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January 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Kevin Rudd’s premature departure in March from his post of Australia’s ambassador to the United States is a surprise, but perhaps not as unexpected as it might initially appear. Rudd’s term had another year to run. Any extension would have ... <a title="View from The Hill: Kevin Rudd, a controversial energy ball as ambassador to US, quits early" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/view-from-the-hill-kevin-rudd-a-controversial-energy-ball-as-ambassador-to-us-quits-early-272431/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Kevin Rudd, a controversial energy ball as ambassador to US, quits early">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on January 13, 2026.
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January 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tylor Cosgrove, Lecturer in Psychology, Adelaide University If there are two things the internet loves talking about, it’s conspiracy theories, and who may or may not be a narcissist. Misinformation and conspiratorial thinking are long-running concerns, while narcissism has become TikTok’s favourite armchair diagnosis. Research shows the ... <a title="Why do educated people fall for conspiracy theories? It could be narcissism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/why-do-educated-people-fall-for-conspiracy-theories-it-could-be-narcissism-270169/" aria-label="Read more about Why do educated people fall for conspiracy theories? It could be narcissism">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Arshad Ali, Researcher, University of Otago Dean Purcell/Getty Images When the former Labour-led government unveiled the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) reforms in 2022, it billed them as the biggest shakeup of New Zealand’s health system in a generation. The sweeping overhaul promised to end chronic fragmentation and ... <a title="Did NZ’s sweeping health reforms deliver on their promise? 3 years on, the verdict is mixed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/did-nzs-sweeping-health-reforms-deliver-on-their-promise-3-years-on-the-verdict-is-mixed-272262/" aria-label="Read more about Did NZ’s sweeping health reforms deliver on their promise? 3 years on, the verdict is mixed">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ari Chand, Senior Lecturer in Illustration and Animation, Adelaide University ; University of Newcastle Like a Photon Creative Adapting the much beloved and best-selling picture book series The Pout-Pout Fish is no easy feat. Staying core to the source material, the new Australian animated movie follows surly ... <a title="The Pout-Pout Fish visually exemplifies contemporary animation – but something is lost in translation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/the-pout-pout-fish-visually-exemplifies-contemporary-animation-but-something-is-lost-in-translation-270886/" aria-label="Read more about The Pout-Pout Fish visually exemplifies contemporary animation – but something is lost in translation">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roy Ebel, PhD Candidate in Evolutionary Biology, Museums Victoria Research Institute Rosenberg’s goanna (WAM R95408) with skin bones visible in purple. Roy Ebel Our bones did not begin deep inside the body. They started in the skin, not long after the first complex animals took shape. Ever ... <a title="A centuries-old debate on how reptiles keep evolving skin bones is finally settled" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/a-centuries-old-debate-on-how-reptiles-keep-evolving-skin-bones-is-finally-settled-268107/" aria-label="Read more about A centuries-old debate on how reptiles keep evolving skin bones is finally settled">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ammar Maleki, Assistant Professor, Public Law and Governance, Tilburg University Protesters defied a savage regime crackdown to take to the streets to demand change. X Iranians have shown a willingness to pay a devastating price for political change, as protest has consistently been met by the Islamic ... <a title="Iran protests 2026: our surveys show Iranians agree more on regime change than what might come next" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/iran-protests-2026-our-surveys-show-iranians-agree-more-on-regime-change-than-what-might-come-next-273198/" aria-label="Read more about Iran protests 2026: our surveys show Iranians agree more on regime change than what might come next">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Flaherty, Senior Lecturer (English and Drama), Australian National University Jessie Buckey as Agnes and Paul Mescal as Shakespeare in the film adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet. Universal Pictures Australia In her eighth novel Hamnet, Maggie O’Farrell imagines the short life and tragic death of Shakespeare’s only ... <a title="It takes many ghosts to make a story: how Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet takes from – and mistakes – Shakespeare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/it-takes-many-ghosts-to-make-a-story-how-maggie-ofarrells-hamnet-takes-from-and-mistakes-shakespeare-272077/" aria-label="Read more about It takes many ghosts to make a story: how Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet takes from – and mistakes – Shakespeare">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne Vladimir Srajber/Pexels In recent years, the way drivers interact with cars has fundamentally changed. Physical buttons have gradually disappeared from dashboards as more functions have been transferred to touchscreens. Touchscreens in ... <a title="Yes, those big touchscreens in cars are dangerous and buttons are coming back" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/yes-those-big-touchscreens-in-cars-are-dangerous-and-buttons-are-coming-back-272704/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, those big touchscreens in cars are dangerous and buttons are coming back">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natasha Heap, Program Director for the Bachelor of Aviation, University of Southern Queensland mtreasure/Getty Images You arrive at the airport in plenty of time to check in. You reach the departure gate early. You board, walking down to your seat – and that’s when you discover the ... <a title="How do airlines set bag and weight limits? An ex-pilot explains new changes on the way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/how-do-airlines-set-bag-and-weight-limits-an-ex-pilot-explains-new-changes-on-the-way-267527/" aria-label="Read more about How do airlines set bag and weight limits? An ex-pilot explains new changes on the way">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karin Hammarberg, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Global and Women’s Health, School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University globalmoments/Getty Most women experience some nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy. Although this is called morning sickness, it can happen at any time of day. Up to 80% ... <a title="What causes ‘extreme morning sickness’? What we know, don’t know and suspect about hyperemesis gravidarum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/what-causes-extreme-morning-sickness-what-we-know-dont-know-and-suspect-about-hyperemesis-gravidarum-267746/" aria-label="Read more about What causes ‘extreme morning sickness’? What we know, don’t know and suspect about hyperemesis gravidarum">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Albert Van Dijk, Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University Floods, droughts and heatwaves continue to dominate headlines around the world and in Australia. In the past few days, hundreds of bushfires have ignited in south-east Australia during an extreme ... <a title="What is the global water cycle and how is it amplifying climate disasters?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/what-is-the-global-water-cycle-and-how-is-it-amplifying-climate-disasters-272806/" aria-label="Read more about What is the global water cycle and how is it amplifying climate disasters?">Read more</a>
