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August 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Keersten Fitzgerald, Lecturer in General Practice, University of Sydney Leonardo Iheme/Unsplash When it comes to penises, we seem unable to escape the idea that “bigger is better”. Popular culture and pornography constantly present us with unrealistic standards – that penises should be long, thick and hard. This ... <a title="Does penis size matter? And how do I know what’s normal?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/13/does-penis-size-matter-and-how-do-i-know-whats-normal-259910/" aria-label="Read more about Does penis size matter? And how do I know what’s normal?">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2025
Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark says she has witnessed Israel deliberately obstructing life-saving humanitarian aid into Gaza. Together with former Irish president Mary Robinson, Clark visited the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Palestinian territory this week. The two former world leaders are part of The Elders, an independent, non-government organisation of ... <a title="Israel deliberately obstructing aid, says former PM Helen Clark" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/13/israel-deliberately-obstructing-aid-says-former-pm-helen-clark/" aria-label="Read more about Israel deliberately obstructing aid, says former PM Helen Clark">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2025
By Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira, RNZ Māori news journalist in Parliament New Zealand’s Prime Minister says the war in Gaza is “utterly appalling” and Israeil Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has “lost the plot”. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s comments came on a tense day in Parliament today, where the Green Party’s co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick was “named” for refusing ... <a title="Israeli PM has ‘lost the plot’, says NZ’s Christopher Luxon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/13/israeli-pm-has-lost-the-plot-says-nzs-christopher-luxon/" aria-label="Read more about Israeli PM has ‘lost the plot’, says NZ’s Christopher Luxon">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on August 13, 2025.
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August 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachael Hains-Wesson, Professor of Education and Associate Dean Learning and Teaching, RMIT University Once, a university degree was widely seen as a “ticket” to securing high-paying jobs and social mobility. Now, as artificial intelligence (AI) promises to revolutionise the labour market, it’s university students and recent graduates ... <a title="Will AI pull the career ladder up out of reach – or just change what it looks like?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/13/will-ai-pull-the-career-ladder-up-out-of-reach-or-just-change-what-it-looks-like-262866/" aria-label="Read more about Will AI pull the career ladder up out of reach – or just change what it looks like?">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2025
Pacific Media Watch Australia’s Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance has condemned the continued targeted killing of media workers in Gaza and the baseless smearing of working journalists as “terrorists”, following the deaths of five Al Jazeera staff over the weekend. Al Jazeera journalists Anas Al Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh, and camera operators Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed ... <a title="MEAA condemns targeted attacks on Gaza journalists as a war crime" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/13/meaa-condemns-targeted-attacks-on-gaza-journalists-as-a-war-crime/" aria-label="Read more about MEAA condemns targeted attacks on Gaza journalists as a war crime">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Simpson, Senior Lecturer, International Studies, University of South Australia The war between Russia and Ukraine is taking place in Europe, but its security implications are increasingly being felt in Asia, too. North Korea has benefited tremendously from its decision to supply enormous quantities of ammunition and ... <a title="With new weapons, cash and battleground experience from Ukraine, North Korea has become much more formidable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/13/with-new-weapons-cash-and-battleground-experience-from-ukraine-north-korea-has-become-much-more-formidable-262939/" aria-label="Read more about With new weapons, cash and battleground experience from Ukraine, North Korea has become much more formidable">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hussein Dia, Professor of Transport Technology and Sustainability, Swinburne University of Technology SimonSkafar/Getty You’ll pay substantially less to charge an electric vehicle (EV) than if you were refuelling a petrol car to go the same distance. But what often surprises new EV owners is how much the ... <a title="What’s the cheapest way to charge your EV?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/13/whats-the-cheapest-way-to-charge-your-ev-262520/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the cheapest way to charge your EV?">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2025
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By William Camacaro New York Since the election of Hugo Chávez in 1998 Washington has waged a relentless war against the Bolivarian revolution. The Trump administration continues to deploy political, economic and military measures aimed at the overthrow of Venezuela’s government and the reversal of advances in regional ... <a title="Washington’s Escalating War on Venezuela: Narco-Myths and Imperial Designs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/13/washingtons-escalating-war-on-venezuela-narco-myths-and-imperial-designs/" aria-label="Read more about Washington’s Escalating War on Venezuela: Narco-Myths and Imperial Designs">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lucy Hardie, Research Fellow in Population Health, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images Youth vaping is a major public health concern in many countries, with New Zealand’s youth vaping rates among the highest in the world, and rising. In 2017, 3% of New Zealanders aged ... <a title="Vape brands bypass regulations on marketing to young people by using global social media accounts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/13/vape-brands-bypass-regulations-on-marketing-to-young-people-by-using-global-social-media-accounts-262691/" aria-label="Read more about Vape brands bypass regulations on marketing to young people by using global social media accounts">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erich Fitzgerald, Senior Curator, Vertebrate Palaeontology, Museums Victoria Research Institute Art by Ruairidh Duncan Australia is home to a unique bunch of native land mammals, such as koalas, wombats and wallabies. These furballs evolved in isolation on this island continent and have become Australian symbols. But between ... <a title="A cornucopia of tiny, bizarre whales used to live in Australian waters – here’s one of them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/13/a-cornucopia-of-tiny-bizarre-whales-used-to-live-in-australian-waters-heres-one-of-them-262806/" aria-label="Read more about A cornucopia of tiny, bizarre whales used to live in Australian waters – here’s one of them">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris R. Reid, ARC Future Fellow, Behavioural Ecology, Macquarie University Chris Reid Have you ever been part of a large group project? You might assume that with more people involved, the work gets done better and faster. However, as more team members join the group, the effectiveness ... <a title="As human teams get bigger, they get less efficient. But these ants have found a solution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/13/as-human-teams-get-bigger-they-get-less-efficient-but-these-ants-have-found-a-solution-261677/" aria-label="Read more about As human teams get bigger, they get less efficient. But these ants have found a solution">Read more</a>
