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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Government’s second Emissions Reduction Plan – ERP2 – will be the focal point for a trial being held at Wellington High Court. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Two environmental groups are taking the government to court over the country’s second Emissions Reduction Plan and its ‘risky’ reliance on trees. The verdict ... <a title="Landmark case could force rewrite of emissions strategy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/landmark-case-could-force-rewrite-of-emissions-strategy/" aria-label="Read more about Landmark case could force rewrite of emissions strategy">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Calabrese, Assistant Professor, School of Public Affairs and Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Middle East Institute, American University With the Iranian regime weakened by relentless American and Israeli missiles, Washington is eyeing a familiar U.S. ally in the Middle East to help push the Islamic Republic over the ... <a title="Arming a Kurdish insurgency would be a risky endeavor – for both the US and Iran’s minority Kurds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/arming-a-kurdish-insurgency-would-be-a-risky-endeavor-for-both-the-us-and-irans-minority-kurds-277779/" aria-label="Read more about Arming a Kurdish insurgency would be a risky endeavor – for both the US and Iran’s minority Kurds">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Polina Zelmanova, PhD Candidate in Film and Television Studies, University of Warwick Frankenstein’s female creature, also known as “the Bride”, was the first female monster to appear on screen, in the 1935 Frankenstein sequel: The Bride of Frankenstein. An unruly and rebellious figure, she has inspired dozens ... <a title="A brief cinematic history of Frankenstein’s Bride as a feminist icon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/a-brief-cinematic-history-of-frankensteins-bride-as-a-feminist-icon-277294/" aria-label="Read more about A brief cinematic history of Frankenstein’s Bride as a feminist icon">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Whiteley, Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex The American people are bitterly divided over the conflict in Iran. The US president, Donald Trump, won office in 2024 after campaigning on a message of “no new wars”. So the conflict that began with airstrikes conducted with ... <a title="What Americans think of the war in Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/what-americans-think-of-the-war-in-iran-277627/" aria-label="Read more about What Americans think of the war in Iran">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Dahlen, Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University Every pregnant woman wants to deliver a healthy baby. During labour and birth, women also want to feel listened to and respected, and to come out of the experience physically and ... <a title="Seeing the same midwife or doctor in pregnancy and labour reduces the risk of birth trauma" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/seeing-the-same-midwife-or-doctor-in-pregnancy-and-labour-reduces-the-risk-of-birth-trauma-276182/" aria-label="Read more about Seeing the same midwife or doctor in pregnancy and labour reduces the risk of birth trauma">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ken Purnell, Professor of Education, CQUniversity Australia This year, students at The King’s School in Sydney are starting lessons later on Wednesdays. The start of the usual day has been pushed back from 8.50am to 9.40am. This is to allow students to do self-directed learning at home ... <a title="School hours have barely changed since the 1800s. This doesn’t suit teenagers’ sleep" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/school-hours-have-barely-changed-since-the-1800s-this-doesnt-suit-teenagers-sleep-275444/" aria-label="Read more about School hours have barely changed since the 1800s. This doesn’t suit teenagers’ sleep">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martie-Louise Verreynne, Professor in Innovation and Associate Dean (Research), The University of Queensland Innovation is one of the most celebrated yet misunderstood ideas of our time. It is invoked in policy speeches, corporate strategy decks and university mission statements. But strip away the buzzword and what remains? ... <a title="Andrew Leigh maps the drivers of history’s big breakthroughs — and why they still matter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/andrew-leigh-maps-the-drivers-of-historys-big-breakthroughs-and-why-they-still-matter-277222/" aria-label="Read more about Andrew Leigh maps the drivers of history’s big breakthroughs — and why they still matter">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Paul Coll in action at the New Zealand Open in Christchurch. photosport Squash star Paul Coll defended his New Zealand Open title in Christchurch on Sunday, with a dominant 11-7, 11-2, 11-5 victory over Egyptian teenager Mohamad Zakaria in the final. It’s the Kiwi’s third successive New Zealand Open triumph. Zakaria ... <a title="Kiwi Paul Coll wins third NZ Squash Open title" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/kiwi-paul-coll-wins-third-nz-squash-open-title/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwi Paul Coll wins third NZ Squash Open title">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf.com – RNZ / Composite Image – RNZ A public health expert says New Zealand is in its ninth wave of Covid-19. The latest Health New Zealand figures show 50 hospitalisations and 19 deaths with the virus in the past week. With booster uptake falling and little tracking of long Covid, ... <a title="Ninth wave of Covid-19 suggests wane in immunity, expert says everyone must ‘act to reduce impact’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/ninth-wave-of-covid-19-suggests-wane-in-immunity-expert-says-everyone-must-act-to-reduce-impact/" aria-label="Read more about Ninth wave of Covid-19 suggests wane in immunity, expert says everyone must ‘act to reduce impact’">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Blaxland, Professor, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney issued a stark warning in his address to the Australian parliament. The post-war global order is “breaking down”, he said, and middle powers like Canada and Australia risk subordination due to ... <a title="Australia can’t easily reduce its military dependence on the US, but with Canada, we can mitigate risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/australia-cant-easily-reduce-its-military-dependence-on-the-us-but-with-canada-we-can-mitigate-risk-276528/" aria-label="Read more about Australia can’t easily reduce its military dependence on the US, but with Canada, we can mitigate risk">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand By Graeme Acton, Asia Media Centre This week’s 11th Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi decided to take the Taiwan Strait issue seriously. GREG BAKER/AFP If China decides to attack Taiwan, what exactly does the rest of the world do? Graeme Acton is at the 2026 Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi. It’s ... <a title="Raisina: The Taiwan Strait Issue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/raisina-the-taiwan-strait-issue/" aria-label="Read more about Raisina: The Taiwan Strait Issue">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand XIV Commonwealth games opening ceremony, Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand, 24 January 1990. Photosport Despite its dominance of last month’s Halberg Awards, athletics looms as a possible weak link in a bid to host the 2034 Commonwealth Games. Track and field holds pride of place in past New Zealand success ... <a title="Concern over suitable athletics venue for 2034 NZ Commonwealth Games hosting bid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/concern-over-suitable-athletics-venue-for-2034-nz-commonwealth-games-hosting-bid/" aria-label="Read more about Concern over suitable athletics venue for 2034 NZ Commonwealth Games hosting bid">Read more</a>
