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February 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra A bevy of Liberal frontbenchers supporting Angus Taylor’s leadership challenge resigned their positions on Thursday, ahead of Friday’s 9am party vote. With momentum moving towards Taylor, his backers and those of Sussan Ley were working on the relatively small number ... <a title="Flood of frontbench resignations as Liberals prepare for Friday leadership showdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/flood-of-frontbench-resignations-as-liberals-prepare-for-friday-leadership-showdown-275403/" aria-label="Read more about Flood of frontbench resignations as Liberals prepare for Friday leadership showdown">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mehmet Ozalp, Professor of Islamic Studies, Head of School, The Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation, Charles Sturt University The recent unrest in Iran, with the third mass protests in the past six years, has left the theocratic regime wounded but not out. Iran is no stranger ... <a title="How Iran’s current unrest can be traced back to the 1979 revolution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/how-irans-current-unrest-can-be-traced-back-to-the-1979-revolution-273445/" aria-label="Read more about How Iran’s current unrest can be traced back to the 1979 revolution">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael J. Davern, Professor of Accounting & Business Information Systems, The University of Melbourne Roberto Carlos Blanc Angulo/Pexels In recent weeks, a range of large “software-as-a-service” companies, including Salesforce, ServiceNow and Oracle, have seen their share prices tumble. Even if you’ve never used these companies’ software tools, ... <a title="AI threatens to eat business software – and it could change the way we work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/ai-threatens-to-eat-business-software-and-it-could-change-the-way-we-work-275546/" aria-label="Read more about AI threatens to eat business software – and it could change the way we work">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justine Poplin, Teaching Associate, Faculty of Education, Southern Cross University Warner Bros, Canva, The Conversation, CC BY-NC The Chinese Year of the Fire Horse has a new, unexpected mascot: Draco Malfoy. Associating the Harry Potter antagonist with China’s Year of the Fire Horse might seem odd or ... <a title="Who is the new face of China’s Year of the Fire Horse? Draco Malfoy, of course" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/who-is-the-new-face-of-chinas-year-of-the-fire-horse-draco-malfoy-of-course-275443/" aria-label="Read more about Who is the new face of China’s Year of the Fire Horse? Draco Malfoy, of course">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Theresa Larkin, Associate Professor of Medical Sciences, University of Wollongong joyce huis/Unsplash When we talk about a biological clock ticking, it usually means the pressure women feel to fall pregnant before a certain age. It’s linked to the decline in eggs (ova) and fertility as females age. ... <a title="Yes, men have a biological clock too. But it’s not just age that affects male fertility" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/yes-men-have-a-biological-clock-too-but-its-not-just-age-that-affects-male-fertility-268298/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, men have a biological clock too. But it’s not just age that affects male fertility">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dorina Pojani, Associate Professor in Urban Planning, The University of Queensland A “health emergency”. A “total menace”. “Take them away and crush them”. E-bikes are in the news for all the wrong reasons. A spate of deaths and injuries linked to e-bike crashes have led to widespread ... <a title="That e-bike you bought your teen might be an illegal electric motorbike – and the risks are real" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/that-e-bike-you-bought-your-teen-might-be-an-illegal-electric-motorbike-and-the-risks-are-real-275427/" aria-label="Read more about That e-bike you bought your teen might be an illegal electric motorbike – and the risks are real">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Baka, Honorary Professor, School of Kinesiology, Western University, London, Canada; Adjunct Fellow, Olympic Scholar and Co-Director of the Olympic and Paralympic Research Centre, Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University Italian skier Bruno Burrini at the 1956 Winter Olympic Games in Milano Cortina. Getty Images The ... <a title="Italy hosted the Winter Olympics 70 years ago. What was it like, and what’s changed?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/italy-hosted-the-winter-olympics-70-years-ago-what-was-it-like-and-whats-changed-271838/" aria-label="Read more about Italy hosted the Winter Olympics 70 years ago. What was it like, and what’s changed?">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Loughman, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, The University of Melbourne Alfonso Scarpa/Unsplash “Butterflies in the stomach” is that fluttery, nervous feeling you might have before a job interview, giving a speech or at the start of a romance. It’s a cute description for one part of the ... <a title="Why do I get ‘butterflies in my stomach’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/why-do-i-get-butterflies-in-my-stomach-269489/" aria-label="Read more about Why do I get ‘butterflies in my stomach’?">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Nicole Driessen, Postdoctoral Researcher in Radio Astronomy, University of Sydney With Valentine’s Day around the corner, romance is in the air. And what could be more romantic than a picnic under the stars, pointing up to the night sky, and gazing at a star you’ve named ... <a title="For $40, you can name a star for your Valentine. But it won’t mean much" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/for-40-you-can-name-a-star-for-your-valentine-but-it-wont-mean-much-274742/" aria-label="Read more about For $40, you can name a star for your Valentine. But it won’t mean much">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Iain White, Professor of Environmental Planning, University of Waikato DJ Mills/ AFP/Getty Images Another summer of extreme weather has destroyed and damaged homes, cut off communities and, in the most tragic cases, left families mourning their loved ones. It reminds us that New Zealand is one of ... <a title="4 lessons NZ should take from another summer of weather disasters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/4-lessons-nz-should-take-from-another-summer-of-weather-disasters-275437/" aria-label="Read more about 4 lessons NZ should take from another summer of weather disasters">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip McKibbin, PhD Candidate, Sydney Environment Institute, University of Sydney Noel Nesme/Pexels, CC BY It is common to think of time as moving in only one direction – from point A, through point B, to point C. However, many Indigenous peoples – including Māori, the Indigenous people ... <a title="How Indigenous ideas about non-linear time can help us navigate ecological crises" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/how-indigenous-ideas-about-non-linear-time-can-help-us-navigate-ecological-crises-273231/" aria-label="Read more about How Indigenous ideas about non-linear time can help us navigate ecological crises">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jo Osborn, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Texas A&M University Islands off the coast of Peru are home to millions of seabirds. Their droppings were an important fertiliser for Indigenous people in the Andes. Jo Osborn In 1532, in the city of Cajamarca, Peru, Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro ... <a title="How bird poo fuelled the rise of Peru’s powerful Chincha Kingdom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/how-bird-poo-fuelled-the-rise-of-perus-powerful-chincha-kingdom-275316/" aria-label="Read more about How bird poo fuelled the rise of Peru’s powerful Chincha Kingdom">Read more</a>
