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April 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bjorn Sturmberg, Senior Research Fellow, Battery Storage & Grid Integration Program, Australian National University The war on Iran has made crystal clear how shaky our reliance on fossil fuels is. It’s no surprise electric vehicles and transport have become more appealing. In Australia, sales of electric vehicles ... <a title="Growing EV popularity is leading to queues at fast chargers. Could a kerbside charger network help?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/07/growing-ev-popularity-is-leading-to-queues-at-fast-chargers-could-a-kerbside-charger-network-help-279563/" aria-label="Read more about Growing EV popularity is leading to queues at fast chargers. Could a kerbside charger network help?">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aya S. Chacar, Professor of International Business, Florida International University The global energy crisis caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is only the beginning of the economic cost of the war with Iran. I study how institutions affect businesses and supply chains, and I ... <a title="Hormuz closure threatens the global food supply – why grocery price hikes are coming" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/07/hormuz-closure-threatens-the-global-food-supply-why-grocery-price-hikes-are-coming-279899/" aria-label="Read more about Hormuz closure threatens the global food supply – why grocery price hikes are coming">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Celia Harris, Associate Professor in Cognitive Science, Western Sydney University Whether it’s riding a bike or knitting a sweater, there are some tasks you do without thinking. These are commonly associated with “muscle memory”, the idea your body can remember how to perform complex tasks and, over ... <a title="What is ‘muscle memory’ and can I improve mine?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/07/what-is-muscle-memory-and-can-i-improve-mine-277471/" aria-label="Read more about What is ‘muscle memory’ and can I improve mine?">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Donne Potter, Professor of Public Health, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University A high prevalence of long COVID is perhaps the starkest reminder that the pandemic is far from over. The latest New Zealand Health Survey confirms the impacts of the COVID pandemic continue, six ... <a title="Almost 200,000 New Zealanders are now living with long COVID – where is the government plan?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/07/almost-200-000-new-zealanders-are-now-living-with-long-covid-where-is-the-government-plan-278973/" aria-label="Read more about Almost 200,000 New Zealanders are now living with long COVID – where is the government plan?">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caroline Swee Lin Tan, Associate Professor in Fashion Entrepreneurship, RMIT University In a high-end fashion store or luxury car showroom, the term “vegan leather” sends a strong message of quality. For many shoppers, it promises the look and feel of real leather without using animal skins. As ... <a title="‘Vegan leather’ isn’t as sustainable or eco‑friendly as brands might claim" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/07/vegan-leather-isnt-as-sustainable-or-eco-friendly-as-brands-might-claim-278548/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Vegan leather’ isn’t as sustainable or eco‑friendly as brands might claim">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Perry, Associate Professor of Rhetoric, Baylor University Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s conservative evangelical religious beliefs drew attention even before his confirmation hearings in January 2025. He is a member of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches – CREC – whose beliefs have been influenced by a ... <a title="What is CREC and how does it shape Pete Hegseth’s religious rhetoric?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/07/what-is-crec-and-how-does-it-shape-pete-hegseths-religious-rhetoric-279637/" aria-label="Read more about What is CREC and how does it shape Pete Hegseth’s religious rhetoric?">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daryl Efron, Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne In the past ten years or so there has been a lot of interest to see if medicinal cannabis can help children with emotional and behavioural problems – the ones associated with conditions such as autism, ... <a title="Can medicinal cannabis help kids’ autism, ADHD or Tourette’s? Here’s what we know so far" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/07/can-medicinal-cannabis-help-kids-autism-adhd-or-tourettes-heres-what-we-know-so-far-271088/" aria-label="Read more about Can medicinal cannabis help kids’ autism, ADHD or Tourette’s? Here’s what we know so far">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tom Fairman, Forest and fire scientist, The University of Melbourne The tall alpine ash forests in Australia’s high country have lived in a delicate relationship with fire for tens of thousands of years. Intensifying fire seasons are threatening this balance to the extent the Federal Government has ... <a title="Australia’s alpine ash forests are now officially endangered. Can we save them?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/07/australias-alpine-ash-forests-are-now-officially-endangered-can-we-save-them-279099/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s alpine ash forests are now officially endangered. Can we save them?">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Lensen, Senior Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington For New Zealanders, artificial intelligence (AI) is fast becoming as much a part of everyday life as smartphones and social media did before it. According to the recently released 2026 InternetNZ Internet ... <a title="Could NZ’s next Christchurch Call be a push for fairer, safer AI?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/07/could-nzs-next-christchurch-call-be-a-push-for-fairer-safer-ai-279085/" aria-label="Read more about Could NZ’s next Christchurch Call be a push for fairer, safer AI?">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katja Hanewald, Associate Professor in Risk & Actuarial Studies, UNSW Sydney For many Australians, most of their retirement wealth is tied up in their home. A simple, well-designed program to tap into those trillions in home equity could help boost their retirement incomes. Such a program exists. ... <a title="This little-known government scheme can help retirees tap into $3 trillion of housing wealth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/07/this-little-known-government-scheme-can-help-retirees-tap-into-3-trillion-of-housing-wealth-279084/" aria-label="Read more about This little-known government scheme can help retirees tap into $3 trillion of housing wealth">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Howard, Senior Lecturer, Discipline of English and Writing, University of Sydney Nighttime. A dim and dingy car park. Woefully inadequate fluorescent lights flicker and buzz overhead. Two men stand in half-shadow. One is barely visible, his face almost entirely swallowed by darkness. His voice is low ... <a title="All The President’s Men at 50: one of the finest films about investigative journalism ever made" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/07/all-the-presidents-men-at-50-one-of-the-finest-films-about-investigative-journalism-ever-made-279451/" aria-label="Read more about All The President’s Men at 50: one of the finest films about investigative journalism ever made">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Breunig, Professor of Economics and Director, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Australia is a global success story. The structural reforms in the 1980s and ‘90s of liberalising trade, floating the dollar and reducing government involvement in the economy ... <a title="By avoiding means testing, the government is giving handouts to the rich" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/07/by-avoiding-means-testing-the-government-is-giving-handouts-to-the-rich-278660/" aria-label="Read more about By avoiding means testing, the government is giving handouts to the rich">Read more</a>
