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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandre Siqueira, ARC DECRA and Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellow, School of Science, Edith Cowan University New research published today in Science Advances reveals that the largest expansion of coral reefs in the past 100 million years happened about 20 to 10 million years ago, between Australia and Southeast ... <a title="The cradle of Earth’s rich ocean life was a massive coral reef system 20 million years ago" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/the-cradle-of-earths-rich-ocean-life-was-a-massive-coral-reef-system-20-million-years-ago-281539/" aria-label="Read more about The cradle of Earth’s rich ocean life was a massive coral reef system 20 million years ago">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Lee, Adjunct Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne based), Curtin University Data from Australia’s wastewater drug monitoring program suggests methamphetamine use (also known as speed, ice or crystal meth) is at a record high. Cocaine is also up. MDMA may be levelling off. Heroin ... <a title="Wastewater data suggests meth use is at a record high. Here’s why we don’t need to panic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/wastewater-data-suggests-meth-use-is-at-a-record-high-heres-why-we-dont-need-to-panic-281735/" aria-label="Read more about Wastewater data suggests meth use is at a record high. Here’s why we don’t need to panic">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephanie Milford, Research Officer, School of Arts and Humanities, Edith Cowan University; Curtin University; Federation University Australia Parents are told to avoid screens altogether in the first two years of a child’s life. At the same time, digital devices are part of everyday family life used for ... <a title="‘I don’t believe no screens is possible’: how parents manage devices and little kids" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/i-dont-believe-no-screens-is-possible-how-parents-manage-devices-and-little-kids-281241/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I don’t believe no screens is possible’: how parents manage devices and little kids">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jamie Cross, Assistant Professor of Econometrics & Statistics, Melbourne Business School The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced that on May 1, it will leave both the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and the larger OPEC+ group. By withdrawing, the UAE will now be able ... <a title="The UAE is leaving the OPEC oil cartel. What could that mean for oil prices?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/the-uae-is-leaving-the-opec-oil-cartel-what-could-that-mean-for-oil-prices-281734/" aria-label="Read more about The UAE is leaving the OPEC oil cartel. What could that mean for oil prices?">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Hall, Lecturer, Media & Cultural Studies, Edith Cowan University What do Bebe Rexha, Katy Perry, Meghan Trainor and Rita Ora all have in common? They’re all trapped in the “Khia Asylum”. The Khia Asylum (pronounced “kye-ah”) is a metaphorical space carved out for famous music artists ... <a title="Sending women to the ‘Khia Asylum’ is music’s latest cruel trend. But it reflects an old historical bias" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/sending-women-to-the-khia-asylum-is-musics-latest-cruel-trend-but-it-reflects-an-old-historical-bias-281331/" aria-label="Read more about Sending women to the ‘Khia Asylum’ is music’s latest cruel trend. But it reflects an old historical bias">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adi Imsirovic, Lecturer in Energy Systems, University of Oxford The decision by the United Arab Emirates to leave the oil producers’ cartel Opec after 59 years is more than a symbolic break. It highlights a growing divide among major oil producers over how to respond to a ... <a title="UAE’s departure from Opec tells a story about the limited future of oil production" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/uaes-departure-from-opec-tells-a-story-about-the-limited-future-of-oil-production-281755/" aria-label="Read more about UAE’s departure from Opec tells a story about the limited future of oil production">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fernando Naclerio, Professor in Strength and Conditioning and Sports Nutrition, University of Greenwich Most people know omega-3 fish oils are good for health – especially heart health. But what many people might not realise is that these friendly fats can also be beneficial to your workouts. Research ... <a title="Why omega-3s may be vital to getting the most out of your daily workouts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/why-omega-3s-may-be-vital-to-getting-the-most-out-of-your-daily-workouts-279409/" aria-label="Read more about Why omega-3s may be vital to getting the most out of your daily workouts">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gavin D. J. Harper, Research Fellow, Birmingham Centre for Strategic Elements & Critical Materials, University of Birmingham The US and Israel’s conflict with Iran has drained munitions at an astonishing rate. This is placing pressure on the supply of a crucial metal: tungsten. Tungsten is used in ... <a title="The Iran