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July 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas J. Derrick, Gale Research Fellow in Ancient Glass and Material Culture, Macquarie University minoandriani/Getty Images The roar of the arena crowd, the bustle of the Roman forum, the grand temples, the Roman army in red with glistening shields and armour – when people imagine ancient Rome, ... <a title="What did ancient Rome smell like? Honestly, often pretty rank" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/02/what-did-ancient-rome-smell-like-honestly-often-pretty-rank-257111/" aria-label="Read more about What did ancient Rome smell like? Honestly, often pretty rank">Read more</a>
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July 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeffrey McNeill, Honorary Research Associate, School of People, Environment and Planning, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University If the headlines are anything to go by, New Zealand’s regional councils are on life support. Regional Development Minister Shane Jones recently wondered whether “there’s going to be a ... <a title="Memo to Shane Jones: what if NZ needs more regional government, not less?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/02/memo-to-shane-jones-what-if-nz-needs-more-regional-government-not-less-259778/" aria-label="Read more about Memo to Shane Jones: what if NZ needs more regional government, not less?">Read more</a>
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July 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Edward Doddridge, Senior Research Associate in Physical Oceanography, University of Tasmania An icebreaker approaches Denman Glacier in March, when there was 70% less Antarctic sea ice than usual. Pete Harmsen AAD On her first dedicated scientific voyage to Antarctica in March, the Australian icebreaker RSV Nuyina found ... <a title="Antarctic summer sea ice is at record lows. Here’s how it will harm the planet – and us" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/02/antarctic-summer-sea-ice-is-at-record-lows-heres-how-it-will-harm-the-planet-and-us-256104/" aria-label="Read more about Antarctic summer sea ice is at record lows. Here’s how it will harm the planet – and us">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2025
By Giff Johnson, editor, Marshall Islands Journal/RNZ Pacific correspondent in Majuro The Micronesian Islands Forum cranks up with officials meetings this week in Majuro, with the official opening for top leadership from the islands tomorrow morning. Marshall Islands leaders are being joined at this summit by their counterparts from Kiribati, Nauru, Federated States of Micronesia, ... <a title="Micronesian Summit in Majuro this week aims to be ‘one step ahead’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/01/micronesian-summit-in-majuro-this-week-aims-to-be-one-step-ahead/" aria-label="Read more about Micronesian Summit in Majuro this week aims to be ‘one step ahead’">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Reza Shabahang, Research Fellow in Human Cybersecurity, Monash University and Academic Researcher in Media Psychology, Flinders University KieferPix/Shutterstock If you’re feeling like the news is particularly bad at the moment, you’re not alone. But many of us can’t look away – and don’t want to. Engaging with ... <a title="Distressed by all the bad news? Here’s how to stay informed but still look after yourself" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/01/distressed-by-all-the-bad-news-heres-how-to-stay-informed-but-still-look-after-yourself-259913/" aria-label="Read more about Distressed by all the bad news? Here’s how to stay informed but still look after yourself">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kelly Hine, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University of the Sunshine Coast Earlier this week, former Greens candidate Hannah Thomas was hospitalised with serious injuries after being arrested at a protest in Sydney. This incident sparked public outcry, raising questions about the limits of police power and what ... <a title="What are police allowed to do at protests and who keeps them in check?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/01/what-are-police-allowed-to-do-at-protests-and-who-keeps-them-in-check-260096/" aria-label="Read more about What are police allowed to do at protests and who keeps them in check?">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marika Sosnowski, Postdoctoral research fellow, The University of Melbourne Anas-Mohammed/Shutterstock Hopes are rising that Israel and Hamas could be inching closer to a ceasefire in the 20-month war in Gaza. US President Donald Trump is urging progress, taking to social media to demand: MAKE THE DEAL IN ... <a title="Trump demands an end to the war in Gaza – could a ceasefire be close?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/01/trump-demands-an-end-to-the-war-in-gaza-could-a-ceasefire-be-close-260185/" aria-label="Read more about Trump demands an end to the war in Gaza – could a ceasefire be close?">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kelly Lambert, Associate Professor Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Wollongong Fly View Productions/ Getting Images On Tuesday, some Australian university students got access to a new payment. The Commonwealth Prac Payment is available to eligible teaching, nursing, midwifery and social work students. It will provide A$331.65 a ... <a title="A new ‘prac payment’ has just kicked in. But it ignores many uni students" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/01/a-new-prac-payment-has-just-kicked-in-but-it-ignores-many-uni-students-260087/" aria-label="Read more about A new ‘prac payment’ has just kicked in. But it ignores many uni students">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Draper, Professor, and Executive Director: Institute for International Trade, and Director of the Jean Monnet Centre of Trade and Environment, University of Adelaide Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images US President Donald Trump’s 90-day pause on implementing so-called “reciprocal” tariffs on some 180 trading partners ends on ... <a title="‘I’m going to send letters’: the deadline for Trump’s ‘reciprocal’ trade tariffs is looming" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/01/im-going-to-send-letters-the-deadline-for-trumps-reciprocal-trade-tariffs-is-looming-259983/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I’m going to send letters’: the deadline for Trump’s ‘reciprocal’ trade tariffs is looming">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne Two Tasmanian state polls imply another hung parliament at the July 19 election under Tasmania’s proportional system. In one of these polls, Labor leads the Liberals, while ... <a title="2 polls have Tasmania headed for another hung parliament, but disagree on which party is ahead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/01/2-polls-have-tasmania-headed-for-another-hung-parliament-but-disagree-on-which-party-is-ahead-260062/" aria-label="Read more about 2 polls have Tasmania headed for another hung parliament, but disagree on which party is ahead">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2025
Headline: Preventive versus pre-emptive strikes. – 36th Parallel Assessments Photo credit: Reuters. Conceptual clarity is important in any context but especially when it comes to international relations, foreign policy and the initiation of conflict. Recent events in the Middle East have shown once again how clarity in the use of words is often deliberately obfuscated ... <a title="Preventive versus pre-emptive strikes." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/01/preventive-versus-pre-emptive-strikes/" aria-label="Read more about Preventive versus pre-emptive strikes.">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tara-Lyn Camilleri, Postdoctoral researcher of transgenerational effects, Monash University Radu Bercan/Shutterstock As war continues to rage in Gaza and Ukraine, there is concern about how the related trauma might be transmitted to future generations of people in those regions. More generally, interest in the idea of transgenerational ... <a title="Trauma is carried in your DNA. But science reveals a more complicated story" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/01/trauma-is-carried-in-your-dna-but-science-reveals-a-more-complicated-story-259057/" aria-label="Read more about Trauma is carried in your DNA. But science reveals a more complicated story">Read more</a>
