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The treasurer says there’s ‘likely to be billions of dollars extra’ in higher bills on government debt in December’s budget update.
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The treasurer says there’s ‘likely to be billions of dollars extra’ in higher bills on government debt in December’s budget update.

Asia Pacific Report A national advocacy group congratulated the Invercargill City Council for voting today to end procurement of goods or services from companies profiting from illegal Israeli settlements on Palestinian land. Invercargill is the seventh local body to pass similar motions sanctioning Israel, said the Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA). The other bodies are
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on September 22, 2026.

Some people with obsessive-compulsive disorder have experienced traumatic events as children, and develop a deeply held fear of who they are or might become.

Not all conservation threats come from overseas. Some are our own native animals.

A Senate inquiry report into last year’s Optus outage provides the government with a blueprint to modernise the telco industry.

DNA analysis shows almost a third of what the invasive pests have been feeding their larvae consists of honey bees, making eradication vital.

Apple’s vision of constant recording that still ‘protects your privacy’ may help usher in a world where ambient surveillance is the norm.

RNZ Pacific reporters One of Fiji’s most prominent traditional and political figures is warning the country’s lawmakers “not to approve” two major bilateral agreements with Australia. In early July, the Fijian and Australian prime ministers signed the Vuvale Union and the Ocean of Peace Alliance (Veitacini Treaty), marking a major upgrade to relations between the

The federal government says new labour rules will reduce intervention in strikes, but they could weaken workers’ bargaining power.

AI is a global technology. A global approach to regulating it is urgently needed.

There’s been a late rise of influenza A, mostly due to the ‘super K’ strain.