war has depleted supplies of tungsten, a critical mineral for the world’s militaries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/the-iran-war-has-depleted-supplies-of-tungsten-a-critical-mineral-for-the-worlds-militaries-279243/" aria-label="Read more about The Iran war has depleted supplies of tungsten, a critical mineral for the world’s militaries">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trudy Meehan, Lecturer, Centre for Positive Psychology and Health, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences My ex once told me, mid-argument, that I was the most unempathetic person he’d ever met. It was a low blow. I’m a clinical psychologist. Empathy is literally my job. What ... <a title="Why your brain turns against you during arguments – and what to do about it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/why-your-brain-turns-against-you-during-arguments-and-what-to-do-about-it-280538/" aria-label="Read more about Why your brain turns against you during arguments – and what to do about it">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip Murphy, Director of History & Policy at the Institute of Historical Research and Professor of British and Commonwealth History, School of Advanced Study, University of London King Charles’s speech to the US Congress – only the second such address by a British monarch – demonstrates how ... <a title="How King Charles charmed the US while taking digs at Trump" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/how-king-charles-charmed-the-us-while-taking-digs-at-trump-281766/" aria-label="Read more about How King Charles charmed the US while taking digs at Trump">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lucy Goodman, Research Fellow, School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Few things matter more to us than our eyesight. We fear losing it even more than some life-threatening conditions. Yet for many New Zealanders, access to routine eye care remains out ... <a title="An affordable vision: how a modest investment in NZ’s eye health would make a big difference" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/an-affordable-vision-how-a-modest-investment-in-nzs-eye-health-would-make-a-big-difference-280815/" aria-label="Read more about An affordable vision: how a modest investment in NZ’s eye health would make a big difference">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Asia Pacific Report A leader of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has called on Indonesian security forces to halt their crackdown on peaceful protest in the wake of this month’s massacres in Dogiyai and Puncak. Interim president Benny Wenda accused Indonesian authorities of suppressing peaceful action in order to “stoke a cycle ... <a title="Wenda calls on Indonesia to halt crackdown on peaceful Papua protests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/wenda-calls-on-indonesia-to-halt-crackdown-on-peaceful-papua-protests/" aria-label="Read more about Wenda calls on Indonesia to halt crackdown on peaceful Papua protests">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrea Carson, Professor of Political Communication, La Trobe University The government’s plan to fund Australian journalism through a levy on digital platforms rests on a sound premise: a healthy democracy depends on reliable information. But this latest attempt — following the shortcomings of the News Media Bargaining ... <a title="Albanese government’s latest attempt to make tech giants pay for journalism is needed but carries big risks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/albanese-governments-latest-attempt-to-make-tech-giants-pay-for-journalism-is-needed-but-carries-big-risks-281737/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese government’s latest attempt to make tech giants pay for journalism is needed but carries big risks">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Early voting is now in full swing for the coming Farrer election on May 9. The by-election is being framed as a temperature check of the right in federal politics, given the rise of One Nation and the collapse of ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Antony Green on how Farrer’s ‘breakout’ by-election will make history" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/politics-with-michelle-grattan-antony-green-on-how-farrers-breakout-by-election-will-make-history-281736/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Antony Green on how Farrer’s ‘breakout’ by-election will make history">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dennis Altman, Vice Chancellor’s Fellow and Professorial Fellow, Institute for Human Security and Social Change, La Trobe University Last February the White House released photos styling President Donald Trump as a king on social media. This week he got to host a genuine king, for the state ... <a title="King Charles’ US trip shows royalty’s soft power, even in times of war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/king-charles-us-trip-shows-royaltys-soft-power-even-in-times-of-war-281532/" aria-label="Read more about King Charles’ US trip shows royalty’s soft power, even in times of war">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rob Nicholls, Senior Research Associate in Media and Communications, University of Sydney There was a time when Elon Musk and Sam Altman were friends. But the two tech