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January 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica C. Thompson, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Yale University Why did this community burn one woman’s remains in such a visible, spectacular way? Patrick Fahey Near the equator, the Sun hurries below the horizon in a matter of minutes. Darkness seeps from the surrounding forest. Nearly 10,000 ... <a title="Oldest known cremation in Africa poses 9,500-year-old mystery about Stone Age hunter-gatherers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/03/oldest-known-cremation-in-africa-poses-9-500-year-old-mystery-about-stone-age-hunter-gatherers-268074/" aria-label="Read more about Oldest known cremation in Africa poses 9,500-year-old mystery about Stone Age hunter-gatherers">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Lamb, Associate Professor in Geophysics, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington You have probably seen the images of the surface of Mars, beamed back by NASA’s rovers. What if there were a time machine capable of roaming Earth during its remote geological past, perhaps ... <a title="Ancient African bedrock reveals the violent beginnings of life on our blue planet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/02/ancient-african-bedrock-reveals-the-violent-beginnings-of-life-on-our-blue-planet-268365/" aria-label="Read more about Ancient African bedrock reveals the violent beginnings of life on our blue planet">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Cornell, PhD Candidate in Public Health & Community Medicine, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney Every summer in Australia, millions of people head to the beach, and every year, thousands are rescued by lifeguards or Surf Life Savers and even surfers or other bystanders. Tragically, many ... <a title="Australia’s red and yellow beach flags can be dangerously confusing. Is it time to change them?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/02/australias-red-and-yellow-beach-flags-can-be-dangerously-confusing-is-it-time-to-change-them-266772/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s red and yellow beach flags can be dangerously confusing. Is it time to change them?">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alex Bellamy, Director of the Asia Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect and Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies, The University of Queensland By any measure, 2025 was not a good year for world peace. Worse, it was just the latest of a decade-long decline of ... <a title="Is world peace even possible? I study war and peace and here’s where I’d start" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/02/is-world-peace-even-possible-i-study-war-and-peace-and-heres-where-id-start-270783/" aria-label="Read more about Is world peace even possible? I study war and peace and here’s where I’d start">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justin Bergman, International Affairs Editor, The Conversation In democratic systems, the courts are a vital check on a leader’s power. They have the ability to overturn laws and, in Donald Trump’s case, the executive orders he has relied on to achieve his goals. Since taking office, Trump ... <a title="Donald Trump loathes the courts. He’s following the autocrat playbook to sideline them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/02/donald-trump-loathes-the-courts-hes-following-the-autocrat-playbook-to-sideline-them-272270/" aria-label="Read more about Donald Trump loathes the courts. He’s following the autocrat playbook to sideline them">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thea van de Mortel, Professor Emerita, Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University SolStock/Getty You’ve been hanging out for a break, getting through the busy last weeks of work or class. You’re finally ready to relax. And then tiredness descends, you feel the tickle in your ... <a title="Why do I seem to get sick as soon as I take time off?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/02/why-do-i-seem-to-get-sick-as-soon-as-i-take-time-off-270673/" aria-label="Read more about Why do I seem to get sick as soon as I take time off?">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne Tom Rumble/Unsplash, CC BY-NC-ND January is consistently Australia’s busiest month for moving house – around 14-18% of the yearly total, far higher than any other month. When people choose a new ... <a title="Moving house? 3 surprising ways your new neighbourhood can affect health and happiness" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/02/moving-house-3-surprising-ways-your-new-neighbourhood-can-affect-health-and-happiness-266997/" aria-label="Read more about Moving house? 3 surprising ways your new neighbourhood can affect health and happiness">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luke Hartigan, Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Sydney James Wheeler/Pexels When the topic of central banks and the outlook for interest rates comes up, economists often turn to the so-called “star” variables to help with their predictions. What do we mean by star variables? Why they ... <a title="Why central bankers look to the ‘stars’ when setting interest rates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/02/why-central-bankers-look-to-the-stars-when-setting-interest-rates-270052/" aria-label="Read more about Why central bankers look to the ‘stars’ when setting interest rates">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Brakenridge, Research Fellow, Iverson Health Innovation Research Institute, Swinburne University of Technology Phynart Studio/Getty Images Recent surveys estimate more than 6.7 million Australians – almost half of all workers, and the majority in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra – work from home at least some of the ... <a title="Walk while you work: are the extra steps on an under desk treadmill worth the cost?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/02/walk-while-you-work-are-the-extra-steps-on-an-under-desk-treadmill-worth-the-cost-264336/" aria-label="Read more about Walk while you work: are the extra steps on an under desk treadmill worth the cost?">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jo Case, Senior Deputy Books + Ideas Editor, The Conversation Annija/Pexels When we think about new year’s resolutions, we often think about changing our habits or new setting goals around food, exercise and work. But why not take our reading seriously too? Social media reading platforms often ... <a title="What are your new year’s reading resolutions? 6 dedicated readers share theirs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/what-are-your-new-years-reading-resolutions-6-dedicated-readers-share-theirs-269381/" aria-label="Read more about What are your new year’s reading resolutions? 6 dedicated readers share theirs">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dwain Allan, Lecturer, School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing, University of Canterbury Pomodoro Cat/Forest/Focus Friend/Focus To-Do It’s hardly a revelation that we’re living in an era of distraction and smartphone addiction. Our phones interrupt us, hijack our attention, and tempt us into scrolling. Even when we aren’t ... <a title="Focus apps claim to improve your productivity. Do they actually work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/focus-apps-claim-to-improve-your-productivity-do-they-actually-work-271388/" aria-label="Read more about Focus apps claim to improve your productivity. Do they actually work?">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Lee, Associate Professor of History, UNSW Sydney Today, the National Archives of Australia (NAA) released a key selection of records of the Australian Cabinet and its National Security Committee from 2005. The election in October 2004 had given the Howard government a commanding majority in the ... <a title="Cabinet papers 2005: WorkChoices, Afghanistan and climate change take centre stage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/cabinet-papers-2005-workchoices-afghanistan-and-climate-change-take-centre-stage-271205/" aria-label="Read more about Cabinet papers 2005: WorkChoices, Afghanistan and climate change take centre stage">Read more</a>
