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December 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Mayer, Associate Professor, School of History and Politics, University of Adelaide There are several predictable cycles in Australian public opinion, and one of them is the moral panic surrounding immigration. Some readers will remember the immigration panic of the 1990s, which gave rise to Pauline Hanson ... <a title="Immigration panic comes in waves. Data shows who worries most, and when" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/immigration-panic-comes-in-waves-data-shows-who-worries-most-and-when-270565/" aria-label="Read more about Immigration panic comes in waves. Data shows who worries most, and when">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kira Button, PhD Candidate in Psychology, Deakin University Pressmaster/Getty Images A night out should be about friends, dancing and fun. But our new research shows sexual harm is an all-too-common experience. We interviewed 232 nightlife patrons in Geelong, Victoria, and found half the women and almost one ... <a title="Half of women at nightclubs recently faced sexual comments, groping, or forced kissing – new study" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/half-of-women-at-nightclubs-recently-faced-sexual-comments-groping-or-forced-kissing-new-study-266364/" aria-label="Read more about Half of women at nightclubs recently faced sexual comments, groping, or forced kissing – new study">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Hartland, Adjunct Associate Professor, Lincoln University, New Zealand Michele Melchior, CC BY-ND As a geochemist studying New Zealand’s freshwater systems, I’ve spent years tracking the subtle chemical shifts in our rivers and lakes. But nothing prepared me for the rapid transformation unfolding in the Waikato River ... <a title="Gold clam invasion in NZ threatens drinking water for millions of people" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/gold-clam-invasion-in-nz-threatens-drinking-water-for-millions-of-people-270444/" aria-label="Read more about Gold clam invasion in NZ threatens drinking water for millions of people">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natalie Peng, Lecturer in Accounting, The University of Queensland vitaly gariev/Unsplash Too many superannuation funds are still failing to provide sufficient support to retirees, three years after being urged to lift standards, Australia’s top regulators have warned. This failure to prepare comes despite the massive demographic wave ... <a title="Many super funds are still failing retirees, even as millions prepare to stop work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/many-super-funds-are-still-failing-retirees-even-as-millions-prepare-to-stop-work-270786/" aria-label="Read more about Many super funds are still failing retirees, even as millions prepare to stop work">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexa Scarlata, Lecturer, Digital Communication, RMIT University Netflix, HBO, AppleTV, Stan, ABC, The Conversation From alien hive minds, to a Fremantle-based crime caper, and a festive heist, this month’s screen picks feature leading characters at their messiest and most spirited. Vince Gilligan’s Plur1bus offers a darkly comic ... <a title="Christmas capers, a creepy clown and war-time stories: what we’re watching in December" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/christmas-capers-a-creepy-clown-and-war-time-stories-what-were-watching-in-december-270879/" aria-label="Read more about Christmas capers, a creepy clown and war-time stories: what we’re watching in December">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Racing Bulls driver Liam Lawson arrives in the paddock ahead of the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix AFP Reports in Europe say New Zealand driver Liam Lawson will remain in Formula 1 in 2026. Red Bull will announce their driver lineups for Red Bull and Racing Bulls on Tuesday local time ... <a title="Liam Lawson to remain in Formula 1 in 2026 – report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/liam-lawson-to-remain-in-formula-1-in-2026-report/" aria-label="Read more about Liam Lawson to remain in Formula 1 in 2026 – report">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Climate Change Commission chief executive Jo Hendy. RNZ / Dom Thomas Relying on trees to offset New Zealand’s emissions years into the future is putting “a significant number of eggs in one basket”, the Climate Change Commission chair has warned politicians. New trees would need to be “in the ground” within ... <a title="Relying on forestry for carbon removal is placing ‘eggs in one basket’, MPs warned" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/relying-on-forestry-for-carbon-removal-is-placing-eggs-in-one-basket-mps-warned/" aria-label="Read more about Relying on forestry for carbon removal is placing ‘eggs in one basket’, MPs warned">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf The battlelines have been drawn in Biosecurity New Zealand’s war against the yellow-legged hornet, but there’s some suggestion they should be widened before a population takes hold. Currently, trapping has been extended out to a five kilometre radius around the concentration of the hornet detections in Auckland’s Glenfield and Birkdale, ... <a title="Calls for yellow-legged hornet trapping in Auckland to be widened" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/calls-for-yellow-legged-hornet-trapping-in-auckland-to-be-widened/" aria-label="Read more about Calls for yellow-legged hornet trapping in Auckland to be widened">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A hoiho or yellow-eyed penguin. Supplied / Catlins Tours Lawyers representing a charity calling for more protection for the hoiho, or yellow-eyed penguin, have criticised advice on set net fishing given to the fisheries minister. In October the Environmental Law Initiative (ELI) filed High Court proceedings against the Minister for Oceans ... <a title="Lawyers criticise ministry’s advice to Fisheries Minister Shane Jones on set net fishing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/lawyers-criticise-ministrys-advice-to-fisheries-minister-shane-jones-on-set-net-fishing/" aria-label="Read more about Lawyers criticise ministry’s advice to Fisheries Minister Shane Jones on set net fishing">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, centre, with (clockwise from top right), former prime ministers Jacinda Ardern, Chris Hipkins, Mike Moore, David Lange, Bill English and John Key. Many have faced leadership challenges or chose to resign and hand over to a successor. RNZ file images / 123rf Explainer – ‘Tis the season ... <a title="How leadership challenges happen in New Zealand politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/how-leadership-challenges-happen-in-new-zealand-politics/" aria-label="Read more about How leadership challenges happen in New Zealand politics">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand In Auckland, businesses near the new Ikea store are steeling themselves for a stampeed to the homeware giant’s opening on Thursday. Traffic experts have run their numbers and expect crowds of up to 20,000 a day, with a 40-minute crawl on the nearby motorway and another 40 to find a car ... <a title="Ikea opening day: Nearby businesses preparing for mayhem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/ikea-opening-day-nearby-businesses-preparing-for-mayhem/" aria-label="Read more about Ikea opening day: Nearby businesses preparing for mayhem">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Australia celebrate their win over New Zealand Tall Blacks. Marty Melville / PHOTOSPORT Tall Blacks coach Judd Flavell admits he couldn’t have been more proud of his side and knew it would probably need something special to beat them. Australia beat New Zealand 79-77 in the second game of the World ... <a title="Tall Blacks coach knew it would take something special to beat them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/tall-blacks-coach-knew-it-would-take-something-special-to-beat-them/" aria-label="Read more about Tall Blacks coach knew it would take something special to beat them">Read more</a>
