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May 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Brown, PhD Candidate, School of Science, University of Waikato For an agricultural nation like New Zealand, severe drought is one of the most ominous consequences of a warming planet. The Climate Change Commission’s latest national risk assessment points to these events becoming more intense over time, ... <a title="Future big droughts may be worse than we think – NZ’s past shows why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/15/future-big-droughts-may-be-worse-than-we-think-nzs-past-shows-why-282259/" aria-label="Read more about Future big droughts may be worse than we think – NZ’s past shows why">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wayne Peake, Adjunct research fellow, School of Humanities and Communication Arts, Western Sydney University One championship is an achievement for any sports team and one rightly celebrated by players and fans alike. Imagine a team winning 11 titles in a row. That’s what St George did in ... <a title="Game changers: how one team’s dominance transformed rugby league forever" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/15/game-changers-how-one-teams-dominance-transformed-rugby-league-forever-262326/" aria-label="Read more about Game changers: how one team’s dominance transformed rugby league forever">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Charles Lees, Executive Dean, City St George’s, University of London It has become a given in Westminster circles that Keir Starmer’s tenure as prime minister could be nearing its end. This is because, fairly or unfairly, the UK public have made up their minds – and they ... <a title="Who are the main contenders to replace Keir Starmer as prime minister?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/15/who-are-the-main-contenders-to-replace-keir-starmer-as-prime-minister-282880/" aria-label="Read more about Who are the main contenders to replace Keir Starmer as prime minister?">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Carolin, Senior Lecturer, Art and Public Engagement, King’s College London I was texting a museum director friend in Asia recently. We were discussing whether a trip to this year’s “artworld Olympics”, the Venice Biennale, justified the carbon release. I felt ambivalent. The main exhibition is curated ... <a title="This year’s Venice Biennale marks a major shift in European cultural politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/15/this-years-venice-biennale-marks-a-major-shift-in-european-cultural-politics-282833/" aria-label="Read more about This year’s Venice Biennale marks a major shift in European cultural politics">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Kewley, Director of the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, Smithsonian Institution Billions of years ago, a young spiral galaxy began to grow in a crowded part of the universe. It pulled in gas and small companion galaxies, slowly building up the bright central region ... <a title="Astrophysicists use ‘space archaeology’ to trace the history of a spiral galaxy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/15/astrophysicists-use-space-archaeology-to-trace-the-history-of-a-spiral-galaxy-278948/" aria-label="Read more about Astrophysicists use ‘space archaeology’ to trace the history of a spiral galaxy">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meredith Primrose Jones, Researcher, Oceania Cyber Security Centre, RMIT University Early this week, Iranian state-linked media floated a plan to charge the operators of undersea internet cables in the Strait of Hormuz for access to what they say is Iran’s offshore territory. The suggestion comes after Iranian ... <a title="Iran is threatening undersea cables. The world’s ‘digital chokepoints’ have never been more vulnerable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/15/iran-is-threatening-undersea-cables-the-worlds-digital-chokepoints-have-never-been-more-vulnerable-282425/" aria-label="Read more about Iran is threatening undersea cables. The world’s ‘digital chokepoints’ have never been more vulnerable">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bridget Haire, Associate Professor, Public Health Ethics, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney In an Australian first, a Canberra man has been convicted for giving genital herpes to a sexual partner. The man pleaded guilty to the charge of “recklessly inflicting grievous bodily harm”, which carries a ... <a title="A man’s been convicted for spreading genital herpes. Here’s why that might backfire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/15/a-mans-been-convicted-for-spreading-genital-herpes-heres-why-that-might-backfire-282494/" aria-label="Read more about A man’s been convicted for spreading genital herpes. Here’s why that might backfire">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yassine Souilmi, Group Leader, Genomics and Bioinformatics, Australian Centre for Ancient DNA, Adelaide University Dingoes have roamed Australia for at least 3,000 years. These clever canines are the mainland’s only native apex predator on land. They also hold deep cultural and spiritual meaning for many First Nations ... <a title="New DNA evidence shows dingoes are almost 90% pure – and fall into eight distinct groups" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/15/new-dna-evidence-shows-dingoes-are-almost-90-pure-and-fall-into-eight-distinct-groups-282381/" aria-label="Read more about New DNA evidence shows dingoes are almost 90% pure – and fall into eight distinct groups">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian A. Wright, Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University The fresh air, picturesque vistas and pristine bush of the Blue Mountains west of Sydney draw millions of visitors a year. Unfortunately, the Blue Mountains are also the site of a controversial investigation into water contamination ... <a title="We proved these ‘forever chemicals’ can last longer than three decades" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/15/we-proved-these-forever-chemicals-can-last-longer-than-three-decades-278425/" aria-label="Read more about We proved these ‘forever chemicals’ can last longer than three decades">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pi-Shen Seet, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Edith Cowan University Have you recently tried to call a tradie for repairs or a renovation and had trouble finding one? As the federal budget once again focuses on boosting housing supply, one critical issue keeps resurfacing. Australia does not ... <a title="Struggling to find an electrician or builder? 5 reasons for Australia’s tradie shortage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/15/struggling-to-find-an-electrician-or-builder-5-reasons-for-australias-tradie-shortage-282602/" aria-label="Read more about Struggling to find an electrician or builder? 5 reasons for Australia’s tradie shortage">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kylie Message, Professor of Public Humanities and Director of the ANU Humanities Research Centre, Australian National University The “world first museum of AI arts” is scheduled to open next month in a 35,000 square feet purpose-built facility in downtown Los Angeles. Dataland is the brainchild of Refik ... <a title="Museums have always been entangled with European imperialism. Will the world’s first ‘AI art’ museum be any different?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/15/museums-have-always-been-entangled-with-european-imperialism-will-the-worlds-first-ai-art-museum-be-any-different-281871/" aria-label="Read more about Museums have always been entangled with European imperialism. Will the world’s first ‘AI art’ museum be any different?">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Gawthorpe, Lecturer in History and International Studies, Leiden University Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are likely to discuss many issues as they meet this week in Beijing. But alongside trade, technology and the war in Iran, one topic of conversation will stand out – the future ... <a title="Trump-Xi summit: US president says he will discuss arms sales to Taiwan – breaking decades of US policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/15/trump-xi-summit-us-president-says-he-will-discuss-arms-sales-to-taiwan-breaking-decades-of-us-policy-282894/" aria-label="Read more about Trump-Xi summit: US president says he will discuss arms sales to Taiwan – breaking decades of US policy">Read more</a>
