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August 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lucy Hardie, Research Fellow in Population Health, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images Youth vaping is a major public health concern in many countries, with New Zealand’s youth vaping rates among the highest in the world, and rising. In 2017, 3% of New Zealanders aged ... <a title="Vape brands bypass regulations on marketing to young people by using global social media accounts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/13/vape-brands-bypass-regulations-on-marketing-to-young-people-by-using-global-social-media-accounts-262691/" aria-label="Read more about Vape brands bypass regulations on marketing to young people by using global social media accounts">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erich Fitzgerald, Senior Curator, Vertebrate Palaeontology, Museums Victoria Research Institute Art by Ruairidh Duncan Australia is home to a unique bunch of native land mammals, such as koalas, wombats and wallabies. These furballs evolved in isolation on this island continent and have become Australian symbols. But between ... <a title="A cornucopia of tiny, bizarre whales used to live in Australian waters – here’s one of them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/13/a-cornucopia-of-tiny-bizarre-whales-used-to-live-in-australian-waters-heres-one-of-them-262806/" aria-label="Read more about A cornucopia of tiny, bizarre whales used to live in Australian waters – here’s one of them">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris R. Reid, ARC Future Fellow, Behavioural Ecology, Macquarie University Chris Reid Have you ever been part of a large group project? You might assume that with more people involved, the work gets done better and faster. However, as more team members join the group, the effectiveness ... <a title="As human teams get bigger, they get less efficient. But these ants have found a solution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/13/as-human-teams-get-bigger-they-get-less-efficient-but-these-ants-have-found-a-solution-261677/" aria-label="Read more about As human teams get bigger, they get less efficient. But these ants have found a solution">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Georgia Middleton, Research Fellow, Caring Futures Institute, Flinders University SolStock/Getty Images Many families find feeding children a constant challenge. A favourite food is suddenly refused, someone is grumpy after a long day, siblings fight at the table. But if parents and caregivers are turning to social media ... <a title="Feeding kids can be a daily battle. But you wouldn’t know it looking at Instagram" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/13/feeding-kids-can-be-a-daily-battle-but-you-wouldnt-know-it-looking-at-instagram-262794/" aria-label="Read more about Feeding kids can be a daily battle. But you wouldn’t know it looking at Instagram">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Siminski, Professor of Economics, University of Technology Sydney Elias Bitar/Shutterstock The Australian government has “an appetite to be bold and ambitious” in its economic reform agenda. And tax reform is on the menu at its much-publicised reform roundtable, to be held next week. Here, we serve ... <a title="The government has asked for bold proposals. Maybe it’s time to consider taxing the family home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/13/the-government-has-asked-for-bold-proposals-maybe-its-time-to-consider-taxing-the-family-home-262323/" aria-label="Read more about The government has asked for bold proposals. Maybe it’s time to consider taxing the family home">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kristian Ramsden, PhD Candidate in English, Creative Writing and Film, University of Adelaide Toho “Wake up y’all. The king is here!” So proclaims Denzel Washington in Spike Lee’s new film, Highest 2 Lowest, where Washington portrays a hip hop mogul, David King, who finds himself the centre ... <a title="Japanese film noir High and Low is a remarkable example of nail-biting tension – and now it’s inspired Spike Lee" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/13/japanese-film-noir-high-and-low-is-a-remarkable-example-of-nail-biting-tension-and-now-its-inspired-spike-lee-262621/" aria-label="Read more about Japanese film noir High and Low is a remarkable example of nail-biting tension – and now it’s inspired Spike Lee">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lei Si, Associate Professor in Health Services Management, Western Sydney University SolStock/Getty Images A stroke happens when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off, either because of a blockage (called an ischaemic stroke) or bleeding (a haemorrhagic stroke). Around 83% of strokes are ... <a title="Paramedics are less likely to identify a stroke in women than men. Closing this gap could save lives – and money" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/13/paramedics-are-less-likely-to-identify-a-stroke-in-women-than-men-closing-this-gap-could-save-lives-and-money-262945/" aria-label="Read more about Paramedics are less likely to identify a stroke in women than men. Closing this gap could save lives – and money">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vanesa De Pietri, Senior Research Fellow in Palaeontology, University of Canterbury An artistic representation of a North Canterbury beach some 62 millions years ago. Canterbury Museum and Tom Simpson, CC BY-SA Remarkable new fossil discoveries in New Zealand are driving a significant reassessment of our understanding of ... <a title="Dagger beaks and strong wings: new fossils rewrite the penguin story and affirm NZ as a cradle of their evolution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/13/dagger-beaks-and-strong-wings-new-fossils-rewrite-the-penguin-story-and-affirm-nz-as-a-cradle-of-their-evolution-261083/" aria-label="Read more about Dagger beaks and strong wings: new fossils rewrite the penguin story and affirm NZ as a cradle of their evolution">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kenny Ching, Senior Lecturer, Business School, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Malte MuellerGetty Images As generative artificial intelligence (AI) advances at breakneck speed, it is upending assumptions about which jobs are “safe” from automation. Disruption now extends well beyond manual or routine work into white-collar roles ... <a title="AI is peeling back the layers of ‘low-value’ work – NZ may be well placed to adapt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/13/ai-is-peeling-back-the-layers-of-low-value-work-nz-may-be-well-placed-to-adapt-262500/" aria-label="Read more about AI is peeling back the layers of ‘low-value’ work – NZ may be well placed to adapt">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The bipartisanship about the path to a long-term settlement in the Middle East has finally been irrevocably broken. The shadow cabinet, meeting Tuesday morning, did not just confirm the Coalition’s disagreement with the government’s decision to recognise a Palestinian state. ... <a title="Coalition declares it would revoke Australia’s Palestinian statehood recognition if it wins office" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/12/coalition-declares-it-would-revoke-australias-palestinian-statehood-recognition-if-it-wins-office-262600/" aria-label="Read more about Coalition declares it would revoke Australia’s Palestinian statehood recognition if it wins office">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Paton Gilmour, Research Scientist: Coral Ecology, Australian Institute of Marine Science Until now, many of Western Australia’s most pristine coral reefs have avoided the worst bleaching brought by marine heatwaves. But their luck has now run out. The state’s longest lasting, largest and most intense underwater ... <a title="Safe no more: off-the-charts marine heat has severely damaged Ningaloo and other pristine coral reefs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/12/safe-no-more-off-the-charts-marine-heat-has-severely-damaged-ningaloo-and-other-pristine-coral-reefs-263028/" aria-label="Read more about Safe no more: off-the-charts marine heat has severely damaged Ningaloo and other pristine coral reefs">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stella Huangfu, Associate Professor, School of Economics, University of Sydney The Reserve Bank of Australia lowered the official interest rate by 25 basis points to 3.60% at its meeting today, marking the third cut this year. The move follows reductions in February and May, and comes after ... <a title="The RBA has cut rates for the third time this year. More relief may be on the way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/12/the-rba-has-cut-rates-for-the-third-time-this-year-more-relief-may-be-on-the-way-263031/" aria-label="Read more about The RBA has cut rates for the third time this year. More relief may be on the way">Read more</a>
