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May 3, 2026
RNZ News The Global Sumud Flotilla is demanding the New Zealand government intervene to uphold international law, after being intercepted by Israel. It said 22 boats carrying aid for Gaza were illegally intercepted in international waters near the Greek island of Crete. New Zealanders Jay O’Connor, Mousa Taher, Julien Blondel, and Sean Janssen were among ... <a title="Global Sumud Flotilla calls on NZ govt to intervene after Israeli interception" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/03/global-sumud-flotilla-calls-on-nz-govt-to-intervene-after-israeli-interception/" aria-label="Read more about Global Sumud Flotilla calls on NZ govt to intervene after Israeli interception">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2026
SPECIAL REPORT: By Brett Wilkins Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has slammed European leaders — and the West at large — for what he said is their complicity in Israel’s abduction of two leaders of the Gaza-bound humanitarian aid flotilla seized off the coast of Greece. In what numerous critics have called an act ... <a title="Former Greek minister slams ‘Western complicity’ over brutal Israeli kidnap of Gaza flotilla leaders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/02/former-greek-minister-slams-western-complicity-over-brutal-israeli-kidnap-of-gaza-flotilla-leaders/" aria-label="Read more about Former Greek minister slams ‘Western complicity’ over brutal Israeli kidnap of Gaza flotilla leaders">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra With all the talk about the May 12 budget containing significant tax reform, Anthony Albanese sounded very sensitive when confronted about one big reform his government won’t be making. In a question-and-answer session at a forum run by the Daily ... <a title="View from The Hill: Albanese sensitive on one tax reform that won’t be in the budget" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/02/view-from-the-hill-albanese-sensitive-on-one-tax-reform-that-wont-be-in-the-budget-281636/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Albanese sensitive on one tax reform that won’t be in the budget">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Mangan, Emeritus Professor Australian Institute for Business and Economics, University of Queensland, The University of Queensland After a year-long push to raise money via private capital, Cricket Australia (CA) has announced it will not sell some or all of its Big Bash League (BBL) franchises. The ... <a title="Cricket Australia’s Big Bash cash grab is rejected – but there are better options on the table" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/cricket-australias-big-bash-cash-grab-is-rejected-but-there-are-better-options-on-the-table-280028/" aria-label="Read more about Cricket Australia’s Big Bash cash grab is rejected – but there are better options on the table">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Howard Wiseman, Director, Centre for Quantum Dynamics, Griffith University As Homer tells us, Odysseus made an epic journey, against the odds, from Troy to his home in Ithaca. He visited many lands, but mostly dwelt with the nymph Calypso on her island. We can imagine that his ... <a title="Physicists have measured ‘negative time’ in the lab" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/physicists-have-measured-negative-time-in-the-lab-278996/" aria-label="Read more about Physicists have measured ‘negative time’ in the lab">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rod Sims, Enterprise Professor, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne With the release this week of the government’s News Bargaining Incentive, it’s worth reconsidering the origins and achievements of its predecessor, the News Media Bargaining Code. Both have the same aim: ... <a title="Making tech giants pay for news was a success the first time around. It can be done again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/making-tech-giants-pay-for-news-was-a-success-the-first-time-around-it-can-be-done-again-281865/" aria-label="Read more about Making tech giants pay for news was a success the first time around. It can be done again">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ashlynne McGhee, Head of Editorial Innovation, The Conversation The media made Pauline Hanson and One Nation, but now the party holds all the power. For 30 years, journalists have ridden a merry-go-round reporting on its stunts and inflammatory rhetoric, while grappling with how to interrogate its policies ... <a title="One Nation: built by the media, supercharged by the algorithms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/one-nation-built-by-the-media-supercharged-by-the-algorithms-280358/" aria-label="Read more about One Nation: built by the media, supercharged by the algorithms">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland Most people know about “good” and “bad” cholesterol. But few realise there is another type called lipoprotein(a). It can raise the risk of heart attacks and strokes, even in people who do everything right. This ... <a title="What is lipoprotein(a) cholesterol, or Lp(a)? And can you lower yours?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/what-is-lipoprotein-a-cholesterol-or-lp-a-and-can-you-lower-yours-281629/" aria-label="Read more about What is lipoprotein(a) cholesterol, or Lp(a)? And can you lower yours?">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alberto Filgueiras, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, CQUniversity Australia Arsenal is still on the top of the English Premier League ladder, but as in previous years, the Gunners might be crumbling just when a first title since 2003–04 is within touching distance. In early April, Arsenal had a ... <a title="Arsenal might be choking again in England’s Premier League. Here are 4 psychological fixes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/arsenal-might-be-choking-again-in-englands-premier-league-here-are-4-psychological-fixes-281224/" aria-label="Read more about Arsenal might be choking again in England’s Premier League. Here are 4 psychological fixes">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Libby Callaway, Associate Professor, Rehabilitation, Ageing and Independent Living Research Centre and Occupational Therapy Department, School of Primary and Allied Healthcare, Monash University Amid major reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), unveiled last week, NDIS minister Mark Butler announced the government’s plans to commission supported ... <a title="What do the proposed NDIS changes mean for people with disability living in supported accommodation?