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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 27, 2026
ANALYSIS: By Shailendra B. Singh “You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog.” Although made in an American context, this observation by President Harry S. Truman has universal appeal. It highlights the unpredictable and treacherous nature of politics, whether it’s the chameleon-like antics of politicians or the fickleness of voters. The precariousness of politics ... <a title="Eroding trust in Fiji politics – lessons of 2025 and beyond" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/eroding-trust-in-fiji-politics-lessons-of-2025-and-beyond/" aria-label="Read more about Eroding trust in Fiji politics – lessons of 2025 and beyond">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Chris Hedges The murders of unarmed civilians on the streets of Minneapolis, including the killing of the intensive-care nurse Alex Jeffrey Pretti, would not come as a shock to Iraqis in Fallujah or Afghans in Helmand province. They were terrorised by heavily armed American execution squads for decades. It would not come as ... <a title="Chris Hedges: We sowed the wind, now we will reap the whirlwind" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/chris-hedges-we-sowed-the-wind-now-we-will-reap-the-whirlwind/" aria-label="Read more about Chris Hedges: We sowed the wind, now we will reap the whirlwind">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on January 26, 2026.
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January 26, 2026
RNZ Pacific Samoan playwright, author and poet Papali’i Sia Figiel has died in prison, according to local media reports. Local media, citing sources at the country’s main correctional facility in Apia, are reporting that Papali’i, 58, was found dead in her prison cell on Monday. She was being held at Tanumalala Prison, awaiting her next ... <a title="Samoan playwright found dead in prison, local media report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/samoan-playwright-found-dead-in-prison-local-media-report/" aria-label="Read more about Samoan playwright found dead in prison, local media report">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Kalafi Moala, publisher of Talanoa ‘o Tonga As a journalist based in Tonga, I have chosen mostly to refrain from giving a view of US President Donald Trump, one way or another, as I thought that he would sooner or later get over his incredible childishness and tyrannical behavior, and start doing something ... <a title="Kalafi Moala: My view of tyrannical Trump" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/kalafi-moala-my-view-of-tyrannical-trump/" aria-label="Read more about Kalafi Moala: My view of tyrannical Trump">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>
