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February 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sam Power, Lecturer in Politics, University of Bristol Peter Mandelson was released on bail this week after being arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Coming just days after the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the images of the former US ambassador being led away by police ... <a title="How Peter Mandelson went from US ambassador to arrested over misconduct claims" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/how-peter-mandelson-went-from-us-ambassador-to-arrested-over-misconduct-claims-276787/" aria-label="Read more about How Peter Mandelson went from US ambassador to arrested over misconduct claims">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Beau Greaves, in action during the 2026 World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace in London. SHANE HEALEY There has been history made in the darts world on Wednesday (UK time), with English player Beau Greaves becoming the first woman to hit a nine-dart finish on the PDC ProTour. The 22-year-old achieved ... <a title="Darts: Beau Greaves becomes first woman to throw a perfect leg" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/darts-beau-greaves-becomes-first-woman-to-throw-a-perfect-leg/" aria-label="Read more about Darts: Beau Greaves becomes first woman to throw a perfect leg">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The proposal would let children under 12 ride on the footpath rather than the road. (File photo) 123RF A cycling group is praising a government proposal to allow children under the age of 12 to ride their bikes on the footpath. The idea was floated by Transport Minister Chris Bishop, along ... <a title="Bike group praises government proposal to let under 12s cycle on footpaths" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/bike-group-praises-government-proposal-to-let-under-12s-cycle-on-footpaths/" aria-label="Read more about Bike group praises government proposal to let under 12s cycle on footpaths">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand People are brought ashore after their ordeal. Supplied / NZ police Several people have been rescued from Waikato River while clinging onto a tree on Wednesday evening. Police were alerted at 7.20pm that four men had entered the water to float from the control gates down to Hipapatua Reserve. With only ... <a title="Several people rescued from Waikato River after tour group gets stuck trying to help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/several-people-rescued-from-waikato-river-after-tour-group-gets-stuck-trying-to-help/" aria-label="Read more about Several people rescued from Waikato River after tour group gets stuck trying to help">Read more</a>
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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>