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/what-do-the-proposed-ndis-changes-mean-for-people-with-disability-living-in-supported-accommodation-281326/" aria-label="Read more about What do the proposed NDIS changes mean for people with disability living in supported accommodation?">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karen Stollznow, Research Fellow of Linguistics, Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research, Griffith University; University of Colorado Boulder You’ve probably seen it on social media before: a paragraph of scrambled text that looks like nonsense at first glance, yet somehow you can read it with surprising ... <a title="Sramcbled wrods: the real reason you can still read jumbled text" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/sramcbled-wrods-the-real-reason-you-can-still-read-jumbled-text-280457/" aria-label="Read more about Sramcbled wrods: the real reason you can still read jumbled text">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Victoria Rasmussen, PhD Researcher, School of Psychiatry / Senior Research Officer, UNSW Sydney Australians are familiar with the disturbing statistics of intimate partner homicide: one Australian woman is killed every 11 days, on average, by a current or former intimate partner. While these deaths are increasingly reported ... <a title="Intimate partner violence is a hidden contributor to women’s suicide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/intimate-partner-violence-is-a-hidden-contributor-to-womens-suicide-281149/" aria-label="Read more about Intimate partner violence is a hidden contributor to women’s suicide">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Howard, Senior Lecturer, Discipline of English and Writing, University of Sydney Along with a drop in temperatures, May brings plenty of new streaming options, whether you’re after some classic American political drama, or some local family TV you can enjoy with the kids. We’ve also got ... <a title="Marty Supreme, Watergate, and menopausal punk-rock rage: what to stream in May" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/marty-supreme-watergate-and-menopausal-punk-rock-rage-what-to-stream-in-may-281346/" aria-label="Read more about Marty Supreme, Watergate, and menopausal punk-rock rage: what to stream in May">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Josh Sunman, Associate Lecturer in Public Policy, Flinders University Since 2025, the radical-right One Nation party has experienced a polling surge – regularly polling ahead of the Coalition. In the midst of this surge, and wider voter fragmentation, the Coalition is facing a by-election contest in the ... <a title="Coalition preferences could deliver a One Nation victory in Farrer by-election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/coalition-preferences-could-deliver-a-one-nation-victory-in-farrer-by-election-281529/" aria-label="Read more about Coalition preferences could deliver a One Nation victory in Farrer by-election">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Angus, Professor of Digital Communication, Director of QUT Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology I hope this article finds you well. Did that make you cringe, ever so slightly? In the decades since the very first email was sent in 1971, the technology has ... <a title="‘Just looping you in’: why letting AI write our emails might actually create more work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/just-looping-you-in-why-letting-ai-write-our-emails-might-actually-create-more-work-281225/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Just looping you in’: why letting AI write our emails might actually create more work">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David B Roberts, Associate Professor, School of Security Studies, King’s College London Two months into the Iran war and the Strait of Hormuz is still mostly shut. Vessel traffic is running at a fraction of pre-war levels, with the patchwork of ceasefires, blockades and re-closures since February ... <a title="What alternatives do Gulf states have to the Strait of Hormuz?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/what-alternatives-do-gulf-states-have-to-the-strait-of-hormuz-281805/" aria-label="Read more about What alternatives do Gulf states have to the Strait of Hormuz?">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Gerson, Lecturer in Developmental & Health Psychology, Cardiff University What’s the point of play? Is it simply a way to keep children occupied, or something more? For some, it’s about learning literacy and numeracy. For others, it’s how friendships form and relationships deepen. But it can ... <a title="Dolls beat screens for building children’s social skills, study finds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/dolls-beat-screens-for-building-childrens-social-skills-study-finds-280330/" aria-label="Read more about Dolls beat screens for building children’s social skills, study finds">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura O’Flanagan, PhD Candidate, School of English, Dublin City University Twenty years after the first instalment catapulted Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt onto Hollywood’s A-List, The Devil Wears Prada is back with a second incarnation. The sequel reunites the pair with Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci for ... <a title="The Devil Wears Prada 2: lots of frothy fun, not so much devilry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/the-devil-wears-prada-2-lots-of-frothy-fun-not-so-much-devilry-281891/" aria-label="Read more about The Devil Wears Prada 2: lots of frothy fun, not so much devilry">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Clements, Lecturer, University of Reading At the time of the dinosaurs, the oceans were teeming with life. Below the waves, giant marine reptiles, such as the fearsome 4m (13ft) long mosasaurs, were the undisputed apex predators. In artistic reconstructions of these ancient oceans, cephalopods – the ... <a title="Were enormous octopuses apex predators in ancient oceans?