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March 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kenya Fernandes, Research Fellow, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney Before antibiotics and antiseptics, healers across ancient Egypt, Greece, and China reached for honey to treat wounds. Archaeological evidence shows humans have been harvesting and collecting honey for thousands of years – and for much of that ... <a title="Honey from Australian wildflowers has potent power to kill bacteria" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/honey-from-australian-wildflowers-has-potent-power-to-kill-bacteria-276630/" aria-label="Read more about Honey from Australian wildflowers has potent power to kill bacteria">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dylan A Mordaunt, Research Fellow, Faculty of Education, Health, and Psychological Sciences, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Flinders University; The University of Melbourne To most of us, a visit to the local pharmacy feels like a simple transaction: we hand over a prescription slip ... <a title="Primary care prevents health problems from becoming more expensive – why doesn’t NZ fund it properly?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/primary-care-prevents-health-problems-from-becoming-more-expensive-why-doesnt-nz-fund-it-properly-275793/" aria-label="Read more about Primary care prevents health problems from becoming more expensive – why doesn’t NZ fund it properly?">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Breadon, Program Director, Health and Aged Care, Grattan Institute Australians are living longer, but we’re also living longer with disease and disability. Half of us now have at least one chronic condition. As rates of disease rise, so does demand for health care. In the 40 ... <a title="Emptying bins and photocopying: nurses’ skills are too often wasted in general practice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/emptying-bins-and-photocopying-nurses-skills-are-too-often-wasted-in-general-practice-269493/" aria-label="Read more about Emptying bins and photocopying: nurses’ skills are too often wasted in general practice">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Humphries, Associate Professor in Ecology, Charles Sturt University In many parts of Europe, the common carp is a prized table fish. But the common carp (Cyprinus carpio) is arguably Australia’s most vilified fish. Nicknamed the “river rabbit” for its prolific breeding, carp is blamed for degrading ... <a title="Australians scorn this fish once adored by monks and kings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/australians-scorn-this-fish-once-adored-by-monks-and-kings-276278/" aria-label="Read more about Australians scorn this fish once adored by monks and kings">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leonora Risse, Associate Professor in Economics, Queensland University of Technology Since 2024, the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) has been publishing the gender pay gaps of Australia’s largest companies. Now, we have enough data to make some meaningful comparisons – and this public spotlight seems to be ... <a title="Australia’s gender pay gap is narrowing – and the public spotlight seems to be helping" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/australias-gender-pay-gap-is-narrowing-and-the-public-spotlight-seems-to-be-helping-276957/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s gender pay gap is narrowing – and the public spotlight seems to be helping">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Corey Martin, Lecturer/Podcast Producer, Swinburne University of Technology From new releases to rediscovered classics, this month’s streaming list is brimming with both spectacle and nostalgia. We see a pared-back return to the world of Game of Thrones, a glossy portrayal of one of America’s most high-profile romances, ... <a title="Westeros, Wes Anderson and Sabrina Carpenter meeting the Muppets: what to watch in March" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/westeros-wes-anderson-and-sabrina-carpenter-meeting-the-muppets-what-to-watch-in-march-276510/" aria-label="Read more about Westeros, Wes Anderson and Sabrina Carpenter meeting the Muppets: what to watch in March">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Gordon Campbell Funny . . . back when Russia invaded Ukraine, New Zealand didn’t wait for Vladimir Putin to tell us whether his acts of aggression were legal under international law. Instead, we immediately decided the invasion was illegal, and forthrightly condemned Russia’s actions at the time, and ever since. Different story when ... <a title="Gordon Campbell: Why the US has no credible reason or credible end game for its war on Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/gordon-campbell-why-the-us-has-no-credible-reason-or-credible-end-game-for-its-war-on-iran/" aria-label="Read more about Gordon Campbell: Why the US has no credible reason or credible end game for its war on Iran">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Asia Pacific Report Iran’s ambassador to New Zealand says the joint US and Israeli strikes on his country need stronger condemnation, reports TV1 News. Ambassador Reza Nazar Ahari described the strikes as “explicit aggression” and a violation of the UN Charter. “There is no doubt about it, and it deserves a very clear type of ... <a title="‘Explicit aggression’ against Iran needs clear condemnation, envoy tells NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/explicit-aggression-against-iran-needs-clear-condemnation-envoy-tells-nz/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Explicit aggression’ against Iran needs clear condemnation, envoy tells NZ">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Paul Scarr, dumped as opposition immigration spokesman by Angus Taylor, has crossed the floor to vote with Labor to censure Pauline Hanson over her comments about Muslims. The Senate passed the government motion 36 to 17, censuring Hanson “for her ... <a title="Liberals’ former immigration spokesman Paul Scarr crosses floor to support Hanson Muslim censure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/liberals-former-immigration-spokesman-paul-scarr-crosses-floor-to-support-hanson-muslim-censure-277188/" aria-label="Read more about Liberals’ former immigration spokesman Paul Scarr crosses floor to support Hanson Muslim censure">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Albanese government has backed the American strike on Iran, while confirming Australia was not given prior warning. Federal cabinet’s national security committee met early Sunday. Although supporting what has been done, the government is emphasising Australia is not a ... <a title="Bipartisan support for US attack on Iran, but Greens say it is ‘abhorrent’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/bipartisan-support-for-us-attack-on-iran-but-greens-say-it-is-abhorrent-277187/" aria-label="Read more about Bipartisan support for US attack on Iran, but Greens say it is ‘abhorrent’">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle When I heard the terrible news that the Americans and Israelis had killed more than 165 children this week in an elementary school in Minab in Southern Iran it took me back to a wonderful day I spent in Isfahan in 2018. I met lots of Iranian school children and their ... <a title="Minab school massacre – hands off the children of Iran, Donald Trump" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/minab-school-massacre-hands-off-the-children-of-iran-donald-trump/" aria-label="Read more about Minab school massacre – hands off the children of Iran, Donald Trump">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Thomas, Lecturer in Middle East Studies, Deakin University US-Israeli joint strikes on Iran over the weekend have seen war break out in the region once again and the death of Iran’s supreme leader. Iran has retaliated with volleys of ballistic missiles and drones targeted at Israel, ... <a title="Why did Iran bomb Dubai? A Middle East expert explains the regional alliances at play" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/why-did-iran-bomb-dubai-a-middle-east-expert-explains-the-regional-alliances-at-play-277218/" aria-label="Read more about Why did Iran bomb Dubai? A Middle East expert explains the regional alliances at play">Read more</a>
