ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on August 31, 2026.
Twins can have different parents. How is that possible? A fertility expert explains
A case in the Gold Coast is the first in Australia and only the third reported worldwide.
What happens next with bird flu? An expert explains why monitoring matters
Understanding the true magnitude of the current H5N1 outbreak is key to curbing its spread.
PSNA slams NZ’s ‘uncaring’ lack of signature on global Israeli settlements censure
Asia Pacific Report A national pro-Palestine advocacy group has criticised the “absence of signature” by the New Zealand government on a 22-member joint statement condemning the E1 Israeli settlement in the Occupied West Bank as a “moral collapse” in foreign policy. The recent joint statement was issued by the foreign ministers of Australia, Belgium, Canada,
Total support for right-wing parties rises in Newspoll before Secret Harbour byelection
The gain means Labor’s two-party vote against One Nation would likely drop.
Solomon Island PM Wale rushes home from Palau after confidence challenge launched
RNZ Pacific reporters Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale made an emergency trip back to Honiara on Sunday morning from Palau after a motion of no confidence was filed against him. Wale was in Palau to attend the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting as its current chair. He was suppose to hand over the chairmanship
We can’t all be like LeBron James at 41. But these athletes still have lots to teach us about active ageing
Elite athletes share with the rest of us a common underlying physiology and the capacity to adapt significantly to training. It’s never too late to start.
41% of surveyed Australian teens now get their news from AI: new research
Al tools are now the second most common way young people proactively seek out news.
Sea-level rise, fuel shortages and missile tests top the agenda as Albanese heads to Palau for Pacific talks
Pacific nations will want Albanese to address the world’s key security threat – climate change.
Why some US Republicans want to punish Australia over new charges for tech giants
Australia is being called a ‘loser country’ over the News Bargaining Incentive. Will we stand our ground?
Critics claim trans people ‘defy biology’. New research suggests otherwise
A new study in twins shows the likelihood of being trans is influenced by your genes.
Would Michelangelo’s David pass a looksmaxxing audit?
In today’s looksmaxxing culture, young men pursue a supposedly ‘ancient’ ideal that’s actually modern and pharmacologically constructed.
After 75 years of our alliance with the US, most Australians still can’t see a better option
Despite a turbulent relationship in recent times, few Australians want to opt out of the alliance with the United States.
AI is eating website traffic, websites are blocking AI – and reliable information is getting harder to find
AI has broken the economic bargain behind the web, and everybody is losing.
Earlier volcano warnings could mean more false alarms – but they could also save lives
AI models could spot volcanic eruptions earlier – and new research says the lives saved make the occasional false alarm worth the price.
Dispelling 6 myths about back-to-school readiness
Parents might often worry about academic performance. While that is important, it is also vital that children feel a sense of belonging at school.
Are schools ready for racialized and immigrant students? 4 factors shaping the classroom experience
Student success depends not only on children’s readiness to learn but also on schools’ readiness to welcome and affirm who they are.
Why parent-child playful interactions mean so much more than fun and games
Parental playfulness is about physical, cognitive and social behaviour marked by creativity, joy, imagination and humour when parents are fully present.
View from The Hill: Fresh from its WA triumph, how will One Nation do in the eastern trenches?
The Secret Harbour win will remove any Labor complacency that One Nation is just a problem for the conservatives.
Nairobi’s expansion is swallowing up rural land: new book reveals the impacts on families
Urbanisation is experienced through growing tensions within families over precious yet meagre plots of land.