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May 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Brien, Associate Professor, Department of Global Value Chains and Trade, Lincoln University, New Zealand Getty Images Last week’s big tourism conference in Rotorua saw plenty of optimism about the industry’s potential, but also warnings that airline capacity is hampering post-COVID growth. The focus on bringing more ... <a title="A looming workforce crisis in NZ tourism and hospitality threatens industry growth plans" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/13/a-looming-workforce-crisis-in-nz-tourism-and-hospitality-threatens-industry-growth-plans-256212/" aria-label="Read more about A looming workforce crisis in NZ tourism and hospitality threatens industry growth plans">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Neil J. Gostling, Associate Professor in Evolution and Palaeobiology, University of Southampton Over the course of seven decades, Sir David Attenborough’s documentaries have reshaped how we see the natural world, shifting from colonial-era collecting trips to urgent calls for environmental action. His storytelling has inspired generations, but ... <a title="From Zoo Quest to Ocean: The evolution of David Attenborough’s voice for the planet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/13/from-zoo-quest-to-ocean-the-evolution-of-david-attenboroughs-voice-for-the-planet-251727/" aria-label="Read more about From Zoo Quest to Ocean: The evolution of David Attenborough’s voice for the planet">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Asher Kaufman, Professor of History and Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman attend the G20 Summit in Japan in 2019. Eliot Blondet/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump will sit down with the Saudi crown prince ... <a title="Trump heads to the Gulf aiming to bolster trade ties – but side talks on Tehran, Gaza could drive a wedge between US and Israel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/13/trump-heads-to-the-gulf-aiming-to-bolster-trade-ties-but-side-talks-on-tehran-gaza-could-drive-a-wedge-between-us-and-israel-256371/" aria-label="Read more about Trump heads to the Gulf aiming to bolster trade ties – but side talks on Tehran, Gaza could drive a wedge between US and Israel">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Oates, PhD Candidate, School of Social Sciences, Monash University TikTok emerged as a key battleground in an election where young voters comprised a dominant share of the electorate. All the prominent political parties used the platform – especially after tactics by Labor contributed to its electoral ... <a title="What did the parties say on TikTok in the election, and how? Here’s the campaign broken down in 5 charts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/13/what-did-the-parties-say-on-tiktok-in-the-election-and-how-heres-the-campaign-broken-down-in-5-charts-254793/" aria-label="Read more about What did the parties say on TikTok in the election, and how? Here’s the campaign broken down in 5 charts">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joyce Siette, Associate Professor | Deputy Director, The MARCS Institute, Western Sydney University Shvets Production/Pexels As public awareness of dementia grows, so too does the appetite for prevention. Global headlines tout the benefits of exercise, diet, brain training and social activity in reducing dementia risk. In recent ... <a title="Dementia risk depends on more than lifestyle factors. Overstating this can cause stigma and blame" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/13/dementia-risk-depends-on-more-than-lifestyle-factors-overstating-this-can-cause-stigma-and-blame-256108/" aria-label="Read more about Dementia risk depends on more than lifestyle factors. Overstating this can cause stigma and blame">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ganna Pogrebna, Executive Director, AI and Cyber Futures Institute, Charles Sturt University VisualArtStudio/Shutterstock Range anxiety has long been seen as the main obstacle stopping drivers from going electric. But range isn’t the real issue. The average range of a new electric vehicle (EV) is more than 450 ... <a title="Range anxiety – or charger drama? Australians are buying hybrid cars because they don’t trust public chargers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/13/range-anxiety-or-charger-drama-australians-are-buying-hybrid-cars-because-they-dont-trust-public-chargers-250281/" aria-label="Read more about Range anxiety – or charger drama? Australians are buying hybrid cars because they don’t trust public chargers">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2025
Asia Pacific Report A decision by the Broadcasting Standards Authority to uphold a complaint against a 1News broadcast last November is a warning to news media, says the Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa. The authority ruled that a TVNZ news item on violence in Amsterdam in the Netherlands breached BSA rules. 1News described violence in the ... <a title="PSNA says broadcast ruling a warning to NZ news media to be wary of ‘Israeli propaganda’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/13/psna-says-broadcast-ruling-a-warning-to-nz-news-media-to-be-wary-of-israeli-propaganda/" aria-label="Read more about PSNA says broadcast ruling a warning to NZ news media to be wary of ‘Israeli propaganda’">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Distinguished Professor, Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, & Interim Head, Department of Sustainability, Rochester Institute of Technology President Donald Trump has long been preoccupied by the trade deficit — the gap between what the U.S. sells to the rest of the world and ... <a title="If you really want to close the US trade deficit, try boosting innovation in rural manufacturing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/13/if-you-really-want-to-close-the-us-trade-deficit-try-boosting-innovation-in-rural-manufacturing-255851/" aria-label="Read more about If you really want to close the US trade deficit, try boosting innovation in rural manufacturing">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Warwick Teague, Co-group Leader, Surgical Research, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute lev radin/Shutterstock Bindi Irwin has reportedly been rushed to hospital in the United States to undergo emergency surgery for a ruptured appendix. According to brother Robert Irwin, “she’s going to be OK”, however the 26-year-old was forced ... <a title="Bindi Irwin was rushed to hospital for appendix surgery. But what is appendicitis?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/12/bindi-irwin-was-rushed-to-hospital-for-appendix-surgery-but-what-is-appendicitis-256452/" aria-label="Read more about Bindi Irwin was rushed to hospital for appendix surgery. But what is appendicitis?">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2025
Asia Pacific Report A group of New Zealand academics at Otago University have drawn up a “Declaration on Palestine” against genocide, apartheid and scholasticide of Palestinians by Israel that has illegally occupied their indigenous lands for more than seven decades. The document, which had already drawn more than 300 signatures from staff, students and alumni ... <a title="Otago academics plan declaration on Palestine to ‘face daily horrors’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/12/otago-academics-plan-declaration-on-palestine-to-face-daily-horrors/" aria-label="Read more about Otago academics plan declaration on Palestine to ‘face daily horrors’">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The reshuffle announced by Anthony Albanese is a mix of continuity and change, with those in the government’s top rank staying in their previous ministries, as the prime minister had earlier flagged, but some big movements down the line. Tanya ... <a title="View from The Hill: Albanese shifts Tanya Plibersek from environment, in favour of ‘can-do’ Murray Watt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/12/view-from-the-hill-albanese-shifts-tanya-plibersek-from-environment-in-favour-of-can-do-murray-watt-255963/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Albanese shifts Tanya Plibersek from environment, in favour of ‘can-do’ Murray Watt">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeffrey Craig, Professor in Medical Sciences, Deakin University An interview with Paula and Bridgette Powers – identical twins who witnessed their mother’s carjacking – recently went viral. The way they spoke and gestured in unison has captivated global audiences. Bridgette and Paula Powers have gained global attention ... <a title="Genes, environment or a special bond? Why some twins talk and think in unison" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/12/genes-environment-or-a-special-bond-why-some-twins-talk-and-think-in-unison-256099/" aria-label="Read more about Genes, environment or a special bond? Why some twins talk and think in unison">Read more</a>
