ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on September 23, 2026.
Worried about your car being hacked? You should be – no matter where it was made
Connected vehicles can be hacked, posing risks for safety and privacy.
Keith Rankin Analysis – Surviving Nuclear War
Keith Rankin writes; What's the chance that an elite rugby player will drop the ball in a high stakes' game? One in ten maybe? Would anyone choose to play elite sport if they had a one-in-ten chance of (literally) eliminating themselves and their opponent? I guess the Roman gladiators took those kinds of chances; but they typically did not have the option to choose.
We asked people with dementia about voluntary assisted dying. Here’s what they said
New research shares the stories of Australians with dementia who want a choice in how they live and die.
WA Police’s facial recognition trial delivered strong results. But was it an ethical success?
WA’s live facial recognition technology was deemed successful. But what happens when it fails, and who bears the burden when it does?
Rape myths shape how we respond to sexual violence. What are they and what impact do they have?
The NSW government is moving to curb rape myths in trials to reduce the impact on victim-survivors and increase the likelihood of justice being done.
Fit, thin, curvy and toned: the contradictory body ideals young NZ women face online
We asked 200 young New Zealand women about the body ideals they encountered online. Here’s what they said.
In a culture obsessed with staying young, we ignore the many benefits of ageing
Ageing isn’t all downhill – science shows we gain more than wrinkles.
Australia is responding to domestic violence after the event, not preventing it from happening
Unfortunately, it is apparent federal and state governments are too often responding to men’s violence after the fact.
Governments across Australia know how to stop violence against Indigenous women, they just don’t do it
In inquiries and reviews, governments endlessly ask Indigenous communities what should be done, but rarely act on it. It’s time that changed.
New rules finally put a ceiling on money in politics – but the cap is double what it should be
Incoming electoral reforms will cap the amounts parties can spend on election campaigning, but it’s still far too high. Here’s what the rules should be instead.
The stories we tell ourselves shape who we are
There is a persistent gap between institutional commitments to equity and diversity and the realities students encounter in Canadian higher education.
What Canada could gain from joining the EU’s Erasmus+ program, and what’s unresolved
As Mark Carney raises the possibility of Canada joining the European Union’s Erasmus+ education program, it’s important to figure out what form Canadian participation would take.
How would AI actually kill all humans? Here are the top 5 scenarios
The most probable scenario is likely not what you think.
The Coalition plans to halve the fuel excise when global prices spike. How will Australians respond?
Households might get relief on fuel they would have bought anyway, but cheaper petrol could encourage them to use more.
Will investors be better or worse off under new housing tax changes? See what 18 years of data reveals
New research suggests upcoming housing investor taxes will have a less dramatic impact than many fear. But some, especially retired investors, will be worse off.
Should you get a PSA test for prostate cancer?
Here’s who’s eligible and what to consider before deciding.
Year 12 students can feel lonely after graduating. Here’s how to stay connected
After graduating, young people enter an often enjoyable, but also challenging, period of new experiences.
Women’s work – and office fashion – has changed radically over the last 60 years. Cue couldn’t keep up
For nearly 60 years, Cue dressed Australian women for changing working lives. Its troubles reveal how work, fashion and professional dress have changed.
Psilocybin may help the brain recover from concussion, new study shows
Psilocybin could be an unexpected avenue for treating an injury that currently has few options beyond rest and symptom management.
Grand Theft Auto: players are voting, debating, protesting and making political decisions
It can become a way for gamers who haven’t previously shunned politics to engage.