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May 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shireen Daft, Lecturer, Macquarie Law School, Macquarie University The Tatmawdaw – the military government in Myanmar – has reportedly expanded a ban on menstrual products from being transported in the country across key routes, as part of the ongoing civil war in the country. This targeting of ... <a title="How menstruation is being weaponised in war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/16/how-menstruation-is-being-weaponised-in-war-281894/" aria-label="Read more about How menstruation is being weaponised in war">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sabrina Lenzen, Senior Research Fellow in Health Economics, The University of Queensland Imagine your elderly mother needs help to get out of bed, shower and manage her medications – and then waiting more than a year for that support to arrive. According to a federal government report ... <a title="Australians wait 12 months for aged care – and the latest budget funding is unlikely to change that" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/16/australians-wait-12-months-for-aged-care-and-the-latest-budget-funding-is-unlikely-to-change-that-282960/" aria-label="Read more about Australians wait 12 months for aged care – and the latest budget funding is unlikely to change that">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nial Wheate, Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University It can be easy to think you get plenty of vitamin D when you live in a country bathed in sunshine, but the reality is more complicated. Almost one in four Australian adults have vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin ... <a title="Should I take vitamin D now there’s less sun, or for bone or immune health?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/16/should-i-take-vitamin-d-now-theres-less-sun-or-for-bone-or-immune-health-281748/" aria-label="Read more about Should I take vitamin D now there’s less sun, or for bone or immune health?">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wesley Widmaier, Professor of International Relations, Australian National University Back in 2005, US economist Fred Bergsten coined the term “Group of 2” or “G2”, proposing a stronger partnership between what are now the world’s two largest economies – the United States and China. In the aftermath of ... <a title="After an opaque summit, China and the US want to work together again. That might not be good news for the world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/16/after-an-opaque-summit-china-and-the-us-want-to-work-together-again-that-might-not-be-good-news-for-the-world-282603/" aria-label="Read more about After an opaque summit, China and the US want to work together again. That might not be good news for the world">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Austin, Senior Lecturer in Theatre, The University of Melbourne Young children are spending less and less time outdoors. Most Australian preschool children don’t play outside every day. This is despite research that suggests time spent in non-urban outdoor environments is linked to better physical and mental ... <a title="Theatre for young audiences should be seen as critical for children’s cultural agency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/16/theatre-for-young-audiences-should-be-seen-as-critical-for-childrens-cultural-agency-282864/" aria-label="Read more about Theatre for young audiences should be seen as critical for children’s cultural agency">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David M. Pritchard, Associate Professor of Greek History, The University of Queensland During their high-stakes meeting in Beijing this week, Chinese President Xi Jinping reportedly asked US President Donald Trump if the two countries could overcome the “Thucydides trap”. This phrase, popularised by contemporary US political scientist ... <a title="What is the ‘Thucydides trap’ Xi warned Trump about? Lessons from an ancient war between Athens and Sparta" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/16/what-is-the-thucydides-trap-xi-warned-trump-about-lessons-from-an-ancient-war-between-athens-and-sparta-283054/" aria-label="Read more about What is the ‘Thucydides trap’ Xi warned Trump about? Lessons from an ancient war between Athens and Sparta">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Oscar Vorobjovas-Pinta, Senior Lecturer in Business Services, Edith Cowan University Australian singer Delta Goodrem has advanced to the Eurovision Song Contest grand final after days of online hype, fan campaigning and betting speculation surrounding her performance of Eclipse. Each year in May, millions watch the contest, cheer ... <a title="How public voting has turned Eurovision from a song contest into a political platform" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/16/how-public-voting-has-turned-eurovision-from-a-song-contest-into-a-political-platform-282733/" aria-label="Read more about How public voting has turned Eurovision from a song contest into a political platform">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2026
ANALYSIS: By Alison Broinowski of Declassified Australia Most of the Western media refuse to join the dots and explain Israel’s decades-long obsession with defanging Tehran. The war in Iran is what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has planned for four decades. He has always wanted Israel to extend from Egypt to the Euphrates and in the ... <a title="Media miss: The questions never asked behind the US-Israel war on Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/16/media-miss-the-questions-never-asked-behind-the-us-israel-war-on-iran/" aria-label="Read more about Media miss: The questions never asked behind the US-Israel war on Iran">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2026
Asia Pacific Report The Palestine Forum of New Zealand has criticised plans for the country taking part in next month’s military exercises with Israel and the United States, saying Wellington must not be seen aligning militarily with a state “facing serious allegations of war crimes and genocide before international legal institutions”. In a statement today, ... <a title="Palestine Forum slams NZDF share in military exercises with ‘genocidal’ Israel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/16/palestine-forum-slams-nzdf-share-in-military-exercises-with-genocidal-israel/" aria-label="Read more about Palestine Forum slams NZDF share in military exercises with ‘genocidal’ Israel">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Frances Palmer While appreciating certain points in Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s speech “Securing NZ’s Future in a more Volatile World” on current challenges to international law, enshrined “rules” and “order”, we must take a hard look at the solutions he offers to enhance security. Security now clearly is shaped in a global context. ... <a title="Defending NZ values in a volatile world – but in what kind of a world?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/16/defending-nz-values-in-a-volatile-world-but-in-what-kind-of-a-world/" aria-label="Read more about Defending NZ values in a volatile world – but in what kind of a world?">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Olivia Shannon, is among the 20 players named in the Blacksticks, for the FIH Nations Cup in Auckland, June 2026 worldsportpics.com/ Photosport An experienced New Zealand women’s hockey team’s been named for the defence of their FIH Nations Cup title in Auckland next month. Head coach Phil Burrows has confirmed 20 ... <a title="Hockey: Black Sticks squad named for FIH Nations Cup defence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/16/hockey-black-sticks-squad-named-for-fih-nations-cup-defence/" aria-label="Read more about Hockey: Black Sticks squad named for FIH Nations Cup defence">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The man was assisted onto a different boat but did not survive. RNZ / REECE BAKER A man has died after suffering a medical event while kayaking in Auckland on Saturday morning. Police were notified of the incident near the Hobsonville Marina shortly before 9.15am. They said the man was assisted ... <a title="Kayaker dies after suffering medical event off Auckland’s Hobsonville Marina" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/16/kayaker-dies-after-suffering-medical-event-off-aucklands-hobsonville-marina/" aria-label="Read more about Kayaker dies after suffering medical event off Auckland’s Hobsonville Marina">Read more</a>
