ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on May 27, 2026.
Scientists have scrapped the worst-case climate scenario – because action is making a difference
Removing the worst-case climate future for Earth isn’t failed science, as climate sceptic Donald Trump claims. It’s a sign climate action has made a difference.
Interest rates look set to hold, after inflation and fuel costs fell in April. But it’s unlikely to last
With fuel prices still much higher than before the Middle East war began, the risks of further spikes in inflation and more rate rises this year have not gone away.
Metal fans love rebels – until they’re queer. Caleb Shomo’s coming out exposes a deep hypocrisy
Tabloids are trying to frame the Beartooth frontman’s coming out as gay as a scandal. This moment says a lot about LGBTQIA+ representation in metal.
Special poll has Labor barely winning majority as One Nation continues to gain
A Redbridge MRP poll has Labor winning 76 seats. The Coalition would secure just 12 seats in the House of Representatives compared to One Nation’s 53.
Why do I wake up so tired after vivid dreams?
Some mornings it can feel like we’ve had a busy night of dreaming.
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Keith Wolahan on when Liberals should preference One Nation
The moderate Liberal, who lost his seat last year, said his party was now ‘fighting for its existence’ – and can’t ignore the need to work with One Nation.
Kidnapped Kiwi Gaza flotilla detainee condemns brutal Israeli treatment
Asia Pacific Report One of the three New Zealanders on the Global Sumud Flotilla who were among the hundreds kidnapped by the Israeli military illegally on international waters this month and abducted to Israel has described his brutal treatment after returning home. Speaking in a TV3 news report last night, Hāhona Ormsby (Ngāti Maniapoto), 56,
World’s largest study of child sexual abuse perpetrators reveals why they abuse
A study of almost 700 perpetrators from across the world sheds light on why some men sexually abuse children.
A ‘supereruption’ transformed NZ 350,000 years ago. We now know how it happened
New research into the ancient Whakamaru supereruption reveals how multiple underground magma systems combined to unleash one of Earth’s most explosive events.
Pacific nations shaping future of seabed mining rules, says ISA chief
RNZ Pacific The head of the United Nations body mandated to develop regulations for seabed mining in international waters says Pacific countries are playing a big role in shaping the regulations that will govern the future industry. International Seabed Authority (ISA) Secretary-General Leticia Carvalho was in Fiji last week conducting training for Pacific Island nations
What is trauma? The more we talk about it, the more it means
Trauma is everywhere in mainstream vocabulary and online, but its meaning has never been hazier. Has the concept been de-stigmatised or diluted? And does it matter?
Auction sales are sliding, banks are tightening loans. But is the budget really the only factor?
National auction clearance rates are now lower than usual. But a closer look at the data reveals some of these housing trends began months ago.
The Backrooms: how a teenager’s creepy YouTube series became the year’s most anticipated horror
The Backrooms horror legend began as an anonymous 4chan post in 2019. Now it’s an A24 film by director Kane Parsons – just 20 years old.
We need a new anti-corruption commissioner. Here’s how to pick the right one
The resignation of Paul Brereton reflects flaws in how we set up our integrity agencies. Here are 3 ways to ensure these bodies are truly independent.
For 44 years, Australia has subsidised diesel use. Is it time to stop?
Australia could direct revenue towards electrification, not further diesel consumption.
Deep-sea sponges survive in complete darkness in ways we didn’t know before
Beyond the sunlit ocean lies a vast abyss where organisms have to recycle every scrap available.
Planes, trains and pandemics: Lessons from COVID-19 about travel risks posed by hantavirus and Ebola
Recent outbreaks of Hantavirus and Ebolavirus raise concerns about risks linked to travel, with responses varying between countries. COVID-19 offers lessons for effective approaches to public health.
Only 37% of Year 10 students meet our national standards for digital skills
Half of Year 6 students met or exceeded the national ‘proficient standard for ICT literacy’ in the latest round of testing.
Could aliens ever visit Earth? An aerospace scientist unpacks the challenges of interstellar spaceflight
To travel between solar systems, a spacecraft would need extremely sophisticated – if not impossible – technology.
Rising geoplitical tensions show why Canada’s agri-food trade strategy needs to change
Canada’s agricultural exporters face growing pressure from trade disputes that expose the risks of concentrating exports in too few markets.