ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on October 26, 2026.
Feminine desire is often ignored in sci-fi. Could that be changing?
Memory, desire, and who gets to be human: there are many interesting overlaps between Blade Runner and Love and Deepspace.
Lula wins a ‘miracle’ election in Brazil. Now comes the hard part: putting the country back on the right track
The real antidote to polarisation will not come from a single election or a single leader.
Democrats remain clear favourites to gain control of Congress at midterms as Trump’s ratings slide again
Democrats have a three in four chance of gaining control of the Senate, and remain overwhelming favourites to gain control of the House of Representatives.
Fiji ‘worse off today’, former PM warns, as Rabuka’s constitution overhaul faces backlash
By Kelvin Anthony of RNZ Pacific Mahendra Chaudhry, Fiji’s first and only prime minister of Indian descent, has warned that the island nation is “worse off today than we were at independence” and that its political leadership must focus on solving social and economic issues rather than “making multiple constitutions”. Chaudhry made the comments over
The power of poo: why conservationists love animal scat
Scat may be a waste product, but it holds crucial clues about an animal’s diet, disease risk and genetic health.
We tracked a ship in North Korea’s shadow fleet. This is how it stays in the dark
There’s a giant game of cat-and-mouse playing out on the world’s oceans. Sanctions enforcers are always a step behind.
‘I said no’ – Samoan PM told Luxon treaty refresh must wait until new NZ govt elected
RNZ Pacific reporters Samoa’s Prime Minister La’aulialemalietoa (La’auli) Leuatea Schmidt paused talks on a refreshed treaty with New Zealand until after the New Zealand general election, despite Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s request to “proceed with it”. La’auli made the revelation at a cocktail function supporting the “visa on arrival” campaign led by prominent Aotearoa community
Every Australian public school is now covered by a funding deal. Some states still face a long wait for all their money
Victoria’s new deal means every state and territory has agreed to fully fund public schools. But for some states, that won’t happen until 2034.
How to build health care Aboriginal and Torres Strait men would actually use
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men are not simply ‘hard to reach’, nor are they uninterested in their health.
An American startup wants to sell sunlight after dark. Who gets a say?
Reflect Orbital wants to use giant mirrors in space to light up the ground at night, and there are few rules to regulate what they can do.
Food insecurity is on the rise in Australia. We need more effective responses
More people are cutting back on certain foods, skipping meals or going without eating altogether, new analysis shows.
While some eucalypts are hard to kill, climate change may test the ability of others to survive
Our two new studies suggest eucalypts are already adapting to drier conditions.
NZ’s hidden chronic health burden is even bigger than we thought – new analysis
New research reveals a major gap in how chronic illness is measured, with implications for planning and funding healthcare in New Zealand.
Governments have turned care into a commodity. It’s failing us all
From child care to aged care and disability support, Australia’s care economy is increasingly a for-profit enterprise. But that comes at a great cost.
David Eby’s early election call backfires badly, putting Conservatives in power in B.C.
David Eby, British Columbia’s former gambling watchdog, bet the house on an unnecessary early election and lost it all.
Built for yesterday? Canada’s from-school-to-work systems need to adapt
An opportunity exists to unlock the full value of learning by making students’ capabilities visible, transferable and recognizable.
New research finds frequent disease outbreaks in B.C. salmon farms, endangering wild salmon
The study raises urgent questions about the federal government’s approach to regulating salmon farms.
How sports arenas and stadiums are reshaping North America’s downtowns
Locating professional sports arenas in urban areas can significantly change the physical and social character of downtown neighbourhoods, raising important questions about who stands to benefit.
The lynching takes 48 hours – whiteness, the NZ press, and the destruction of wāhine Māori candidates
ANALYSIS: By Mohan J. Dutta Count the hands the footage passed through. Whakaata Māori reported the video first. RNZ said it had independently obtained the same material. Newsroom published a still photograph from the event showing people in Mongrel Mob regalia making hand signs. The Post added that the gathering had been advertised online as
What gets fact-checked? How politics shapes the answer in four African countries
Many fact-checkers are moving away from declaring claims as true or false, and trying to help people judge information for themselves.