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January 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland Łukasz Rawa/Unsplash If you’ve spent any time on TikTok or Instagram lately, you may have seen people blending oats with water or juice and calling it “oatzempic.” The name is a nod to Ozempic, a ... <a title="What is ‘oatzempic’? Does it actually work for weight loss?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/what-is-oatzempic-does-it-actually-work-for-weight-loss-269603/" aria-label="Read more about What is ‘oatzempic’? Does it actually work for weight loss?">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David M Watson, Professor in Ecology, Charles Sturt University Author supplied , CC BY-ND In Kosciuszko National Park in Australia’s alpine region, the landscape is slowly changing. Patches of native vegetation cropped bald by horses are regrowing. Some long-eroded creek banks look less compacted along the edges. ... <a title="With thousands of feral horses gone, Kosciuszko’s fragile ecosystems are slowly recovering" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/with-thousands-of-feral-horses-gone-kosciuszkos-fragile-ecosystems-are-slowly-recovering-270658/" aria-label="Read more about With thousands of feral horses gone, Kosciuszko’s fragile ecosystems are slowly recovering">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Barbara Plester, Senior Lecturer, Management and International Business, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images Groaning your way back into the new work year? It’s an occupational hazard after the holiday break, of course, but these days there is the consolation (for some) of hybrid working. ... <a title="Can office culture survive the work-from-home revolution? Yes, but you can’t force the fun" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/can-office-culture-survive-the-work-from-home-revolution-yes-but-you-cant-force-the-fun-269702/" aria-label="Read more about Can office culture survive the work-from-home revolution? Yes, but you can’t force the fun">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Cornell, PhD Candidate in Public Health & Community Medicine, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney Jan Kohl/Unsplash Everyone always loves a holiday – at least, that’s how we portray them. Holidays present a chance to unwind, relax and decompress from life’s day-to-day struggles. But they don’t ... <a title="Why can’t we admit to not enjoying a bad holiday?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/why-cant-we-admit-to-not-enjoying-a-bad-holiday-267978/" aria-label="Read more about Why can’t we admit to not enjoying a bad holiday?">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Megan Willis, Associate Professor, School of Behavioural and Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University Designecologist/ Pexels As the New Year rolls around, dating apps often see a surge in new sign-ups. Some are dipping their toes in for the first time, while others are rejoining with renewed hope ... <a title="Just joined a dating app? Here’s how to look after yourself and handle rejection" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/just-joined-a-dating-app-heres-how-to-look-after-yourself-and-handle-rejection-271312/" aria-label="Read more about Just joined a dating app? Here’s how to look after yourself and handle rejection">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Kidnap, murder, torture, brutality, subversion, treachery, and barbarism, writes Adrian Blackburn reflecting on US President Donald Trump’s New Year present to the world. COMMENTARY: By Adrian Blackburn Blatantly, boastfully, bullyingly, shamelessly, Trump overnight threw open to the world’s eyes the cruel reality of US foreign policy. He has brought out from the shadows the ugly ... <a title="Trump’s gift-wrapped Maduro package has done the world a favour – revealing what a lie US foreign policy really is" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/trumps-gift-wrapped-maduro-package-has-done-the-world-a-favour-revealing-what-a-lie-us-foreign-policy-really-is/" aria-label="Read more about Trump’s gift-wrapped Maduro package has done the world a favour – revealing what a lie US foreign policy really is">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Juan Zahir Naranjo Cáceres, PhD Candidate, Political Science, International Relations and Constitutional Law, University of the Sunshine Coast In the early hours of Saturday morning, US special forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from his home in Caracas and flew him out of the country. US President ... <a title="The US has invaded countries and deposed leaders before. Its military action against Venezuela feels different" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/the-us-has-invaded-countries-and-deposed-leaders-before-its-military-action-against-venezuela-feels-different-272682/" aria-label="Read more about The US has invaded countries and deposed leaders before. Its military action against Venezuela feels different">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Juan Zahir Naranjo Cáceres, PhD Candidate, Political Science, International Relations and Constitutional Law, University of the Sunshine Coast In the early hours of Saturday morning, US special forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from his home in Caracas and flew him out of the country. US President ... <a title="The US has invaded countries and deposed leaders before. This time feels different" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/the-us-has-invaded-countries-and-deposed-leaders-before-this-time-feels-different-272682/" aria-label="Read more about The US has invaded countries and deposed leaders before. This time feels different">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Heathcote, Honorary Associate Professor in International Law, Australian National University United States President Donald Trump has said the US will “run” Venezuela until a new government is installed, following the US military intervention in the country’s capital, Caracas. American forces have seized Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, ... <a title="Were the US actions in Venezuela legal under international law? An expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/were-the-us-actions-in-venezuela-legal-under-international-law-an-expert-explains-272684/" aria-label="Read more about Were the US actions in Venezuela legal under international law? An expert explains">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Juan Luis Manfredi, Prince of Asturias Distinguished Professor @Georgetown, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha On the back of every dollar bill, the phrase Novus Ordo Seclorum (“New order of the ages”) hints at the principle guiding the US’ new security strategy. The attack on Venezuela and the capture ... <a title="Trump’s new world order is taking shape in Venezuela. Five keys to understanding the US military attacks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/trumps-new-world-order-is-taking-shape-in-venezuela-five-keys-to-understanding-the-us-military-attacks-272673/" aria-label="Read more about Trump’s new world order is taking shape in Venezuela. Five keys to understanding the US military attacks">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan McPherson, Professor of History, Temple University A motorcycle rides past graffiti depicting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on Jan. 3, 2026. Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images In the dead of night during the holidays, the United States launched an operation inside a Latin American country, ... <a title="A predawn op in Latin America? The US has been here before, but the seizure of Venezuela’s Maduro is still unprecedented" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/a-predawn-op-in-latin-america-the-us-has-been-here-before-but-the-seizure-of-venezuelas-maduro-is-still-unprecedented-272664/" aria-label="Read more about A predawn op in Latin America? The US has been here before, but the seizure of Venezuela’s Maduro is still unprecedented">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Burns, Associate Professor of Political Science, Rochester Institute of Technology Explosions were seen across Caracas after the U.S. launched large-scale attacks on Venezuela and captured its leader and his wife. AFP via Getty Images Americans woke up on Jan. 3, 2025, to blaring headlines: “US CAPTURES ... <a title="I wrote a book on the politics of war powers, and Trump’s attack on Venezuela reflects Congress surrendering its decision-making powers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/i-wrote-a-book-on-the-politics-of-war-powers-and-trumps-attack-on-venezuela-reflects-congress-surrendering-its-decision-making-powers-272668/" aria-label="Read more about I wrote a book on the politics of war powers, and Trump’s attack on Venezuela reflects Congress surrendering its decision-making powers">Read more</a>
