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January 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fiona Boylan, Senior Lecturer, School of Education, Edith Cowan University Wander Women Collective/ Getty Images Starting school is a big moment in a child’s life. It is a time filled with new routines, new people and new places. These changes can also mean it is sometimes a ... <a title="Practise using bags and lunchboxes: how to build your child’s confidence as they start school" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/practise-using-bags-and-lunchboxes-how-to-build-your-childs-confidence-as-they-start-school-273800/" aria-label="Read more about Practise using bags and lunchboxes: how to build your child’s confidence as they start school">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wendy Scaife, Adjunct Associate Professor and Director, Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies, Queensland University of Technology Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Few people globally have influenced business, sport, the environment and philanthropy like Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard. Chouinard’s inventive approach across these spheres makes ... <a title="How this ‘dirtbag’ billionaire chose to do capitalism differently" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/how-this-dirtbag-billionaire-chose-to-do-capitalism-differently-272271/" aria-label="Read more about How this ‘dirtbag’ billionaire chose to do capitalism differently">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Serena Love, Honorary Research Fellow in Archaeology, The University of Queensland Photo by KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images In ancient Egypt, what was the Sphinx all about? – Effie, age 8, New Plymouth, New Zealand. One of the most mysterious and iconic monuments of ancient Egypt is ... <a title="Curious Kids: in ancient Egypt, what was the Sphinx all about?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/curious-kids-in-ancient-egypt-what-was-the-sphinx-all-about-268182/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: in ancient Egypt, what was the Sphinx all about?">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The first Australian to qualify as an astronaut under Australia’s space program, Katherine Bennell-Pegg, is the 2026 Australian of the Year. Bennell-Pegg, 41, who has yet to go to space, graduated from Basic Astronaut Training in 2024 as part of ... <a title="Astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg is 2026 Australian of the Year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/astronaut-katherine-bennell-pegg-is-2026-australian-of-the-year-274031/" aria-label="Read more about Astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg is 2026 Australian of the Year">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has appointed the Secretary of the Defence Department, Greg Moriarty, to be Australia’s new ambassador to Washington, succeeding Kevin Rudd, who leaves the position in March. The highly-respected senior bureaucrat is a safe choice, and his ... <a title="Albanese takes safe course, appointing defence chief Greg Moriarty to replace Kevin Rudd" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/albanese-takes-safe-course-appointing-defence-chief-greg-moriarty-to-replace-kevin-rudd-274026/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese takes safe course, appointing defence chief Greg Moriarty to replace Kevin Rudd">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Raffaele F Ciriello, Senior Lecturer in Business Information Systems, University of Sydney OpenAI, The Conversation OpenAI has announced plans to introduce advertising in ChatGPT in the United States. Ads will appear on the free version and the low-cost Go tier, but not for Pro, Business, or Enterprise ... <a title="OpenAI will put ads in ChatGPT. This opens a new door for dangerous influence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/openai-will-put-ads-in-chatgpt-this-opens-a-new-door-for-dangerous-influence-273806/" aria-label="Read more about OpenAI will put ads in ChatGPT. This opens a new door for dangerous influence">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Brook, Professor of Applied Geology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images The tragic events in the Bay of Plenty this week are a stark reminder that landslides remain the deadliest of the many natural hazards New Zealand faces. On Thursday morning, a large landslide ... <a title="The Mount Maunganui tragedy reminds us landslides are NZ’s deadliest natural hazard" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/the-mount-maunganui-tragedy-reminds-us-landslides-are-nzs-deadliest-natural-hazard-274201/" aria-label="Read more about The Mount Maunganui tragedy reminds us landslides are NZ’s deadliest natural hazard">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Marie Brennan, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Waikato Pituffik Space Base, formerly Thule Air Base, in northern Greenland. Thomas Traasdahl/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images US President Donald Trump’s position on Greenland has shifted almost daily, from threats to take it by force to assurances he ... <a title="Trump’s Greenland grab is part of a new space race – and the stakes are getting higher" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/trumps-greenland-grab-is-part-of-a-new-space-race-and-the-stakes-are-getting-higher-274111/" aria-label="Read more about Trump’s Greenland grab is part of a new space race – and the stakes are getting higher">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Toby Newstead, Senior Lecturer in Management, University of Tasmania Five years ago, as Australia burned through the catastrophic Black Summer bushfires, then-Prime Minister Scott Morrison was photographed relaxing on a Hawaiian beach. When he returned, his now-infamous words – “I don’t hold a hose, mate” – epitomised ... <a title="Scott Morrison and Dan Andrews got it wrong. Here are 7 ways to get crisis leadership right" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/scott-morrison-and-dan-andrews-got-it-wrong-here-are-7-ways-to-get-crisis-leadership-right-274017/" aria-label="Read more about Scott Morrison and Dan Andrews got it wrong. Here are 7 ways to get crisis leadership right">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Murat Ungor, Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Otago Getty Images Imagine investing in a premium Central Otago vineyard, or owning a slice of prime Wellington commercial property, all without needing millions in upfront capital. Through asset “tokenisation”, this is becoming a reality. Essentially, tokenisation converts physical ... <a title="Digital ‘tokenisation’ is reshaping the global financial industry. Is NZ ready?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/digital-tokenisation-is-reshaping-the-global-financial-industry-is-nz-ready-272427/" aria-label="Read more about Digital ‘tokenisation’ is reshaping the global financial industry. Is NZ ready?">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa A. Wheeler, Senior Lecturer, Graduate School of Business and Law, RMIT University Diva Plavalaguna/Pexels In the modern workplace, flexible arrangements can be as important as salary for some. For many employees, flexibility is no longer a nice-to-have luxury. It has become a fundamental requirement for staying ... <a title="How to get managers to say yes to flexible work arrangements, according to new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/how-to-get-managers-to-say-yes-to-flexible-work-arrangements-according-to-new-research-274008/" aria-label="Read more about How to get managers to say yes to flexible work arrangements, according to new research">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Upama Aich, Forrest Research Fellow, Centre for Evolutionary Biology, The University of Western Australia Rock formations in Love Valley, Cappadocia, Turkey. Nevit Dilmen/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY “Size matters” sounds like a tabloid cliché, but for evolutionary biologists the size of the human penis is truly a puzzle. ... <a title="Why are human penises so large? New evolutionary study finds two main reasons" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/why-are-human-penises-so-large-new-evolutionary-study-finds-two-main-reasons-273365/" aria-label="Read more about Why are human penises so large? New evolutionary study finds two main reasons">Read more</a>
