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December 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Livia Gerber, Postdoctoral Fellow in Genetics, CSIRO Shark Bay Dolphin Project For more than 40 years, researchers in Shark Bay, Western Australia, have been watching the lives of a very unusual group of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus). The male dolphins in this group form one of ... <a title="Friendship is magic: male dolphins with close friends age more slowly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/15/friendship-is-magic-male-dolphins-with-close-friends-age-more-slowly-271411/" aria-label="Read more about Friendship is magic: male dolphins with close friends age more slowly">Read more</a>
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December 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lee Morgenbesser, Associate Professor, School of Government and International Relations, Griffith University The United States, it has long been claimed, is organically disposed towards democracy. When the Puritans founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the early 1600s, the first governor, John Winthrop, called the new settlement a ... <a title="Has the Trump resistance been too passive? Here are 7 ways to effectively protest authoritarian rule" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/15/has-the-trump-resistance-been-too-passive-here-are-7-ways-to-effectively-protest-authoritarian-rule-268208/" aria-label="Read more about Has the Trump resistance been too passive? Here are 7 ways to effectively protest authoritarian rule">Read more</a>
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December 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yuting Zhang, Professor of Health Economics, The University of Melbourne Seeing a private specialist increasingly comes with massive gap payments. On average, out-of-pocket fees to see a specialist amount to about $300 a year. But many spend hundreds on each appointment. Costs quickly add up, especially if ... <a title="No control, no regulation. Why private specialist fees can leave patients with huge medical bills" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/15/no-control-no-regulation-why-private-specialist-fees-can-leave-patients-with-huge-medical-bills-270286/" aria-label="Read more about No control, no regulation. Why private specialist fees can leave patients with huge medical bills">Read more</a>
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December 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Callula Killingly, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Inclusive Education, Queensland University of Technology Jonathan Cooper/ Unsplash Learning to read is a complex process. It requires children to master and integrate multiple skills, from mapping abstract symbols to the right speech sounds to understanding what all the words ... <a title="New research shows it’s never too late to help students learn to read – even in high school" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/15/new-research-shows-its-never-too-late-to-help-students-learn-to-read-even-in-high-school-271757/" aria-label="Read more about New research shows it’s never too late to help students learn to read – even in high school">Read more</a>
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December 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Arvid O. I. Hoffmann, Professor of Marketing, University of Adelaide Sumup/Unsplash “Would you like to donate $2 to charity today?” If you have been Christmas shopping this season, you probably heard this question — and potentially felt pressured to donate money in the midst of a cost-of-living ... <a title="‘Checkout charity’ requests often backfire, leaving shoppers feeling guilty: new study" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/15/checkout-charity-requests-often-backfire-leaving-shoppers-feeling-guilty-new-study-271731/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Checkout charity’ requests often backfire, leaving shoppers feeling guilty: new study">Read more</a>
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December 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben McCann, Associate Professor of French Studies, University of Adelaide Warner Bros The crime thriller Heat (1995) is a formidable blend of character, setting and complex storytelling. Written and directed by Michael Mann, it forensically examines the lives of both law enforcement and criminals, memorably pairing Robert ... <a title="30 years on, Heat still shapes action cinema – and tactical police training" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/15/30-years-on-heat-still-shapes-action-cinema-and-tactical-police-training-251356/" aria-label="Read more about 30 years on, Heat still shapes action cinema – and tactical police training">Read more</a>
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December 15, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s Emma Twigg wins gold in the Women’s Solo event at the World Beach Sprint Championships in Turkey 2025. Rowing NZ / Photosport Three New Zealanders are up for World Rowing awards. Single sculler Emma Twigg has been recognised for her efforts in 2025, while Kerri Williams and Grace Prendergast ... <a title="World Rowing recognises Kiwi athletes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/15/world-rowing-recognises-kiwi-athletes/" aria-label="Read more about World Rowing recognises Kiwi athletes">Read more</a>
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December 15, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Members of the Wesley Community Action group Ngahere Korowai are measuring the water clarity at the pond. RNZ / Mark Papalii The birds are calling in Cannon’s Creek reserve, and strands of Raupō flax wave tall fingertips in the breeze. Members of the Wesley Community Action group Ngahere Korowai are measuring ... <a title="Group calls for second Zealandia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/15/group-calls-for-second-zealandia/" aria-label="Read more about Group calls for second Zealandia">Read more</a>
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December 15, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand First-placed New Zealand’s Alice Robinson celebrates on the podium after the Women’s Super G event of the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup 2025-2026, in St. Moritz. FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP Queenstown skier Alice Robinson has won her maiden Super G World Cup title, beating American legend Lindsey Vonn in the process. ... <a title="Historic win as Alice Robinson she beats American legend" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/15/historic-win-as-alice-robinson-she-beats-american-legend/" aria-label="Read more about Historic win as Alice Robinson she beats American legend">Read more</a>
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December 15, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Henry Nicholls scores a century for Canterbury. www.photosport.nz Henry Nicholls’ red hot form with the bat continues as the Canterbury skipper recorded his highest ever first class score. The 34 year old’s knock lasted almost eight hours and included 25 boundaries. His previous best score for Canterbruy was an unbeaten 171 ... <a title="Henry Nicholls’ hot summer continues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/15/henry-nicholls-hot-summer-continues/" aria-label="Read more about Henry Nicholls’ hot summer continues">Read more</a>
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December 15, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Ajaz Patel of New Zealand celebrating a wicket, India, 2024. PHOTOSPORT The Black Caps have called in spinner Ajaz Patel for this week’s third Test against West Indies, while Tom Blundell is also in the 14-player squad. Patel replaces his Central Districts team-mate Blair Tickner, who suffered a dislocated shoulder during ... <a title="Ajaz Patel called up for third test against West Indies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/15/ajaz-patel-called-up-for-third-test-against-west-indies/" aria-label="Read more about Ajaz Patel called up for third test against West Indies">Read more</a>
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December 15, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Fire and Emergency said the fire ripped through cutover pine forest across several gullies. RNZ / Alexander Robertson A large fire in the Lismore Forest near Whanganui last night has spread to about 100 hectares. Firefighters and helicopters will be back in full force on Monday morning, trying to contain a ... <a title="Forest fire spreads to over 100 hectares in Whanganui" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/15/forest-fire-spreads-to-over-100-hectares-in-whanganui/" aria-label="Read more about Forest fire spreads to over 100 hectares in Whanganui">Read more</a>
