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October 24, 2025
RNZ Pacific Former Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has been given a 12-month suspended prison sentence by the Fiji High Court in Suva, local news media reports say. Bainimarama, 71, was found guilty of “making an unwarranted demand with menace” on October 2. The court found he used his position as Prime Minister in 2021 ... <a title="Former Fiji PM Bainimarama given suspended prison sentence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/24/former-fiji-pm-bainimarama-given-suspended-prison-sentence/" aria-label="Read more about Former Fiji PM Bainimarama given suspended prison sentence">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2025
RNZ News Thousands have marched through major city streets and rallied in small towns across Aotearoa New Zealand as part of today’s “mega strike” of public workers. More than 100,000 workers from several sectors walked off the job in increasingly bitter disputes over pay and conditions. It was billed as possibly the country’s biggest labour ... <a title="Thousands march through streets as part of NZ’s ‘mega strike’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/23/thousands-march-through-streets-as-part-of-nzs-mega-strike/" aria-label="Read more about Thousands march through streets as part of NZ’s ‘mega strike’">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Twice in recent times the Liberals have faced an existential crisis over climate and energy policy: in 2009 over Kevin Rudd’s Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, and in 2018 over the National Energy Guarantee, a plan to reduce emissions while maintaining ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Libs should reflect on proverb ‘As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/23/grattan-on-friday-libs-should-reflect-on-proverb-as-a-dog-returns-to-its-vomit-so-fools-repeat-their-folly-267826/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Libs should reflect on proverb ‘As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly’">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachelle Kernen, Research Fellow, Geology, University of Adelaide Bunyeroo valley in the Southern Flinders Ranges. Southern Lightscapes-Australia/Getty Images Salt is an essential nutrient for the human body. But hundreds of millions of years before the first humans, salt minerals once shaped entire landscapes. They even determined where ... <a title="Ancient ‘salt mountains’ in southern Australia once created refuges for early life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/23/ancient-salt-mountains-in-southern-australia-once-created-refuges-for-early-life-268106/" aria-label="Read more about Ancient ‘salt mountains’ in southern Australia once created refuges for early life">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sora Park, Professor of Communication, News & Media Research Centre, University of Canberra Misinformation has become a routine part of daily life, shaping public discourse and distorting perceptions. A new report reveals that in the two weeks prior to the 2025 federal election, almost two-thirds (60%) of ... <a title="Misinformation was rife during the 2025 election. New research shows many people were unable to identify it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/23/misinformation-was-rife-during-the-2025-election-new-research-shows-many-people-were-unable-to-identify-it-267852/" aria-label="Read more about Misinformation was rife during the 2025 election. New research shows many people were unable to identify it">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on October 23, 2025.
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October 23, 2025
RNZ News It is being billed as quite possibly New Zealand’s biggest labour action in more than 40 years. It is the latest in a growing series of strikes and walkoffs this year, but the sheer size of it today means much of New Zealand will come to a halt. Several public sector unions say ... <a title="Thousands of nurses, teachers and doctors take part in NZ’s ‘mega strike’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/23/thousands-of-nurses-teachers-and-doctors-take-part-in-nzs-mega-strike/" aria-label="Read more about Thousands of nurses, teachers and doctors take part in NZ’s ‘mega strike’">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2025
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) claims more than a dozen civilians have been killed in the Papuan highlands, including three men who were allegedly tortured and a woman who was allegedly raped. However, the Indonesian government claims the accusations “baseless”. ULMWP president Benny Wenda said 15 ... <a title="ULMWP alleges 15 civilians killed in West Papua military operation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/23/ulmwp-alleges-15-civilians-killed-in-west-papua-military-operation/" aria-label="Read more about ULMWP alleges 15 civilians killed in West Papua military operation">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dale Boccabella, Associate Professor of Taxation Law, UNSW Sydney Back in May, the parent companies of private hospital operator Healthscope fell into receivership, burdened by A$1.6 billion in debt. Since then, Healthscope’s hospitals have been kept open while receivers have worked to find buyers for the business. ... <a title="Here’s why a plan to turn private hospital giant Healthscope into a charity is stirring debate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/23/heres-why-a-plan-to-turn-private-hospital-giant-healthscope-into-a-charity-is-stirring-debate-267855/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s why a plan to turn private hospital giant Healthscope into a charity is stirring debate">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Biesiekierski, Associate Professor of Human Nutrition, The University of Melbourne Daisy-Daisy/Getty Social media and lifestyle magazines have turned gluten – a protein in wheat, rye and barley – into a dietary villain. Athletes and celebrities have promoted gluten-free eating as the secret to better health and ... <a title="Your gluten sensitivity might be something else entirely, new study shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/23/your-gluten-sensitivity-might-be-something-else-entirely-new-study-shows-267098/" aria-label="Read more about Your gluten sensitivity might be something else entirely, new study shows">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dylan Mordaunt, Research Fellow, Faculty of Education, Health, and Psychological Sciences, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Marco Bertorello/AFP via Getty Images It might seem counter-intuitive in a sport built around speed, but the world governing body for competitive cycling wants to slow elite riders ... <a title="Pro-cycling crashes can be bad, but evidence suggests slower bikes aren’t the answer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/23/pro-cycling-crashes-can-be-bad-but-evidence-suggests-slower-bikes-arent-the-answer-267524/" aria-label="Read more about Pro-cycling crashes can be bad, but evidence suggests slower bikes aren’t the answer">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Spies-Butcher, Associate professor of economy and society, Macquarie University Housing was a key issue during the 2025 federal election. In a campaign fought on the cost of living, rising housing costs – rents, mortgage repayments and house prices – were issues that that all parties had ... <a title="Most Australians agree there’s a housing crisis. But they differ on what’s causing it – and how to fix it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/23/most-australians-agree-theres-a-housing-crisis-but-they-differ-on-whats-causing-it-and-how-to-fix-it-267963/" aria-label="Read more about Most Australians agree there’s a housing crisis. But they differ on what’s causing it – and how to fix it">Read more</a>
