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April 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sione Fanga Taufa, Associate Dean Pacific and Professional Teaching Fellow, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau When Tuvalu recently moved to declare a state of emergency, it laid bare a major vulnerability long faced by New Zealand’s small and far-flung Pacific neighbours. That is their heavy reliance ... <a title="No diesel, no power: why the global oil shock is hitting NZ’s small Pacific neighbours hard" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/no-diesel-no-power-why-the-global-oil-shock-is-hitting-nzs-small-pacific-neighbours-hard-281222/" aria-label="Read more about No diesel, no power: why the global oil shock is hitting NZ’s small Pacific neighbours hard">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Lavers (Métis Nation ᓲᐊᐧᐦᑫᔨᐤ), Lecturer in Ornithology, Charles Sturt University You might know the short-tailed shearwater and sable shearwater by the common name “muttonbirds”. These two species of seabird breed on islands off southeastern Australia. Both undertake a breathtaking two-week, non-stop flight across the Pacific to ... <a title="More shearwaters are washing up dead on Australian beaches. It’s not due to ‘natural’ causes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/more-shearwaters-are-washing-up-dead-on-australian-beaches-its-not-due-to-natural-causes-242768/" aria-label="Read more about More shearwaters are washing up dead on Australian beaches. It’s not due to ‘natural’ causes">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mathew Turner, Associate Teaching Fellow, Deakin University On Anzac Day, Collingwood and Essendon will meet at the MCG for their annual blockbuster in front of more than 90,000 people. The clash, first staged in 1995, honours those who served in the Australian forces. It is the biggest ... <a title="The AFL’s Anzac Day game: how a shared tradition became a two-club monopoly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/the-afls-anzac-day-game-how-a-shared-tradition-became-a-two-club-monopoly-280703/" aria-label="Read more about The AFL’s Anzac Day game: how a shared tradition became a two-club monopoly">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Graffam-O’Meara, Tutor in English & Theatre, The University of Melbourne There’s a line in the opening moments of Anne Edmonds’ Bad Company that announces the show’s premise: “Money is the death of creativity”. Delivered by Margie Argyle (Edmonds), the wildly self-assured artistic director of the Argyle ... <a title="The ABC’s new workplace comedy about a theatre, Bad Company, simply mocks from the outside" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/the-abcs-new-workplace-comedy-about-a-theatre-bad-company-simply-mocks-from-the-outside-279452/" aria-label="Read more about The ABC’s new workplace comedy about a theatre, Bad Company, simply mocks from the outside">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Anzac Day 2026 arrives in tumultuous times: unresolved conflict in the Middle East, the erosion of the old international order, the famous Doomsday Clock set closer to midnight than ever before. Without doubt, this brings New Zealand’s defence relationship ... <a title="Anzac then and now: as trans-Tasman defence relations get closer, NZ must be on guard" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/anzac-then-and-now-as-trans-tasman-defence-relations-get-closer-nz-must-be-on-guard-281109/" aria-label="Read more about Anzac then and now: as trans-Tasman defence relations get closer, NZ must be on guard">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Gallagher, Associate Professor, School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne Every year, millions of visitors stand at the clifftop lookouts along Victoria’s Great Ocean Road and gaze out at the Twelve Apostles. These towering limestone stacks, rising up to 70 metres above ... <a title="Scientists finally know how old the Twelve Apostles are – and they’re much younger than anyone thought" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/scientists-finally-know-how-old-the-twelve-apostles-are-and-theyre-much-younger-than-anyone-thought-281230/" aria-label="Read more about Scientists finally know how old the Twelve Apostles are – and they’re much younger than anyone thought">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Wallace, Professor, School of Politics Economics & Society, Faculty of Business Government & Law, University of Canberra Carbon pricing and the Gillard government are fused together like molten glass in the memory of all those who witnessed the traumatic and consequential policy and political drama surrounding ... <a title="The carbon tax debate damaged Julia Gillard’s leadership – and good climate policy for years to come" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/the-carbon-tax-debate-damaged-julia-gillards-leadership-and-good-climate-policy-for-years-to-come-277092/" aria-label="Read more about The carbon tax debate damaged Julia Gillard’s leadership – and good climate policy for years to come">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Townsend, Lecturer in War Studies, UNSW Sydney 110 years ago this week, Anzac Day was held for the first time. It has been observed annually ever since. Today, Anzac Day has emerged as an unofficial national day. But what do Australians think about the most significant ... <a title="After 110 years of Anzac Days, new research shows Australians remain convinced of its importance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/after-110-years-of-anzac-days-new-research-shows-australians-remain-convinced-of-its-importance-281012/" aria-label="Read more about After 110 years of Anzac Days, new research shows Australians remain convinced of its importance">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Wright, PhD Candidate in Environmental Policy, Macquarie University For more than a decade, Australia’s emissions reductions have been driven not by the federal government but by the states and territories, often in relative obscurity. State governments took the lead in driving rapid uptake of renewable energy, ... <a title="States have driven climate action until now. It’s time for the Australian government to step up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/states-have-driven-climate-action-until-now-its-time-for-the-australian-government-to-step-up-277481/" aria-label="Read more about States have driven climate action until now. It’s time for the Australian government to step up">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marg Rogers, Associate Professor in the Early Childhood Education, University of New England Tens of thousands of Australians are expected to attend Anzac Day marches and services over the weekend. Many children will also be there with their families or school groups. Anzac events are often very ... <a title="Taking your child to an Anzac service? Prepare for loud noises and big questions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/taking-your-child-to-an-anzac-service-prepare-for-loud-noises-and-big-questions-281240/" aria-label="Read more about Taking your child to an Anzac service? Prepare for loud noises and big questions">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Toby Walsh, Professor of AI, Research Group Leader, UNSW Sydney The legendary American bank robber Willie Sutton spent 40 years robbing banks because, as he claimed in his autobiography, he loved doing it. And when asked why he chose banks of all places to rob, he allegedly ... <a title="Why the world’s banks are so worried about Anthropic’s latest AI model" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/why-the-worlds-banks-are-so-worried-about-anthropics-latest-ai-model-281218/" aria-label="Read more about Why the world’s banks are so worried about Anthropic’s latest AI model">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tanja Luckins, Historian, Department of Archeology and History, La Trobe University Even before the first world war, a high mortality rate from disease, accident and death during infancy meant that Australians were familiar with mourning black. During a period of mourning, for example after the death of ... <a title="The first Anzac Day was marked by women wearing mourning black" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/the-first-anzac-day-was-marked-by-women-wearing-mourning-black-281023/" aria-label="Read more about The first Anzac Day was marked by women wearing mourning black">Read more</a>
