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Child protection workers are under pressure in NZ. Can predictive modelling help?

March 23, 2026

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dylan A Mordaunt, Research Fellow, Faculty of Education, Health, and Psychological Sciences, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Flinders University; The University of Melbourne Across child protection services, frontline staff are often making decisions in the hardest possible conditions: under time pressure, with incomplete information ... <a title="Child protection workers are under pressure in NZ. Can predictive modelling help?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/child-protection-workers-are-under-pressure-in-nz-can-predictive-modelling-help-278298/" aria-label="Read more about Child protection workers are under pressure in NZ. Can predictive modelling help?">Read more</a>

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Using your AI chatbot as a search engine? Be careful what you believe

March 23, 2026

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin Veale, Senior Lecturer in Media Studies, School of Humanities, Media and Creative Communication, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University During the first world war, the British government was looking for ways to help people stretch their limited food supplies. It found pamphlets from a noted ... <a title="Using your AI chatbot as a search engine? Be careful what you believe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/using-your-ai-chatbot-as-a-search-engine-be-careful-what-you-believe-277616/" aria-label="Read more about Using your AI chatbot as a search engine? Be careful what you believe">Read more</a>

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Morgan le Fay was King Arthur’s sister – but also a healer, mathematician and murderer

March 23, 2026

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Kimball, Casual Academic, School of Humanities, Creative Industries and Social Sciences, University of Newcastle Morgan le Fay is one of the most infamous characters of Arthurian mythology. A powerful sorceress and, in later stories, King Arthur’s half-sister, Morgan was a healer, a mathematician, murderer, adulteress and ... <a title="Morgan le Fay was King Arthur’s sister – but also a healer, mathematician and murderer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/morgan-le-fay-was-king-arthurs-sister-but-also-a-healer-mathematician-and-murderer-275927/" aria-label="Read more about Morgan le Fay was King Arthur’s sister – but also a healer, mathematician and murderer">Read more</a>

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Some schools have stopped running camps as costs rise. What can we do instead?

March 23, 2026

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendon Hyndman, Associate Professor of Education, Charles Sturt University School camps have long been a rite of passage for many Australian students in both primary and high school. Typically, camps begin in primary school and continue into the secondary years, ranging from a single overnight stay to ... <a title="Some schools have stopped running camps as costs rise. What can we do instead?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/some-schools-have-stopped-running-camps-as-costs-rise-what-can-we-do-instead-278798/" aria-label="Read more about Some schools have stopped running camps as costs rise. What can we do instead?">Read more</a>

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Do petrol retailers really ‘price-gouge’ during oil price spikes?

March 23, 2026

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nikhil Datta, Assistant Professor, Economics, University of Warwick The US-Israel strikes on Iran in late February caused an immediate spike in oil prices, and volatility has only increased since then. It quickly led to fears among motorists of “price-gouging” – petrol retailers raising their prices to take ... <a title="Do petrol retailers really ‘price-gouge’ during oil price spikes?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/do-petrol-retailers-really-price-gouge-during-oil-price-spikes-278843/" aria-label="Read more about Do petrol retailers really ‘price-gouge’ during oil price spikes?">Read more</a>

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Overconfidence is how wars are lost − lessons from Vietnam, Afghanistan and Ukraine for the war in Iran were ignored

March 23, 2026

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Monica Duffy Toft, Professor of International Politics and Director of the Center for Strategic Studies, The Fletcher School, Tufts University Wars are rarely lost first on the battlefield. They are lost in leaders’ minds − when leaders misread what they and their adversaries can do, when their ... <a title="Overconfidence is how wars are lost − lessons from Vietnam, Afghanistan and Ukraine for the war in Iran were ignored" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/overconfidence-is-how-wars-are-lost-lessons-from-vietnam-afghanistan-and-ukraine-for-the-war-in-iran-were-ignored-278604/" aria-label="Read more about Overconfidence is how wars are lost − lessons from Vietnam, Afghanistan and Ukraine for the war in Iran were ignored">Read more</a>

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TVs keep getting more pixels – but we are approaching the limits of what our eyes can actually see

