-and-now-the-louvres-royal-jewels-a-fascinating-history-of-art-heists-267849/" aria-label="Read more about The Mona Lisa, a gold toilet and now the Louvre’s royal jewels: a fascinating history of art heists">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2025
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk A Paris appeal court has confirmed that Kanak pro-independence leader Christian Téin is now cleared to return to New Caledonia. In September, a panel of judges had pronounced they were in favour of Téin’s return to New Caledonia, but the Public Prosecution then appealed, suspending his ... <a title="French court clears accused Kanak leader to return to New Caledonia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/20/french-court-clears-accused-kanak-leader-to-return-to-new-caledonia/" aria-label="Read more about French court clears accused Kanak leader to return to New Caledonia">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra A pesky journalist broke the story about Barnaby Joyce being in talks with One Nation, and now the apparently-exiting Nationals MP wants everyone to press the “pause” button while he has a chat with family and gets himself and his ... <a title="View from The Hill: Barnaby Joyce wants to pull the horse up while he resaddles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/20/view-from-the-hill-barnaby-joyce-wants-to-pull-the-horse-up-while-he-resaddles-267824/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Barnaby Joyce wants to pull the horse up while he resaddles">Read more</a>
