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August 1, 2025
By Craig McCulloch, RNZ News acting political editor New Zealand is lagging behind the rest of the world through its failure to recognise Palestinian statehood, says Former Prime Minister Helen Clark. Canada yesterday became the latest country to announce it would formally recognise the state of Palestine when world leaders met at the UN General ... <a title="NZ ‘lagging behind’ world by failing to recognise Palestinian statehood, says former PM Helen Clark" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/01/nz-lagging-behind-world-by-failing-to-recognise-palestinian-statehood-says-former-pm-helen-clark/" aria-label="Read more about NZ ‘lagging behind’ world by failing to recognise Palestinian statehood, says former PM Helen Clark">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2025
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific presenter/bulletin editor A former New Caledonia Congress president says there are “not enough” benefits for Kanaks in a new “draft” agreement he signed alongside pro and anti-independence stakeholders in France last month. Roch Wamytan said that, after 10 days of deadlock discussions in Paris, he failed to secure the pro-independence ... <a title="Roch Wamytan: Paris political agreement for New Caledonia ‘not enough’ for Kanaks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/01/roch-wamytan-paris-political-agreement-for-new-caledonia-not-enough-for-kanaks/" aria-label="Read more about Roch Wamytan: Paris political agreement for New Caledonia ‘not enough’ for Kanaks">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emily M. Ogier, Associate Professor in Marine Social Science, University of Tasmania Stock for you, Shutterstock The world’s oceans are being rapidly transformed as climate change intensifies. Corals are bleaching, sea levels are rising, and seawater is becoming more acidic – making life difficult for shellfish and ... <a title="Marine climate interventions can have unintended consequences – we need to manage the risks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/01/marine-climate-interventions-can-have-unintended-consequences-we-need-to-manage-the-risks-262343/" aria-label="Read more about Marine climate interventions can have unintended consequences – we need to manage the risks">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2025
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific Desk New Caledonia’s oldest pro-independence party, the Union Calédonienne (UC), has officially rejected a political agreement on the Pacific territory’s political future signed in Paris last month. The text, bearing the signatures of all of New Caledonia’s political parties represented in the local Congress — a total ... <a title="New Caledonia’s oldest party for independence rejects ‘Bougival’ deal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/01/new-caledonias-oldest-party-for-independence-rejects-bougival-deal/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia’s oldest party for independence rejects ‘Bougival’ deal">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Konstantine Panegyres, Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History, The University of Western Australia The Roman baths at Sabratha, Libya, were damaged in the earthquake and tsunami of 365 AD Reza / Getty Images The Greek poet Crinagoras of Mytilene (1st century BC–1st century AD) once addressed a ... <a title="‘The great mass of waters killed many thousands’: how earthquakes and tsunamis shook ancient Greece and Rome" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/01/the-great-mass-of-waters-killed-many-thousands-how-earthquakes-and-tsunamis-shook-ancient-greece-and-rome-262358/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The great mass of waters killed many thousands’: how earthquakes and tsunamis shook ancient Greece and Rome">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on August 1, 2025.
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August 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karen Scott, Professor in Law, University of Canterbury Getty Images The announcement this week by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on the recognition of a Palestininian state has been welcomed by many who want to see a ceasefire in Gaza and lasting peace in the region. In ... <a title="Why UK recognition of a Palestinian state should not be conditional on Israel’s actions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/01/why-uk-recognition-of-a-palestinian-state-should-not-be-conditional-on-israels-actions-262345/" aria-label="Read more about Why UK recognition of a Palestinian state should not be conditional on Israel’s actions">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gabrielle Appleby, Professor of Law, UNSW Law School, UNSW Sydney Transparency is vital to our democratic system of government. It promotes good government, spurring those in power into better practice. Even when what is revealed is pretty revolting, transparency means those transgressions are known, and accountability for ... <a title="Governments are becoming increasingly secretive. Here’s how they can be made to be more transparent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/01/governments-are-becoming-increasingly-secretive-heres-how-they-can-be-made-to-be-more-transparent-262012/" aria-label="Read more about Governments are becoming increasingly secretive. Here’s how they can be made to be more transparent">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Martin, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, School of Biomedical Sciences, Pathology and Laboratory Science, The University of Western Australia Alex P/Pexels It’s a cold, crisp evening and the air carries a chill that bites. As temperatures drop and houses get colder, we turn to trusted sources of ... <a title="Wood fires, warm drinks, hot water bottles: 5 expert tips on how to avoid burns this winter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/01/wood-fires-warm-drinks-hot-water-bottles-5-expert-tips-on-how-to-avoid-burns-this-winter-261254/" aria-label="Read more about Wood fires, warm drinks, hot water bottles: 5 expert tips on how to avoid burns this winter">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samara McPhedran, Principal Research Fellow, Violence Research and Prevention Program, Griffith University Almost every day, it seems we read or hear reports another family is grieving the murder of a loved one in a street brawl, another business owner is hospitalised after trying to fend off armed ... <a title="Is Australia becoming a more violent country?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/01/is-australia-becoming-a-more-violent-country-260102/" aria-label="Read more about Is Australia becoming a more violent country?">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zoë Prebble, Lecturer in Criminal Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Getty Images Among the 138 recommendations of the Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry’s final report to parliament was a clear call: remove the legal time limits that prevent survivors of historic ... <a title="The royal commission recommended abolishing time limits on abuse cases – a year on, nothing has changed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/01/the-royal-commission-recommended-abolishing-time-limits-on-abuse-cases-a-year-on-nothing-has-changed-261831/" aria-label="Read more about The royal commission recommended abolishing time limits on abuse cases – a year on, nothing has changed">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joel Scanlan, Senior Lecturer in Health Information Management, University of Tasmania South Korea’s deepfake crisis triggered a wave of protests in 2024. Anthony WALLACE / AFP Australian schools are seeing a growing number of incidents in which students have created deepfake sexualised imagery of their classmates. The ... <a title="Industrial-scale deepfake abuse caused a crisis in South Korean schools. Here’s how Australia can avoid the same fate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/01/industrial-scale-deepfake-abuse-caused-a-crisis-in-south-korean-schools-heres-how-australia-can-avoid-the-same-fate-262322/" aria-label="Read more about Industrial-scale deepfake abuse caused a crisis in South Korean schools. Here’s how Australia can avoid the same fate">Read more</a>
