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Month: October 2025

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Buying with a sibling or rentvesting: some unorthodox approaches to buying a first home

October 9, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julia Cook, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Newcastle Achieving the so-called “Australian dream” of home ownership is increasingly difficult for members of younger generations. Census data shows that rates of home ownership have fallen from 64% in 1971 to 50% in 2021 among 30–34-year-olds, and from ... <a title="Buying with a sibling or rentvesting: some unorthodox approaches to buying a first home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/09/buying-with-a-sibling-or-rentvesting-some-unorthodox-approaches-to-buying-a-first-home-265571/" aria-label="Read more about Buying with a sibling or rentvesting: some unorthodox approaches to buying a first home">Read more</a>

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Bruce Beresford’s The Travellers blends opera and the outback in a heartfelt story about homecoming

October 9, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ruari Elkington, Senior Lecturer in Creative Industries & Chief Investigator at QUT Digital Media Research Centre (DMRC), Queensland University of Technology Sony Pictures Famed Australian director Bruce Beresford loves opera. If you weren’t aware of this before watching his new film, The Travellers, you most likely will ... <a title="Bruce Beresford’s The Travellers blends opera and the outback in a heartfelt story about homecoming" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/09/bruce-beresfords-the-travellers-blends-opera-and-the-outback-in-a-heartfelt-story-about-homecoming-266586/" aria-label="Read more about Bruce Beresford’s The Travellers blends opera and the outback in a heartfelt story about homecoming">Read more</a>

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John Hobbs: Why New Zealand’s repugnant stance over Palestine damages our global standing

October 8, 2025

New Zealanders deserve to know how the country’s foreign policy is made, writes John Hobbs. ANALYSIS: By John Hobbs The New Zealand government remains unwilling to support Palestinian statehood recognition at the United Nations General Assembly. This is a disgraceful position which gives support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza and seriously undermines our standing. Of ... <a title="John Hobbs: Why New Zealand’s repugnant stance over Palestine damages our global standing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/08/john-hobbs-why-new-zealands-repugnant-stance-over-palestine-damages-our-global-standing/" aria-label="Read more about John Hobbs: Why New Zealand’s repugnant stance over Palestine damages our global standing">Read more</a>

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Bougainville president sworn in after landslide re-election, names caretaker government

October 8, 2025

By Margot Staunton, RNZ Pacific Bougainville’s re-elected President Ishmael Toroama has announced a caretaker government following a formal swearing-in ceremony on Monday in the capital Buka. The former Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA) commander won more than 90,000 votes in a landslide victory after the election on September 5-6. The interim Bougainville Executive Council (BEC) will ... <a title="Bougainville president sworn in after landslide re-election, names caretaker government" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/08/bougainville-president-sworn-in-after-landslide-re-election-names-caretaker-government/" aria-label="Read more about Bougainville president sworn in after landslide re-election, names caretaker government">Read more</a>

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Andrew Jakubowicz on repairing our ‘fragile’ multicultural nation

October 8, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Social cohesion in Australia has been under serious pressure in the last few years. The deadly October 7 attacks on Israel two years ago and the ensuing war in Gaza have pulled at the fabric of Australian society. Added to ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Andrew Jakubowicz on repairing our ‘fragile’ multicultural nation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/08/politics-with-michelle-grattan-andrew-jakubowicz-on-repairing-our-fragile-multicultural-nation-266990/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Andrew Jakubowicz on repairing our ‘fragile’ multicultural nation">Read more</a>

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Keith Rankin Analysis – Official Cash Rate: The Correct Decision. But?

October 8, 2025

Analysis by Keith Rankin. New Zealand’s monetary policy decision today was presented as a “line call” (RNZ news) between a cut of 0.25 or 0.50 percentage points. In that context, the correct decision was made; 0.50%. In the context of the understood policy narrative, it was a binary choice. In the mainstream expert and pundit ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Official Cash Rate: The Correct Decision. But?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/08/keith-rankin-analysis-official-cash-rate-the-correct-decision-but/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Official Cash Rate: The Correct Decision. But?">Read more</a>

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Australia’s anti-corruption commissioner has a trust problem. He needs to change course to fix it

October 8, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By William Partlett, Associate Professor of Public Law, The University of Melbourne The commissioner of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), Paul Brereton, is once again facing criticism for his handling of a potential conflict of interest. On Tuesday in a Senate estimates hearing, NACC Chief Executive Philip Reed ... <a title="Australia’s anti-corruption commissioner has a trust problem. He needs to change course to fix it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/08/australias-anti-corruption-commissioner-has-a-trust-problem-he-needs-to-change-course-to-fix-it-266991/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s anti-corruption commissioner has a trust problem. He needs to change course to fix it">Read more</a>

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What’s the difference between moths and butterflies? Look at their antennae

October 8, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caitlyn Forster, Associate Lecturer, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney Madagascan sunset moth (_Chrysiridia rhipheus_). kristofz/iNaturalist, CC BY-NC-SA As the weather starts to warm in Australia, you might notice the pleasant flutter of butterflies in your garden during the day. And perhaps if you’ve ... <a title="What’s the difference between moths and butterflies? Look at their antennae" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/08/whats-the-difference-between-moths-and-butterflies-look-at-their-antennae-266368/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the difference between moths and butterflies? Look at their antennae">Read more</a>

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Whiskers for warrens: why wombats have such whiskery snouts

October 8, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julie Old, Associate Professor in Biology, Zoology and Animal Science, Western Sydney University Julian Stratenschulte/Getty Wombat noses and whiskers don’t just make them adorable. Both are unique sensory organs essential for navigation, foraging and communication. They’re crucial to wombat survival in complex environments. The two different types ... <a title="Whiskers for warrens: why wombats have such whiskery snouts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/08/whiskers-for-warrens-why-wombats-have-such-whiskery-snouts-266351/" aria-label="Read more about Whiskers for warrens: why wombats have such whiskery snouts">Read more</a>

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Protected areas in the Hauraki Gulf nearly triple under a new law – but it comes with a catch

October 8, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Conrad Pilditch, Professor of Marine Sciences, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images A new law that almost triples the protected area in the Hauraki Gulf Tīkapa Moana – New Zealand’s largest marine park at more than 1.2 million hectares, surrounding Auckland and the Coromandel peninsula ... <a title="Protected areas in the Hauraki Gulf nearly triple under a new law – but it comes with a catch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/08/protected-areas-in-the-hauraki-gulf-nearly-triple-under-a-new-law-but-it-comes-with-a-catch-266900/" aria-label="Read more about Protected areas in the Hauraki Gulf nearly triple under a new law – but it comes with a catch">Read more</a>

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Condé Nast bans fur after decades of protest. Is it a turning point, or another fashion fad?

October 8, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Lamarche-Beauchesne, Senior Lecturer in Fashion Enterprise, Torrens University Australia Edward Berthelot/Getty Images For decades, animal rights activists, campaigners and ethical designers have fought to strip fur fashion of its glamour and expose the cruelty behind it. From bold celebrity-led protests to quiet shifts in consumer values, ... <a title="Condé Nast bans fur after decades of protest. Is it a turning point, or another fashion fad?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/08/conde-nast-bans-fur-after-decades-of-protest-is-it-a-turning-point-or-another-fashion-fad-266885/" aria-label="Read more about Condé Nast bans fur after decades of protest. Is it a turning point, or another fashion fad?">Read more</a>