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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Stewart, Professor of Evolutionary Palaeoecology, Bournemouth University As the Earth shifts to climates not seen for several hundred thousand years, we may need to look at ancient environments for clues about what could happen next. Our new study of two whale fossils, with preserved fragments of ... <a title="Could warming seas bring great white sharks back to the North Sea? A 5-million-year-old shark tooth may provide clues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/could-warming-seas-bring-great-white-sharks-back-to-the-north-sea-a-5-million-year-old-shark-tooth-may-provide-clues-279157/" aria-label="Read more about Could warming seas bring great white sharks back to the North Sea? A 5-million-year-old shark tooth may provide clues">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aidan Baron, Adjunct Senior Lecturer Paramedicine, University of Tasmania; University of Notre Dame Australia; Kingston University Warning: this article contains details of injuries sustained during a terrorist attack. The 2025 Bondi Beach terrorist attack was different to other terrorism incidents. What stands out was the response. Lifeguards, ... <a title="The Bondi Beach terror attack mobilised a team of volunteer medics. Here’s what we learned" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/the-bondi-beach-terror-attack-mobilised-a-team-of-volunteer-medics-heres-what-we-learned-280918/" aria-label="Read more about The Bondi Beach terror attack mobilised a team of volunteer medics. Here’s what we learned">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hassan Al Razi, PhD Student, School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia Every evening, as they move from place to place through the forest, chimpanzees stop to build a nest – most often in a tree – to sleep in. Using a selection of branches, ... <a title="Nest-building chimpanzees seem to anticipate future weather" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/nest-building-chimpanzees-seem-to-anticipate-future-weather-281537/" aria-label="Read more about Nest-building chimpanzees seem to anticipate future weather">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sora Park, Professor of Communication, News & Media Research Centre, University of Canberra If you suffer from information overload, or are unsure what to trust online, you’re not alone. Australians are increasingly disengaging from traditional news, turning instead to social media, influencers and – more recently – ... <a title="AI decides what we see online. It’s time digital platforms tell us exactly how they do it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/ai-decides-what-we-see-online-its-time-digital-platforms-tell-us-exactly-how-they-do-it-281327/" aria-label="Read more about AI decides what we see online. It’s time digital platforms tell us exactly how they do it">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caroline Swee Lin Tan, Associate Professor in Fashion Entrepreneurship, RMIT University Have you ever paid more for a product because a brand told you it was good for you and the planet? Many activewear shoppers do exactly this, trusting that the “healthy” image on the label matches ... <a title="A probe into ‘forever chemicals’ in activewear lays bare fashion’s greenwashing problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/a-probe-into-forever-chemicals-in-activewear-lays-bare-fashions-greenwashing-problem-281146/" aria-label="Read more about A probe into ‘forever chemicals’ in activewear lays bare fashion’s greenwashing problem">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darius von Guttner Sporzynski, Professor of History, Australian Catholic University When white smoke rose above the Sistine Chapel on May 8 2025, the surprise was immediate. The Catholic Church’s leadership had elected its first pope born in the United States, a former Augustinian missionary in Peru who ... <a title="In his first year as pope, Leo has emphasised peace, unity and social responsibility – and shown he won’t be stared down" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/in-his-first-year-as-pope-leo-has-emphasised-peace-unity-and-social-responsibility-and-shown-he-wont-be-stared-down-281015/" aria-label="Read more about In his first year as pope, Leo has emphasised peace, unity and social responsibility – and shown he won’t be stared down">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Rehm, Associate Professor in Property, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau In New Zealand’s long and storied romance with the property market, the “mum and dad” investor has always been a central character. With equity ready to draw on, they’ve traditionally accounted for between a third ... <a title="‘Mum and dad investors’ are pulling back. What will that mean for NZ’s housing market?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/mum-and-dad-investors-are-pulling-back-what-will-that-mean-for-nzs-housing-market-281427/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Mum and dad investors’ are pulling back. What will that mean for NZ’s housing market?">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Harrington, Senior Lecturer in English and Cultural Studies, University of Canterbury In the microbudget horror comedy The Weed Eaters, a group of bumbling townies get high on someone else’s supply with grisly and ridiculous consequences. Jules (Alice May Connolly) gives up partying with her friends for ... <a title="New NZ film The Weed Eaters asks: why bury a body when you can just eat it, maybe with some tomato sauce?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/new-nz-film-the-weed-eaters-asks-why-bury-a-body-when-you-can-just-eat-it-maybe-with-some-tomato-sauce-279551/" aria-label="Read more about New NZ film The Weed Eaters asks: why bury a body when you can just eat it, maybe with some tomato sauce?">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sophie Loy-Wilson, Senior Lecturer in Australian History, University of Sydney Taiwanese pop music superstar Jay Chou, known in Mandarin as Zhou Jielun (周杰倫), has put country Victoria’s Sovereign Hill on the map. Chou’s 25 albums have sold more than 30 million copies, and the music video for ... <a title="The Taiwanese pop megastar spreading the hidden Chinese history of Australia’s gold rush to a global audience" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/the-taiwanese-pop-megastar-spreading-the-hidden-chinese-history-of-australias-gold-rush-to-a-global-audience-281428/" aria-label="Read more about The Taiwanese pop megastar spreading the hidden Chinese history of Australia’s gold rush to a global audience">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Wood, Senior Fellow in Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute As Australia’s immediate fuel crunch eases after successful efforts to diversify supply, policymakers are turning their attention to dealing with the next energy security crisis. The question is, what would actually work? The Coalition this week ... <a title="Why Australia has to boost fuel supply – and electrify transport" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/why-australia-has-to-boost-fuel-supply-and-electrify-transport-281627/" aria-label="Read more about Why Australia has to boost fuel supply – and electrify transport">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Wood, Senior Fellow in Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute As Australia’s immediate fuel crunch eases after successful efforts to diversify supply, policymakers are turning their attention to dealing with the next energy security crisis. The question is, what would actually work? The Coalition this week ... <a title="Fuel now, electricity later: why Australia has to both boost fuel supply – and electrify transport" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/fuel-now-electricity-later-why-australia-has-to-both-boost-fuel-supply-and-electrify-transport-281627/" aria-label="Read more about Fuel now, electricity later: why Australia has to both boost fuel supply – and electrify transport">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Meghan Quinn will move from secretary of the Industry Department to head the high-profile Defence Department – the first woman to hold that post. She follows Greg Moriarty, who has become Australia’s ambassador to the United States. Quinn will oversee ... <a title="Meghan Quinn becomes first woman to head Defence Department" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/meghan-quinn-becomes-first-woman-to-head-defence-department-281637/" aria-label="Read more about Meghan Quinn becomes first woman to head Defence Department">Read more</a>
