ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on November 9, 2026.
Holocaust education will soon become compulsory in schools. Our research shows how it can be done well
We interviewed 22 educators, scholars and museum professionals who teach the Holocaust in Australia to find out what works – and what requires more guidance.
Keith Rankin Analysis – FPP was the Winner on Election Day. An MMMP fix
Keith Rankin writes; I have just described an excellent MMMP system, which tweaks MMP to remove the FPP wrinkles we saw this year, and works exactly the same from a voter perspective. One vote for one party, and one vote for one candidate.
Opera Australia’s La Bohème captures the romance of bohemian Paris with a fresh twist
This new production is a bold, vibrant and vivacious take on an old opera favourite.
What is pubic hair actually for? And does it matter if you remove it?
Developing pubic hair is tied to sexual maturity – and so are some of the theories about why we’ve retained it.
NZ elections: What a weakened Luxon does with an empowered ACT and NZF
COMMENTARY: By Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog Worst threesome ever. Let’s be honest. The last three years has been a shit show for New Zealand. While borrowing more than Labour did, this coalition government have instituted an austerity by stealth programme.
NZ has unique stories of evolution and geology. Is it time for a natural history museum?
Globally significant collections of fossils, plants and rocks are held at separate institutions. Combined, they could support a dedicated natural history museum.
Did Australia’s cricket leaders sandpaper over the truth? New ball tampering revelations suggest so
One of sport’s greatest cheating scandals has erupted again. It may have far-reaching ramifications for Cricket Australia and several players.
Advocacy group warns proposed US Census changes could deepen inequalities in Pacific territories
By Mark Rabago of RNZ Pacific Proposed changes to the United States Census could worsen longstanding data inequalities in Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), and American Samoa, raising concerns about access to federal resources, disaster recovery funding, and political representation. The non-profit organisation Right to Democracy has urged the US Census
Poor polls continue for both federal and Victorian Labor
Labor in Victoria continues to slide with less than three weeks until the state election.
From Lautoka to NZ parliament – the remarkable journey of Qiulae Wong
By Jale Moala Qiulae Wong may have failed to win her electorate seat in New Zealand’s general election on Saturday. Still, the Fiji-born political newcomer has achieved something that three previous leaders of her party could not — and she’s getting into Parliament anyway. She has taken the Opportunity Party across the five percent threshold
Why Jared Diamond’s leadership book on prophets, coaches and kings is flawed but fun
Like Guns, Germs and Steel, this book is ambitious, provocative and imperfect. It’s also difficult to put down.
Yes, the COP climate talks are far from perfect. But they still hold the power for change
It can be easy to be pessimistic. But after three decades of climate talks we’ve seen real progress.
Australia’s climate minister is about to walk a diplomatic tightrope at COP31
Australia cannot feasibly claim climate credentials while driving global warming through its fossil fuel exports.
Does Australia need more national exams for school students?
A report has recommended a feasibility study into additional national exams for Year 6, 10 and 12 students.
2.6 Seconds: new documentary explores the history, grief and looming questions of Kumanjayi Walker’s death
The 2019 shooting of the young Aboriginal man wasn’t an isolated event. A new documentary offers a confronting examination of the bigger picture.
‘Incapable of any culture’ — Kant’s racism and a forgotten source on Indigenous Peoples
Kant called Indigenous Peoples of the Americas ‘incapable of any culture.’ The source he cited tells a different story, questioning how we read classic authors.
Canada’s new open-access policy expands access to research, but leaves publishing fees unchecked
Ending paywalls for Canadian research is a public win. But until funders cap commercial publishing fees, taxpayer money will keep fuelling publisher profits.
Misinformation won: How divisive politics doomed Canada’s carbon tax
New research suggests Canadian opposition to the carbon tax was based on misinformation, partisan politics and serious misconceptions about how much it was costing them at the pumps.
El Niño 2026-27 as a polycrisis: What happens when health and energy systems fail simultaneously?
How the ‘super’ El Niño could trigger a polycrisis: interconnected failures that neither the energy system nor the health-care system can prepare for alone.
How women bore the consequences of the First World War in British India
The ‘tears of womenfolk’ in Punjab became the biggest hurdle to military recruitment by December 1924, according to colonial officials.