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March 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Evangeline Mantzioris, Program Director of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Accredited Practising Dietitian, Adelaide University Black sesame is the latest plant-based product to go viral, with its appealing colour and nutty taste. Social media is full of claims these dark sesame seeds are better for you than the ... <a title="What is black sesame? Is it really the new matcha? An expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/what-is-black-sesame-is-it-really-the-new-matcha-an-expert-explains-275074/" aria-label="Read more about What is black sesame? Is it really the new matcha? An expert explains">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Freyne, Senior Producer, Impact Studios UTS, University of Technology Sydney Jimpa is an emotionally nuanced family drama by acclaimed Australian filmmaker Sophie Hyde. “Jimpa” is the family nickname for flamboyant and provocative patriarch, Jim (John Lithgow). Born in the early 1950s, Jim came out as gay ... <a title="Jimpa lovingly follows in the tradition of artwork about fathers who came out of the closet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/jimpa-lovingly-follows-in-the-tradition-of-artwork-about-fathers-who-came-out-of-the-closet-276964/" aria-label="Read more about Jimpa lovingly follows in the tradition of artwork about fathers who came out of the closet">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
RNZ Pacific A Solomon Islands academic says the US and Israel illegal bombing of Iran is “deeply alarming” and the Pacific region does not need “more global instability” US President Donald Trump warned yesterday that Operation Epic Fury against Iran — “one of the largest, most complex, most overwhelming military offensives the world has ever ... <a title="Solomon Islands academic warns Pacific economies at risk from US-Israel-Iran conflict" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/solomon-islands-academic-warns-pacific-economies-at-risk-from-us-israel-iran-conflict/" aria-label="Read more about Solomon Islands academic warns Pacific economies at risk from US-Israel-Iran conflict">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Georgia Moloney, Researcher, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Adelaide University Wildlife trafficking is a global crisis impacting at least 4,000 species of plants and animals, including mammals, reptiles, birds, corals and rare plants. A shocking case from 2025 involved the seizure of 3.7 tonnes of pangolin ... <a title="Dogs can detect trafficked wildlife hidden in shipping containers from tiny air samples" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/dogs-can-detect-trafficked-wildlife-hidden-in-shipping-containers-from-tiny-air-samples-276986/" aria-label="Read more about Dogs can detect trafficked wildlife hidden in shipping containers from tiny air samples">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeremie M Bracka, Law Lecturer and Transitional Justice Academic, RMIT University As both the federal government and states across the country pass laws cracking down on hate speech, there’s been much debate about where to draw the line on what can and can’t be said. A Victorian ... <a title="A court has drawn a clear line on antisemitic hate speech. Here’s what it said" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/a-court-has-drawn-a-clear-line-on-antisemitic-hate-speech-heres-what-it-said-277095/" aria-label="Read more about A court has drawn a clear line on antisemitic hate speech. Here’s what it said">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Johan Lidberg, Associate Professor, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University Covering the courts can be a tough gig. The pace is fast, there are many legal considerations to be across, and media outlets are hungry for quality stories, quickly. Our study aimed to capture the ... <a title="Open justice no more: how Victoria’s courts are stopping journalists from doing their jobs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/open-justice-no-more-how-victorias-courts-are-stopping-journalists-from-doing-their-jobs-276040/" aria-label="Read more about Open justice no more: how Victoria’s courts are stopping journalists from doing their jobs">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
RNZ News New Zealand’s opposition Labour leader Chris Hipkins says he does not support the United States and Israel’s strikes on Iran. He disagrees with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s stance that it was not New Zealand’s place to comment on the legality of the strikes. Iran and Israel have continued to trade strikes since joint ... <a title="NZ’s opposition leader Chris Hipkins says US-Israel strikes illegal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/nzs-opposition-leader-chris-hipkins-says-us-israel-strikes-illegal/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s opposition leader Chris Hipkins says US-Israel strikes illegal">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Analysis by Keith Rankin, 2 March 2026. We keep hearing that Iran is an “evil” regime run by “clerics”. This conflation of an unscientific and emotive concept (‘evil’) with a cultural occupation (‘cleric’) is made in the context of picking on an ethnic or religious group of people as inferior. In this context, ‘cleric’ applies ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – The Greater Evil" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/keith-rankin-analysis-the-greater-evil/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – The Greater Evil">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
ANALYSIS: By Nury Vittachi The West is in turmoil over countries’ top legal minds declaring the US-Israel attack on Iran to be illegal, as China did. But Israel-friendly Western politicians, including Starmer, von der Leyen, Albanese, and others are desperately blocking their ears as they try to justify actual war crimes. Here’s what the specialists ... <a title="12 reasons why a huge split is opening up in the West over US-Israel’s ‘manifestly illegal’ war on Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/12-reasons-why-a-huge-split-is-opening-up-in-the-west-over-us-israels-manifestly-illegal-war-on-iran/" aria-label="Read more about 12 reasons why a huge split is opening up in the West over US-Israel’s ‘manifestly illegal’ war on Iran">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maryam Lotfi, Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Supply Chain Management, Cardiff University The escalating conflict between Iran, the US and Israel has taken a critical turn. The strait of Hormuz – one of the most important shipping routes for oil and gas – is facing significant disruption. The ... <a title="The oil price surge is just one symptom of a supply chain network that is not fit for this age of global tensions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/the-oil-price-surge-is-just-one-symptom-of-a-supply-chain-network-that-is-not-fit-for-this-age-of-global-tensions-277277/" aria-label="Read more about The oil price surge is just one symptom of a supply chain network that is not fit for this age of global tensions">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kenya Fernandes, Research Fellow, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney Before antibiotics and antiseptics, healers across ancient Egypt, Greece, and China reached for honey to treat wounds. Archaeological evidence shows humans have been harvesting and collecting honey for thousands of years – and for much of that ... <a title="Honey from Australian wildflowers has potent power to kill bacteria" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/honey-from-australian-wildflowers-has-potent-power-to-kill-bacteria-276630/" aria-label="Read more about Honey from Australian wildflowers has potent power to kill bacteria">Read more</a>
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March 3, 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 To most of us, a visit to the local pharmacy feels like a simple transaction: we hand over a prescription slip ... <a title="Primary care prevents health problems from becoming more expensive – why doesn’t NZ fund it properly?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/primary-care-prevents-health-problems-from-becoming-more-expensive-why-doesnt-nz-fund-it-properly-275793/" aria-label="Read more about Primary care prevents health problems from becoming more expensive – why doesn’t NZ fund it properly?">Read more</a>
