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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ryan Fox in hospital after operation for kidney stones. 2026. supplied / Instagram Auckland golfer Ryan Fox is in hospital after being forced to withdraw from the Players Championship in Florida. Fox pulled out of the unofficial fifth major just before the opening round because of illness. He has since revealed ... <a title="Ryan Fox hospitalised, pulls out of Players Championship in Florida" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/ryan-fox-hospitalised-pulls-out-of-players-championship-in-florida/" aria-label="Read more about Ryan Fox hospitalised, pulls out of Players Championship in Florida">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Average retail prices in New Zealand were still roughly what the Commerce Commission would expect. RNZ / Dan Cook The Commerce Commission is putting fuel companies on notice if they hike prices too high at the pump. The market watchdog is boosting its scrutiny while the conflict in the Middle East ... <a title="Petrol companies warned against unreasonable price hikes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/petrol-companies-warned-against-unreasonable-price-hikes/" aria-label="Read more about Petrol companies warned against unreasonable price hikes">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Keiran Hardy, Associate Professor, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University Last week, Queensland followed the New South Wales and federal parliaments by passing stronger hate crime laws in response to the Bondi terror attack. The Queensland laws target two specific phrases – an approach that risks the laws ... <a title="We can’t coerce our way to social cohesion. Here’s what else governments should be doing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/we-cant-coerce-our-way-to-social-cohesion-heres-what-else-governments-should-be-doing-277734/" aria-label="Read more about We can’t coerce our way to social cohesion. Here’s what else governments should be doing">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Piyush Tiwari, Professor of Property, The University of Melbourne Whether using newspaper or television ads, posters or signposts on the front lawn, the mechanism for selling a home has been the same for many decades: broadcast the message to the crowd and hope the right person finds ... <a title="Social media has supercharged real estate marketing – and made it cheaper. But it also brings risks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/social-media-has-supercharged-real-estate-marketing-and-made-it-cheaper-but-it-also-brings-risks-276155/" aria-label="Read more about Social media has supercharged real estate marketing – and made it cheaper. But it also brings risks">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A former director at Marsden Point says the country has aligned itself with “MAGA US States” in its pursuit of fossil fuels and rejection of renewable energy sources. David Keat, who was the refining manager at Marsden Point, told Morning Report the hydrocarbons supply chain was particularly vulnerable to geopolitical upheaval, ... <a title="NZ has lined up with ‘MAGA US states’ on oil, former Marsden Point boss says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/nz-has-lined-up-with-maga-us-states-on-oil-former-marsden-point-boss-says/" aria-label="Read more about NZ has lined up with ‘MAGA US states’ on oil, former Marsden Point boss says">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Toby Murray, Professor of Cybersecurity, School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne When OpenAI launched ChatGPT-5 in August of last year, many academics scoffed at the tech company’s claims its new artificial intelligence (AI) model possessed “PhD-level” intelligence. After all, how could systems so ... <a title="A PhD is an apprenticeship in research – we can’t let AI take that away" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/a-phd-is-an-apprenticeship-in-research-we-cant-let-ai-take-that-away-277486/" aria-label="Read more about A PhD is an apprenticeship in research – we can’t let AI take that away">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Whitcombe-Dobbs, Senior Lecturer in Child and Family Psychology, University of Canterbury Artificial intelligence (AI) already affects many areas of daily life, including the lives of young children. Many families give screens to children younger than two, and AI-generated content is increasing on the popular YouTube Kids ... <a title="Why exposing young children to AI content could have irreversible consequences" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/why-exposing-young-children-to-ai-content-could-have-irreversible-consequences-277719/" aria-label="Read more about Why exposing young children to AI content could have irreversible consequences">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Bryant, Professor & Director of Traumatic Stress Clinic, UNSW Sydney To recover from abuse or another traumatic experience, some people turn to a therapy called eye-movement desensitisation and reprocessing, or EMDR. But this may present problems if these people pursue justice in the courts. In New ... <a title="Do therapies like EMDR affect memories of traumatic events?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/do-therapies-like-emdr-affect-memories-of-traumatic-events-277956/" aria-label="Read more about Do therapies like EMDR affect memories of traumatic events?">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Lewis, Associate Professor of Education Policy, Australian Catholic University School students around Australia have begun their NAPLAN tests this week. Amid technical glitches during the writing component of the exam on Wednesday, there has also been confusion about the purpose of the test. Earlier this week, ... <a title="NAPLAN is being used by some schools as an entrance exam. This isn’t what it’s designed to do" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/naplan-is-being-used-by-some-schools-as-an-entrance-exam-this-isnt-what-its-designed-to-do-278089/" aria-label="Read more about NAPLAN is being used by some schools as an entrance exam. This isn’t what it’s designed to do">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Baldino, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Notre Dame Australia Millions of people recently watched a video posted by the White House showing US strikes against Iranian targets. The clip didn’t just resemble Call of Duty: it mixed real strike footage with footage ... <a title="A deadly strike, or Call of Duty clip? How the US government is trying to memeify the war on Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/a-deadly-strike-or-call-of-duty-clip-how-the-us-government-is-trying-to-memeify-the-war-on-iran-277974/" aria-label="Read more about A deadly strike, or Call of Duty clip? How the US government is trying to memeify the war on Iran">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Air NZ is cutting flights due to the price of jet fuel. (File photo) RNZ/ Mark Papalii Nelson’s mayor says Air New Zealand’s cancellations of flights throughout the country will have a negative impact on the region’s tourism industry, which is only just recovering. Air New Zealand is set to cancel ... <a title="Nelson region to take a tourism hit, as Air New Zealand cancel flights over fuel prices, mayor says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/nelson-region-to-take-a-tourism-hit-as-air-new-zealand-cancel-flights-over-fuel-prices-mayor-says/" aria-label="Read more about Nelson region to take a tourism hit, as Air New Zealand cancel flights over fuel prices, mayor says">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Kiwi golfer Ryan Fox who is ranked No 44 in the world. photosport Auckland golfer Ryan Fox was a late withdrawal from the Players Championship in Florida. Fox pulled out of the unofficial fifth major just before the opening round because of illness. He was replaced in the 123-man field by ... <a title="Ryan Fox pulls out of Players Championship in Florida" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/ryan-fox-pulls-out-of-players-championship-in-florida/" aria-label="Read more about Ryan Fox pulls out of Players Championship in Florida">Read more</a>
