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April 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan R. Goodman, Assistant Research Professor, Psychiatry, University of Cambridge Until a few years ago, no one had heard of bixonimania. Then, in 2024, a group of scientists posted findings online announcing the condition, which they claimed affected the eyes after computer use. However, the scientists had ... <a title="The fake disease that fooled the internet — and what it says about all of us" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/the-fake-disease-that-fooled-the-internet-and-what-it-says-about-all-of-us-280615/" aria-label="Read more about The fake disease that fooled the internet — and what it says about all of us">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By William Barter, UKRI Future Leaders Fellow, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh Recent findings from research we have been carrying out at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at Cern in Geneva suggest that we might be closing in on signs of undiscovered physics. If confirmed, ... <a title="Our Large Hadron Collider results hint at undiscovered physics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/our-large-hadron-collider-results-hint-at-undiscovered-physics-272620/" aria-label="Read more about Our Large Hadron Collider results hint at undiscovered physics">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ximena Nelson, Professor of Animal Behaviour, University of Canterbury Bruce the kea is missing his entire upper beak. Yet he is the alpha bird of his circus (the apt collective noun for a group of New Zealand’s famously playful alpine parrots). As our latest research shows, Bruce ... <a title="How Bruce the half-beak kea weaponised his disability to become the alpha bird" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/how-bruce-the-half-beak-kea-weaponised-his-disability-to-become-the-alpha-bird-280993/" aria-label="Read more about How Bruce the half-beak kea weaponised his disability to become the alpha bird">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dan Mennill, Professor and Associate Dean of Science, University of Windsor When Rachel Carson wrote the environmental classic Silent Spring in 1962, she warned that unchecked human impacts might create a silent future. Forty years later, biologists uncovered a striking effect of noise pollution on songbirds. They ... <a title="Paris has successfully cut noise pollution, but urban birds still can’t sing at their natural pitch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/paris-has-successfully-cut-noise-pollution-but-urban-birds-still-cant-sing-at-their-natural-pitch-280229/" aria-label="Read more about Paris has successfully cut noise pollution, but urban birds still can’t sing at their natural pitch">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tamara Krawchenko, Associate Professor, School of Public Administration, University of Victoria The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe recently called for local and national authorities to work together to help Ukraine recover and rebuild four years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of the ... <a title="Cities helping cities rebuild: How local partnerships are shaping Ukraine’s recovery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/cities-helping-cities-rebuild-how-local-partnerships-are-shaping-ukraines-recovery-280205/" aria-label="Read more about Cities helping cities rebuild: How local partnerships are shaping Ukraine’s recovery">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
By Margot Staunton, RNZ Pacific senior journalist The Fiji Police Force has launched a murder investigation following the death of wellknown drug pusher Jone Vakarisi, who died in military custody on Thursday. Police spokesperson Ana Naisoro told RNZ Pacific that “investigators are gathering intelligence to establish the facts and circumstances surrounding the victim’s death”. “The ... <a title="Fiji police confirm murder probe launched into death of man in military custody" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/fiji-police-confirm-murder-probe-launched-into-death-of-man-in-military-custody/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji police confirm murder probe launched into death of man in military custody">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Albanese government on Wednesday will unveil the biggest source of cuts in the May 12 budget, when it announces a sweeping overhaul of the National Disability Insurance Scheme. It wants to get the $49 billion-a-year scheme, now growing at ... <a title="NDIS changes to be unveiled on Wednesday will provide budget’s biggest cuts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/ndis-changes-to-be-unveiled-on-wednesday-will-provide-budgets-biggest-cuts-280584/" aria-label="Read more about NDIS changes to be unveiled on Wednesday will provide budget’s biggest cuts">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin Morrison, Industry Fellow, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney As Australian leaders scramble to secure fuel supplies on the international market, Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has been quick to pitch a domestic option: begin extracting the “sea of oil” in the Taroom Trough, a ... <a title="Is there really untold oil wealth in Queensland’s Taroom Trough? Here’s why scepticism is warranted" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/is-there-really-untold-oil-wealth-in-queenslands-taroom-trough-heres-why-scepticism-is-warranted-280707/" aria-label="Read more about Is there really untold oil wealth in Queensland’s Taroom Trough? Here’s why scepticism is warranted">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Renwick, Professor of Physical Geography (Climate Science), Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington At their most intense, the downpours that drove widespread flash flooding across Wellington early on Monday morning would have counted as extreme even by tropical standards. But here in 2026, it ... <a title="An ‘ordinary’ storm with extraordinary impacts: what made Wellington’s deluge so intense?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/an-ordinary-storm-with-extraordinary-impacts-what-made-wellingtons-deluge-so-intense-281016/" aria-label="Read more about An ‘ordinary’ storm with extraordinary impacts: what made Wellington’s deluge so intense?">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alex Burchmore, Senior Lecturer, Art History and Curatorial Studies, Australian National University Displays of artworks from the permanent collections of state and national galleries are often overlooked. Critics tend to flock to a crowded calendar of blockbusters and temporary shows. These may offer greater novelty and relevance ... <a title="Perspectives on a collection: why you should explore New Asian Art at the National Gallery of Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/perspectives-on-a-collection-why-you-should-explore-new-asian-art-at-the-national-gallery-of-australia-280261/" aria-label="Read more about Perspectives on a collection: why you should explore New Asian Art at the National Gallery of Australia">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justin Bergman, International Affairs Editor, The Conversation Over the past several days, there have been conflicting reports about the Strait of Hormuz. It’s difficult to know what’s happening from one moment to the next. Iran said the waterway was open to commercial shipping again, then turned around ... <a title="Both the US and Iran are firing on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Are both sides acting lawfully?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/both-the-us-and-iran-are-firing-on-commercial-ships-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-are-both-sides-acting-lawfully-281008/" aria-label="Read more about Both the US and Iran are firing on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Are both sides acting lawfully?">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Essay by Keith Rankin, 20 April 2026 It’s commonplace, especially in The West, to think of wars in binary terms. In those terms, wars are either won or lost, like a sports match. And the symbol of victory is a trophy. In a match-up, the symbol of defeat is the loss of a trophy. In ... <a title="Keith Rankin Essay – War Trophies: Considering USA, Iran, and Japan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/keith-rankin-essay-war-trophies-considering-usa-iran-and-japan/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Essay – War Trophies: Considering USA, Iran, and Japan">Read more</a>
