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March 31, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ed Macaulay, Lecturer in Physics and Data Science, Queen Mary University of London The astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen are preparing to launch into space on a trajectory that will make them the first humans to travel to the Moon in over ... <a title="Heat shield safety concerns raise stakes for Nasa’s Artemis II Moon mission" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/heat-shield-safety-concerns-raise-stakes-for-nasas-artemis-ii-moon-mission-275853/" aria-label="Read more about Heat shield safety concerns raise stakes for Nasa’s Artemis II Moon mission">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ed Hutchinson, Professor, MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, University of Glasgow The first human case of H9N2 influenza virus (bird flu) has been reported in Europe. A human infection was recorded by the Italian Ministry of Health on March 25, 2026. As an influenza virologist, ... <a title="First European case of H9N2 bird flu reported in Italy – what you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/first-european-case-of-h9n2-bird-flu-reported-in-italy-what-you-need-to-know-279574/" aria-label="Read more about First European case of H9N2 bird flu reported in Italy – what you need to know">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Murray, Lecturer, The University of Western Australia George Eliot – the pen name of Victorian novelist Mary Ann Evans – is celebrated today as a writer of realist novels: Adam Bede (1859), The Mill on the Floss (1860), Middlemarch (1871) and Daniel Deronda (1876). We don’t ... <a title="George Eliot is best known for Middlemarch, but she also wrote an early work of science fiction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/george-eliot-is-best-known-for-middlemarch-but-she-also-wrote-an-early-work-of-science-fiction-269379/" aria-label="Read more about George Eliot is best known for Middlemarch, but she also wrote an early work of science fiction">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ BNZ says its new home loan refinancing solution will make it easier to move banks without having to pay legal fees. Generally, a lawyer is required to move a home loan from one bank to another. But BNZ said its process would take care of the legal documentation and let ... <a title="Making home loan switching easier without lawyers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/making-home-loan-switching-easier-without-lawyers/" aria-label="Read more about Making home loan switching easier without lawyers">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Commerce Commission believes the electricity price increase is justified. RNZ The Commerce Commission is warning households that the price of power is set to increase about 5 percent. Retailers have started notifying customers – citing maintenance and upgrades, higher wholesale prices, gas supply decline, and inflation. In February, Consumer NZ ... <a title="Terrible timing but pending power price increase justified – Commerce Commission" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/terrible-timing-but-pending-power-price-increase-justified-commerce-commission/" aria-label="Read more about Terrible timing but pending power price increase justified – Commerce Commission">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Deputy Prime Minister is pointing to parts of the Covid-19 pandemic response the government will avoid in navigating potential fuel shortages, saying “our long-term future must not be eroded by short-term political theatrics”. David Seymour, who was highly critical of parts of the previous government’s pandemic response, spoke to the ... <a title="Deputy PM David Seymour outlines 5 lessons learned from Covid in addressing NZ’s fuel response" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/deputy-pm-david-seymour-outlines-5-lessons-learned-from-covid-in-addressing-nzs-fuel-response/" aria-label="Read more about Deputy PM David Seymour outlines 5 lessons learned from Covid in addressing NZ’s fuel response">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand At an average price of $3.42 a litre for 91, it would cost an average household buying 43 litres of fuel a week nearly $150. RNZ / Unsplash It now costs a typical household $40 more to fill up their car than it did last week – and people in some ... <a title="Fuel cost jumps $40 in a week: Who’s feeling it most?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/fuel-cost-jumps-40-in-a-week-whos-feeling-it-most/" aria-label="Read more about Fuel cost jumps $40 in a week: Who’s feeling it most?">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Kaiārahi ferry. File photo. Supplied / Regan Ingley A search is underway for a person that went overboard from an Interislander ferry on the Cook Strait overnight. A KiwiRail spokesperson said the incident happened from its Kaiārahi ferry. Police said they were alerted to the incident about 2.20am on Tuesday. They ... <a title="Search underway after person goes overboard from ferry in Cook Strait" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/search-underway-after-person-goes-overboard-from-ferry-in-cook-strait/" aria-label="Read more about Search underway after person goes overboard from ferry in Cook Strait">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leonidas Karagounis, Professor Research Translation & Enterprise, Australian Catholic University Peptides are widely marketed as a kind of “holy grail” for workout recovery and physical performance. You may have seen advertisements online claiming these supplements can significantly boost muscle growth, eliminate joint pain, and accelerate recovery times. ... <a title="Do peptides improve workout performance? A nutrition expert explains the science" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/do-peptides-improve-workout-performance-a-nutrition-expert-explains-the-science-276965/" aria-label="Read more about Do peptides improve workout performance? A nutrition expert explains the science">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gehan Gunasekara, Professor of Commercial Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Following a series of significant health data breaches, the government released a cyber security strategy and action plan to establish a national framework for responding to escalating cyber threats. The strategy covers New Zealand’s critical ... <a title="Public health providers have to obey strict cyber security rules – so should private contractors" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/public-health-providers-have-to-obey-strict-cyber-security-rules-so-should-private-contractors-279300/" aria-label="Read more about Public health providers have to obey strict cyber security rules – so should private contractors">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nina Van Dyke, Associate Professor and Associate Director, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University When most people think about “healthy eating”, they usually focus on what they eat. That might mean trying to eat more fruit and vegetables or less fast food, or counting calories. But there’s a lot ... <a title="Focusing on how and why you eat – not just what – may be the key to healthy eating" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/focusing-on-how-and-why-you-eat-not-just-what-may-be-the-key-to-healthy-eating-273019/" aria-label="Read more about Focusing on how and why you eat – not just what – may be the key to healthy eating">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bernard Stewart, Professor, Paediatrics and Child Health, UNSW Sydney As early as the 1880s, there was evidence that smoking tobacco damaged your lungs. But it took almost 100 years to definitively show that smoking causes lung cancer. So, what about vapes? Until now, most research that has ... <a title="Strongest evidence yet that vaping likely causes cancer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/strongest-evidence-yet-that-vaping-likely-causes-cancer-279550/" aria-label="Read more about Strongest evidence yet that vaping likely causes cancer">Read more</a>
