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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The ceramic bowl with an uneven glaze. The teacup mended with gold lacquer. The images are calming and attractive. They are said to reflect wabi-sabi – a Japanese aesthetic often summarised in the West as valuing imperfection, impermanence and incompleteness. Wabi-sabi: things are flawed, things change, and things are never fully ... <a title="What is wabi‑sabi? Will this Japanese philosophy make me happy?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/what-is-wabi-sabi-will-this-japanese-philosophy-make-me-happy/" aria-label="Read more about What is wabi‑sabi? Will this Japanese philosophy make me happy?">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wayne Brown and councillors met on Tuesday after the government u-turned on 2 million homes for the city. File picture. RNZ/Marika Khabazi Auckland’s mayor says the city’s oldest suburb can expect intensification after a “long and painful” meeting to mull over how to grow the city. Councillors met on Tuesday after ... <a title="Auckland Mayor says inner-city suburbs are ripe for housing intensification" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/auckland-mayor-says-inner-city-suburbs-are-ripe-for-housing-intensification/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland Mayor says inner-city suburbs are ripe for housing intensification">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand ATTA KENARE / AFP What will the war in the Middle East mean for the average Kiwi’s finances? How far are fuel prices going to rise? What will happen to interest rates? And what does it all mean for the price of food – haven’t we had enough increases there, already? ... <a title="No Stupid Questions: What could the Iran war really mean for your bank balance?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/no-stupid-questions-what-could-the-iran-war-really-mean-for-your-bank-balance/" aria-label="Read more about No Stupid Questions: What could the Iran war really mean for your bank balance?">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The electric guitar Kurt Cobain played in Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ video is expected to sell for more than US$7 million at auction in New York later this month. The left-handed 1969 Fender Competition Mustang, which Cobain bought just before the release of the genre-defining album Nevermind, is among hundreds ... <a title="Kurt Cobain’s Smells Like Teen Spirit guitar goes up for sale" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/kurt-cobains-smells-like-teen-spirit-guitar-goes-up-for-sale/" aria-label="Read more about Kurt Cobain’s Smells Like Teen Spirit guitar goes up for sale">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Rough sleepers in New Plymouth, in Northland rough sleepers are typically waiting for more than 800 days for a home through Housing First. RNZ / Robin Martin In Northland, rough sleepers typically wait more than 800 days for a home through the Housing First. The nationwide programme helps chronically homeless people ... <a title="Northland rough sleepers face more than 800 day wait for home through Housing First" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/northland-rough-sleepers-face-more-than-800-day-wait-for-home-through-housing-first/" aria-label="Read more about Northland rough sleepers face more than 800 day wait for home through Housing First">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben JJ Walker, Researcher, UNSW Sydney Animals are noisy. And their noises can travel a long way. But making sounds can be a double-edged sword: it can help them communicate, sometimes over long distances, but it can also reveal them to predators. In new research published in ... <a title="Animals can talk over huge distances – but humans might be changing their range" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/animals-can-talk-over-huge-distances-but-humans-might-be-changing-their-range-277742/" aria-label="Read more about Animals can talk over huge distances – but humans might be changing their range">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kristen Foley, Research Fellow, Centre for Public Health, Equity and Human Flourishing, Torrens University Australia Ellidy pops into the bottle shop on her way out to dinner with friends. She’s faced with rows of evocative labels – using artwork, imagery and symbols to help portray the essence ... <a title="Sex, pink and empowerment are used to sell alcohol to women. They don’t always like it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/sex-pink-and-empowerment-are-used-to-sell-alcohol-to-women-they-dont-always-like-it-277610/" aria-label="Read more about Sex, pink and empowerment are used to sell alcohol to women. They don’t always like it">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Goutam Roy, PhD Candidate in STEM education, Charles Sturt University Parents of young children will be aware of the need to encourage early reading and maths skills in their kids. They know it’s important to make time to read with their children. Or point out that “cat” ... <a title="All it takes is paint and pancakes. How to boost your preschooler’s science skills" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/all-it-takes-is-paint-and-pancakes-how-to-boost-your-preschoolers-science-skills-275226/" aria-label="Read more about All it takes is paint and pancakes. How to boost your preschooler’s science skills">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Locky Xianglong Liu, Research fellow, Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University The war in Iran has once again exposed how vulnerable the world’s energy markets are to geopolitical disruption. In wild swings, benchmark crude oil prices spiked as high as US$120 per barrel, roughly 50% higher than ... <a title="Amid a surge in energy prices, a windfall tax on gas profits could be the best way to protect households" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/amid-a-surge-in-energy-prices-a-windfall-tax-on-gas-profits-could-be-the-best-way-to-protect-households-277729/" aria-label="Read more about Amid a surge in energy prices, a windfall tax on gas profits could be the best way to protect households">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Roberts, Professor of Sociology, School of Social Sciences, Monash University Over the past two years, viral clips, news headlines and TV series such as Adolescence have ensured much of the public has encountered the “manosphere” – an online ecosystem that repackages misogyny, anti-feminism and male grievance ... <a title="Louis Theroux’s Inside the Manosphere exposes the business model of misogyny" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/louis-therouxs-inside-the-manosphere-exposes-the-business-model-of-misogyny-277509/" aria-label="Read more about Louis Theroux’s Inside the Manosphere exposes the business model of misogyny">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Rain forecast for 4pm Wednesday. MetService A weather alert has been issued as a tropical storm nears the north of the country. A tropical low is expected to lie north of New Zealand on Wednesday afternoon, bringing southeast gales and heavy rain to the north. MetService has issued a strong wind ... <a title="Weather: Strong winds, heavy rain loom as tropical low nears New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/weather-strong-winds-heavy-rain-loom-as-tropical-low-nears-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Weather: Strong winds, heavy rain loom as tropical low nears New Zealand">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sam Tanner and Sam Ruthe, 800m, Potts Classic, Mitre 10 Park, Hastings. Kerry Marshall/Photosport Sam Ruthe has set the world alight with his speed but he’s far from the only Kiwi track and field athlete making waves right now When RNZ sports reporter Grant Chapman was a budding athlete in the ... <a title="Athletics comes out of hibernation in New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/athletics-comes-out-of-hibernation-in-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Athletics comes out of hibernation in New Zealand">Read more</a>
