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January 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ramona Vijeyarasa, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney In 2024, artificial intelligence (AI) voice assistants worldwide surpassed 8 billion, more than one per person on the planet. These assistants are helpful, polite – and almost always default to female. Their names also carry gendered connotations. ... <a title="Most AI assistants are feminine – and it’s fuelling dangerous stereotypes and abuse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/most-ai-assistants-are-feminine-and-its-fuelling-dangerous-stereotypes-and-abuse-272335/" aria-label="Read more about Most AI assistants are feminine – and it’s fuelling dangerous stereotypes and abuse">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kerry Brown, Professor of Employment and Industry, School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University Boston Public Library/Unsplash For teens, a holiday or weekend job is a good way to earn pocket money and learn a new range of skills. But given the historical and ongoing exploitation ... <a title="Does your child want a part-time job? Here’s what the law says about kids at work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/does-your-child-want-a-part-time-job-heres-what-the-law-says-about-kids-at-work-271528/" aria-label="Read more about Does your child want a part-time job? Here’s what the law says about kids at work">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Janet Hoek, Professor in Public Health, University of Otago Getty Images Until recently, Aotearoa New Zealand led global tobacco control innovation. Evidence-based policies, including sustained tobacco excise tax increases, saw large reductions in smoking rates, which will save thousands of lives. Yet duty-free tobacco sales remain a ... <a title="Ending duty-free tobacco sales would be good for health – and health budgets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/ending-duty-free-tobacco-sales-would-be-good-for-health-and-health-budgets-273340/" aria-label="Read more about Ending duty-free tobacco sales would be good for health – and health budgets">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julie Ayre, Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Sydney Health Literacy Lab, University of Sydney Many of us already use generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT for health advice. They give quick, confident and personalised answers, and the experience can feel more private than speaking to a ... <a title="ChatGPT Health promises to personalise health information. It comes with many risks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/chatgpt-health-promises-to-personalise-health-information-it-comes-with-many-risks-273699/" aria-label="Read more about ChatGPT Health promises to personalise health information. It comes with many risks">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yaqoot Fatima, Professor of Sleep Health, University of the Sunshine Coast Catherine Falls Commercial/ Getty Images For many families, the holidays mean sleep routines go out the window. Bedtimes drift later, screens stay on into the late evening, sleep-ins become the norm. But as term time rolls ... <a title="Did the kids stay up late in the holidays? 3 ways to get sleep routines back" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/did-the-kids-stay-up-late-in-the-holidays-3-ways-to-get-sleep-routines-back-273811/" aria-label="Read more about Did the kids stay up late in the holidays? 3 ways to get sleep routines back">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Angel Zhong, Professor of Finance, RMIT University Atlantic Ambience/Pexels As parents prepare for another school year, there’s one subject that often gets overlooked: money. Financial literacy isn’t just about numbers. It’s about building skills that will shape your child’s future decisions, from buying their first car to ... <a title="Back to school: what are the money lessons to teach your kids at every age?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/back-to-school-what-are-the-money-lessons-to-teach-your-kids-at-every-age-272075/" aria-label="Read more about Back to school: what are the money lessons to teach your kids at every age?">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eva Anagnostou-Laoutides, Associate Professor in Ancient History, Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Macquarie University The ziggurat of Ur is in modern-day Iraq. حسن/Unsplash A ziggurat (also spelled ziqqurat) was a raised platform with four sloping sides that looked like a tiered pyramid. Ziggurats were common in ancient ... <a title="In ancient Mesopotamia, what was a ziggurat?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/in-ancient-mesopotamia-what-was-a-ziggurat-268658/" aria-label="Read more about In ancient Mesopotamia, what was a ziggurat?">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Shanahan, Associate Professor of Political Engagement, University of Surrey Federal immigration agents in the city of Minneapolis are accused of having wrestled a 37-year-old intensive care nurse called Alex Pretti to the ground and then shooting him dead. The killing took place just over a mile ... <a title="Why the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis is so significant – expert Q&A" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/why-the-shooting-of-alex-pretti-in-minneapolis-is-so-significant-expert-qanda-274318/" aria-label="Read more about Why the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis is so significant – expert Q&A">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Gawthorpe, Lecturer in History and International Studies, Leiden University Another US citizen has allegedly been killed by immigration agents in Minnesota, raising tensions between state and federal governments. The actions of the federal agencies involved has drawn fierce criticism not only from former Democratic presidents Barack ... <a title="Shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis has put America’s gun lobby at odds with the White House" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/shooting-of-alex-pretti-in-minneapolis-has-put-americas-gun-lobby-at-odds-with-the-white-house-274343/" aria-label="Read more about Shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis has put America’s gun lobby at odds with the White House">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
ANALYSIS: By Shailendra B. Singh “You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog.” Although made in an American context, this observation by President Harry S. Truman has universal appeal. It highlights the unpredictable and treacherous nature of politics, whether it’s the chameleon-like antics of politicians or the fickleness of voters. The precariousness of politics ... <a title="Eroding trust in Fiji politics – lessons of 2025 and beyond" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/eroding-trust-in-fiji-politics-lessons-of-2025-and-beyond/" aria-label="Read more about Eroding trust in Fiji politics – lessons of 2025 and beyond">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Chris Hedges The murders of unarmed civilians on the streets of Minneapolis, including the killing of the intensive-care nurse Alex Jeffrey Pretti, would not come as a shock to Iraqis in Fallujah or Afghans in Helmand province. They were terrorised by heavily armed American execution squads for decades. It would not come as ... <a title="Chris Hedges: We sowed the wind, now we will reap the whirlwind" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/chris-hedges-we-sowed-the-wind-now-we-will-reap-the-whirlwind/" aria-label="Read more about Chris Hedges: We sowed the wind, now we will reap the whirlwind">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
RNZ Pacific Samoan playwright, author and poet Papali’i Sia Figiel has died in prison, according to local media reports. Local media, citing sources at the country’s main correctional facility in Apia, are reporting that Papali’i, 58, was found dead in her prison cell on Monday. She was being held at Tanumalala Prison, awaiting her next ... <a title="Samoan playwright found dead in prison, local media report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/samoan-playwright-found-dead-in-prison-local-media-report/" aria-label="Read more about Samoan playwright found dead in prison, local media report">Read more</a>
