ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on September 9, 2026.
‘It was just pure hatred’: a new report reveals intensifying attacks against LGBTQIA+ people
A Victorian parliamentary inquiry has examined anti-LGBTQIA+ attacks facilitated online and through dating apps. Here’s what can be done to keep people safe.
Palestine Forum condemns NZ for talk, no ‘meaningful action’ over illegal Israeli settlements
Asia Pacific Report The Palestine Forum of New Zealand has called on the New Zealand government to follow France, the UK, Canada and nine other countries to impose restrictions on trade with illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Twelve countries have now announced measures targeting trade connected to Israeli settlements, signalling growing international
Can a messy person become a tidy person? Or are we doomed?
A messy room isn’t usually created by one great act of mess-making. It results from hundreds of tiny behaviours.
The Victorian government’s new integrity laws are not perfect. But they are vital for restoring good governance in the state
Premier Ben Carroll’s new laws, along with the building royal commission, are vital in ensuring accountability and restoring good governance in Victoria.
Chris Minns’ new organised crime laws may sound tough, but evidence shows they may not be effective
Sydney’s organised crime problem is real and serious. But Chris Minns’ new laws will not necessarily deliver results.
Anak Krakatau is erupting. In 1883, Krakatau was devastating – could that happen again?
It’s hard to overstate just how big the 1883 eruptions were, and the catastrophic and often strange impacts that followed. For starters, the Moon went blue.
One Nation surges in two polls taken after Secret Harbour byelection
In a national YouGov poll, the Pauline Hanson-led party is four points ahead of the Labor government in primary votes – a record high in this poll.
The split screen format helped sneak sex into Hollywood. Now it’s a storytelling staple
From talking bodiless heads to flirty phone conversations, this technique goes back to the earliest days of cinema.
Auckland has an overlooked traffic pollution problem – and it’s not from exhausts
New research highlights the overlooked role of road dust in Auckland’s air pollution, with heavy vehicles having an outsized impact.
Supreme Court to decide on whether Trump’s voting-by-mail rules can go into effect – but might not rule yet on whether they’re constitutional
How will the Supreme Court justices approach the vote-by-mail case that concerns the most fundamental right in a democracy, the right to vote? A former federal judge weighs in on their task.
Taller than Stonehenge: the mysterious Devil’s Arrows yield their secrets in new research
The people who put up these giant stones did not choose the nearest possible source.
NZ joins call to end Israeli settlement expansion, but not import ban
RNZ News Foreign Minister Winston Peters says New Zealand joins its international partners calling on Israel to end the expansion of illegal settlements in the West Bank, but has stopped short of joining Britain, France and Canada in banning Israeli imports. A spokesperson for the minister said New Zealand did not traditionally use trade measures
Correcting the map: How a UN resolution marks a step toward decolonizing world maps
The resolution, submitted by a group of African states, corrects 450 years of cartographic injustice by recognizing the distortions produced by the Mercator projection.
Australians may soon be able to switch off social media algorithms. Is that censorship?
The government’s proposed digital duty of care includes a mechanism for people to opt out of social media algorithms.
Reform wasn’t meant to be easy. Here’s how the battles for Medicare and child support defeated vested interests
Ideas are cheap. Getting major reforms through is the hard part, but we’ve done it before.
Does debriefing about a difficult birth stop it turning into trauma?
Around one in three women report their birth experience as traumatic. And it’s not always related to medical emergencies.
Theatre audiences still show up. So why do so many shows fail to make money?
Economists say the theatre sector struggles from something called a ‘cost disease’. But what does that mean? And why is it so hard to fix?
We designed a new way to build miniature fluidic devices to enable personalized cancer treatment
The devices make tumour-on-a-chip technology easier and cheaper to build, with the hope they can be moved into clinical use for personalized cancer treatment.
NZ is finally moving on modern slavery law. What can we learn from Australia?
Large NZ companies may soon be required to report on modern slavery risks. Nearly 17,000 Australian reports reveal what makes such laws work – and what doesn’t.
Picking up garbage less often could help Canadians recycle more
New research suggests municipalities could improve recycling and composting rates by changing how often they collect garbage and organics.