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June 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cameron Dodd, PhD Student in Evolutionary Biology and Taxonomy, The University of Western Australia The long-eared kultarr (_A. auritus_) is the middle child in terms of body size, but it has by far the biggest ears. Ken Johnson Australia is home to more than 60 species of ... <a title="Australia’s cutest mammal is now Australia’s cutest three mammals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/30/australias-cutest-mammal-is-now-australias-cutest-three-mammals-260006/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s cutest mammal is now Australia’s cutest three mammals">Read more</a>
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June 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danielle Hitch, Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, Deakin University Occupational therapists (OTs) have been in the spotlight this month after the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) froze NDIS payments for these services at $193.99 per hour for the sixth year. The NDIA also cut travel payments for ... <a title="Occupational therapists tackle obstacles in the home, from support to cook a meal, to navigating public transport" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/30/occupational-therapists-tackle-obstacles-in-the-home-from-support-to-cook-a-meal-to-navigating-public-transport-259807/" aria-label="Read more about Occupational therapists tackle obstacles in the home, from support to cook a meal, to navigating public transport">Read more</a>
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June 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christina Allen, Senior lecturer, Curtin University Bitcoin is ubiquitous. It is impossible to open a social media stream or news source without encountering yet another mention of the topic. Many Australians have invested, hoping for a good return. But they may not have considered the tax consequences ... <a title="Do you have Bitcoin? Be aware of the tax consequences of selling your investment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/30/do-you-have-bitcoin-be-aware-of-the-tax-consequences-of-selling-your-investment-259671/" aria-label="Read more about Do you have Bitcoin? Be aware of the tax consequences of selling your investment">Read more</a>
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June 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rosemary Overell, Senior Lecturer in Communication Studies, University of Otago “✏️Describe the vibe” goes the demand to commenters underneath the YouTube video for Lorde’s latest single, “Hammer”. Fans form a flow; a “vibe check” in Zillenial parlance: The pure rawness … (@lynmariegm) A more raw true-to-self form ... <a title="On her new album, Lorde creates pop at its purest – performative, playful and alive to paradox" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/30/on-her-new-album-lorde-creates-pop-at-its-purest-performative-playful-and-alive-to-paradox-259994/" aria-label="Read more about On her new album, Lorde creates pop at its purest – performative, playful and alive to paradox">Read more</a>
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June 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Skelly, Archaeologist, Monash University Women loading pots on a Motu lakatoi trading vessel, in this photograph published in 1887. J. W. Lindt Australia’s closest neighbour, Papua New Guinea, is a place of remarkable cultural diversity. Home to cultures speaking more than 800 languages, this region has ... <a title="Men traded wares – but women traded knowledge: what a new archeological study tells us about PNG sea trade" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/30/men-traded-wares-but-women-traded-knowledge-what-a-new-archeological-study-tells-us-about-png-sea-trade-258184/" aria-label="Read more about Men traded wares – but women traded knowledge: what a new archeological study tells us about PNG sea trade">Read more</a>
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June 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cindy Towns, Senior Lecturer in General Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Otago Getty Images New Zealand’s mental health crisis is well documented in the government’s 2018 inquiry, He Ara Oranga, which shows one in five people experience mental illness or significant mental distress. However, an almost singular ... <a title="Unsafe and unethical: bed shortages mean dementia patients with psychiatric symptoms are admitted to medical wards" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/30/unsafe-and-unethical-bed-shortages-mean-dementia-patients-with-psychiatric-symptoms-are-admitted-to-medical-wards-257634/" aria-label="Read more about Unsafe and unethical: bed shortages mean dementia patients with psychiatric symptoms are admitted to medical wards">Read more</a>
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June 30, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on June 30, 2025.
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June 30, 2025
By Kaya Selby, RNZ Pacific journalist The Fiji government is spending big on this year’s budget. The country’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Biman Prasad, unveiled a FJ$4.8 billion (about NZ$3.5 billion) spending package, complete with cost of living measures and fiscal stimulus, to the Fijian Parliament on Friday. This is about F$280 ... <a title="Fiji’s Dr Prasad unveils $4.8b budget as deficit widens" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/30/fijis-dr-prasad-unveils-4-8b-budget-as-deficit-widens/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji’s Dr Prasad unveils $4.8b budget as deficit widens">Read more</a>
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June 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Hurlimann, Associate Professor in Urban Planning, The University of Melbourne Quality Stock Arts/Shutterstock Cities have a central role to play tackling climate change. They contribute 67–72% of the greenhouse gas emissions which are heating up the planet. At the same time, cities are increasingly at risk ... <a title="Cities are heating up the planet – how they can do more to fight climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/30/cities-are-heating-up-the-planet-how-they-can-do-more-to-fight-climate-change-259391/" aria-label="Read more about Cities are heating up the planet – how they can do more to fight climate change">Read more</a>
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June 30, 2025
RNZ Te Manu Korihi Tahiti will mark Matari’i as a national public holiday for the first time in November, following in the footsteps of Matariki in Aotearoa New Zealand. Matari’i refers to the same star cluster as Matariki. And for Tahitians, November 20 will mark the start of Matari’i i ni’a — the “season of ... <a title="Tahiti prepares for its first Matari’i public holiday" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/30/tahiti-prepares-for-its-first-matarii-public-holiday/" aria-label="Read more about Tahiti prepares for its first Matari’i public holiday">Read more</a>
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June 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lucia McCallum, Senior Scientist in Geodesy, University of Tasmania ESA / Hubble / L. Calçada (ESO), CC BY The scientists who precisely measure the position of Earth are in a bit of trouble. Their measurements are essential for the satellites we use for navigation, communication and Earth ... <a title="Scientists look to black holes to know exactly where we are in the Universe. But phones and wifi are blocking the view" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/30/scientists-look-to-black-holes-to-know-exactly-where-we-are-in-the-universe-but-phones-and-wifi-are-blocking-the-view-259977/" aria-label="Read more about Scientists look to black holes to know exactly where we are in the Universe. But phones and wifi are blocking the view">Read more</a>
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June 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Zala, Senior Lecturer, Politics & International Relations, Monash University As the ceasefire between Israel and Iran seems to be holding for now, it is important to reflect on whether this whole episode was worth the risks. Wider escalation was (and remains) possible, and we do not ... <a title="Could we live with a nuclear-armed Iran? Reluctantly, yes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/30/could-we-live-with-a-nuclear-armed-iran-reluctantly-yes-259905/" aria-label="Read more about Could we live with a nuclear-armed Iran? Reluctantly, yes">Read more</a>
