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January 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Barton, Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University Brook Attakorn/Getty TV adventurer Bear Grylls has built a global reputation through his often unconventional and sometimes extreme survival feats to stay hydrated. He has squeezed moisture from elephant dung, sipped the contents of camel intestines, ... <a title="If you get lost in the bush, can you really survive by drinking your own pee?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/if-you-get-lost-in-the-bush-can-you-really-survive-by-drinking-your-own-pee-269086/" aria-label="Read more about If you get lost in the bush, can you really survive by drinking your own pee?">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Connal McLean, PhD Candidate in Zoology, University of Otago The black tunnelweb spider. Samuel Purdie, CC BY-NC The New Zealand velvet worm’s reign as Bug of the Year is coming to an end, with voting now open for the 2026 competition. This year, 21 nominees are vying ... <a title="Are you a hellraiser mite or a knobbled weevil? Take the quiz and vote for NZ’s Bug of the Year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/are-you-a-hellraiser-mite-or-a-knobbled-weevil-take-the-quiz-and-vote-for-nzs-bug-of-the-year-269260/" aria-label="Read more about Are you a hellraiser mite or a knobbled weevil? Take the quiz and vote for NZ’s Bug of the Year">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Naduni Madhavika, Doctoral Researcher, Social Sustainability in Tourism, University of Tasmania If they haven’t already, many Australians will soon head off for summer holidays. But behind every smooth check-in, cocktail or airport gate smile is one of more than an estimated 270 million tourism workers – about ... <a title="Worker exploitation can hide in plain sight. Here’s how to ensure an ethical summer holiday" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/worker-exploitation-can-hide-in-plain-sight-heres-how-to-ensure-an-ethical-summer-holiday-270077/" aria-label="Read more about Worker exploitation can hide in plain sight. Here’s how to ensure an ethical summer holiday">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Garritt C. Van Dyk, Senior Lecturer in History, University of Waikato Alison Pang/Unsplash We all scream for ice-cream, especially as temperatures soar in the summer. Ancient civilisations had the same desire for a cold, sweet treat to cope with heat waves. There are plenty of contenders claiming ... <a title="Inside scoop: the 2,500-year history of ice-cream" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/inside-scoop-the-2-500-year-history-of-ice-cream-270156/" aria-label="Read more about Inside scoop: the 2,500-year history of ice-cream">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne Leo Visions / Unsplash You’ve probably heard the phrase “the house always wins” when it comes to casino gambling. But what does it actually mean? After all, people do hit jackpots, ... <a title="The science of the casino: why the house always wins in the long run" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/31/the-science-of-the-casino-why-the-house-always-wins-in-the-long-run-268300/" aria-label="Read more about The science of the casino: why the house always wins in the long run">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justin Bergman, International Affairs Editor, The Conversation Presidency of El Salvador/ HANDOUT/EPA, AP POOL, The Conversation Donald Trump has sounded the alarm, over and over again, that the United States is facing an “invasion” by dangerous gang members. He blames immigrants for the country’s economic problems and ... <a title="Like strongmen the world over, Donald Trump’s power grab required a crisis – and a scapegoat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/31/like-strongmen-the-world-over-donald-trumps-power-grab-required-a-crisis-and-a-scapegoat-272064/" aria-label="Read more about Like strongmen the world over, Donald Trump’s power grab required a crisis – and a scapegoat">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justin Bergman, International Affairs Editor, The Conversation Every autocrat needs a clan of loyalists, strategists, masterminds – these are the figures behind the scenes pulling the strings. They’re unelected and unaccountable, yet they wield a huge amount of power. This is the role Stephen Miller has played ... <a title="All autocrats require an ‘architect’. Meet the man pulling the strings for Donald Trump" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/31/all-autocrats-require-an-architect-meet-the-man-pulling-the-strings-for-donald-trump-272063/" aria-label="Read more about All autocrats require an ‘architect’. Meet the man pulling the strings for Donald Trump">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dan Jerker B. Svantesson, Professor specialising in Internet law, Bond University Law affects beer, and beer affects law. The connection between the two is stronger than you might think, as we have illustrated in the recently published book Beer Law. So as you pour a nice cold ... <a title="No small beer: how the famous drink affects law (and law affects beer)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/31/no-small-beer-how-the-famous-drink-affects-law-and-law-affects-beer-271520/" aria-label="Read more about No small beer: how the famous drink affects law (and law affects beer)">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ray Nickson, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Newcastle Law School, University of Newcastle The only known photo of the Nippon Baseball Club. First published in The Sun newspaper, September 1, 1918. In 1919, Japanese migrants in Sydney gifted a silver cup to the New South Wales Baseball Association. ... <a title="How baseball helped shape Japanese migrants’ experiences during the White Australia policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/31/how-baseball-helped-shape-japanese-migrants-experiences-during-the-white-australia-policy-270054/" aria-label="Read more about How baseball helped shape Japanese migrants’ experiences during the White Australia policy">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Byron, Lecturer in Psychology, University of Wollongong Westend61/Getty Images You’re reading a report and trying to concentrate. The room is silent. But despite your best efforts to focus, a little snatch of melody – an “earworm” – keeps circling inside your head. Research suggests most people ... <a title="Why do we get snippets of songs stuck in our heads? And are earworms more common with OCD?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/31/why-do-we-get-snippets-of-songs-stuck-in-our-heads-and-are-earworms-more-common-with-ocd-263209/" aria-label="Read more about Why do we get snippets of songs stuck in our heads? And are earworms more common with OCD?">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rhys Ashby, Lecturer in Marketing, Swinburne University of Technology Vitaly Gariev/Unsplash We’ve all been there – splitting a bill at dinner, covering a mate’s coffee, or sending a quick transfer for concert tickets. It’s part of modern social life. As money becomes increasingly digital and instantaneous, we ... <a title="In a world of digital money, what’s the right etiquette to split the bill with friends?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/31/in-a-world-of-digital-money-whats-the-right-etiquette-to-split-the-bill-with-friends-270971/" aria-label="Read more about In a world of digital money, what’s the right etiquette to split the bill with friends?">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Konstantine Panegyres, Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History, The University of Western Australia Harry Gouvas/Archaeological Museum of Nikopolis/Wikimedia, CC BY-SA Parties in ancient Greece were wild, with evidence of copious alcohol and sex. That’s the popular idea that endures today. But there were different types of parties ... <a title="How to party like an ancient Greek" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/31/how-to-party-like-an-ancient-greek-270060/" aria-label="Read more about How to party like an ancient Greek">Read more</a>