billionaires are now embroiled in a bitter legal battle in the United States that could reshape not just OpenAI, ... <a title="Elon Musk vs Sam Altman: how the legal battle of the tech billionaires could shape the future of AI" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/elon-musk-vs-sam-altman-how-the-legal-battle-of-the-tech-billionaires-could-shape-the-future-of-ai-281732/" aria-label="Read more about Elon Musk vs Sam Altman: how the legal battle of the tech billionaires could shape the future of AI">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Baldino, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Notre Dame Australia Earlier this month, multibillion-dollar US tech company Palantir posted on X a summary of its chief executive Alex Karp’s recent book, the portentously titled The Technological Republic: Hard Power, Soft Belief, and the ... <a title="Supervillain or Cicero? Why Palantir’s manifesto has such sinister vibes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/supervillain-or-cicero-why-palantirs-manifesto-has-such-sinister-vibes-281521/" aria-label="Read more about Supervillain or Cicero? Why Palantir’s manifesto has such sinister vibes">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mandar Oak, Associate Professor, School of Economics, Adelaide University Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi suffered a rare defeat last week after a bill to reserve one-third of seats in the lower house of parliament for women failed to get enough support. The bill was paired with another ... <a title="Why did Indian lawmakers vote against ensuring more women in parliament?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/why-did-indian-lawmakers-vote-against-ensuring-more-women-in-parliament-281535/" aria-label="Read more about Why did Indian lawmakers vote against ensuring more women in parliament?">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stella Huangfu, Associate Professor, School of Economics, University of Sydney Australia’s inflation rate surged 1.1% in March, driven by a record jump in fuel prices, making an interest rate hike next Tuesday more likely. The consumer price index (CPI), released today, rose to 4.6% in the year ... <a title="Australia’s inflation surge just made an RBA rate rise more likely" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/australias-inflation-surge-just-made-an-rba-rate-rise-more-likely-281540/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s inflation surge just made an RBA rate rise more likely">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Jason Brooke 1news tonight featured a report on the War in Ukraine. The reporter, a foreign war correspondent, explained to viewers how Ukrainian soldiers were increasingly using long-range high-tech drones to target Russian infrastructure. Now while not explicitly stated, the narrative being delivered through our particularly “Western-centric” media lens is that Ukrainians are ... <a title="‘Self-defence’ and the contradictions of Western exceptionalism in our media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/self-defence-and-the-contradictions-of-western-exceptionalism-in-our-media/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Self-defence’ and the contradictions of Western exceptionalism in our media">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hart, Emeritus Faculty, US government and politics specialist, Australian National University US President Donald Trump is quickly approaching a deadline to wrap up his war against Iran – or he’ll be in breach of US law. Under the 1973 War Powers Resolution, a US president can ... <a title="Under US law, Trump faces an impending deadline to end the Iran war. What happens if he ignores it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/under-us-law-trump-faces-an-impending-deadline-to-end-the-iran-war-what-happens-if-he-ignores-it-281728/" aria-label="Read more about Under US law, Trump faces an impending deadline to end the Iran war. What happens if he ignores it?">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trevor Brown, Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, University of New England Australians are installing home batteries at a record rate. Since July 2025, more than 260,000 households, businesses and organisations have installed home batteries under the federal government’s Cheaper Home Batteries Program. The ... <a title="Racing to buy a home battery? Read this first" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/racing-to-buy-a-home-battery-read-this-first-281022/" aria-label="Read more about Racing to buy a home battery? Read this first">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yuting Zhang, Professor of Health Economics, The University of Melbourne During a cost-of-living crisis, many Australians may be wondering if their private health insurance policy actually delivers. Rising premiums, the high costs of specialists’ fees, large out-of-pocket costs and bill shock are some common concerns. So it ... <a title="‘No gap’ private health insurance can save you money. But there’s a catch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/no-gap-private-health-insurance-can-save-you-money-but-theres-a-catch-281630/" aria-label="Read more about ‘No gap’ private health insurance can save you money. But there’s a catch">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on April 29, 2026.
