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August 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland Photo by Rahul Pandit/Pexels Instant noodles are cheap, quick and comforting – often a go-to snack or meal for students, busy workers, families and anyone trying to stretch their grocery budget. In Australia, the instant ... <a title="Can I eat instant noodles every day? What does it do to my health?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/07/can-i-eat-instant-noodles-every-day-what-does-it-do-to-my-health-262507/" aria-label="Read more about Can I eat instant noodles every day? What does it do to my health?">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sasha Grbich, Undertaking a PhD in Art History, Flinders University North Terrace: worlds in relief, installation view, Samstag Museum of Art, 2025. Photography by Sia Duff courtesy Samstag Museum of Art North Terrace: worlds in relief, currently showing at the Samstag Museum of Art, offers visitors the ... <a title="I entered an exhibition about North Terrace on North Terrace, and saw the precinct anew" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/07/i-entered-an-exhibition-about-north-terrace-on-north-terrace-and-saw-the-precinct-anew-262439/" aria-label="Read more about I entered an exhibition about North Terrace on North Terrace, and saw the precinct anew">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lorinda Cramer, Lecturer, Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies, Deakin University If you’ve been on the internet lately, chances are you’ve heard an intriguing – and perhaps even startling – descriptor applied to men’s eyewear: “slutty little glasses”. Coined by online creator and culture critic Blakely Thornton, the ... <a title="‘Slutty little glasses’: men’s eyewear fashion is the history of seeing – and being seen" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/07/slutty-little-glasses-mens-eyewear-fashion-is-the-history-of-seeing-and-being-seen-262518/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Slutty little glasses’: men’s eyewear fashion is the history of seeing – and being seen">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2025
By Emma Page Greenpeace says moves to weaken ocean protection through dodgy fisheries “reforms” will be met with strong opposition, as Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones announces he wants to proceed with a raft of proposed changes to fisheries laws. The controversial changes are some of the largest in decades, and would restrict public ... <a title="Greenpeace condemns NZ’s ‘dodgy reforms’ plan weakening ocean protection" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/07/greenpeace-condemns-nzs-dodgy-reforms-plan-weakening-ocean-protection/" aria-label="Read more about Greenpeace condemns NZ’s ‘dodgy reforms’ plan weakening ocean protection">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2025
By Russell Palmer, RNZ News political reporter The prime minister has announced a new High Commission building in Papua New Guinea and an economic support package, as his trip to the country concludes on Wednesday. Christopher Luxon arrived on Monday for the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties, and flew out of Port Moresby yesterday afternoon. ... <a title="NZ announces support package, new High Commission building in PNG" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/07/nz-announces-support-package-new-high-commission-building-in-png/" aria-label="Read more about NZ announces support package, new High Commission building in PNG">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nigel Stork, Emeritus Professor in the Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security, Griffith University Insects are arguably the most important animals on the planet. Their variety is unparalleled in nature, and they carry out vital tasks such as pollinating plants and providing food for other animals. ... <a title="Climate-fuelled El Niño events are devastating butterflies, beetles and other tropical insects" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/07/climate-fuelled-el-nino-events-are-devastating-butterflies-beetles-and-other-tropical-insects-262625/" aria-label="Read more about Climate-fuelled El Niño events are devastating butterflies, beetles and other tropical insects">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melanie O’Brien, Associate Professor in International Law, The University of Western Australia In January 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a provisional ruling in a case brought by South Africa against Israel, alleging genocide in Gaza. The court found Palestinians have a “plausible” right to ... <a title="Is Israel committing genocide in Gaza? We asked 5 legal and genocide experts how to interpret the violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/07/is-israel-committing-genocide-in-gaza-we-asked-5-legal-and-genocide-experts-how-to-interpret-the-violence-262688/" aria-label="Read more about Is Israel committing genocide in Gaza? We asked 5 legal and genocide experts how to interpret the violence">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Pennay, Senior Research Fellow and Deputy Director, Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University Elina Sazonova/Pexels People living in the most advantaged areas of Australia tend to drink more alcohol. But people who live in the least advantaged areas suffer the most alcohol-related harms, such ... <a title="Why alcohol policies miss those at the highest risk from drinking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/07/why-alcohol-policies-miss-those-at-the-highest-risk-from-drinking-261253/" aria-label="Read more about Why alcohol policies miss those at the highest risk from drinking">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nigel Stork, Emeritus Professor in the Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security, Griffith University Insects are arguably the most important animals on the planet. Their variety is unparalleled in nature, and they carry out vital tasks such as pollinating plants and providing food for other animals. ... <a title="Butterflies, beetles and other tropical insects are being devastated by climate-fuelled El Niño events" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/07/butterflies-beetles-and-other-tropical-insects-are-being-devastated-by-climate-fuelled-el-nino-events-262625/" aria-label="Read more about Butterflies, beetles and other tropical insects are being devastated by climate-fuelled El Niño events">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Raf Freire, Senior Lecturer in Animal Behaviour and Welfare, Charles Sturt University Sergei Ginak/Getty Companion cockatoos are renowned for their problem-solving and intriguing characters. It’s no surprise these large, long-lived and intelligent parrots are known to display complex behaviour. Owners often film their birds dancing to music ... <a title="Body rolls and headbanging: we found cockatoos have 30 different dance moves" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/07/body-rolls-and-headbanging-we-found-cockatoos-have-30-different-dance-moves-262427/" aria-label="Read more about Body rolls and headbanging: we found cockatoos have 30 different dance moves">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Maurice-Takerei, Senior Lecturer in Education, Auckland University of Technology Getty Images This week’s major overhaul of the NCEA qualification system isn’t just about measuring academic achievement at secondary school. The government’s plans also include “working with industry to develop better vocational pathways” into the workforce. The ... <a title="Big changes to NCEA and polytechs must deliver the skills NZ urgently needs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/07/big-changes-to-ncea-and-polytechs-must-deliver-the-skills-nz-urgently-needs-261655/" aria-label="Read more about Big changes to NCEA and polytechs must deliver the skills NZ urgently needs">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Professor (Practice), Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University Natalia Lebedinskaia/ Getty Images Child safety and wellbeing is never far from the headlines, and no more so than recently, with shocking allegations of child sexual abuse in childcare centres. These revelations have sparked much-needed national ... <a title="Australia has ministers for seniors and youth. So why not a minister for children?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/07/australia-has-ministers-for-seniors-and-youth-so-why-not-a-minister-for-children-262236/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has ministers for seniors and youth. So why not a minister for children?">Read more</a>
