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COMMENTARY: By Lim Tean Last night, America bombed Iran. Again. Dozens of strikes — four to five times heavier than the last round — against radar sites, anti-ship missile batteries, and the Revolutionary Guard’s swarm boats. Explosions lit up Bandar Abbas, Sirik, and Qeshm Island. And what will it change? Nothing.
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific A group of former Pacific prime ministers, presidents and senior diplomats has warned that Pacific Islands countries are at a crossroads as geopolitical competition reshapes the region. This comes after China fired a test nuclear-capable missile in the South Pacific on Monday, and amid Australia’s busy campaign of signing
Long-time gambling reform advocate Andrew Wilkie says a reason the government is being timid on the issue is because of close relationships with affected industries.
Older homes are colder homes. There’s a huge energy performance gap between newer and older homes – and it costs a lot.
Conversely, older Australians report less interest in Indigenous histories but know more about them.
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on July 8, 2026.
Today, cloning is not a technology that can simply “copy and paste” living things. But it’s brought advances in several fields of science.
It wasn’t just mobile phones that went down with the Telstra outage. Here’s how trains connect to the mobile network.
Keith Rankin writes; ... today New Zealand arguably collects too much information about ethnicity and gender; and too little information about people's ages, birth-years, and birth-places.
In an emergency, you can’t always use your private health insurance. And even if you do, you can face these out-of-pocket costs.
We tend to think of recycling, repair and reuse as part of an environmentally responsible way of life. But they are also key to many artists’ work.
An analysis of Lotto entries shows many players gravitate to the same number combinations, increasing prize sharing and reducing value.