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By William Simon, Casual Lecturer, Education and English Departments, University of Tasmania The Devil Wears Prada’s Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) has become a mythic cinematic character. The magazine editor is icy, commanding, manipulative, cruel, oddly sympathetic and endlessly imitated. Streep’s portrayal was surprisingly inspired by the quiet authority ... <a title="Why we still love The Devil Wears Prada, 20 years on" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/why-we-still-love-the-devil-wears-prada-20-years-on-280276/" aria-label="Read more about Why we still love The Devil Wears Prada, 20 years on">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne US President Donald Trump’s net approval is near a record low after a further dip, despite a surging US stock market. In Australia, there are federal Essential ... <a title="Trump’s US ratings are near a record low after dropping further last week" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/trumps-us-ratings-are-near-a-record-low-after-dropping-further-last-week-281243/" aria-label="Read more about Trump’s US ratings are near a record low after dropping further last week">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hamish Lewis, Lecturer in Climate Change, University of Waikato We tend to think of climate change impacts as dramatic and destructive. Storms and floods that bring down landslides and swamp streets, or raging wildfires that tear through forests and farmland. Heatwaves, by contrast, often pass for many ... <a title="Cities are getting hotter – and bigger. New research reveals the scale of the challenge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/cities-are-getting-hotter-and-bigger-new-research-reveals-the-scale-of-the-challenge-281236/" aria-label="Read more about Cities are getting hotter – and bigger. New research reveals the scale of the challenge">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Roberts, Professor in Robotics, Queensland University of Technology A humanoid robot recently made headlines around the world for running a half-marathon and beating the human world record. Around the same time, an AI-powered robot defeated an elite human player in table tennis. What the robot lacked ... <a title="Robots can run a marathon and play ping pong. But will they ever achieve true sporting greatness?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/robots-can-run-a-marathon-and-play-ping-pong-but-will-they-ever-achieve-true-sporting-greatness-281335/" aria-label="Read more about Robots can run a marathon and play ping pong. But will they ever achieve true sporting greatness?">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Copland, Honorary Fellow in Sociology, Australian National University Chuck Palahniuk’s first novel, Fight Club, is as relevant and controversial today as when it first hit shelves 30 years ago. The story follows a depressed, insomniac unnamed narrator, who unknowingly creates an alter ego – the charismatic ... <a title="Fight Club at 30: toxic masculinity handbook or clever takedown of capitalism?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/fight-club-at-30-toxic-masculinity-handbook-or-clever-takedown-of-capitalism-279524/" aria-label="Read more about Fight Club at 30: toxic masculinity handbook or clever takedown of capitalism?">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Brentnall, Reader in Biostatistics, Queen Mary University of London Over the past decade, millions of men without symptoms of prostate cancer have voluntarily undergone a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test in the UK to find out if they might have prostate cancer. While research has shown that ... <a title="Prostate cancer overdiagnosis risk sharply rises after age 70 – new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/prostate-cancer-overdiagnosis-risk-sharply-rises-after-age-70-new-research-281166/" aria-label="Read more about Prostate cancer overdiagnosis risk sharply rises after age 70 – new research">Read more</a>
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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 29, 2026
By Christina Persico, RNZ Pacific bulletin editor A woman whose great-grandparents — all eight of them — were Girmitiya labourers has put their stories into her debut novel. The result is Banjara, a novel partly based on what she found, which is told through the eyes of two women more than 100 years apart. Author, ... <a title="Girmitiya ancestry the inspiration behind Fiji writer’s debut novel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/girmitiya-ancestry-the-inspiration-behind-fiji-writers-debut-novel/" aria-label="Read more about Girmitiya ancestry the inspiration behind Fiji writer’s debut novel">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>
