ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on June 30, 2026.
Australia was built on migration, but it’s long been a love-hate relationship
History shows immigration policy in Australia is full of yes-no contradictions: fear jostling with hope, exclusion with openness.
Official results confirmed for New Caledonia’s provincial elections
By Patrick Decloitre of RNZ Pacific The official results of New Caledonia’s provincial elections held on Sunday were proclaimed last evening. In a comprehensive document, the French High Commission in New Caledonia has published the key election figures, which confirm the tendencies observed immediately after the vote on Sunday. This includes the final makeup of
At Primavera 2026, artists do not exhibit the archive – they remake it
At the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia annual showcase of leading Australian artists under 35, eight artists turn loss into the labour of making.
International efforts to end North Korea’s nuclear weapons program have failed. Here’s what comes next
Based on past performance, economic sanctions will never be strong enough to denuclearise North Korea. There’s a better way.
Distance can no longer be NZ’s defence strategy. Could Japan be part of the answer?
As China projects power further into the Pacific, New Zealand can no longer treat distance as a substitute for defence strategy.
Little hits in sports may be just as dangerous as concussions – and can lead to brain damage
The crisis of long-term brain damage in Australian contact sports may be deepening, and authorities must do more.
By 2050, many Sydney apartments built to today’s standards could be too hot for weeks at a time
Apartments built to today’s standards could be too hot for future comfort for about four weeks a year in Redfern and more than seven weeks in Penrith.
Can we keep Australia’s endangered alpine ash on the map? New modelling shows where to focus our efforts
A hotter, drier and more fire-prone future is putting these unique trees at risk.
A cataclysmic collision in space provides new clues on astronomy’s biggest stalemate
Astronomers have revisited data from a dramatic collision of neutron stars to help resolve the infamous ‘Hubble tension’.
Adversity can follow NZ kids to the classroom. Can schools make a difference?
A study tracking nearly 4,000 NZ children finds that, by eroding self-belief, adversity can leave them feeling less connected to school.
MDMA and psilocybin therapy rules have been relaxed. Here’s what might happen next
The psychiatrist used to have to stay with the patient during their entire session. Now they’ll be able to leave the room after administering the drug.
Could this be Australia’s warmest winter ever?
After a dismal start to the ski season, abnormally warm conditions in Australia are likely to continue for the coming weeks.
New study of 2 million online posts shows persistent anti-Jew and anti-Muslim hate in Australia
New research looking at social media hate before and after the October 7 attacks shows antisemitism and Islamophobia got worse, then stayed bad.
People can learn to spot AI faces – but the clues are no longer obvious
AI-generated faces don’t look weird anymore – they’re ‘hyperaverage’, which is a giveaway to the trained eye.
Isolation as a form of discipline: how should schools manage poor student behaviour?
Teenagers testing boundaries is often seen as being due to defiance, bad judgement, or bad parenting. There are more effective ways to improve behaviour in schools.
An Alberta school chat listed girls to assault. The response shows Canada still has a rape culture problem
The language used in response to gender-based violence erases who’s doing the harm and who’s experiencing it, making it harder to report on and easier to excuse.
A severe El Niño could threaten something essential to half of humanity – rice
Rice is life for billions of people. But this grain crop depends heavily on irrigation – and the looming El Niño is likely to bring dry conditions.
Federal Reserve independence secures an important, but not final, victory at US Supreme Court
The court’s narrow opinion backing Fed governor Lisa Cook against Trump referenced the Fed’s vital role in steering the US economy.
Doctor Who is on its most uneven footing in 20 years: what’s next for the beloved series?
Doctor Who needs a new co-production partner, a new showrunner and a new star.
Canada gave Ukrainians safety, but building a future was harder
Getting refugees to safety is essential, but helping them build a life while displacement continues should be just as important to Canadian policymakers.