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March 10, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon McKirdy, Professor of Biosecurity and Deputy Vice Chancellor of Global Engagement, Murdoch University Australia regularly makes global headlines for its strict biosecurity rules for international travellers. Failing to declare food, animal products and plant material – from an apple, to forgotten McMuffins or plant cuttings – ... <a title="As tonnes of illegal tobacco sneak in past our borders, we risk missing a threat that could cost us billions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/as-tonnes-of-illegal-tobacco-sneak-in-past-our-borders-we-risk-missing-a-threat-that-could-cost-us-billions-277614/" aria-label="Read more about As tonnes of illegal tobacco sneak in past our borders, we risk missing a threat that could cost us billions">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Misia Temler, Research Affiliate, Psychology, University of Sydney With so many artificial intelligence (AI) products on offer now, it’s increasingly tempting to offload difficult thinking tasks to chatbots, agents and other tools. As we chart this new technological terrain, more and more we’re exposed to vast amounts ... <a title="It’s tempting to offload your thinking to AI. Cognitive science shows why that’s a bad idea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/its-tempting-to-offload-your-thinking-to-ai-cognitive-science-shows-why-thats-a-bad-idea-276766/" aria-label="Read more about It’s tempting to offload your thinking to AI. Cognitive science shows why that’s a bad idea">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Ordway, Visiting Scholar, UNSW Sydney Last week, the Iranian soccer team refused to sing the national anthem before their Asian Women’s Cup opener on the Gold Coast. It was a silent protest in solidarity with thousands killed in deadly crackdowns in Iran. But some of these ... <a title="Australia has granted some Iranian soccer players asylum – but 2 questions remain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/australia-has-granted-some-iranian-soccer-players-asylum-but-2-questions-remain-277834/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has granted some Iranian soccer players asylum – but 2 questions remain">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Grant Duncan, Research Associate, Public Policy Institute, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau COVID-19 changed the course of New Zealand’s political history. Labour’s 50% of the vote in 2020 came from a huge electoral swing as a reward for the main coalition party’s effective evidence-based policies, and ... <a title="Second COVID inquiry: why being politically prepared for the next pandemic is crucial" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/second-covid-inquiry-why-being-politically-prepared-for-the-next-pandemic-is-crucial-277848/" aria-label="Read more about Second COVID inquiry: why being politically prepared for the next pandemic is crucial">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Shane Reti will retire at the election. RNZ / Mark Papalii Former National deputy leader Dr Shane Reti has announced he will retire at this year’s election. The Whangārei MP has been in Parliament since 2014. He lost the Whangārei in 2020, before regaining it in 2023. Reti is currently minister ... <a title="National’s Shane Reti to retire from politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/nationals-shane-reti-to-retire-from-politics/" aria-label="Read more about National’s Shane Reti to retire from politics">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Michael Scott Rodger is accused of murdering Richard Leman. RNZ / Nathan Mckinnon A High Court jury has retired to consider its verdict in the case of a man accused of murdering and dismembering Canterbury father-of-three Richard Leman. Michael Scott Rodger, 46, is accused of murdering Leman, 41, whose body was ... <a title="Jury retires in Leman murder trial" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/jury-retires-in-leman-murder-trial/" aria-label="Read more about Jury retires in Leman murder trial">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Albanese government has given humanitarian visas to five members of the Iranian women’s soccer team, including its captain, to enable them to remain in Australia, and is offering protection to any more of the women who want to defect. ... <a title="5 members of Iranian women’s soccer team defect, Australia deploys RAAF plane and missiles to Gulf" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/5-members-of-iranian-womens-soccer-team-defect-australia-deploys-raaf-plane-and-missiles-to-gulf-277244/" aria-label="Read more about 5 members of Iranian women’s soccer team defect, Australia deploys RAAF plane and missiles to Gulf">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Convicted double-murderer Scott Watson has been granted leave to appeal to the Supreme Court. File picture. Pool / John Kirk-Anderson Convicted double-murderer Scott Watson has been granted leave to appeal to the Supreme Court. Watson was sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering Ben Smart and Olivia Hope in the Marlborough Sounds ... <a title="Convicted double-murderer Scott Watson granted leave to appeal to Supreme Court" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/convicted-double-murderer-scott-watson-granted-leave-to-appeal-to-supreme-court/" aria-label="Read more about Convicted double-murderer Scott Watson granted leave to appeal to Supreme Court">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
Zahra Sultana has mocked US and Israeli pretensions, saying in a BBC interview on Sunday — International Women’s Day — that the girls in the Minab school were slaughtered “apparently to liberate women”. SPECIAL REPORT: By Brett Wilkins of Common Dreams US and Israeli airstrikes have killed nearly 300 Iranian and Lebanese children over the ... <a title="’10 classrooms full of children’ – US-Israeli war kills hundreds of Iranian, Lebanese kids" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/10-classrooms-full-of-children-us-israeli-war-kills-hundreds-of-iranian-lebanese-kids/" aria-label="Read more about ’10 classrooms full of children’ – US-Israeli war kills hundreds of Iranian, Lebanese kids">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Keith Andrew Wicks-Cairns was sentenced at the High Court in Dunedin on 10 March 2026. RNZ / Tess Brunton – This story discusses details of sexual violation. A Dunedin sex offender who raped a student after breaking into her Cosy Dell flat has been sentenced to preventive detention, with a period ... <a title="Dunedin sex offender Keith Andrew Wicks-Cairns sentenced to preventive detention" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/dunedin-sex-offender-keith-andrew-wicks-cairns-sentenced-to-preventive-detention/" aria-label="Read more about Dunedin sex offender Keith Andrew Wicks-Cairns sentenced to preventive detention">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Murdoch, Distinguished Professor, University of Otago A second Royal Commission of Inquiry into New Zealand’s experience and handling of the COVID pandemic released its substantial report today, running to several volumes and hundreds of pages. The coalition government commissioned the inquiry to specifically examine key decisions ... <a title="COVID inquiry phase two: 4 main lessons to improve NZ’s future pandemic resilience" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/covid-inquiry-phase-two-4-main-lessons-to-improve-nzs-future-pandemic-resilience-277847/" aria-label="Read more about COVID inquiry phase two: 4 main lessons to improve NZ’s future pandemic resilience">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tim Jago. RNZ / Nick Monro Convicted sex offender Timothy Jago has been stripped of his Surf Life Saving honours, awards and life membership. The disgraced former ACT Party president was found guilty in 2024 of sexually abusing two teenagers in the 1990s. He was sentenced to two years and six ... <a title="Surf Life Saving strips convicted sex offender Tim Jago of honours, awards and life membership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/surf-life-saving-strips-convicted-sex-offender-tim-jago-of-honours-awards-and-life-membership/" aria-label="Read more about Surf Life Saving strips convicted sex offender Tim Jago of honours, awards and life membership">Read more</a>
