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March 27, 2026
Analysis by Keith Rankin. One puzzling feature of the present Israel-Iran war is the almost complete absence of reference – in the western media at least – to the Iranian President, Masoud Pezeshkian. The American president claimed that Israel had killed the Iranian President, but he was referring to the Supreme Leader. Killing Ali Khamenei, ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – The Enigma of the Iranian President" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/keith-rankin-analysis-the-enigma-of-the-iranian-president/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – The Enigma of the Iranian President">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Analysis by Keith Rankin – This analysis was first published on 26 March 2026. One of the United States’ navy ships heading towards the Persian Gulf is the USS Tripoli. (USS = United States Ship.) How the heck did it get that name? (Will the next two United States’ naval ships be called the USS ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – USS Tripoli: What’s in a Name?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/keith-rankin-analysis-uss-tripoli-whats-in-a-name/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – USS Tripoli: What’s in a Name?">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Analysis by Keith Rankin – this analysis was first published on 24 March 2026. A minute after my radio-alarm went off this morning, I was ‘privileged’ to hear this deeply scary interview with the Deputy Prime Minister: Deputy PM Seymour on NZ, Iran and fuel relief, RNZ 24 March 2026. For most of the interview ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Has New Zealand just signed up for World War Three?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/keith-rankin-analysis-has-new-zealand-just-signed-up-for-world-war-three/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Has New Zealand just signed up for World War Three?">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk A rift within French Polynesia’s ruling Tavini Huiraatira party has widened this week, pitting the leadership “old guard” against a younger generation embodied by the territory’s President, Moetai Brotherson. The main reason for the rift is the outcome of the recent French municipal elections, especially in ... <a title="Rift widens within French Polynesia’s ruling party following municipal election losses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/rift-widens-within-french-polynesias-ruling-party-following-municipal-election-losses/" aria-label="Read more about Rift widens within French Polynesia’s ruling party following municipal election losses">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on March 27, 2026.
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March 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Damien O’Meara, Lecturer, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University When Nora (Claudia Karvan) breaks her leg, her son Darcy (Luke Wiltshire) – a trans man – returns home to see her for the first time since he came out. It doesn’t take long before Darcy realises ... <a title="Homebodies: bold TV about a trans man, his mother and the conversations they never had" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/homebodies-bold-tv-about-a-trans-man-his-mother-and-the-conversations-they-never-had-277500/" aria-label="Read more about Homebodies: bold TV about a trans man, his mother and the conversations they never had">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Terry Goldsworthy, Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Bond University With petrol and diesel prices soaring, we’re hearing more reports of alleged fuel thefts from petrol stations, farms, trucks and even parked cars. Australasian Convenience and Petroleum Marketers Association’s chief executive officer Rowan Lee told AAP ... <a title="‘Drive-off’ fuel thefts cost $80 million even before the war – and they’re heading up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/drive-off-fuel-thefts-cost-80million-even-before-the-war-and-theyre-heading-up-264365/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Drive-off’ fuel thefts cost $80 million even before the war – and they’re heading up">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland Easter chocolate is all over supermarket shelves. Some people reach straight for milk chocolate eggs while others pause at the darker varieties, assuming they’re healthier. Dark chocolate has gained a reputation as the “better” choice ... <a title="Is dark chocolate healthier than milk chocolate? 2 dietitians explain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/is-dark-chocolate-healthier-than-milk-chocolate-2-dietitians-explain-278062/" aria-label="Read more about Is dark chocolate healthier than milk chocolate? 2 dietitians explain">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steve Turton, Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle continues to amaze us with its long journey across northern Australia. This cyclone began life near the Solomon Islands on March 16, when moist air rose rapidly and created a low-pressure zone. Narelle crossed ... <a title="Cyclone Narelle is now larger and ‘more severe’ as it crosses the Western Australian coast" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/cyclone-narelle-is-now-larger-and-more-severe-as-it-crosses-the-western-australian-coast-279322/" aria-label="Read more about Cyclone Narelle is now larger and ‘more severe’ as it crosses the Western Australian coast">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Hutchinson, PhD Candidate, International Relations, Australian National University Since the Taliban took control of Kabul in August 2021, Afghanistan’s ambassador to Australia, Wahidullah Waissi, and his staff have continued to represent the people of Afghanistan under the most trying circumstances. They have continued to provide diplomatic ... <a title="Closing the Afghan embassy in Canberra would put many vulnerable Afghans at significant risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/closing-the-afghan-embassy-in-canberra-would-put-many-vulnerable-afghans-at-significant-risk-276855/" aria-label="Read more about Closing the Afghan embassy in Canberra would put many vulnerable Afghans at significant risk">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gehan Gunasekara, Professor of Commercial Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Anyone who has recently travelled to the United States will be familiar with biometric checks – facial and fingerprint scans – used at the border. It is the same technology platform that is used in ... <a title="Will a new border deal with the US open a backdoor into Kiwis’ personal data?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/will-a-new-border-deal-with-the-us-open-a-backdoor-into-kiwis-personal-data-278416/" aria-label="Read more about Will a new border deal with the US open a backdoor into Kiwis’ personal data?">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Este, Senior International Affairs Editor, Associate Editor, The Conversation This is the text from The Conversation UK’s World Affairs Briefing email. Sign up here to receive weekly analysis of the latest developments in international relations, direct to your inbox. The five-day deadline to open the Strait ... <a title="Iran was always going to close the Strait of Hormuz" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/iran-was-always-going-to-close-the-strait-of-hormuz-279371/" aria-label="Read more about Iran was always going to close the Strait of Hormuz">Read more</a>
