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March 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trevor Mazzucchelli, Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, Curtin University The ceramic bowl with an uneven glaze. The teacup mended with gold lacquer. The images are calming and attractive. They are said to reflect wabi-sabi – a Japanese aesthetic often summarised in the West as valuing imperfection, impermanence ... <a title="What is wabi-sabi? Will this Japanese philosophy make me happy?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/what-is-wabi-sabi-will-this-japanese-philosophy-make-me-happy-275786/" aria-label="Read more about What is wabi-sabi? Will this Japanese philosophy make me happy?">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By T.J. Thomson, Associate Professor of Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University Why do you see the results you do when you search for information online? It’s a complex mix of what the source is, its relationships to other sources online, and your own past browsing history ... <a title="Are Google’s ‘preferred sources’ a good thing for online news?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/are-googles-preferred-sources-a-good-thing-for-online-news-277372/" aria-label="Read more about Are Google’s ‘preferred sources’ a good thing for online news?">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Asia Pacific Report A new documentary film on the devastating “ecocide” happening in West Papua will be screened at a weekend solidarity forum in Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau this weekend. The 90m feature film, Pesta Babi (“The Pig Feast”) — Colonialism In Our Time, produced by award-winning Papuan journalist Victor Mambor and directed by Dandhy Dwi ... <a title="Devastating new ‘ecocide’ film to premiere at West Papua solidarity forum weekend" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/devastating-new-ecocide-film-to-premiere-at-west-papua-solidarity-forum-weekend/" aria-label="Read more about Devastating new ‘ecocide’ film to premiere at West Papua solidarity forum weekend">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Gawthorpe, Lecturer in History and International Studies, Leiden University If Israel and the US hoped their attack on Iran would force the country to capitulate quickly, they were wrong. Despite the death of the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and many other senior figures, Iran has ... <a title="How prepared are the US and its allies for a protracted conflict in Iran?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/how-prepared-are-the-us-and-its-allies-for-a-protracted-conflict-in-iran-277454/" aria-label="Read more about How prepared are the US and its allies for a protracted conflict in Iran?">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gokcay Balci, Lecturer in Sustainable Freight Transport and Logistics, University of Leeds The Iranian regime has announced the closure of the strait of Hormuz and threatened to target ships attempting to transit the narrow waterway. Some have already been damaged. While this could seriously harm global energy ... <a title="Strait of Hormuz: Gulf states’ food security is at immediate risk but wider shortages could push up consumer prices globally" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/strait-of-hormuz-gulf-states-food-security-is-at-immediate-risk-but-wider-shortages-could-push-up-consumer-prices-globally-277214/" aria-label="Read more about Strait of Hormuz: Gulf states’ food security is at immediate risk but wider shortages could push up consumer prices globally">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Toye, Professor of Modern History, University of Exeter When Donald Trump criticised Keir Starmer for failing to sufficiently support American and Israeli operations against Iran, he did so with a historical flourish. “This is not Winston Churchill that we’re dealing with,” he complained. The implication was ... <a title="What would Winston Churchill make of war with Iran?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/what-would-winston-churchill-make-of-war-with-iran-277525/" aria-label="Read more about What would Winston Churchill make of war with Iran?">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hilary A Smith, Honorary Research Fellow (Linguistics), Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University Debates over language are back in the news in New Zealand, this time with proposed legislation that critics have dismissed as a political distraction. In practical terms, the English Language Bill now before ... <a title="The debate NZ should really be having about language policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/the-debate-nz-should-really-be-having-about-language-policy-277074/" aria-label="Read more about The debate NZ should really be having about language policy">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shalini Arunogiri, Addiction Psychiatrist, Associate Professor, Monash University A class of medications best known for treating diabetes and obesity may also reduce the risk of addiction – and help people who already have one, a new study shows. Semaglutide (also known as Ozempic), liraglutide and tirzepatide (Wegovy) ... <a title="GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic may lower the risk of addiction: new study" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/glp-1-drugs-like-ozempic-may-lower-the-risk-of-addiction-new-study-277367/" aria-label="Read more about GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic may lower the risk of addiction: new study">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sheree Gregory, Senior Lecturer Human Resource Management, University of Newcastle Lianne Mackessy’s film Crescendo won top prize at this year’s prestigious Tropfest short-film festival – a significant personal and industry milestone. The film’s central figure mirrors Mackessy – a women navigating the imperfect, complicated and often chaotic ... <a title="What this year’s Tropfest winning film tells us about mothers in the screen industry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/what-this-years-tropfest-winning-film-tells-us-about-mothers-in-the-screen-industry-276956/" aria-label="Read more about What this year’s Tropfest winning film tells us about mothers in the screen industry">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jack Anderson, Professor of Sports Law, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne The opening ceremony of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics takes place on Friday but geopolitical tensions have spurred some countries, including the Czech Republic, Finland and Ukraine, to boycott the opening ceremony. The ... <a title="Paralympic politics: how Russia, Belarus and Israel sparked opening ceremony boycotts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/paralympic-politics-how-russia-belarus-and-israel-sparked-opening-ceremony-boycotts-276751/" aria-label="Read more about Paralympic politics: how Russia, Belarus and Israel sparked opening ceremony boycotts">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vaughan Cruickshank, Senior Lecturer in Health and Physical Education, University of Tasmania On the eve of the 2026 AFL season, players and fans are mourning the loss of legendary commentator Dennis Cometti. Cometti passed away in Perth on Wednesday after battling Alzheimer’s disease and dementia for several ... <a title="‘Centimetre perfect’: how commentator Dennis Cometti became footy’s favourite voice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/centimetre-perfect-how-commentator-dennis-cometti-became-footys-favourite-voice-277503/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Centimetre perfect’: how commentator Dennis Cometti became footy’s favourite voice">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rohan Havelock, Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau New Zealand’s Treasury has just launched a review of household insurance affordability – and it could not be timelier. Amid another summer of weather disasters around the country, it emerged one insurer had temporarily stopped ... <a title="NZ’s rising house insurance premiums warn of a system under strain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/nzs-rising-house-insurance-premiums-warn-of-a-system-under-strain-277088/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s rising house insurance premiums warn of a system under strain">Read more</a>
