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May 26, 2025
Samoan-Kiwi filmmaker Tuki Laumea checks in with indigenous communities in 10 Pacific nations for a new Al Jazeera documentary series, reports RNZ Saturday Morning. RNZ News As the Pacific region becomes a battleground for global power-play, many island nations are still fighting for basic sovereignty and autonomy, says Pacific filmmaker Tuki Laumea. Pacific leaders are ... <a title="While Pacific is target of geopolitics, many nations still fight for basic sovereignty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/26/while-pacific-is-target-of-geopolitics-many-nations-still-fight-for-basic-sovereignty/" aria-label="Read more about While Pacific is target of geopolitics, many nations still fight for basic sovereignty">Read more</a>
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May 25, 2025
A public health expert is urging anyone travelling to places in the Pacific with a current dengue fever outbreak to be vigilant and take sensible precautions — but stresses the chances of contracting the disease are low. On Friday, the Cook Islands declared an outbreak of the viral infection, which is spread by mosquitoes, in ... <a title="Pacific dengue cases surge but don’t cancel your holiday yet, says health expert" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/25/pacific-dengue-cases-surge-but-dont-cancel-your-holiday-yet-says-health-expert/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific dengue cases surge but don’t cancel your holiday yet, says health expert">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Hall, Associate Professor of Immunology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images Ever found yourself out of sync with normal sleep patterns after late nights or working a night shift? It could be you’re experiencing what scientists call social jet lag. The term describes the ... <a title="Daylight can boost the immune system’s ability to fight infections – new study" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/24/daylight-can-boost-the-immune-systems-ability-to-fight-infections-new-study-257224/" aria-label="Read more about Daylight can boost the immune system’s ability to fight infections – new study">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Coalition is being glued together again, after a Liberal Party meeting on Friday gave the go ahead for Liberal leader Sussan Ley to negotiate with Nationals leader David Littleproud on the fine print of a settlement on policy. The ... <a title="View from The Hill: Coalition is being glued together again after crisis week" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/23/view-from-the-hill-coalition-is-being-glued-together-again-after-crisis-week-257332/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Coalition is being glued together again after crisis week">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steve Macfarlane, Head of Clinical Services, Dementia Support Australia, & Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock This week, Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approved a drug called donanemab for people in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. Donanemab has previously been approved in a number ... <a title="The TGA has approved donanemab for Alzheimer’s disease. How does this drug work and who will be able to access it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/23/the-tga-has-approved-donanemab-for-alzheimers-disease-how-does-this-drug-work-and-who-will-be-able-to-access-it-257321/" aria-label="Read more about The TGA has approved donanemab for Alzheimer’s disease. How does this drug work and who will be able to access it?">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Breen, Professor of Psychology, Curtin University Grieving the death of a parent is often considered a natural part of life. But there are added layers of complexity when you had a difficult or estranged relationship. This week former tennis star Jelena Dokic confirmed the death of ... <a title="The death of Jelena Dokic’s father reveals the ‘difficult and complicated grief’ of losing an estranged parent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/23/the-death-of-jelena-dokics-father-reveals-the-difficult-and-complicated-grief-of-losing-an-estranged-parent-257324/" aria-label="Read more about The death of Jelena Dokic’s father reveals the ‘difficult and complicated grief’ of losing an estranged parent">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ellie Ong, Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, Monash University The Australian ice-breaker RSV Nuyina, cruising around Antarctica. Pete Harmsen/Australian Antarctic Division A little-known ocean current surrounds Antarctica, shielding it from warm water further north. But our new research shows Antarctica’s melting ice ... <a title="Antarctica has its own ‘shield’ against warm water – but this could now be under threat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/23/antarctica-has-its-own-shield-against-warm-water-but-this-could-now-be-under-threat-255738/" aria-label="Read more about Antarctica has its own ‘shield’ against warm water – but this could now be under threat">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2025
Asia Pacific Report Protesting New Zealanders donned symbolic masks modelled on a Palestinian artist’s handiwork in Auckland’s Takutai Square today to condemn Israel’s starvation as war weapon against Gaza and the NZ prime minister’s weak response. Coming a day after the tabling of Budget 2025 in Parliament, peaceful demonstrators wore hand-painted masks inspired by Gaza-based ... <a title="‘Starving’ masked Palestine protesters condemn Luxon’s Gaza ‘appeasement’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/23/starving-masked-palestine-protesters-condemn-luxons-gaza-appeasement/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Starving’ masked Palestine protesters condemn Luxon’s Gaza ‘appeasement’">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Breen, Professor of Psychology, Curtin University Grieving the death of a parent is often considered a natural part of life. But there are added layers of complexity when you had a difficult or estranged relationship. This week former tennis star Jelena Dokic confirmed the death of ... <a title="The death of Jelena Dokic’s father reveals the ‘complex and difficult grief’ of losing an estranged parent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/23/the-death-of-jelena-dokics-father-reveals-the-complex-and-difficult-grief-of-losing-an-estranged-parent-257324/" aria-label="Read more about The death of Jelena Dokic’s father reveals the ‘complex and difficult grief’ of losing an estranged parent">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Cornell, PhD Candidate in Public Health & Community Medicine, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney Almost 700 rescues had been carried out in New South Wales by Friday morning as record-breaking rainfall pounds the state. Tragically, four people have died in floodwaters. Amid the chaos, videos ... <a title="Disaster or digital spectacle? The dangers of using floods to create social media content" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/23/disaster-or-digital-spectacle-the-dangers-of-using-floods-to-create-social-media-content-257350/" aria-label="Read more about Disaster or digital spectacle? The dangers of using floods to create social media content">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Ward, Lecturer, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University Land clearing for agriculture poses a real threat to many species. Rich Carey/Shutterstock More and more Australian species are being listed as critically endangered – the final stage before extinction in the wild. Hundreds of species of ... <a title="Half the remaining habitat of Australia’s most at-risk species is outside protected areas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/23/half-the-remaining-habitat-of-australias-most-at-risk-species-is-outside-protected-areas-256818/" aria-label="Read more about Half the remaining habitat of Australia’s most at-risk species is outside protected areas">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stella Huangfu, Associate professor, University of Sydney Lightspring/Shutterstock With the return of Donald Trump to the White House, the United States has signalled a return to aggressive tariff policies, upending economic forecasts around the world. This leaves central banks with a tricky dilemma: how to respond when ... <a title="How should central banks respond to US tariffs? The RBA provides some clues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/23/how-should-central-banks-respond-to-us-tariffs-the-rba-provides-some-clues-257329/" aria-label="Read more about How should central banks respond to US tariffs? The RBA provides some clues">Read more</a>
