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February 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emlyn Dodd, Senior Lecturer in Classical Studies, Institute of Classical Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London; Macquarie University How far back does the rich history of Italian olives and oil stretch? My new research, synthesising and reevaluating existing archaeological evidence, suggests olive trees have been ... <a title="Olives have been essential to life in Italy for at least 6,000 years – far longer than we thought" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/olives-have-been-essential-to-life-in-italy-for-at-least-6-000-years-far-longer-than-we-thought-273461/" aria-label="Read more about Olives have been essential to life in Italy for at least 6,000 years – far longer than we thought">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lynne Chepulis, Associate Professor, Health Sciences, University of Waikato Getty Images For the tens of thousands of New Zealanders who live with type 2 diabetes, managing the chronic condition can start to feel like keeping score. A patient is given a list of numbers by their doctor. ... <a title="Diabetes care in NZ: thousands of patient records reveal who’s being left behind" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/diabetes-care-in-nz-thousands-of-patient-records-reveal-whos-being-left-behind-274421/" aria-label="Read more about Diabetes care in NZ: thousands of patient records reveal who’s being left behind">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael La Corte, Research Associate, Curation and Communication, University of Tübingen Restitution debates – the question of whether a cultural object should be returned from a museum or other collection to a person or community – often begin with a deceptively simple question: who owns an object? ... <a title="Not an artefact, but an ancestor: why a German university is returning a Māori taonga" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/not-an-artefact-but-an-ancestor-why-a-german-university-is-returning-a-maori-taonga-274071/" aria-label="Read more about Not an artefact, but an ancestor: why a German university is returning a Māori taonga">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Binns, Senior Lecturer, Media & Communication, RMIT University NurPhoto / Getty Images If you’re following AI on social media, even lightly, you will likely have come across OpenClaw. If not, you will have heard one of its previous names, Clawdbot or Moltbot. Despite its technical limitations, ... <a title="OpenClaw and Moltbook: why a DIY AI agent and social media for bots feel so new (but really aren’t)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/openclaw-and-moltbook-why-a-diy-ai-agent-and-social-media-for-bots-feel-so-new-but-really-arent-274744/" aria-label="Read more about OpenClaw and Moltbook: why a DIY AI agent and social media for bots feel so new (but really aren’t)">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson with former Senator Cory Bernardi One Nation Handout Image As Sussan Ley and David Littleproud are at a standoff in their attempts to mend the federal Coalition, Pauline Hanson has set up a real-time test ... <a title="View from The Hill: Hanson nabs ex-Liberal for One Nation’s real time test in SA election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/view-from-the-hill-hanson-nabs-ex-liberal-for-one-nations-real-time-test-in-sa-election-274832/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Hanson nabs ex-Liberal for One Nation’s real time test in SA election">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Wood, Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute Richard Pan/Pexels, CC BY-NC-ND Ten years ago, if a heatwave as intense as last week’s record-breaker had hit the east coast, Australia’s power supply may well have buckled. But this time, the system largely operated as we needed, despite some ... <a title="Renewables over 50%, wholesale prices down – is the energy transition… succeeding?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/renewables-over-50-wholesale-prices-down-is-the-energy-transition-succeeding-274616/" aria-label="Read more about Renewables over 50%, wholesale prices down – is the energy transition… succeeding?">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stella Huangfu, Associate Professor, School of Economics, University of Sydney The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has lifted the cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.85%, adding to pressure on households and businesses. While the move was widely expected by markets and most economists, the Reserve ... <a title="RBA raises interest rates as inflation pressures remain high" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/rba-raises-interest-rates-as-inflation-pressures-remain-high-274840/" aria-label="Read more about RBA raises interest rates as inflation pressures remain high">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Milani, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Western Sydney University Former Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called for greater regulation of Islamic preachers in Australia in the aftermath of the Bondi terror attack. His comments triggered an immediate backlash. Many Muslim leaders and commentators heard the remarks ... <a title="Regulating Islamic education can strengthen trust and authority, if religious scholars lead the way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/regulating-islamic-education-can-strengthen-trust-and-authority-if-religious-scholars-lead-the-way-274736/" aria-label="Read more about Regulating Islamic education can strengthen trust and authority, if religious scholars lead the way">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Downie, Professor of Political Science, School of Regulation and Global Governance, Australian National University The Conversation, CC BY-SA There’s a reason political commentators refer to Australia’s “climate wars”. Every time a climate policy is put on the table, supporters and opponents come out in force and ... <a title="These voices are the loudest in Australia’s ‘climate wars’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/these-voices-are-the-loudest-in-australias-climate-wars-272347/" aria-label="Read more about These voices are the loudest in Australia’s ‘climate wars’">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sana Nakata, Principal Research Fellow, James Cook University There’s long been a fundamental issue underpinning Australia’s approach to Indigenous affairs. The state makes laws specifically about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples without any protected mechanism giving them a say in the process. The proposed Voice to ... <a title="The Voice would have renewed Australian democracy. Its failure leaves us all worse off" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/the-voice-would-have-renewed-australian-democracy-its-failure-leaves-us-all-worse-off-271836/" aria-label="Read more about The Voice would have renewed Australian democracy. Its failure leaves us all worse off">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Grant Duncan, Research associate, Public Policy Institute, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau With nine months to go, how much can opinion polls tell us about the general election on November 7? Short answer: not much. Based solely on polls, no one could have predicted the past ... <a title="Polls are snapshots, not predictions: how to read them critically this election year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/polls-are-snapshots-not-predictions-how-to-read-them-critically-this-election-year-274531/" aria-label="Read more about Polls are snapshots, not predictions: how to read them critically this election year">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sara Webb, Lecturer, Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology Eating the space mushrooms for the first time. Author provided, CC BY-SA The mushrooms spread out on the chopping board seemed normal enough. They were rich and dense, and had a strong earthy aroma. In ... <a title="We ate space mushrooms and survived to tell the tale" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/we-ate-space-mushrooms-and-survived-to-tell-the-tale-274112/" aria-label="Read more about We ate space mushrooms and survived to tell the tale">Read more</a>
