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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dennis Altman, Vice Chancellor’s Fellow and Professorial Fellow, Institute for Human Security and Social Change, La Trobe University Last February the White House released photos styling President Donald Trump as a king on social media. This week he got to host a genuine king, for the state ... <a title="King Charles’ US trip shows royalty’s soft power, even in times of war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/king-charles-us-trip-shows-royaltys-soft-power-even-in-times-of-war-281532/" aria-label="Read more about King Charles’ US trip shows royalty’s soft power, even in times of war">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Australian-owned mattress manufacturer A.H. Beard entered voluntary administration on Tuesday. 123rf About 40 workers in New Zealand have lost their jobs after the shock collapse of an Australian-owned mattress manufacturer A.H. Beard Limited on Tuesday. The Australian parent company entered voluntary administration after 126 years in business yesterday with the ... <a title="Australian mattress manufacturer A.H. Beard Limited collapses, leave 40 jobless" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/australian-mattress-manufacturer-a-h-beard-limited-collapses-leave-40-jobless/" aria-label="Read more about Australian mattress manufacturer A.H. Beard Limited collapses, leave 40 jobless">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A pup using its mum, Hipi, as a pillow. Shaun McConkey / NZ Sea Lion Trust An Otago colony of sea lions has hit a major milestone after a successful breeding season which saw the birth of 38 pups. For the first time in more than a century the Otago Pakake/sea ... <a title="Otago sea lion colony hits major population milestone – with 38 new pups" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/otago-sea-lion-colony-hits-major-population-milestone-with-38-new-pups/" aria-label="Read more about Otago sea lion colony hits major population milestone – with 38 new pups">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The bill was championed by between National’s Greg Fleming and Labour’s Camilla Belich. Samuel Rillstone / RNZ A bill tackling modern slavery has passed its first reading with bipartisan support, marking a first for Parliament. The bill uses a new rule introduced in the 2020 term, Standing Order 288, which allows ... <a title="Modern Slavery bill passes first reading under new Parliament rule" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/modern-slavery-bill-passes-first-reading-under-new-parliament-rule/" aria-label="Read more about Modern Slavery bill passes first reading under new Parliament rule">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rob Nicholls, Senior Research Associate in Media and Communications, University of Sydney There was a time when Elon Musk and Sam Altman were friends. But the two tech billionaires are now embroiled in a bitter legal battle in the United States that could reshape not just OpenAI, ... <a title="Elon Musk vs Sam Altman: how the legal battle of the tech billionaires could shape the future of AI" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/elon-musk-vs-sam-altman-how-the-legal-battle-of-the-tech-billionaires-could-shape-the-future-of-ai-281732/" aria-label="Read more about Elon Musk vs Sam Altman: how the legal battle of the tech billionaires could shape the future of AI">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Baldino, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Notre Dame Australia Earlier this month, multibillion-dollar US tech company Palantir posted on X a summary of its chief executive Alex Karp’s recent book, the portentously titled The Technological Republic: Hard Power, Soft Belief, and the ... <a title="Supervillain or Cicero? Why Palantir’s manifesto has such sinister vibes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/supervillain-or-cicero-why-palantirs-manifesto-has-such-sinister-vibes-281521/" aria-label="Read more about Supervillain or Cicero? Why Palantir’s manifesto has such sinister vibes">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The baby was taken to Christchurch Hospital with serious unexplained injuries. RNZ / Nate McKinnon The mother of a five-month-old baby on life support after suffering serious unexplained injuries including a brain bleed says she’s “angry, confused” and desperate for answers. She says the baby, who RNZ has chosen not to ... <a title="Mother of baby who suffered serious injuries desperate for answers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/mother-of-baby-who-suffered-serious-injuries-desperate-for-answers/" aria-label="Read more about Mother of baby who suffered serious injuries desperate for answers">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mandar Oak, Associate Professor, School of Economics, Adelaide University Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi suffered a rare defeat last week after a bill to reserve one-third of seats in the lower house of parliament for women failed to get enough support. The bill was paired with another ... <a title="Why did Indian lawmakers vote against ensuring more women in parliament?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/why-did-indian-lawmakers-vote-against-ensuring-more-women-in-parliament-281535/" aria-label="Read more about Why did Indian lawmakers vote against ensuring more women in parliament?">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stella Huangfu, Associate Professor, School of Economics, University of Sydney Australia’s inflation rate surged 1.1% in March, driven by a record jump in fuel prices, making an interest rate hike next Tuesday more likely. The consumer price index (CPI), released today, rose to 4.6% in the year ... <a title="Australia’s inflation surge just made an RBA rate rise more likely" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/australias-inflation-surge-just-made-an-rba-rate-rise-more-likely-281540/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s inflation surge just made an RBA rate rise more likely">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Jason Brooke 1news tonight featured a report on the War in Ukraine. The reporter, a foreign war correspondent, explained to viewers how Ukrainian soldiers were increasingly using long-range high-tech drones to target Russian infrastructure. Now while not explicitly stated, the narrative being delivered through our particularly “Western-centric” media lens is that Ukrainians are ... <a title="‘Self-defence’ and the contradictions of Western exceptionalism in our media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/self-defence-and-the-contradictions-of-western-exceptionalism-in-our-media/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Self-defence’ and the contradictions of Western exceptionalism in our media">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A farmer with a farm fuel tank. SUPPLIED/LEVNO Australasian bosses across agriculture, aviation and freight sectors are in the ear of their government officials in dealing with the chaotic global supply chain. The government announced on Tuesday it secured an initial agreement with Z Energy to procure an additional 90 million ... <a title="New Zealand and Australia collaborate on fuel, fertiliser pressures with agriculture, aviation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/new-zealand-and-australia-collaborate-on-fuel-fertiliser-pressures-with-agriculture-aviation/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand and Australia collaborate on fuel, fertiliser pressures with agriculture, aviation">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied New Zealand’s wool industry is looking to spin a sustainable future backed by farming from its farmers and industry. Wool-producing farmers paid a wool levy for many years that helped promote the sector, build markets and fund research and development. But dissatisfied sheep farmers voted to disestablish the governing New ... <a title="Transparency vital to possible revival of sheep farmers’ wool levy, Federated Farmers says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/transparency-vital-to-possible-revival-of-sheep-farmers-wool-levy-federated-farmers-says/" aria-label="Read more about Transparency vital to possible revival of sheep farmers’ wool levy, Federated Farmers says">Read more</a>
