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ER Report: A Roundup of Significant Articles on EveningReport.nz for January 17, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on January 17, 2026.
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Bonds, blockings and bans – a massive new-year US shakeup for Pacific travel
By Kaya Selby, RNZ Pacific journalist From heavy visa bonds to suspended applications to straight-up travel bans, the United States has implemented or announced sweeping restrictions on Pacific travel in just the first two weeks of 2026. Confirmed on Thursday, Fiji is among a list of 75 countries for which the US will suspend the ... <a title="Bonds, blockings and bans – a massive new-year US shakeup for Pacific travel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/17/bonds-blockings-and-bans-a-massive-new-year-us-shakeup-for-pacific-travel/" aria-label="Read more about Bonds, blockings and bans – a massive new-year US shakeup for Pacific travel">Read more</a>
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Taking paracetamol in pregnancy doesn’t increase your baby’s risk of autism or ADHD – new review
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anya Arthurs, Research Fellow in Cell and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University If you’ve been pregnant in the past few months, you may have faced a dilemma. You wake up with a fever, a pounding headache or back pain – and then ... <a title="Taking paracetamol in pregnancy doesn’t increase your baby’s risk of autism or ADHD – new review" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/17/taking-paracetamol-in-pregnancy-doesnt-increase-your-babys-risk-of-autism-or-adhd-new-review-273702/" aria-label="Read more about Taking paracetamol in pregnancy doesn’t increase your baby’s risk of autism or ADHD – new review">Read more</a>
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Israeli society has ‘become completely genocidal’, says B’Tselem head
Team Zeteo The cost of telling the truth from inside a society that has become “completely genocidal” is very high, says Yuli Novak, executive director of the human rights watchdog B’Tselem. Novak, one of the most uncompromising dissident voices within Israel, speaks frankly in this latest episode of Zeteo’s Beyond Israelism with Simone Zimmerman in ... <a title="Israeli society has ‘become completely genocidal’, says B’Tselem head" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/17/israeli-society-has-become-completely-genocidal-says-btselem-head/" aria-label="Read more about Israeli society has ‘become completely genocidal’, says B’Tselem head">Read more</a>
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Eugene Doyle: Iran in the vortex – what’s really going on and the ‘invisible hand’ of Israel?
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle If you want to understand what’s going on in Iran, abandon what the Persians invented centuries ago: Manichaeism. We use the term today to denote political framing which is simplistic, black-and-white, two-dimensional — a world of Angels (us) and Demons (them). This article recognises multiple perspectives, including those of an activist ... <a title="Eugene Doyle: Iran in the vortex – what’s really going on and the ‘invisible hand’ of Israel?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/eugene-doyle-iran-in-the-vortex-whats-really-going-on-and-the-invisible-hand-of-israel/" aria-label="Read more about Eugene Doyle: Iran in the vortex – what’s really going on and the ‘invisible hand’ of Israel?">Read more</a>
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In a new production of Turandot, Opera Australia has found a star vehicle for Young Woo Kim
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Larkin, Senior Lecturer in Musicology, University of Sydney Opera Australia © Keith Saunders Were operas to be identified like episodes of Friends, Turandot would be “the one with Nessun Dorma”. This beloved tenor aria has achieved a life of its own away from its parent opera. ... <a title="In a new production of Turandot, Opera Australia has found a star vehicle for Young Woo Kim" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/in-a-new-production-of-turandot-opera-australia-has-found-a-star-vehicle-for-young-woo-kim-271301/" aria-label="Read more about In a new production of Turandot, Opera Australia has found a star vehicle for Young Woo Kim">Read more</a>
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As Victoria’s Great Ocean Road flash floods show, we need to get better at taking warnings seriously
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rory Nathan, Honorary Professor Hydrology and Water Resources, The University of Melbourne The images and stories of flash flooding coming out of Victoria’s Great Ocean Road overnight have been described as “terrifying”. It’s easy to see why. Holidaymakers at Victoria’s Wye River watched as cars were swept ... <a title="As Victoria’s Great Ocean Road flash floods show, we need to get better at taking warnings seriously" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/as-victorias-great-ocean-road-flash-floods-show-we-need-to-get-better-at-taking-warnings-seriously-273695/" aria-label="Read more about As Victoria’s Great Ocean Road flash floods show, we need to get better at taking warnings seriously">Read more</a>
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ER Report: A Roundup of Significant Articles on EveningReport.nz for January 16, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on January 16, 2026.
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World-first social media wargame reveals how AI bots can swing elections
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hammond Pearce, Senior Lecturer, School of Computer Science & Engineering, UNSW Sydney Antoni Shkraba Studio/Pexels On December 14 2025, a terrorist attack occurred at Bondi Beach in Sydney Australia, leaving 15 civilians and one gunman dead. While Australia was still reeling in shock, social media saw the ... <a title="World-first social media wargame reveals how AI bots can swing elections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/world-first-social-media-wargame-reveals-how-ai-bots-can-swing-elections-273358/" aria-label="Read more about World-first social media wargame reveals how AI bots can swing elections">Read more</a>
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After Scott Robertson, the All Blacks face a deeper question than who coaches next
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hoani Kristin Smith, Lecturer in Sport Management and Sport Science, Lincoln University, New Zealand Hannah Peters/Getty Images With Scott Robertson’s departure as All Blacks coach, New Zealand Rugby finds itself at a familiar crossroads. Yet, while coaching appointments come and go in elite sport, this moment demands ... <a title="After Scott Robertson, the All Blacks face a deeper question than who coaches next" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/after-scott-robertson-the-all-blacks-face-a-deeper-question-than-who-coaches-next-273582/" aria-label="Read more about After Scott Robertson, the All Blacks face a deeper question than who coaches next">Read more</a>
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After decades of decline, this is how unions can rebuild their role in Australian work
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martijn Boersma, Associate Professor, University of Sydney Business School, University of Sydney As recently as the early 1990s, 40% of Australian workers were union members. While there was a slight increase in 2024 – the first in a decade – that membership is now at 13.1%. This ... <a title="After decades of decline, this is how unions can rebuild their role in Australian work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/after-decades-of-decline-this-is-how-unions-can-rebuild-their-role-in-australian-work-273228/" aria-label="Read more about After decades of decline, this is how unions can rebuild their role in Australian work">Read more</a>
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FLNKS sends in late request to join Paris talks on New Caledonia remotely
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk New Caledonia’s pro-independence Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS) has put in a late request to join talks on the territory’s future remotely. The meeting, convened by French President Emmanuel Macron, is calling all politicians from the French Pacific territory back to the negotiating table. ... <a title="FLNKS sends in late request to join Paris talks on New Caledonia remotely" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/flnks-sends-in-late-request-to-join-paris-talks-on-new-caledonia-remotely/" aria-label="Read more about FLNKS sends in late request to join Paris talks on New Caledonia remotely">Read more</a>