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April 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Newman, Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University Australia is in the middle of a fuel crisis, but the way the state and federal governments have chosen to respond signals a firm commitment to fossil fuels. In a matter of days, Canberra found billions of dollars to make ... <a title="This fuel crisis could last for a while. It’s time for a new approach to fuel use – end it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/this-fuel-crisis-could-last-for-a-while-its-time-for-a-new-approach-to-fuel-use-end-it-280454/" aria-label="Read more about This fuel crisis could last for a while. It’s time for a new approach to fuel use – end it">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roberta Kwan, Honorary Associate, School of Art, Communication and English, University of Sydney Be a good neighbour. When Prime Minister Anthony Albanese recently urged Australians not to hoard fuel, he drew on this familiar trope. Indeed, most of us still value being thought of as good neighbours. ... <a title="4 lessons on how to be a good neighbour, from Shakespeare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/4-lessons-on-how-to-be-a-good-neighbour-from-shakespeare-279843/" aria-label="Read more about 4 lessons on how to be a good neighbour, from Shakespeare">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Life Flight Westpac Rescue Helicopter searching in the Paekākāriki Hill area on 28 January 2026. Samuel Rillstone A new system to fix gaps and get search-and-rescue helicopters and planes to emergencies faster was tested late last year and sped up rescues. This is revealed in newly released papers, which also ... <a title="Police, Fire aviation coordination trial sped up rescue resources – but still years away from roll-out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/police-fire-aviation-coordination-trial-sped-up-rescue-resources-but-still-years-away-from-roll-out/" aria-label="Read more about Police, Fire aviation coordination trial sped up rescue resources – but still years away from roll-out">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacob Parakilas, Research Leader, Defence, Security, and Justice Group, RAND Europe Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky recently announced that ground robots (also known as unmanned ground vehicles) had captured a Russian position. Zelenskyy said it was the first time in the Ukraine war that an enemy position had ... <a title="Robots just captured a Russian position in Ukraine – but don’t worry about real-life Terminators just yet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/robots-just-captured-a-russian-position-in-ukraine-but-dont-worry-about-real-life-terminators-just-yet-280959/" aria-label="Read more about Robots just captured a Russian position in Ukraine – but don’t worry about real-life Terminators just yet">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Wood, Assistant Professor of History, Modern Latin America, University of Colorado Boulder In Latin America, as in other parts of the world, the second Trump administration has adopted an increasingly aggressive policy. From drone strikes on purported drug traffickers to increased tariffs on imports, and from ... <a title="Trump’s coercive tactics in Latin America evoke era of gunboat diplomacy – and the rise of anti-imperialism it helped spur" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/trumps-coercive-tactics-in-latin-america-evoke-era-of-gunboat-diplomacy-and-the-rise-of-anti-imperialism-it-helped-spur-279238/" aria-label="Read more about Trump’s coercive tactics in Latin America evoke era of gunboat diplomacy – and the rise of anti-imperialism it helped spur">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meighen McCrae, Associate Professor of Strategic & Defence Studies, Australian National University The Iran war reminds us small strategic moves can mushroom into expanding military commitments. The United States decided to blockade Iranian ports by controlling access to and from the vital Strait of Hormuz, as a ... <a title="Gallipoli has 4 lessons for the Strait of Hormuz crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/gallipoli-has-4-lessons-for-the-strait-of-hormuz-crisis-280723/" aria-label="Read more about Gallipoli has 4 lessons for the Strait of Hormuz crisis">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert William Smith, Professor of History, University of Alberta Do aliens exist? Could Earth really be the only planet hosting intelligent life? Debates over the existence of extraterrestrials date back to the earliest Indigenous and western thought. The tools generating the evidence within western science, however, have ... <a title="Are aliens real? Scientists have been hunting for extraterrestrial life since the time of Aristotle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/are-aliens-real-scientists-have-been-hunting-for-extraterrestrial-life-since-the-time-of-aristotle-279727/" aria-label="Read more about Are aliens real? Scientists have been hunting for extraterrestrial life since the time of Aristotle">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frederick Oliver Beeby Maglaque, Exhibition Researcher, Pacific Museum of Earth and Masters student in Art History, University of British Columbia “This is the story of the dinosaurs as it has never been told before,” narrates Morgan Freeman in the opening of Neflix’s The Dinosaurs docuseries. The four-part ... <a title="Netflix’s ‘The Dinosaurs’ rehashes a very old story of empire and conquest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/netflixs-the-dinosaurs-rehashes-a-very-old-story-of-empire-and-conquest-279162/" aria-label="Read more about Netflix’s ‘The Dinosaurs’ rehashes a very old story of empire and conquest">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Everlee Wihongi was detained by ICE officers without any explanation (file image) DANIELLE VILLASANA Kiwi Everlee Wihongi has lived in the United States for more than 25 years and is now in an ICE detention centre in California, after a three week visit back to New Zealand. She lives in Wisconsin, ... <a title="New Zealander Everlee Wihongi detained by ICE in California after three-week trip home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/new-zealander-everlee-wihongi-detained-by-ice-in-california-after-three-week-trip-home/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealander Everlee Wihongi detained by ICE in California after three-week trip home">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Alani Morse during the 2026 New Zealand National Surfing Championships in Gisborne. © Surfing New Zealand / PhotoCPL 2026 / PHOTOSPORT Taranaki’s Tom Butland and local Raglan surfer Alani Morse have secured wildcards for the Raglan leg of the WSL World Tour next month. The two surfers won their respective divisions ... <a title="Kiwi 15-year-old to take on world’s best surfers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/kiwi-15-year-old-to-take-on-worlds-best-surfers/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwi 15-year-old to take on world’s best surfers">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pat Leslie, Senior Lecturer, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Reform, while never an easy task, is probably more difficult now than it used to be. Not only is declining trust a problem, belief in governments’ ability and willingness to affect real change is also ... <a title="Built to last? History shows us the art of reform that’s both bold and enduring" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/built-to-last-history-shows-us-the-art-of-reform-thats-both-bold-and-enduring-276747/" aria-label="Read more about Built to last? History shows us the art of reform that’s both bold and enduring">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hunter Bennett, Lecturer in Exercise Science, Adelaide University You check your smartwatch after a run. Your fitness score has dropped. You’ve burnt hardly any calories. Your recovery score is really low. It’s telling you to take the next 72 hours off exercise. The worst bit? The whole ... <a title="6 ways your smartwatch is lying to you, according to science" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/6-ways-your-smartwatch-is-lying-to-you-according-to-science-279851/" aria-label="Read more about 6 ways your smartwatch is lying to you, according to science">Read more</a>