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/were-enormous-octopuses-apex-predators-in-ancient-oceans-281518/" aria-label="Read more about Were enormous octopuses apex predators in ancient oceans?">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kelly Garton, Senior Research Fellow in Population Health, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Consumption of ultra-processed foods – including soft drinks, snacks and ready meals – is growing worldwide, despite evidence they are unhealthy. Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) make up about 70% of packaged food products on ... <a title="How unhealthy ultra-processed foods are designed and marketed to make us crave them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/how-unhealthy-ultra-processed-foods-are-designed-and-marketed-to-make-us-crave-them-281217/" aria-label="Read more about How unhealthy ultra-processed foods are designed and marketed to make us crave them">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tina Soliman-Hunter, Professor of Energy and Natural Resources Law, Macquarie University Oil is once again making headlines. This week, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) made the shock decision to leave the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). OPEC is network of oil-producing nations formed in 1960 ... <a title="What is OPEC and how does it shape global oil markets?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/what-is-opec-and-how-does-it-shape-global-oil-markets-281731/" aria-label="Read more about What is OPEC and how does it shape global oil markets?">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Norton, Professor of Higher Education Policy, Monash University For five years, many Australian university students have been watching the amount they have to pay for their studies with alarm and despair. In response, the Senate is considering a Greens bill to slash high university student contributions ... <a title="$50,000 arts degrees look set to stay, despite a new bill trying to slash uni fees" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/50-000-arts-degrees-look-set-to-stay-despite-a-new-bill-trying-to-slash-uni-fees-281739/" aria-label="Read more about $50,000 arts degrees look set to stay, despite a new bill trying to slash uni fees">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Keiran Hardy, Associate Professor, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University Justice Virginia Bell has handed the governor-general her interim findings from the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese responded immediately by promising to implement all its recommendations. The interim report recommends specific changes ... <a title="Royal commission report doesn’t help us start making sense of Bondi terror attack" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/royal-commission-report-doesnt-help-us-start-making-sense-of-bondi-terror-attack-281859/" aria-label="Read more about Royal commission report doesn’t help us start making sense of Bondi terror attack">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Rowe, Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology, Bond University NeeDoh is the latest squishy sensory toy to go viral. Social media is reporting how these blobs of gel are flying off the shelves, and are in short supply. But squishy sensory toys have been around much longer ... <a title="Why does squishing NeeDoh, slime, or putty feel so satisfying?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/why-does-squishing-needoh-slime-or-putty-feel-so-satisfying-280710/" aria-label="Read more about Why does squishing NeeDoh, slime, or putty feel so satisfying?">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Cornell, Honorary Fellow in Public Health, The University of Queensland; UNSW Sydney The beaches of Sydney’s Royal National Park have been disrupted by a pungent odour. And its source is drawing in more than just seagulls. A 25-tonne sperm whale is rotting on the rock platform ... <a title="Hold your nose and don’t stop for a selfie: why getting up close to a beached whale is a really bad idea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/hold-your-nose-and-dont-stop-for-a-selfie-why-getting-up-close-to-a-beached-whale-is-a-really-bad-idea-281850/" aria-label="Read more about Hold your nose and don’t stop for a selfie: why getting up close to a beached whale is a really bad idea">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin Morrison, Industry Fellow, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has promised no new taxes on Australia’s gas exports in next month’s federal budget, saying the government “will not undermine existing contracts”. Questioned further, he said future gas tax changes aren’t ... <a title="Australia isn’t getting a fair share of tax on gas exports. Queensland has shown how to raise the bar" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/australia-isnt-getting-a-fair-share-of-tax-on-gas-exports-queensland-has-shown-how-to-raise-the-bar-281526/" aria-label="Read more about Australia isn’t getting a fair share of tax on gas exports. Queensland has shown how to raise the bar">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Se Youn Park, Sessional academic, School of Political Science and International Studies, The University of Queensland Thirteen Australian women and children linked to ISIS have reportedly been blocked from leaving Syria again, with the Syrian Foreign Ministry blaming the Australian government, saying it had “refused to receive ... <a title="Albanese is prioritising politics over the responsible handling of ISIS families, setting a dangerous precedent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/albanese-is-prioritising-politics-over-the-responsible-handling-of-isis-families-setting-a-dangerous-precedent-281643/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese is prioritising politics over the responsible handling of ISIS families, setting a dangerous precedent">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vincent Hurley, Lecturer in Criminology (police & policing). School of International Studies, Macquarie University In the hours since the story was first published, a body believed to be that of the missing girl has been found. