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March 11, 2026
Analysis by Keith Rankin, 10 March 2026. There is a widespread perception in Aotearoa New Zealand that the ‘Gulf States’ are similar, and closely aligned to each other. The States most familiar to New Zealanders are United Arab Emirates (‘Dubai’ to the many New Zealanders who do not appreciate that Dubai is just one of ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – UAE, Israel, and The Hexagon Alliance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/keith-rankin-analysis-uae-israel-and-the-hexagon-alliance/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – UAE, Israel, and The Hexagon Alliance">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacob Keech, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Griffith University Have you visited a petrol station recently? You might have been in for a shock – and not just because the price on display was probably over A$2 a litre. As the world grapples with one of the most ... <a title="Panic buying just makes shortages worse. Why do people do it anyway?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/panic-buying-just-makes-shortages-worse-why-do-people-do-it-anyway-277964/" aria-label="Read more about Panic buying just makes shortages worse. Why do people do it anyway?">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on March 11, 2026.
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March 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Cook, Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne When English author J.R.R. Tolkien crafted his fantasy world Middle-earth, he argued storytellers are essentially “sub-creators” – they build fictional realms with internally consistent laws. For a world to be truly immersive and ... <a title="Do Middle-earth and Westeros make sense? Climate scientists modelled them to find out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/do-middle-earth-and-westeros-make-sense-climate-scientists-modelled-them-to-find-out-277232/" aria-label="Read more about Do Middle-earth and Westeros make sense? Climate scientists modelled them to find out">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Marie Brennan, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Waikato When the United States and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury against Iran nearly two weeks ago, the first confirmation didn’t come from governments. It came from commercial satellites. Images from US companies Planet Labs and Vantor captured ... <a title="Commercial space technology is shaping the Iran war – the law can’t keep up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/commercial-space-technology-is-shaping-the-iran-war-the-law-cant-keep-up-277940/" aria-label="Read more about Commercial space technology is shaping the Iran war – the law can’t keep up">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sophie Andrews, Associate Professor and Lead, Healthy Brain Ageing Research Program, Thompson Institute, University of the Sunshine Coast We’ve all been there. Whether it’s at a crucial moment of an exam, walking into a room for a specific purpose, or making an impromptu speech, your mind goes ... <a title="My mind keeps on going blank. How worried should I be?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/my-mind-keeps-on-going-blank-how-worried-should-i-be-276381/" aria-label="Read more about My mind keeps on going blank. How worried should I be?">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tamer Morris, Senior Lecturer, International Law, University of Sydney Since the United States and Israel launched their war against Iran, most international law experts appear to be speaking with one voice on the legality of the attacks. Legal experts have said the attacks violated Article 2(4) of ... <a title="‘We’re the good guys’: why moral storytelling doesn’t make the war on Iran necessary or legal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/were-the-good-guys-why-moral-storytelling-doesnt-make-the-war-on-iran-necessary-or-legal-277952/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We’re the good guys’: why moral storytelling doesn’t make the war on Iran necessary or legal">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cristina Luz Wilkins, PhD Candidate, Department of Environmental Studies, University of New England In 1974, philosopher Thomas Nagel posed a deceptively simple question: “what is it like to be a bat?”. His point wasn’t really about bats. He was offering a provocative challenge about the limits of ... <a title="What’s it like to be a bat? Scientists develop new solution to the puzzle of animal minds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/whats-it-like-to-be-a-bat-scientists-develop-new-solution-to-the-puzzle-of-animal-minds-276385/" aria-label="Read more about What’s it like to be a bat? Scientists develop new solution to the puzzle of animal minds">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mike Armour, Associate Professor at NICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University Having your period can be a painful experience. Period pain, also known as dysmenorrhea, is a very common condition with around nine in ten young women aged 13 to 25 in Australia having regular period ... <a title="Can exercise reduce period pain? And what kind is best?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/can-exercise-reduce-period-pain-and-what-kind-is-best-275076/" aria-label="Read more about Can exercise reduce period pain? And what kind is best?">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ari Mattes, Lecturer in Communications and Media, University of Notre Dame Australia Film critics – myself included – love to bemoan the death of high-quality cinema in the age of streaming, pointing to mediocre Best Picture Oscar nominees as evidence that the production of great (or even ... <a title="The Oscars are usually a mess, but this year’s Best Picture nominees are strong. Here’s who should win" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/the-oscars-are-usually-a-mess-but-this-years-best-picture-nominees-are-strong-heres-who-should-win-274431/" aria-label="Read more about The Oscars are usually a mess, but this year’s Best Picture nominees are strong. Here’s who should win">Read more</a>
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March 11, 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 It’s well known that Donald Trump consumes television broadcasts and often makes policy based more on Fox News punditry than advice from political or government advisors. So it’s unsurprising ... <a title="Tucker Carlson helped make Donald Trump and JD Vance. Could he be the next president?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/tucker-carlson-helped-make-donald-trump-and-jd-vance-could-he-be-the-next-president-275937/" aria-label="Read more about Tucker Carlson helped make Donald Trump and JD Vance. Could he be the next president?">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sergi Basco, Profesor Agregado de Economia, Universitat de Barcelona After the US and Israel began their military strikes on Iran on February 28, oil and gas markets were plunged into chaos and energy prices shot up. As of today, Brent Crude Oil prices are 20% higher than ... <a title="Iran oil shock: the EU has very few options to limit the war’s economic impact – and prevent a recession" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/iran-oil-shock-the-eu-has-very-few-options-to-limit-the-wars-economic-impact-and-prevent-a-recession-277992/" aria-label="Read more about Iran oil shock: the EU has very few options to limit the war’s economic impact – and prevent a recession">Read more</a>
