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February 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zsuzsanna Dancso, Associate Professor of Mathematics, University of Sydney We all know we live in three-dimensional space. But what does it mean when people talk about four dimensions? Is it just a bigger kind of space? Is it “space-time”, the popular idea which emerged from Einstein’s theory ... <a title="Why you can’t tie knots in four dimensions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/why-you-cant-tie-knots-in-four-dimensions-272445/" aria-label="Read more about Why you can’t tie knots in four dimensions">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stacey Pizzino, Lecturer, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland When a war ends and peace agreements are signed, most people assume the danger is over. But for many communities around the world the danger remains in the ground, waiting. Landmines and other explosives left behind ... <a title="New global study: long after war, nearly 4 in 10 people injured by landmines and explosives die" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/new-global-study-long-after-war-nearly-4-in-10-people-injured-by-landmines-and-explosives-die-276062/" aria-label="Read more about New global study: long after war, nearly 4 in 10 people injured by landmines and explosives die">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Josh Sunman, Associate lecturer, Flinders University Since the 2025 federal election, poll after poll has shown surging support for right-wing populist party One Nation. The party, and its leader Pauline Hanson, have been on the Australian political scene for 30 years. Yet until recently, One Nation had ... <a title="One Nation has been on the fringes of Australian politics for 30 years. Why is its popularity soaring now?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/one-nation-has-been-on-the-fringes-of-australian-politics-for-30-years-why-is-its-popularity-soaring-now-276763/" aria-label="Read more about One Nation has been on the fringes of Australian politics for 30 years. Why is its popularity soaring now?">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandra James, Research Fellow, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University Among the corsets and chemistry, the latest season of Bridgerton gets one thing right: the taboos around talking about sex and sexual pleasure. Newlywed Francesca asks in hushed confusion what it means ... <a title="What Bridgerton’s ‘pinnacle’ tells us about sex talk today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/what-bridgertons-pinnacle-tells-us-about-sex-talk-today-276504/" aria-label="Read more about What Bridgerton’s ‘pinnacle’ tells us about sex talk today">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hussein Dia, Professor of Transport Technology and Sustainability, Swinburne University of Technology Australia’s new fuel efficiency scheme has been in place for just seven months. But the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard has already created a new, tradeable carbon currency applying just to cars and light commercial vehicles ... <a title="How Australia’s new fuel efficiency scheme quietly created a carbon currency for cars – and it’s working" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/how-australias-new-fuel-efficiency-scheme-quietly-created-a-carbon-currency-for-cars-and-its-working-276379/" aria-label="Read more about How Australia’s new fuel efficiency scheme quietly created a carbon currency for cars – and it’s working">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian R. Camilleri, Associate Professor of Marketing, University of Technology Sydney You’re scrolling through an online retailer, like Amazon, Shein or eBay, and spot a shirt on sale for $40. You add it to your cart, but at checkout, a $10 shipping fee suddenly appears. Frustrated, you ... <a title="Does ‘free’ shipping really exist? An expert shares the marketing tricks you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/does-free-shipping-really-exist-an-expert-shares-the-marketing-tricks-you-need-to-know-276397/" aria-label="Read more about Does ‘free’ shipping really exist? An expert shares the marketing tricks you need to know">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justine Poplin, Teaching Associate, Faculty of Education, Southern Cross University “Drink hot water” has become an unlikely life philosophy on TikTok, as countless users track their journey towards “being” or “becoming Chinese”. All of this is part of a broader social media trend dubbed “Chinamaxxing”. Out of ... <a title="TikTokers are ‘becoming Chinese’ in a new trend that’s part parody and part politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/tiktokers-are-becoming-chinese-in-a-new-trend-thats-part-parody-and-part-politics-276279/" aria-label="Read more about TikTokers are ‘becoming Chinese’ in a new trend that’s part parody and part politics">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are making enquiries into a sudden death in Taupaki near Kumeū on Wednesday night. At around 9pm, officers attended the incident on a shared driveway off Nixon Road. Detective Senior Sergeant Megan Goldie, of Waitematā CIB, said a man in his 50s had been riding his motorbike before he was ... <a title="Police probe death of rider found beside his motorbike at Auckland property" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/police-probe-death-of-rider-found-beside-his-motorbike-at-auckland-property/" aria-label="Read more about Police probe death of rider found beside his motorbike at Auckland property">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Several Auckland councillors think it’s time to abandon postal voting for local elections. RNZ / Eveline Harvey Is it time to abandon postal voting for local elections? Several Auckland councillors think so, with voter turnout in the region continuing to decline. Less than a third of Aucklanders voted in the 2025 ... <a title="Is it time to abandon postal voting for local elections?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/is-it-time-to-abandon-postal-voting-for-local-elections/" aria-label="Read more about Is it time to abandon postal voting for local elections?">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand If you want to catch a tiny bird and move it to a new home, you need expert help and your car’s aircon on. Overheating is a threat to the rifleman. And buzzing cicadas can get in the way of finding them in the first place as a group rounding up ... <a title="How to catch and move the country’s tiniest bird" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/how-to-catch-and-move-the-countrys-tiniest-bird/" aria-label="Read more about How to catch and move the country’s tiniest bird">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Mitchell Santner top sored for the Black Caps in Colombo. (File pic) Chris Symes / www.photosport.nz The Black Caps have knocked co-hosts Sri Lanka out of the T20 World Cup on Wednesday (local time) with a 61-run win in Colombo that boosted their semi-final hopes. Sri Lanka needed an emphatic win ... <a title="Black Caps fight back to eliminate co-hosts Sri Lanka from T20 World Cup" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/black-caps-fight-back-to-eliminate-co-hosts-sri-lanka-from-t20-world-cup/" aria-label="Read more about Black Caps fight back to eliminate co-hosts Sri Lanka from T20 World Cup">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The government is deciding whether the United States should get access to New Zealanders’ biometric data. RNZ New Zealanders’ biometric information and other sensitive data may be handed over to the United States government under a new border security agreement between the countries. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has ... <a title="Government deciding whether US should get access to New Zealanders’ biometric data" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/government-deciding-whether-us-should-get-access-to-new-zealanders-biometric-data/" aria-label="Read more about Government deciding whether US should get access to New Zealanders’ biometric data">Read more</a>