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains ... <a title="‘1930s policing’: the tactics police used in the hunt for Alice Springs girl Kumanjayi Little Baby" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/1930s-policing-the-tactics-police-used-in-the-hunt-for-alice-springs-girl-kumanjayi-little-baby-281856/" aria-label="Read more about ‘1930s policing’: the tactics police used in the hunt for Alice Springs girl Kumanjayi Little Baby">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vincent Hurley, Lecturer in Criminology (police & policing). School of International Studies, Macquarie University On Saturday night, a five-year-old girl – whose family has asked be referred to as Kumanjayi Little Baby – was allegedly abducted from a home in a town camp and is still missing. ... <a title="‘1930s policing’: the tactics police are using in the hunt for missing Alice Springs girl Kumanjayi Little Baby" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/1930s-policing-the-tactics-police-are-using-in-the-hunt-for-missing-alice-springs-girl-kumanjayi-little-baby-281856/" aria-label="Read more about ‘1930s policing’: the tactics police are using in the hunt for missing Alice Springs girl Kumanjayi Little Baby">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rob Brooks, Scientia Professor of Evolution, UNSW Sydney What happens when natural selection, the most powerful process driving change in the living world, shapes artificial intelligence (AI), perhaps the most potent technology humanity has invented to date? We might be about to find out. According to a ... <a title="Evolvable AI: are we on the brink of the next major evolutionary transition?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/evolvable-ai-are-we-on-the-brink-of-the-next-major-evolutionary-transition-281740/" aria-label="Read more about Evolvable AI: are we on the brink of the next major evolutionary transition?">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Hastas, PhD Researcher, Western Sydney University You are more empowered because you get to be seen for who you are. These are the words of Link*, an online gamer with disability – one of a group of 15 gamers with disability we interviewed as part of ... <a title="‘More empowered’: how online gaming benefits people with disability" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/more-empowered-how-online-gaming-benefits-people-with-disability-271939/" aria-label="Read more about ‘More empowered’: how online gaming benefits people with disability">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Griffiths, Democracy Deputy Program Director, Grattan Institute In early April, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced he was finally implementing several restrictions on gambling advertising. The long-awaited announcement was unveiled – or perhaps buried – in Albanese’s National Press Club address on the fuel crisis, held on ... <a title="To protect Australians, the federal parliament must push Albanese on gambling reforms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/to-protect-australians-the-federal-parliament-must-push-albanese-on-gambling-reforms-281641/" aria-label="Read more about To protect Australians, the federal parliament must push Albanese on gambling reforms">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julie Old, Associate Professor in Biology, Zoology and Animal Science, Western Sydney University Each animal species has an optimal temperature at which it can metabolise food and its immune system can best fight off pathogens. As our recent research shows, temperature directly affects the immune systems of ... <a title="Heat and cold alter how animals fight disease. As the climate changes, this knowledge may be vital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/heat-and-cold-alter-how-animals-fight-disease-as-the-climate-changes-this-knowledge-may-be-vital-276623/" aria-label="Read more about Heat and cold alter how animals fight disease. As the climate changes, this knowledge may be vital">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carwyn Jones, Honorary Adjunct Professor, Te Kawa a Māui – School of Māori Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington On the face of it, the government’s desire to make references to te Tiriti o Waitangi consistent across all legislation sounds reasonable. As Justice Minister ... <a title="Will weakening Treaty provisions in NZ law create more problems than it solves?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/will-weakening-treaty-provisions-in-nz-law-create-more-problems-than-it-solves-281429/" aria-label="Read more about Will weakening Treaty provisions in NZ law create more problems than it solves?">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Kear, Lecturer, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney Francesca Albanese, an Italian lawyer and scholar, is the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, comprising the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem. Her job is to report to the UN ... <a title="Dignity and resolve: Francesca Albanese’s When the World Sleeps humanises Palestinian lives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/dignity-and-resolve-francesca-albaneses-when-the-world-sleeps-humanises-palestinian-lives-280132/" aria-label="Read more about Dignity and resolve: Francesca Albanese’s When the World Sleeps humanises Palestinian lives">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claudio Bozzi, Lecturer in Law, Deakin University As the closure of the Strait of Hormuz drags on, the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization has sounded the alarm over a related humanitarian crisis: the plight of the crew stuck on ships at or near the strait. Up to ... <a title="20,000 stranded seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz face missile fears, exhaustion and isolation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/20-000-stranded-seafarers-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-face-missile-fears-exhaustion-and-isolation-281330/" aria-label="Read more about 20,000 stranded seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz face missile fears, exhaustion and isolation">Read more</a>
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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>
