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January 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kerry Brown, Professor of Employment and Industry, School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University Boston Public Library/Unsplash For teens, a holiday or weekend job is a good way to earn pocket money and learn a new range of skills. But given the historical and ongoing exploitation ... <a title="Does your child want a part-time job? Here’s what the law says about kids at work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/does-your-child-want-a-part-time-job-heres-what-the-law-says-about-kids-at-work-271528/" aria-label="Read more about Does your child want a part-time job? Here’s what the law says about kids at work">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Janet Hoek, Professor in Public Health, University of Otago Getty Images Until recently, Aotearoa New Zealand led global tobacco control innovation. Evidence-based policies, including sustained tobacco excise tax increases, saw large reductions in smoking rates, which will save thousands of lives. Yet duty-free tobacco sales remain a ... <a title="Ending duty-free tobacco sales would be good for health – and health budgets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/ending-duty-free-tobacco-sales-would-be-good-for-health-and-health-budgets-273340/" aria-label="Read more about Ending duty-free tobacco sales would be good for health – and health budgets">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julie Ayre, Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Sydney Health Literacy Lab, University of Sydney Many of us already use generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT for health advice. They give quick, confident and personalised answers, and the experience can feel more private than speaking to a ... <a title="ChatGPT Health promises to personalise health information. It comes with many risks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/chatgpt-health-promises-to-personalise-health-information-it-comes-with-many-risks-273699/" aria-label="Read more about ChatGPT Health promises to personalise health information. It comes with many risks">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yaqoot Fatima, Professor of Sleep Health, University of the Sunshine Coast Catherine Falls Commercial/ Getty Images For many families, the holidays mean sleep routines go out the window. Bedtimes drift later, screens stay on into the late evening, sleep-ins become the norm. But as term time rolls ... <a title="Did the kids stay up late in the holidays? 3 ways to get sleep routines back" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/did-the-kids-stay-up-late-in-the-holidays-3-ways-to-get-sleep-routines-back-273811/" aria-label="Read more about Did the kids stay up late in the holidays? 3 ways to get sleep routines back">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Angel Zhong, Professor of Finance, RMIT University Atlantic Ambience/Pexels As parents prepare for another school year, there’s one subject that often gets overlooked: money. Financial literacy isn’t just about numbers. It’s about building skills that will shape your child’s future decisions, from buying their first car to ... <a title="Back to school: what are the money lessons to teach your kids at every age?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/back-to-school-what-are-the-money-lessons-to-teach-your-kids-at-every-age-272075/" aria-label="Read more about Back to school: what are the money lessons to teach your kids at every age?">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eva Anagnostou-Laoutides, Associate Professor in Ancient History, Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Macquarie University The ziggurat of Ur is in modern-day Iraq. حسن/Unsplash A ziggurat (also spelled ziqqurat) was a raised platform with four sloping sides that looked like a tiered pyramid. Ziggurats were common in ancient ... <a title="In ancient Mesopotamia, what was a ziggurat?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/in-ancient-mesopotamia-what-was-a-ziggurat-268658/" aria-label="Read more about In ancient Mesopotamia, what was a ziggurat?">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Shanahan, Associate Professor of Political Engagement, University of Surrey Federal immigration agents in the city of Minneapolis are accused of having wrestled a 37-year-old intensive care nurse called Alex Pretti to the ground and then shooting him dead. The killing took place just over a mile ... <a title="Why the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis is so significant – expert Q&A" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/why-the-shooting-of-alex-pretti-in-minneapolis-is-so-significant-expert-qanda-274318/" aria-label="Read more about Why the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis is so significant – expert Q&A">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Gawthorpe, Lecturer in History and International Studies, Leiden University Another US citizen has allegedly been killed by immigration agents in Minnesota, raising tensions between state and federal governments. The actions of the federal agencies involved has drawn fierce criticism not only from former Democratic presidents Barack ... <a title="Shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis has put America’s gun lobby at odds with the White House" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/shooting-of-alex-pretti-in-minneapolis-has-put-americas-gun-lobby-at-odds-with-the-white-house-274343/" aria-label="Read more about Shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis has put America’s gun lobby at odds with the White House">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Guy C. Charlton, Associate Professor, University of New England Phil Walter/Getty Images With a general election looming, the largest shake-up of New Zealand’s local government system in three decades sits on the table. New Zealanders are being invited to have their say on the draft policy proposal, ... <a title="A major overhaul of NZ’s local government is underway – will it really fix what’s broken?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/a-major-overhaul-of-nzs-local-government-is-underway-will-it-really-fix-whats-broken-272424/" aria-label="Read more about A major overhaul of NZ’s local government is underway – will it really fix what’s broken?">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Lowe, Chair in Contemporary History, Deakin University Australians are deeply divided over whether January 26 is an appropriate day to celebrate Australia Day – and we are no longer debating it as much as doubling down in entrenched camps. Over the past five years, we have ... <a title="Opposition to moving Australia Day from January 26 is hardening: new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/opposition-to-moving-australia-day-from-january-26-is-hardening-new-research-273795/" aria-label="Read more about Opposition to moving Australia Day from January 26 is hardening: new research">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joshua Pate, Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy, University of Technology Sydney Atlantic Ambience/Pexels It happens in slow motion. Your six-year-old daughter is sprinting across the playground at school drop-off time when her toe catches on uneven ground. She goes down hard. The playground goes silent. She freezes and ... <a title="Comfort them or let them tough it out? How parents shape a child’s pain response" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/comfort-them-or-let-them-tough-it-out-how-parents-shape-a-childs-pain-response-269811/" aria-label="Read more about Comfort them or let them tough it out? How parents shape a child’s pain response">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sandra van der Laan, Professor of Accounting, University of Sydney Photo by DEAD GOOD LEGACIES/Sarah Johnson Photography on Unsplash All of us, sooner or later, will need to make a decision about the final resting place for ourselves or a loved one. But the usual options offered ... <a title="Human composting, natural burials, water cremation: greener ways to go when you die" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/human-composting-natural-burials-water-cremation-greener-ways-to-go-when-you-die-270969/" aria-label="Read more about Human composting, natural burials, water cremation: greener ways to go when you die">Read more</a>
