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March 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Henrietta Byrne, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Sydney Centre for Healthy Societies, University of Sydney You would hope for your dying days to be full of calm and care. But our research with people who are dying shows this is far from the reality for many people. Instead, financial ... <a title="A ‘good death’ has a price – and a new study shows not everyone in palliative care can afford it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/a-good-death-has-a-price-and-a-new-study-shows-not-everyone-in-palliative-care-can-afford-it-274202/" aria-label="Read more about A ‘good death’ has a price – and a new study shows not everyone in palliative care can afford it">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan Brent, Professor and Chair in Sustainable Energy Systems, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington The government’s plan to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) has raised questions about whether this is the best approach to strengthening New Zealand’s energy security, not least because the conflict ... <a title="New modelling shows renewable electricity can meet NZ’s future demand – without importing gas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/new-modelling-shows-renewable-electricity-can-meet-nzs-future-demand-without-importing-gas-277215/" aria-label="Read more about New modelling shows renewable electricity can meet NZ’s future demand – without importing gas">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Weeks, Associate Senior Research Scientist, The University of Melbourne If you follow media coverage of koalas, you could be forgiven for feeling confused. Recent stories describe a “koala paradox”: endangered in the north of Australia, abundant in the south; genetically diverse in some regions, genetically depleted ... <a title="We thought inbred koalas were at risk of extinction. But what we discovered upends genetic conventions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/we-thought-inbred-koalas-were-at-risk-of-extinction-but-what-we-discovered-upends-genetic-conventions-276981/" aria-label="Read more about We thought inbred koalas were at risk of extinction. But what we discovered upends genetic conventions">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erik Meijaard, Honorary Professor of Conservation, University of Kent Mammals are not especially diverse. Roughly 6,800 mammal species are known to exist, compared with about 8,800 species of amphibian, 11,000 species of bird and 12,500 of reptile. Yet when most people picture biodiversity, they often think of ... <a title="Meet ‘Tous’ — an entirely new genus of mammal we identified. Here’s why it’s so exciting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/meet-tous-an-entirely-new-genus-of-mammal-we-identified-heres-why-its-so-exciting-277235/" aria-label="Read more about Meet ‘Tous’ — an entirely new genus of mammal we identified. Here’s why it’s so exciting">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Ubilava, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Sydney Conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran has now led to the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route through which a fifth of the world’s oil passes. But oil is not the ... <a title="Fertiliser costs are soaring amid war in the Middle East. Will your grocery bill follow?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/fertiliser-costs-are-soaring-amid-war-in-the-middle-east-will-your-grocery-bill-follow-277511/" aria-label="Read more about Fertiliser costs are soaring amid war in the Middle East. Will your grocery bill follow?">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emily Brayshaw, Honorary Research Fellow, School of Design, University of Technology Sydney Amanda Seyfried wears a “prosthetic butthole” in her new movie, The Testament of Ann Lee. She told BBC Radio 2: This movie needed to be graphic, so I wore a prosthetic butthole. […] It was ... <a title="Amanda Seyfried’s ‘prosthetic butthole’ isn’t a joke – costuming nudity is important for actors" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/amanda-seyfrieds-prosthetic-butthole-isnt-a-joke-costuming-nudity-is-important-for-actors-277233/" aria-label="Read more about Amanda Seyfried’s ‘prosthetic butthole’ isn’t a joke – costuming nudity is important for actors">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Jackie Blue has also been the Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner. Supplied Former MP Jackie Blue has resigned her National Party membership and joined The Opportunity Party. Blue was a member of the cross-party People’s Select Committee on Pay Equity. She says the government’s handling of the Equal Pay Amendment Act 2025 ... <a title="Former MP Jackie Blue quits National to join Opportunity party" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/former-mp-jackie-blue-quits-national-to-join-opportunity-party/" aria-label="Read more about Former MP Jackie Blue quits National to join Opportunity party">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand This story was first published ahead of the 2025 Meatball Festival. From Friday to Sunday Hastings will host the second annual Meatball Festival. First Up spoke to the town’s chief meatball officer. Those unfamiliar with Hawke’s Bay’s humble meatball imagine Italian mince with red sauce. The actual description isn’t that mouth-watering, ... <a title="A rival to the cheese roll? The story of the Hawke’s Bay meatball" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/a-rival-to-the-cheese-roll-the-story-of-the-hawkes-bay-meatball/" aria-label="Read more about A rival to the cheese roll? The story of the Hawke’s Bay meatball">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Britney Spears was arrested Wednesday night (local time), according to information from Ventura County, California authorities. Booking information obtained by CNN shows that the pop superstar was stopped by the California Highway Patrol (CHP) around 9.30pm, was booked shortly after 3am, Thursday and later released. CHP public information officer Ryan Ayers ... <a title="Britney Spears arrested in California" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/britney-spears-arrested-in-california/" aria-label="Read more about Britney Spears arrested in California">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A New Zealander is one of two women facing an Australian court after an alleged attempt to import 38 kilograms of methamphetamine by hiding it under some towels in suitcases. In December, an Australian and the New Zealander, both aged 35, were stopped for a targeted bag exam by Sydney border ... <a title="Watch: NZ woman’s brazen meth-smuggling attempt discovered at Sydney border" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/watch-nz-womans-brazen-meth-smuggling-attempt-discovered-at-sydney-border/" aria-label="Read more about Watch: NZ woman’s brazen meth-smuggling attempt discovered at Sydney border">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand [brightcove] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6390401519112 For the first time in several years the modern Kurahaupō waka has gone on public display after being moved overland from Levin to Aratoi Museum in Masterton. The waka was built and launched to celebrate 150 years of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1990 and while it was not ... <a title="Kurahaupō waka goes on display at Masterton’s Aratoi Museum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/kurahaupo-waka-goes-on-display-at-mastertons-aratoi-museum/" aria-label="Read more about Kurahaupō waka goes on display at Masterton’s Aratoi Museum">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Oranga Tamariki’s second boot camp will have 10 teenagers volunteering to live at Palmerston North’s youth justice facility. 123RF Oranga Tamariki’s second boot camp that begins on Monday next week will be longer in the lock-up phase and have more staff but still have only pilot status. The second military-style academy ... <a title="Second Oranga Tamariki boot camp will see youth stay four months instead of three" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/second-oranga-tamariki-boot-camp-will-see-youth-stay-four-months-instead-of-three/" aria-label="Read more about Second Oranga Tamariki boot camp will see youth stay four months instead of three">Read more</a>
