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March 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brian Choo, Postdoctoral Fellow in Vertebrate Palaeontology, Flinders University Roughly 425 million years ago, in the warm seas over what is now southern China, there lived a metre-long bony fish with jaws full of clusters of spiky teeth. Long extinct, this predatory fish (Megamastax amblyodus) was an ... <a title="New fossil reveals the weird ‘tooth cushions’ of an apex predator from 425 million years ago" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/new-fossil-reveals-the-weird-tooth-cushions-of-an-apex-predator-from-425-million-years-ago-274122/" aria-label="Read more about New fossil reveals the weird ‘tooth cushions’ of an apex predator from 425 million years ago">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shae McCrystal, Professor of Labour Law, University of Sydney Do your holidays always feel too short? Or are you a parent struggling to juggle the demands of school holidays with the leave you’re allowed to take? On Wednesday, the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) launched a ... <a title="Even if Australians won an extra week of leave, we’d need to make sure they could take it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/even-if-australians-won-an-extra-week-of-leave-wed-need-to-make-sure-they-could-take-it-277480/" aria-label="Read more about Even if Australians won an extra week of leave, we’d need to make sure they could take it">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew J. May, Professor of History, The University of Melbourne In 1981, a jingle played out across Australia, encouraging us to “Slip, Slop, Slap!” In 2023, the jingle was added to the National Film & Sound Archive’s Sounds of Australia registry in recognition of the way the ... <a title="‘Fry now pay later’: tracing a century of skin cancer messaging in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/fry-now-pay-later-tracing-a-century-of-skin-cancer-messaging-in-australia-273003/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Fry now pay later’: tracing a century of skin cancer messaging in Australia">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s Finn Allen plays a shot during the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup semi-final match against South Africa at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on March 4, 2026. AFP Finn Allen has hit the fastest century in T20 World Cup history as the Black Caps cruised into the ... <a title="Finn Allen’s record ton powers New Zealand into T20 World Cup final" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/finn-allens-record-ton-powers-new-zealand-into-t20-world-cup-final/" aria-label="Read more about Finn Allen’s record ton powers New Zealand into T20 World Cup final">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / Claire Garrigue More than half a century after the last whale was caught and killed in New Zealand, humpbacks are showing promising signs of recovery. An international study involving researchers from the University of Auckland shows humpback breeding is getting more competitive, which suggests the population is growing. University ... <a title="Fifty years after New Zealand stopped whaling, humpback population showing signs of recovery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/fifty-years-after-new-zealand-stopped-whaling-humpback-population-showing-signs-of-recovery/" aria-label="Read more about Fifty years after New Zealand stopped whaling, humpback population showing signs of recovery">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cristóbal Castro Barrientos, PhD candidate, NZ Policy Research Institute, Auckland University of Technology On the face of it, New Zealand’s push to expand international education looks like an easy win for economic growth. Government targets, announced last year, aim to nearly double revenue to NZ$7.2 billion by ... <a title="NZ wants to double foreign student revenue by 2034 – but does it have capacity?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/nz-wants-to-double-foreign-student-revenue-by-2034-but-does-it-have-capacity-276736/" aria-label="Read more about NZ wants to double foreign student revenue by 2034 – but does it have capacity?">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rahul Sen, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics and Finance, Auckland University of Technology In an increasingly uncertain world, where the global balance of power is tilting toward Asia, a comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) with India promises access to a booming market and “southern anchor of stability” ... <a title="Labour-National standoff aside, the India-NZ trade deal is a blueprint for real growth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/labour-national-standoff-aside-the-india-nz-trade-deal-is-a-blueprint-for-real-growth-276389/" aria-label="Read more about Labour-National standoff aside, the India-NZ trade deal is a blueprint for real growth">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow the latest with our live blog above Foreign Minister Winston Peters says when conditions allow, NZDF planes will help New Zealanders get to locations where they can get on commercial flights home. He says they will not be long flights. The minister says at the speed at which potentially thousands ... <a title="Live: NZ Defence Force planes prepare to fly to Middle East for evacuations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/live-nz-defence-force-planes-prepare-to-fly-to-middle-east-for-evacuations/" aria-label="Read more about Live: NZ Defence Force planes prepare to fly to Middle East for evacuations">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly More children under 12 are ringing Youthline, with its latest figures showing that age group makes up 10 percent of calls for help. At the charity’s inaugural youth mental health summit at Parliament on Wednesday, speakers called for cross-party support and a more connected model of care ... <a title="Spike in children under 12 needing mental health support" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/spike-in-children-under-12-needing-mental-health-support/" aria-label="Read more about Spike in children under 12 needing mental health support">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Roigard is still coming to terms with his status as a world elite, and in no way expects his selection to be set in stone. Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz He will likely be one of the first names penned on Dave Rennie’s team-sheet, but Cam Roigard is happy to earn his All Black ... <a title="Cam Roigard happy to earn his jersey under Dave Rennie" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/cam-roigard-happy-to-earn-his-jersey-under-dave-rennie/" aria-label="Read more about Cam Roigard happy to earn his jersey under Dave Rennie">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Taine Tuaupiki at Warriors training. Andrew Cornaga/Photosport NRL: NZ Warriors v Sydney Roosters Kickoff: 8pm Friday, 6 March Go Media Stadium, Auckland Live blog updates on RNZ website For now, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad is the NZ Warriors fullback, but he can feel the heat being applied for his No.1 jersey. Coach Andrew ... <a title="NRL: Taine Tuaupiki contract extension adds heat to NZ Warriors fullback bid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/nrl-taine-tuaupiki-contract-extension-adds-heat-to-nz-warriors-fullback-bid/" aria-label="Read more about NRL: Taine Tuaupiki contract extension adds heat to NZ Warriors fullback bid">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand creative commons – pixabay – markusspiske Another child has died in a portable pool and the coroner’s court has renewed calls for these pools to be banned. However, the government ministry in charge says change is unlikely. Ten-month-old Majura Rapi-Davis died on Boxing Day 2022 in a portable inflatable pool at ... <a title="Coroner renews call for temporary pool ban after further death, says they are costing children their lives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/coroner-renews-call-for-temporary-pool-ban-after-further-death-says-they-are-costing-children-their-lives/" aria-label="Read more about Coroner renews call for temporary pool ban after further death, says they are costing children their lives">Read more</a>
