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October 11, 2025
RNZ News Three New Zealanders, who were detained in Israel, after taking part in an international flotilla heading to Gaza, claim they were treated like animals. Rana Hamida, Youssef Sammour and Samuel Leason arrived at Auckland International Airport this afternoon, and were greeted by a crowd of supporters and loved ones. Among the supporters were ... <a title="‘Treated like animals’ – NZer activists detained by Israeli forces arrive home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/11/treated-like-animals-nzer-activists-detained-by-israeli-forces-arrive-home/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Treated like animals’ – NZer activists detained by Israeli forces arrive home">Read more</a>
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October 11, 2025
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist Amnesty International is asking the New Zealand government to create a new humanitarian visa for Pacific people impacted by climate change. Kiribati community leader Charles Kiata said life on Kiribati was becoming extremely hard as sea levels rose and the country was hit by more severe storms, higher temperatures ... <a title="Amnesty International wants NZ visa for climate-hit Pacific islanders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/11/amnesty-international-wants-nz-visa-for-climate-hit-pacific-islanders/" aria-label="Read more about Amnesty International wants NZ visa for climate-hit Pacific islanders">Read more</a>
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October 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Woinarski, Professor of Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University It’s official: the only Australian shrew is no more. The latest edition of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s Red List, the world’s most comprehensive global inventory on extinction risk, has declared the Christmas Island shrew ... <a title="And then there were none: Australia’s only shrew declared extinct" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/10/and-then-there-were-none-australias-only-shrew-declared-extinct-265988/" aria-label="Read more about And then there were none: Australia’s only shrew declared extinct">Read more</a>
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October 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Independent senator David Pocock, a former captain of the Wallabies, has been declared persona non grata by the Parliament Sports Club, after he complained about its sponsors including a gambling lobbyist. Pocock, who represents the ACT, said on Friday he ... <a title="Senator David Pocock thrown out of Parliament Sports Club after criticising gambling link" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/10/senator-david-pocock-thrown-out-of-parliament-sports-club-after-criticising-gambling-link-267219/" aria-label="Read more about Senator David Pocock thrown out of Parliament Sports Club after criticising gambling link">Read more</a>
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October 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Dahlen, Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University Baby boy Cassian is an internet sensation. He was born in the United States weighing 5.8 kilograms in recent weeks. After his mum and the hospital shared the news, it wasn’t ... <a title="News of a ‘giant’ baby boy is all over TikTok. Here’s what women really need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/10/news-of-a-giant-baby-boy-is-all-over-tiktok-heres-what-women-really-need-to-know-267207/" aria-label="Read more about News of a ‘giant’ baby boy is all over TikTok. Here’s what women really need to know">Read more</a>
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October 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Dahlen, Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University Baby boy Cassian is an internet sensation. He was born in the United States weighing 5.8 kilograms in recent weeks. After his mum and the hospital shared the news, it wasn’t ... <a title="News of a ‘giant’ baby boy is all over TikTok. But here’s what women really need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/10/news-of-a-giant-baby-boy-is-all-over-tiktok-but-heres-what-women-really-need-to-know-267207/" aria-label="Read more about News of a ‘giant’ baby boy is all over TikTok. But here’s what women really need to know">Read more</a>
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October 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marika Sosnowski, Senior research fellow, The University of Melbourne There are jubilant scenes in both Gaza and Israel after both sides in the war have agreed to another ceasefire. If all goes well, this will be only the third ceasefire to be implemented by Israel and Hamas, ... <a title="The Gaza ceasefire deal could be a ‘strangle contract’, with Israel holding all the cards" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/10/the-gaza-ceasefire-deal-could-be-a-strangle-contract-with-israel-holding-all-the-cards-267208/" aria-label="Read more about The Gaza ceasefire deal could be a ‘strangle contract’, with Israel holding all the cards">Read more</a>
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October 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Annesley, Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Cell and Molecular Biology, La Trobe University Westend61/Getty Scientists in the United Kingdom say they have developed a blood test that can diagnose myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) with 96% accuracy – the first of its kind. For many who ... <a title="Can a new blood test really detect ME/CFS? An expert unpacks new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/10/can-a-new-blood-test-really-detect-me-cfs-an-expert-unpacks-new-research-267099/" aria-label="Read more about Can a new blood test really detect ME/CFS? An expert unpacks new research">Read more</a>
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October 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Euan Ritchie, Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University Chris Putnam/Getty The Albanese government has hinted it is close to a deal with the Coalition over the long-awaited overhaul of Australia’s environment laws. Environment Minister Murray Watt plans to introduce ... <a title="Labor is close to a deal on environmental law reforms. There are troubling signs these will fall short" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/10/labor-is-close-to-a-deal-on-environmental-law-reforms-there-are-troubling-signs-these-will-fall-short-267102/" aria-label="Read more about Labor is close to a deal on environmental law reforms. There are troubling signs these will fall short">Read more</a>
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October 10, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Gerard Otto of G News This morning New Zealand Herald columnist and political commentator Matthew Hooton was paid to write an article justifying Foreign Minister Winston Peters’ position on denying Palestinian Statehood on the eve of the first phase of Donald Trump’s 20 point plan while in tandem Peters was interviewed by Ryan ... <a title="Misleading ‘justification’ column on Peters and Palestine panned" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/10/misleading-justification-column-on-peters-and-palestine-panned/" aria-label="Read more about Misleading ‘justification’ column on Peters and Palestine panned">Read more</a>
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October 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark A Gregory, Associate Professor, School of Engineering, RMIT University Making a call to triple zero (000) for a life threatening or time-critical emergency is something most of us learn how to do when we first use a phone. But do you know how a Triple Zero ... <a title="How do Triple Zero calls actually work? A telecommunications expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/10/how-do-triple-zero-calls-actually-work-a-telecommunications-expert-explains-266896/" aria-label="Read more about How do Triple Zero calls actually work? A telecommunications expert explains">Read more</a>
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October 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Myra Williamson, Senior Lecturer in Law, Auckland University of Technology Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman during his trial in 2023. Koen Van Weel/ANP/AFP via Getty Images Despite the International Criminal Court (ICC) being under immense pressure right now, its first conviction for crimes in Darfur, and the first ... <a title="A landmark conviction for war crimes in Sudan shows the wheels of global justice do turn – albeit slowly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/10/a-landmark-conviction-for-war-crimes-in-sudan-shows-the-wheels-of-global-justice-do-turn-albeit-slowly-267090/" aria-label="Read more about A landmark conviction for war crimes in Sudan shows the wheels of global justice do turn – albeit slowly">Read more</a>
