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April 2, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca McKetin, Associate Professor, National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney Methamphetamine – more commonly known as meth, crystal or ice – is a highly addictive, stimulant drug. An estimated 7.4 million people in the world are dependent on it or “addicted” to it. They face ... <a title="This common antidepressant helps people cut back on methamphetamine – new study" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/this-common-antidepressant-helps-people-cut-back-on-methamphetamine-new-study-272994/" aria-label="Read more about This common antidepressant helps people cut back on methamphetamine – new study">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Hartland, Adjunct Associate Professor in Freshwater Biogeochemistry, Lincoln University, New Zealand The Waikato is New Zealand’s longest river, central to the identity and practices of Waikato River iwi and a source of drinking water for nearly half of the country’s population. It is also becoming a ... <a title="Toxic blooms and invasive clams are forcing a rethink on the Waikato River" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/toxic-blooms-and-invasive-clams-are-forcing-a-rethink-on-the-waikato-river-279560/" aria-label="Read more about Toxic blooms and invasive clams are forcing a rethink on the Waikato River">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Bowman, Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania In 1967, catastrophic bushfires in Tasmania killed dozens of people – and very nearly destroyed Hobart. A year later, W.D. Jackson, Professor of Botany at the University of Tasmania, published a short but very influential article ... <a title="We have the proof that logging makes Tasmania’s forests more flammable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/we-have-the-proof-that-logging-makes-tasmanias-forests-more-flammable-279103/" aria-label="Read more about We have the proof that logging makes Tasmania’s forests more flammable">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Guy Curtis, Associate professor, The University of Western Australia People using other peoples’ ideas, words and creations without acknowledgement is a widespread problem. Plagiarism occurs everywhere from restaurant menus to political speeches and music. Within academia, plagiarism is seen as a serious breach of integrity for scholars ... <a title="Does AI mean more uni students are plagiarising their work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/does-ai-mean-more-uni-students-are-plagiarising-their-work-279565/" aria-label="Read more about Does AI mean more uni students are plagiarising their work?">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The livestream is due to start around 8.15am NZT Foreign Minister Winston Peters is attending a signing ceremony with Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown. Peters’ one-day trip to Rarotonga is expected to mark friendlier relations between the two countries after an informal meeting in Auckland last month. Brown has been ... <a title="Watch live: Peters attends signing ceremony with Cook Islands PM" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/watch-live-peters-attends-signing-ceremony-with-cook-islands-pm/" aria-label="Read more about Watch live: Peters attends signing ceremony with Cook Islands PM">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A teenager vaping an e-cigarette. 123RF While vapes may cause cancer – as a recent Australian review of evidence concluded – they remain a far less dangerous vice than traditional cigarettes, a local anti-smoking lobby group says. Researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) looked at eight years of ... <a title="Concern vaping study will drive people back to cigarettes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/concern-vaping-study-will-drive-people-back-to-cigarettes/" aria-label="Read more about Concern vaping study will drive people back to cigarettes">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The KiwiSaver contribution rate lifted to 3.5 percent this week. RNZ / Quin Tauetau Just under 5700 people have had their KiwiSaver contribution rates reduced, meaning they will not be paying the new default rate of 3.5 percent. For pay processed on or after April 1, the default contribution rate has ... <a title="Thousands of KiwiSaver members choose to cut contribution rates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/thousands-of-kiwisaver-members-choose-to-cut-contribution-rates/" aria-label="Read more about Thousands of KiwiSaver members choose to cut contribution rates">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters. RNZ / Mark Papalii New Zealand has joined Australia, France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom in expressing “deep concern” about an Israeli bill expanding the death penalty for Palestinians. Winston Peters posted on social media on Wednesday night, indicating New Zealand had joined the other nations, ... <a title="NZ, allies express ‘deep concern’ about Israeli bill expanding death penalty for Palestinians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/nz-allies-express-deep-concern-about-israeli-bill-expanding-death-penalty-for-palestinians/" aria-label="Read more about NZ, allies express ‘deep concern’ about Israeli bill expanding death penalty for Palestinians">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An armed man sent a manifesto to schools, the police and the government promising to “kill everyone” (file photo). RNZ An armed man sent a manifesto to schools, the police and the government promising to “kill everyone” and become the country’s “most deadly mass shooter”, police allege. The man – who ... <a title="Armed man allegedly sent manifesto to schools, govt promising to become NZ’s ‘most deadly mass shooter’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/armed-man-allegedly-sent-manifesto-to-schools-govt-promising-to-become-nzs-most-deadly-mass-shooter/" aria-label="Read more about Armed man allegedly sent manifesto to schools, govt promising to become NZ’s ‘most deadly mass shooter’">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Bronwyn Heslop RNZ / Lucy Xia A former Navy ship commander faced an earlier complaint of unwanted touching before she was acquitted at a court martial of inviting a junior officer to kiss her on the cheek. Bronwyn Heslop was the commander of HMNZS Canterbury when she was alleged to have ... <a title="Navy officer acquitted at court martial faced earlier complaint of unwanted touching" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/navy-officer-acquitted-at-court-martial-faced-earlier-complaint-of-unwanted-touching/" aria-label="Read more about Navy officer acquitted at court martial faced earlier complaint of unwanted touching">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington’s new Dorothy Spotswood Charity Hospital has found a home in a building on upper Cuba Street. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Wellington’s new Dorothy Spotswood Charity Hospital has found a home in a building on upper Cuba Street in the central city. The Dorothy Spotswood Charity Hospital, for which the fit-out ... <a title="Dorothy Spotswood Charity Hospital finds home on Wellington’s Cuba Street" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/dorothy-spotswood-charity-hospital-finds-home-on-wellingtons-cuba-street/" aria-label="Read more about Dorothy Spotswood Charity Hospital finds home on Wellington’s Cuba Street">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand (File photo) RNZ The government has corrected a figure after being called out for overstating improvements in school attendance. A member of the public complained to RNZ that two National Party advertisements claimed 150,000 more children attended school regularly in term four last year than at the same time in 2022. ... <a title="Government corrects figure after call-out for overstating school attendance improvements" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/government-corrects-figure-after-call-out-for-overstating-school-attendance-improvements/" aria-label="Read more about Government corrects figure after call-out for overstating school attendance improvements">Read more</a>
