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April 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Bongiorno, Director, Vice-Chancellor’s Centre for Public Ideas, University of Canberra “Australia is the small house,” the architect Robin Boyd reflected in his book Australia’s Home in 1952. “Ownership of one in a fenced allotment is as inevitable and unquestionable a goal of the average Australian as ... <a title="Robert Menzies fostered Australia’s love of home ownership, but the romance is souring" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/robert-menzies-fostered-australias-love-of-home-ownership-but-the-romance-is-souring-276631/" aria-label="Read more about Robert Menzies fostered Australia’s love of home ownership, but the romance is souring">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. Wool filters in breathing apparatus being tested prior to the Artemis II mission. NASA It’s one for small step for man, one giant leap for New Zealand wool. Auckland-based company Lanaco had its EcoStatic air filters on board the Artemis II mission, NASA’s first crewed lunar flyby in 50 ... <a title="The New Zealand wool that went around the moon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/the-new-zealand-wool-that-went-around-the-moon/" aria-label="Read more about The New Zealand wool that went around the moon">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Backlit by an orange sky, Romeo appears. He smokes on a derelict outdoor stage; the only curtains here the blonde hair framing his face. The moody keyboard of Radiohead’s Talk Show Host swells, a 21-year-old Leonardo DiCaprio comes into focus, and a million teenage crushes are launched. The year is 1996 ... <a title="The ’90s movie soundtrack that still makes millennial hearts flutter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/the-90s-movie-soundtrack-that-still-makes-millennial-hearts-flutter/" aria-label="Read more about The ’90s movie soundtrack that still makes millennial hearts flutter">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland-based midwife Sandy Wen is not just a mother to teenage chess player Luna Lu, who competes internationally in tournaments. She’s her comrade, her supporter, her teacher, her competitor and team player. When Luna became intrigued by chess pieces at the age of eight during the Covid-19 pandemic, Wen naturally began ... <a title="Taking up your kid’s hobby: ‘He opens up, he tells me he loves me’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/taking-up-your-kids-hobby-he-opens-up-he-tells-me-he-loves-me/" aria-label="Read more about Taking up your kid’s hobby: ‘He opens up, he tells me he loves me’">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The owner of an Island Bay pharmacy says he had been lucky to find no extra damage after flood waters ripped through the property on Monday. Wellington’s south coast was one of the worst affected areas during yesterday’s flooding. Unichem owner Duncan Sutherland said he sandbagged the shop overnight, and was ... <a title="‘Hopefully the last of it’: Flood water tears through Wellington pharmacy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/hopefully-the-last-of-it-flood-water-tears-through-wellington-pharmacy/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Hopefully the last of it’: Flood water tears through Wellington pharmacy">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ettore Camerlenghi, Associate Research Fellow, Avian Behaviour, Deakin University You might go for a walk in the forest to disconnect from work and calm your nerves after a busy week. The chirping and calls of birds in the canopy above might be exactly what allows you to ... <a title="Birds and monkeys in the Amazon share information via ‘internet of the forest’: new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/birds-and-monkeys-in-the-amazon-share-information-via-internet-of-the-forest-new-research-276171/" aria-label="Read more about Birds and monkeys in the Amazon share information via ‘internet of the forest’: new research">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Libby Callaway, Associate Professor, Rehabilitation, Ageing and Independent Living Research Centre and Occupational Therapy Department, School of Primary and Allied Healthcare, Monash University The government is expected to announce further changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) this week, focused on containing the rising number of ... <a title="The Coalition wants NDIS reform to focus on 3 things. Here’s what this would mean for users – and the budget" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/the-coalition-wants-ndis-reform-to-focus-on-3-things-heres-what-this-would-mean-for-users-and-the-budget-280811/" aria-label="Read more about The Coalition wants NDIS reform to focus on 3 things. Here’s what this would mean for users – and the budget">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anja Bless, Lecturer in Sustainability and International Relations, University of Technology Sydney Australia has long been proud of its food production. The nation produces enough to feed 75 million people – and exports 70% of its produce. But this position isn’t guaranteed. Intensifying climate change is putting ... <a title="Overheated cows, flooded highways, and now a fuel crisis: why Australia’s food system is in big trouble" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/overheated-cows-flooded-highways-and-now-a-fuel-crisis-why-australias-food-system-is-in-big-trouble-272334/" aria-label="Read more about Overheated cows, flooded highways, and now a fuel crisis: why Australia’s food system is in big trouble">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shae McCrystal, Professor of Labour Law, University of Sydney Have you ever gone out to bring in your wheelie bin after collection day only to find it still full? That was the situation facing residents of three Melbourne councils this month after council workers missed collections on ... <a title="Why Melbourne council workers are escalating from skipping bins to a full strike" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/why-melbourne-council-workers-are-escalating-from-skipping-bins-to-a-full-strike-280823/" aria-label="Read more about Why Melbourne council workers are escalating from skipping bins to a full strike">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Graphic artist Ant Sang made a name for himself as head designer of the hit animated series Bro’Townin the early 2000s. But he’s never tackled animation and always felt “like a bit of a faker”, he told RNZ’s Culture 101. “People meet me and they assume that I can do the ... <a title="Bro’Town creator no long a ‘faker’, bringing Kung Fu short film to life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/brotown-creator-no-long-a-faker-bringing-kung-fu-short-film-to-life/" aria-label="Read more about Bro’Town creator no long a ‘faker’, bringing Kung Fu short film to life">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf Microsoft is boosting its commitment to improving New Zealanders’ skills in artificial intelligence. The company says it is pledging to provide digital and AI training for 200,000 New Zealanders by 2028. It follows an earlier commitment in 2024 to train 100,000 New Zealanders. Microsoft Australia and New Zealand president Jane ... <a title="Microsoft announces boost in NZ AI training" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/microsoft-announces-boost-in-nz-ai-training/" aria-label="Read more about Microsoft announces boost in NZ AI training">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sun Yee Yip, Lecturer in Teacher Education, Monash University Australia needs more teachers. It ranks among the worst-performing countries in the OECD for teacher shortages. This is particularly so for public schools. As of December 2025, there was a reported shortfall of 2,600 teachers in Victoria and ... <a title="Australia has access to 20,000 migrant teachers, but is not using them. Why not?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/australia-has-access-to-20-000-migrant-teachers-but-is-not-using-them-why-not-280817/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has access to 20,000 migrant teachers, but is not using them. Why not?">Read more</a>