March 23, 2026

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Renee Goreham, Associate Professor, Physics, University of Newcastle I remember sitting very close to the television as a child and seeing the image was made up of tiny coloured dots, each of which broke down into miniature vertical strips of red, green and blue when I looked ... <a title="TVs keep getting more pixels – but we are approaching the limits of what our eyes can actually see" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/tvs-keep-getting-more-pixels-but-we-are-approaching-the-limits-of-what-our-eyes-can-actually-see-277836/" aria-label="Read more about TVs keep getting more pixels – but we are approaching the limits of what our eyes can actually see">Read more</a>

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Is it OK to drink in front of your kids? New research shows the age they’re most influenced

March 23, 2026

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sergey Alexeev, Senior research fellow, University of Sydney; UNSW Sydney It’s a Friday evening and you pour a glass of wine while your teenager sits at the kitchen bench scrolling their phone. They barely look up. But they notice more than you think. My new study found ... <a title="Is it OK to drink in front of your kids? New research shows the age they’re most influenced" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/is-it-ok-to-drink-in-front-of-your-kids-new-research-shows-the-age-theyre-most-influenced-278667/" aria-label="Read more about Is it OK to drink in front of your kids? New research shows the age they’re most influenced">Read more</a>

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How much do you really need to retire? It’s probably a lot less than $1 million

March 23, 2026

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Angel Zhong, Professor of Finance, RMIT University Every few months, someone in the superannuation industry declares that Australians now “need” around A$1 million to retire comfortably. It’s a big, scary number. But consumer advocates say most people can retire with far less. Independent estimates suggest something closer ... <a title="How much do you really need to retire? It’s probably a lot less than $1 million" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/how-much-do-you-really-need-to-retire-its-probably-a-lot-less-than-1-million-276375/" aria-label="Read more about How much do you really need to retire? It’s probably a lot less than $1 million">Read more</a>

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In the next pandemic, NZ doesn’t need to choose between health and the economy

March 23, 2026

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paula Lorgelly, Professor of Health Economics, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau This time six years ago, as officials prepared to move New Zealand into lockdown, the public was suddenly introduced to the complex and somewhat bewildering world of pandemic modelling. These highly mathematical models mapped out ... <a title="In the next pandemic, NZ doesn’t need to choose between health and the economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/in-the-next-pandemic-nz-doesnt-need-to-choose-between-health-and-the-economy-277951/" aria-label="Read more about In the next pandemic, NZ doesn’t need to choose between health and the economy">Read more</a>

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View from The Hill: One Nation’s performance in SA will send shivers down Angus Taylor’s spine for Farrer campaign

March 22, 2026

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As he looks to his own coming wrestle with One Nation in the May 9 Farrer byelection, Angus Taylor can only take from Saturday’s South Australian result a sense of deep trepidation. One Nation drove a front-end loader through the ... <a title="View from The Hill: One Nation’s performance in SA will send shivers down Angus Taylor’s spine for Farrer campaign" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/22/view-from-the-hill-one-nations-performance-in-sa-will-send-shivers-down-angus-taylors-spine-for-farrer-campaign-278787/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: One Nation’s performance in SA will send shivers down Angus Taylor’s spine for Farrer campaign">Read more</a>

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One Nation’s surge and Liberal Party’s collapse in SA election reveal tectonic shifts in Australian politics

March 22, 2026

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rob Manwaring, Associate Professor, Politics and Public Policy, Flinders University The tectonic plates of South Australian politics have fundamentally shifted. Peter Malinauskas’s Labor government has won a second term with a landslide win. The final count should see Labor win around 33 seats in the 47 seat ... <a title="One Nation’s surge and Liberal Party’s collapse in SA election reveal tectonic shifts in Australian politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/22/one-nations-surge-and-liberal-partys-collapse-in-sa-election-reveal-tectonic-shifts-in-australian-politics-278317/" aria-label="Read more about One Nation’s surge and Liberal Party’s collapse in SA election reveal tectonic shifts in Australian politics">Read more</a>