ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on June 2, 2026.
Ebola may have spread beyond Africa. How are health authorities responding?
Three experts explain how the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola may have crossed continents.
Australia has been the victim of an AUKUS ‘bait and switch’
The change in the submarine delivery plan should come as no surprise – this deal has been unequal from the start.
Will the budget boost small firms? Not in the way we might think
Budget 2026 offered useful support for small firms. But building blocks are not the same as a productivity blueprint.
It costs a million dollars a day to keep low-risk defendants on remand. More prisons aren’t the answer
Budget 2026 spends $503 million on expanding prisons. But 41% of the prison population are people on remand and more than half are released once their case is heard.
Fish bones and scorching hair: new research shows how Aboriginal people fought smallpox
A smallpox epidemic in the 1830s brought a new and deadly disease to the southeastern frontier. Aboriginal people responded with three distinct techniques.
‘Do you want a player to die on court?’ – athlete wellbeing concerns heat up at the French Open
Sweltering conditions at this year’s French Open sparked fresh debate about whether the sport was doing enough to keep athletes safe.
Food industry exposé Fast Food Nation predicted today’s chronic illness epidemic, 25 years ago
A GP reflects on the lessons of Eric Schlosser’s ‘muckraking’ classic. A necessary health check on the world we’ve built, it urges us all to take back our agency.
The complex history of ‘pride’, from shame and sin to a symbol of protest and power
Tracing the history of this emotion can help us understand how it came to be empowering for LGBTQIA+ people – even as certain groups try and hijack it.
National wants to scrap sexual offender character references. Should NZ go further?
Countries including the US, UK, Canada use consistent sentencing guidelines. Is it time that New Zealand follows suit?
Three hours of free power a day sounds good – but is Australia’s scheme fair?
Three hours of free power isn’t a giveaway – it’s meant to help the grid use floods of cheap solar. To succeed, the new scheme has to be fair.
Marriage, divorce and parenthood all shape Canadians’ decisions to become self-employed — here’s how
Research tracking Canadians through marriage, childbirth, divorce and widowhood finds that entry into self-employment can be shaped as much by household circumstances as by individual ambition.
Stressing about your baby’s growth check? Here’s what you need to know
A single dot on a growth chart doesn’t mean much in isolation. Here’s what your nurse is looking for when checking your baby’s growth – and how they’ll support you.
Payday super is coming on July 1. Workers will be thousands of dollars better off long term
Unpaid super costs Australians around $6 billion. So how much is ‘payday super’ likely to boost your balance? And where can employees or employers get more help?
In Iran war’s shadow, Israel’s renewed Lebanon campaign risks repeating failed lessons – and occupations – of the past
Unable to defeat Iran, Israel shifts its focus to Lebanon, fearing U.S. negotiations with Tehran could limit operations against Hezbollah.
Militarization in Jammu and Kashmir is negatively impacting female education
The stark difference in women’s education statistics shows how Kashmiri girls and women are bearing a disproportionate brunt of militarized governance.
Tony Blair has taken aim at Keir Starmer – but some of his criticisms apply to New Labour too
Several of the UK’s current problems trace their roots back to Blair’s time in office.
What happened to Afghanistan’s female academics?
By December 2022, all universities in Afghanistan had closed their doors to women.
Should FIFA be doing more to protect soccer players from the World Cup heat?
The heat stress players may face during the 2026 FIFA World Cup could negatively affect their performance and pose a threat to their health.
Centuries-old logbooks reveal how bowhead whales are recovering from near-extinction
New research used whaling logbooks to explain why only two of the four bowhead whale populations are bouncing back from whaling, which was abandoned a century ago.
Battleground Vienna: Austrian intelligence officer convicted of spying for Russia belongs to a long tradition
The Austrian capital of Vienna has long been a hub of espionage.