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January 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Williams, Professor of Palaeobiology, University of Leicester Pigeons are well-suited to urban living, and are outcompeting distinctive local species around the world. Wirestock Creators / shutterstock The age of humans is increasingly an age of sameness. Across the planet, distinctive plants and animals are disappearing, replaced ... <a title="Welcome to the ‘Homogenocene’: how humans are making the world’s wildlife dangerously samey" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/welcome-to-the-homogenocene-how-humans-are-making-the-worlds-wildlife-dangerously-samey-274092/" aria-label="Read more about Welcome to the ‘Homogenocene’: how humans are making the world’s wildlife dangerously samey">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand ©Rainer Fuhrmann – stock.adobe.com New Zealand’s only dung beetle rearing facility says it may have to close if there’s not more support. Dung Beetle Innovations was launched in 2014, following a successful application to import exotic dung beetles into Aotearoa to help reduce the impacts of farming on soil and water ... <a title="Fears dung beetle investment will be flushed away" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/fears-dung-beetle-investment-will-be-flushed-away/" aria-label="Read more about Fears dung beetle investment will be flushed away">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Andrew Coster resigned from the Social Investment Agency (SIA) last year following the police watchdog’s damning report. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Former police commissioner Andrew Coster told staff he was “sorry” to be leaving the Social Investment Agency following a scathing report by the police watchdog. Coster resigned from the Social ... <a title="Inside Andrew Coster’s resignation after a damning police watchdog report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/inside-andrew-costers-resignation-after-a-damning-police-watchdog-report/" aria-label="Read more about Inside Andrew Coster’s resignation after a damning police watchdog report">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pan Wang, Associate Professor in Chinese and Asian Studies, UNSW Sydney Qianlong / AP A Chinese personal safety app called Are You Dead? – recently rebranded as Demumu – has gone viral in recent weeks, attracting widespread media attention. Behind its sudden popularity lie deeper social transformations, ... <a title="Are You Dead? China’s viral app reveals a complex reality of solo living and changing social ties" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/are-you-dead-chinas-viral-app-reveals-a-complex-reality-of-solo-living-and-changing-social-ties-274536/" aria-label="Read more about Are You Dead? China’s viral app reveals a complex reality of solo living and changing social ties">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By A/Prof. Elmira Jamei, Associate professor, Victoria University This week, Victoria recorded its hottest day in nearly six years. On Tuesday, the northwest towns of Walpeup and Hopetoun reached 48.9°C, and the temperature in parts of Melbourne soared over 45°C. Towns in South Australia also broke heat records. ... <a title="We know how to cool our cities and towns. So why aren’t we doing it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/we-know-how-to-cool-our-cities-and-towns-so-why-arent-we-doing-it-273341/" aria-label="Read more about We know how to cool our cities and towns. So why aren’t we doing it?">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Allison Creed, Lecturer and Curriculum Designer, Cognitive Linguistics, The University of Melbourne karelnoppe/Getty I recently watched a participant at a wine tasting freeze when asked for their opinion. “It’s … nice?” they ventured, clearly wanting to say more but lacking the specific vocabulary to do so. The ... <a title="‘Bold’. ‘Elegant’. ‘Introverted’? How words describing wine get lost in translation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/bold-elegant-introverted-how-words-describing-wine-get-lost-in-translation-274415/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Bold’. ‘Elegant’. ‘Introverted’? How words describing wine get lost in translation">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Phoebe Hart, Associate Professor, Film Screen & Animation, Queensland University of Technology ABC Raise a paw if your dog ever helped you to meet a new two-legged friend? The premise of ABC’s Dog Park capitalises on the fact pet ownership in Australia is increasing, with canines being ... <a title="Dog parks are an unexploited arena for a television dramedy – so now we have ABC’s Dog Park" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/dog-parks-are-an-unexploited-arena-for-a-television-dramedy-so-now-we-have-abcs-dog-park-273458/" aria-label="Read more about Dog parks are an unexploited arena for a television dramedy – so now we have ABC’s Dog Park">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand F1 driver Liam Lawson. MPS AGENCY / PHOTOSPORT New Zealand driver Liam Lawson had a positive second day in his new Racing Bulls car at the Barcelona F1 Shakedown. Teams have run their new spec 2026 cars behind closed doors at the Circuit de Catalunya. Lawson described his first ... <a title="F1: A better day for Liam Lawson in new Racing Bulls car" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/f1-a-better-day-for-liam-lawson-in-new-racing-bulls-car/" aria-label="Read more about F1: A better day for Liam Lawson in new Racing Bulls car">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The S.S.Tasmania hit a rock off Table Cape, Mahia Peninsula in 1897. Auckland Libraries There are concerns divers are plundering one of New Zealand’s famous shipwrecks. Are they treasure-hunting pirates, or just amateur souvenir-seekers? Concerns have been raised over the summer that the historic contents of a shipwreck off the Mahia ... <a title="The treasure’s in the tales of New Zealand’s 2500 sunken ships" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/the-treasures-in-the-tales-of-new-zealands-2500-sunken-ships/" aria-label="Read more about The treasure’s in the tales of New Zealand’s 2500 sunken ships">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Illustration of motor neuron diseases, showing degeneration of motor neurons in anterior horns of spinal cord. Science Photo Libra via AFP A low uptake of New Zealanders with motor neurone disease are using the only publicly-funded treatment available for the disease, a new study shows. Motor neurone disease (MND) was a ... <a title="New Zealanders missing out on motor neurone disease treatment, study shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/new-zealanders-missing-out-on-motor-neurone-disease-treatment-study-shows/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealanders missing out on motor neurone disease treatment, study shows">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Former St Bede’s College priest Fr Rowan Donoghue arrives at the Christchurch District Court for an appearance on January 28, 2026. Nathan McKinnon / RNZ The Teaching Council says it will investigate whether mandatory reporting obligations were met over allegations involving a priest now convicted of sexually abusing boys, with its ... <a title="Teaching Council to examine actions of ‘everyone involved’ over sex abuse claims against St Bede’s priest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/teaching-council-to-examine-actions-of-everyone-involved-over-sex-abuse-claims-against-st-bedes-priest/" aria-label="Read more about Teaching Council to examine actions of ‘everyone involved’ over sex abuse claims against St Bede’s priest">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Guinness Book of Records record-holding collection of Pokémon cards owned by Jens Ishoey Prehn and his brother Per Ishoy Nielsen. IDA MARIE ODGAARD / AFP Trading cards like Pokémon have become serious business, straddling the worlds of gaming and high-value investment. Originally created in 1996 for competitive play and on ... <a title="Collectors fear police aren’t taking Pokémon card thefts seriously" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/collectors-fear-police-arent-taking-pokemon-card-thefts-seriously/" aria-label="Read more about Collectors fear police aren’t taking Pokémon card thefts seriously">Read more</a>
