ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on July 17, 2026.
Europe is cracking down on ‘sexualised’ broadcasting in women’s athletics. Australia must catch up
European broadcasters have been advised to avoid certain close-up shots and slow-motion replays. It’s an overdue change.
Warrior princesses of ancient Egypt? Skeletons show women used the weapons buried with them
Ancient Egyptian princesses were buried with bows, arrows and daggers – and new research shows they weren’t just for decoration.
The Odyssey is haunted by the mysterious ‘Sea Peoples’ – but who were they, really?
The Sea Peoples are widely blamed for the collapse of the interconnected world of the Bronze Age. But what’s the evidence say?
My kids and I are so fed up with each other as the holidays come to an end. How can we reset?
It can help to take stock at the end of a school holiday period and think about what went well, what didn’t work so well, and what was an unmitigated disaster.
‘Tactically complete’ Spain vs an inspired Messi-led Argentina. Who will win the World Cup final?
Spain is a complete team, coached by a manager at the peak of his powers. Argentina is also a great team – but a different type of great team.
Australia’s most diverse marsupial predators have been hiding their origins for millions of years
A handful of tiny fossil jaws fill a missing chapter in the evolutionary history of Australia’s most successful marsupial predators.
Hybrid work blurs the line between work and home – here’s how couples can set boundaries
Setting clear expectations about availability, both at work and at home, is essential for couples negotiating professional careers and hybrid work.
How to ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples benefit from newborn DNA screening
Biological samples and data from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have been misused in the past. So how would we make a new screening program safer?
Has the Pacific’s Ocean of Peace concept been hijacked?
ANALYSIS: By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific As geopolitical tensions increase in the Pacific region and numerous security alliances are rapidly forged, questions are being raised over whether the Ocean of Peace concept is being hijacked. The Ocean of Peace Declaration was made last year by members of the Pacific Islands Forum, recognising the role
Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Retirement Age Labour in New Zealand
Keith Rankin writes: … when older people are (for purely economic reasons) added workers clinging onto jobs which they would rather retire from, then they are simply blocking the employment pipeline – gumming up the works – and contributing to the difficulties being faced in making young people productive.
World Cup VAR controversies show why human referees should decide where potential fouls begin
Two overturned World Cup goals, in Argentina-Egypt and Norway-England, show that replay can reveal a foul, but only a referee can decide how far back the review should go.
Yes, breathing wildfire smoke can harm your health – here’s what you can do to protect yourself
When you breathe in wildfire smoke, harmful particles can travel deep into your body.
Despite claims smoking has made a comeback, just 5.6% of Australians now smoke daily
Smoking isn’t back. New data show Australia’s tobacco control laws are working.
Backed into a corner by Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, Trump may resort to even more reckless escalation
The reality is there is no military pathway to opening the Strait of Hormuz. Trump may attempt to find one anyway.
No evidence mobile phones cause brain cancer – new study
For one thing, there’d be a much higher rate of brain cancers in the decades since mobile phones were widely adopted.
As extreme heat pummels the Tour de France, can cycling keep riders safe?
In extreme heat, the tour can provide extra shade, hydration during racing and even alter or cancel a stage. But is this enough?
The data centre boom won’t mean higher power prices – if we unlock stalled renewable projects
Could we be thinking the wrong way about surging energy demand from data centres in Australia?
Aboriginal people harvested this native grass for millennia. Scientists have now found an odd trait in its DNA
Natural selection may not be the only force that has contributed to the evolution of channel millet’s unusual genetics.
How controlling (and tolling) a narrow waterway near ancient Troy changed history
Control of the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus strait was life and death for ancient Athens. Waterways are no less important – and contentious – today.
NZ’s complex problems require visionary solutions, not quick fixes. Here’s how we can govern for the future
Election campaigns focus on today’s pressures. But NZ’s biggest challenges span decades and may require new institutions.