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ER Report: A Roundup of Significant Articles on EveningReport.nz for April 16, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on April 16, 2026.
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Nicole Kidman is training to be a ‘death doula’. What is a death doula?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Symon Braun Freck, PhD Candidate, School of Engineering, DeathTech Research Team, The University of Melbourne This week, Nicole Kidman revealed she is training to become a death doula. She told an audience at the University of San Francisco it “may sound a little weird”, but she was ... <a title="Nicole Kidman is training to be a ‘death doula’. What is a death doula?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/nicole-kidman-is-training-to-be-a-death-doula-what-is-a-death-doula-280725/" aria-label="Read more about Nicole Kidman is training to be a ‘death doula’. What is a death doula?">Read more</a>
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Cyclone Vaianu: First impacts could be felt Saturday amid severe NZ warnings
MetService meteorologist John Law told RNZ Checkpoint the first impacts of the system could be felt on Saturday morning with large swells for north-eastern areas. “This is a multi-hazard area of low pressure that runs down. You can imagine that these strong winds rushing over the seas help to drive large swells across the open ... <a title="Cyclone Vaianu: First impacts could be felt Saturday amid severe NZ warnings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/cyclone-vaianu-first-impacts-could-be-felt-saturday-amid-severe-nz-warnings/" aria-label="Read more about Cyclone Vaianu: First impacts could be felt Saturday amid severe NZ warnings">Read more</a>
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Iran has a powerful new tool in the Strait of Hormuz that it can leverage long after the war
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ali Mamouri, Research Fellow, Middle East Studies, Deakin University The Trump administration claims its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is working, with nine ships complying with orders to turn around. One of those was a Chinese-owned tanker called the Rich Starry that turned around in the ... <a title="Iran has a powerful new tool in the Strait of Hormuz that it can leverage long after the war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/iran-has-a-powerful-new-tool-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-that-it-can-leverage-long-after-the-war-280442/" aria-label="Read more about Iran has a powerful new tool in the Strait of Hormuz that it can leverage long after the war">Read more</a>
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The court ruling in Gina Rinehart’s mining dispute reveals a lot about the nation’s inherited wealth
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland In a decision described by the judge as “a half-win” for each side, mining magnate Gina Rinehart has been ordered to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in royalties to the heirs of Peter Wright, the business ... <a title="The court ruling in Gina Rinehart’s mining dispute reveals a lot about the nation’s inherited wealth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/the-court-ruling-in-gina-rineharts-mining-dispute-reveals-a-lot-about-the-nations-inherited-wealth-280721/" aria-label="Read more about The court ruling in Gina Rinehart’s mining dispute reveals a lot about the nation’s inherited wealth">Read more</a>
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Australia’s aged care algorithm is under fire. At last, someone’s listening
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hal Swerissen, Emeritus Professor of Public Health, La Trobe University The way Australians are assessed for home-based aged-care funding is being investigated by the Commonwealth ombudsman. Critics say assessment for funding under the Support at Home program is flawed, leaving some older people unable to access the ... <a title="Australia’s aged care algorithm is under fire. At last, someone’s listening" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/australias-aged-care-algorithm-is-under-fire-at-last-someones-listening-280712/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s aged care algorithm is under fire. At last, someone’s listening">Read more</a>
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Deadly landslide claims 10 lives in PNG’s East New Britain, reports local media
RNZ Pacific Ten people have died in a landslide in Gazelle district in Papua New Guinea’s East New Britain Province following continuous heavy rain, according to local news media reports. The disaster occurred after the Toriu River burst its banks after intense rainfall and severe weather conditions experienced across the region over the past few ... <a title="Deadly landslide claims 10 lives in PNG’s East New Britain, reports local media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/deadly-landslide-claims-10-lives-in-pngs-east-new-britain-reports-local-media/" aria-label="Read more about Deadly landslide claims 10 lives in PNG’s East New Britain, reports local media">Read more</a>
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The Middle East crisis has exposed NZ to a global fertiliser shock. Where is its plan?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Murat Ungor, Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Otago New Zealand and Australia like to think of themselves as food powerhouses. But right now, a war in the Middle East and China’s fertiliser export restrictions are exposing a dangerous blind spot: their farms depend on imported fertiliser, ... <a title="The Middle East crisis has exposed NZ to a global fertiliser shock. Where is its plan?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/the-middle-east-crisis-has-exposed-nz-to-a-global-fertiliser-shock-where-is-its-plan-280262/" aria-label="Read more about The Middle East crisis has exposed NZ to a global fertiliser shock. Where is its plan?">Read more</a>
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How do teens really use AI companions? With more creativity than you might think
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Annabel Blake, PhD Candidate, Human-Computer Interaction, University of Sydney In 2022, the founders of chatbot startup Character.AI launched a platform where anyone could create interactive characters powered by artificial intelligence (AI). The app exploded, quickly growing to more than 20 million users who created more than 10 ... <a title="How do teens really use AI companions? With more creativity than you might think" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/how-do-teens-really-use-ai-companions-with-more-creativity-than-you-might-think-278532/" aria-label="Read more about How do teens really use AI companions? With more creativity than you might think">Read more</a>
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Trump’s naval blockade of Strait of Hormuz actually targets China
COMMENTARY: By Lim Tean Most of Iranian oil — 96.7 percent — is destined for China. If you note this figure, you will realise that the Americans are really trying to choke off the supply of Iranian oil to China by blockading the Strait of Hormuz. This is a major part of the American containment ... <a title="Trump’s naval blockade of Strait of Hormuz actually targets China" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/trumps-naval-blockade-of-strait-of-hormuz-actually-targets-china/" aria-label="Read more about Trump’s naval blockade of Strait of Hormuz actually targets China">Read more</a>
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Waking at 3am every night? Here’s what may be going on
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Talar Moukhtarian, Assistant Professor in Mental Health, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick It’s 3am. The room is dark, the house is silent, but your brain is suddenly wide awake. Many people find themselves waking at roughly the same time each night and start to wonder whether ... <a title="Waking at 3am every night? Here’s what may be going on" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/waking-at-3am-every-night-heres-what-may-be-going-on-278264/" aria-label="Read more about Waking at 3am every night? Here’s what may be going on">Read more</a>
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Thousands of AI-written, edited or ‘polished’ books are being sold – an eerie echo of Orwell’s ‘novel-writing machines’
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Beers, Professor of History, American University At some point in the next several months, I am hoping to receive a modest check as a member of the class covered in the class-action settlement Bartz v. Anthropic. In 2025, the artificial intelligence company Anthropic, best known for ... <a title="Thousands of AI-written, edited or ‘polished’ books are being sold – an eerie echo of Orwell’s ‘novel-writing machines’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/thousands-of-ai-written-edited-or-polished-books-are-being-sold-an-eerie-echo-of-orwells-novel-writing-machines-276008/" aria-label="Read more about Thousands of AI-written, edited or ‘polished’ books are being sold – an eerie echo of Orwell’s ‘novel-writing machines’">Read more</a>