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May 21, 2026
Asia Pacific Report Irish President Catherine Connolly’s sister is among the Gaza-bound Global Sumud flotilla activists detained by Israeli forces, reports Middle East Monitor. Dr Margaret Connolly was among at least six Irish citizens aboard the aid flotilla detained by Israel, the Irish Independent reported, citing activists. At least two New Zealanders — Hāhona Ormsby ... <a title="Irish president’s sister, 2 Kiwis among Gaza flotilla activists detained by Israel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/21/irish-presidents-sister-2-kiwis-among-gaza-flotilla-activists-detained-by-israel/" aria-label="Read more about Irish president’s sister, 2 Kiwis among Gaza flotilla activists detained by Israel">Read more</a>
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May 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A My Food Bag box. RNZ Meal-kit company My Food Bag has posted higher full-year profit and revenue as it focused on operational delivery and paying down debt. Key numbers for the year ended March compared with a year ago: Net profit $6.7million vs $6.3m Revenue $170.2m vs $162.1m Underlying profit…
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May 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Site of the Tukituki Water Storage Project. RNZ Forest & Bird has filed judicial review proceedings in the High Court challenging a decision to extend consents for the controversial Tukituki Water Storage Project. The project, formerly called the Ruataniwha Dam, was scuppered by the Supreme Court in 2017 after a land…
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May 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Breast Cancer Foundation wants women with symptoms to be referred directly for diagnostic imaging. BSIP via AFP The Breast Cancer Foundation is calling for women with symptoms to be referred directly for diagnostic imaging, bypassing the GP. Chief executive Ah-Leen Rayner, speaking at a pink ribbon breakfast at Parliament on…
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May 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The fire had been contained but there were delays for motorists. (File photo) RNZ / Marika Khabazi A fire at a pine plantation is blocking part of State Highway 77 west of Christchurch. Fire and Emergency said seven fire trucks were called to the scene near the intersection with Davies Rd,…
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May 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Cork, Senior Lecturer in Physiology, Anglia Ruskin University Weight-loss injections, such as Wegovy and Mounjaro, have transformed how we treat obesity. Around 1.6 million adults in Great Britain have used weight-loss drugs in the past year, with the vast majority of patients buying these drugs privately. ... <a title="A pill helps you keep weight off after you come off weight-loss jabs – new study" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/21/a-pill-helps-you-keep-weight-off-after-you-come-off-weight-loss-jabs-new-study-283034/" aria-label="Read more about A pill helps you keep weight off after you come off weight-loss jabs – new study">Read more</a>
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May 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jorgo Ristevski, Researcher, Palaeontology, The University of Queensland The sight of a saltwater crocodile basking on a mudbank is one of the most iconic and intimidating images of northern Australia. Yet the crocodiles that inhabit the region today are just the survivors of a much richer and ... <a title="129,000 years of crocodiles: what we know about Australasia’s ancient apex predators" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/21/129-000-years-of-crocodiles-what-we-know-about-australasias-ancient-apex-predators-283253/" aria-label="Read more about 129,000 years of crocodiles: what we know about Australasia’s ancient apex predators">Read more</a>
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May 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandra Andhov, Chair in Law and Technology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau On Monday, a nine-member federal jury in Oakland, California took less than two hours to dismiss Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI and its chief executive Sam Altman. Crucially, the jury did not rule on ... <a title="Elon Musk sued OpenAI and lost. But the core question of the case remains unanswered" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/21/elon-musk-sued-openai-and-lost-but-the-core-question-of-the-case-remains-unanswered-283256/" aria-label="Read more about Elon Musk sued OpenAI and lost. But the core question of the case remains unanswered">Read more</a>
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May 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wellett Potter, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of New England In recent months, celebrities such as Taylor Swift, Matthew McConaughey and Jeremy Clarkson have turned to trademark law to protect aspects of their identity associated with their brands. It’s a relatively new legal tactic and not yet ... <a title="Can you trademark identity? The new legal strategy celebrities are using against AI" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/21/can-you-trademark-identity-the-new-legal-strategy-celebrities-are-using-against-ai-282976/" aria-label="Read more about Can you trademark identity? The new legal strategy celebrities are using against AI">Read more</a>
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May 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Higgins, Senior Research Fellow, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Sydney Regional Australia has long struggled to attract skilled workers away from urban centres. In the years since the pandemic, however, the labour market in country areas has tightened even further. Unemployment across regional Australia ... <a title="‘We need more staff!’: regional employers are hiring, but we are closing the door to skilled migrant workers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/21/we-need-more-staff-regional-employers-are-hiring-but-we-are-closing-the-door-to-skilled-migrant-workers-283063/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We need more staff!’: regional employers are hiring, but we are closing the door to skilled migrant workers">Read more</a>
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May 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rick Sarre, Emeritus Professor in Law and Criminal Justice, Adelaide University This month, the South Australian government extended a contract with a private firm to manage a men’s prison in Adelaide for another five years, despite a damning report about its operations. The report from the McKell ... <a title="The effectiveness of private prisons is debatable – why does Australia have so many?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/21/the-effectiveness-of-private-prisons-is-debatable-why-does-australia-have-so-many-282721/" aria-label="Read more about The effectiveness of private prisons is debatable – why does Australia have so many?">Read more</a>
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May 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cassandra Mudgway, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Canterbury New Zealand is changing the law to make sexualised deepfakes a crime. But this alone may not be enough to counter the rise in AI-generated fake sexual material. This week the Deepfake Digital Harm and Exploitation Bill is ... <a title="NZ is criminalising sexualised deepfakes – banning apps that make them should be next" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/21/nz-is-criminalising-sexualised-deepfakes-banning-apps-that-make-them-should-be-next-282127/" aria-label="Read more about NZ is criminalising sexualised deepfakes – banning apps that make them should be next">Read more</a>
