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August 21, 2025
Pacific Media Watch “Speak Up Kōrerotia” — a radio show centred on human rights issues — has featured a nuclear-free Pacific and other issues in this week’s show. Encouraging discussion on human rights issues in both Canterbury and New Zealand, Speak Up Kōrerotia offers a forum to provide a voice for affected communities. Engaging in ... <a title="Nuclear-free Pacific advocates speak out in NZ human rights radio show" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/21/nuclear-free-pacific-advocates-speak-out-in-nz-human-rights-radio-show/" aria-label="Read more about Nuclear-free Pacific advocates speak out in NZ human rights radio show">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ran Porat, Affiliate Researcher, The Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation, Monash University As the longest-serving Israeli prime minister (17 years), Benjamin Netanyahu is famous for his political wizardry and survival skills. But he is also a highly controversial figure with questionable moral standards and legacy. His latest ... <a title="With eyes on re-election, Netanyahu’s fights with world leaders aim to distract from many political problems" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/21/with-eyes-on-re-election-netanyahus-fights-with-world-leaders-aim-to-distract-from-many-political-problems-263523/" aria-label="Read more about With eyes on re-election, Netanyahu’s fights with world leaders aim to distract from many political problems">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne Victorian and Queensland state Resolve polls both show Labor rebounding from big deficits to now lead. In Tasmania, Josh Willie from the left faction replaces Dean Winter ... <a title="Labor rebounds to leads in Victorian and Queensland Resolve polls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/21/labor-rebounds-to-leads-in-victorian-and-queensland-resolve-polls-263527/" aria-label="Read more about Labor rebounds to leads in Victorian and Queensland Resolve polls">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Esterman, Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia milan2099/Getty It’s almost spring. And while respiratory infections seem to have passed their peak many people are still getting sick. So is it still worth getting a flu shot? The short answer is “yes”. If you ... <a title="Is it too late to get a flu shot?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/21/is-it-too-late-to-get-a-flu-shot-263196/" aria-label="Read more about Is it too late to get a flu shot?">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Cull, Associate Professor of Accounting and Financial Planning, Western Sydney University Every February and August, business news sites are full of headlines about company reports and “earnings season”. That’s because in Australia, most companies have a reporting period ending June 30 – the end of the ... <a title="What is a company financial statement? How can it help you spot good or bad investments?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/21/what-is-a-company-financial-statement-how-can-it-help-you-spot-good-or-bad-investments-263051/" aria-label="Read more about What is a company financial statement? How can it help you spot good or bad investments?">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on August 21, 2025.
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August 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Prevett, PhD Candidate, Flinders University Imagine serving your country overseas, returning home and feeling unwelcome in the very place meant to support you. That’s what happened to a 44-year-old Australian Army officer who attended a local Returned and Services League (RSL) lunch while on leave. She ... <a title="‘One of the older men catcalled me’: new research reveals the RSL’s woman problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/21/one-of-the-older-men-catcalled-me-new-research-reveals-the-rsls-woman-problem-262613/" aria-label="Read more about ‘One of the older men catcalled me’: new research reveals the RSL’s woman problem">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Thompson, Lecturer in Theatre, Australian Catholic University Maslow Entertainment There’s a pretty funny “in joke” in the opening scenes of the new Australian film Kangaroo Island. Shortly after we meet Lou Wells (played by Rebecca Breeds) – an ex-pat Australian actor trying to make her Hollywood ... <a title="Kangaroo Island is a quietly powerful Australian debut that explores family, grief and belonging" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/21/kangaroo-island-is-a-quietly-powerful-australian-debut-that-explores-family-grief-and-belonging-261174/" aria-label="Read more about Kangaroo Island is a quietly powerful Australian debut that explores family, grief and belonging">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2025
RNZ Pacific New Zealand’s police commissioner says he understands the potential impact the country’s criminal deportees have on smaller Pacific Island nations. Commissioner Richard Chambers’ comments on RNZ Pacific Waves come as the region’s police bosses gathered for the annual Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police conference in Waitangi. The meeting, which is closed to media, ... <a title="NZ police chief acknowledges impact of criminal deportees on Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/21/nz-police-chief-acknowledges-impact-of-criminal-deportees-on-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about NZ police chief acknowledges impact of criminal deportees on Pacific">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ritu Trivedi, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Health Sciences, University of Sydney J_art/Getty Images About one in three Australian adults have hypertension, or high blood pressure. High blood pressure is a leading contributor to preventable disability and early death because – particularly when it’s not well controlled ... <a title="Do you take your own blood pressure at home? Here’s how to choose the device that fits your arm best" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/21/do-you-take-your-own-blood-pressure-at-home-heres-how-to-choose-the-device-that-fits-your-arm-best-262608/" aria-label="Read more about Do you take your own blood pressure at home? Here’s how to choose the device that fits your arm best">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Draper, Professor of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Canterbury Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images When the Women’s Rugby World Cup kicks off this weekend, spectators will witness more than the usual thrills, skills and physical brilliance the code delivers – they’ll also see something completely ... <a title="Flashing mouthguards that signal a head injury will soon hit the rugby field – are they a game changer?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/21/flashing-mouthguards-that-signal-a-head-injury-will-soon-hit-the-rugby-field-are-they-a-game-changer-263437/" aria-label="Read more about Flashing mouthguards that signal a head injury will soon hit the rugby field – are they a game changer?">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kylie M. Cairns, Research fellow in canid and wildlife genomics, UNSW Sydney For decades, scientists, policymakers, graziers and land managers have been locked in a surprisingly high-stakes debate over what defines a dingo. Are these wild canids their own species? Or are they simply feral dogs? The ... <a title="Dingoes are not domestic dogs – new evidence shows these native canines are on their own evolutionary path" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/21/dingoes-are-not-domestic-dogs-new-evidence-shows-these-native-canines-are-on-their-own-evolutionary-path-262938/" aria-label="Read more about Dingoes are not domestic dogs – new evidence shows these native canines are on their own evolutionary path">Read more</a>
