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February 24, 2026
Polynesian Panther Party Legacy Trust The Polynesian Panthers met Roger Fowler in the early 1970s when Ponsonby was home to the largest urban Pacific population in Aotearoa. He helped establish the Ponsonby People’s Union for Survival and ran several much needed community focused programmes like a food co-op, tenant’s rights advice and support. He was ... <a title="Roger Fowler’s legacy – and the Polynesian Panthers connection" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/roger-fowlers-legacy-and-the-polynesian-panthers-connection/" aria-label="Read more about Roger Fowler’s legacy – and the Polynesian Panthers connection">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Felicity Goodyear-Smith, Professor of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Primary care – the kind delivered by general practice (GP) clinics – is the backbone of every health system. When it works, we barely notice it. It keeps people healthy, detects ... <a title="We studied primary care in 6 rich countries – it’s under unprecedented strain everywhere" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/we-studied-primary-care-in-6-rich-countries-its-under-unprecedented-strain-everywhere-276617/" aria-label="Read more about We studied primary care in 6 rich countries – it’s under unprecedented strain everywhere">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Noah Eliot Vanderhoeven, PhD Candidate, Political Science, Western University The next major international sporting event, the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup hosted jointly by the United States, Canada and Mexico, is already garnering international scrutiny. There have been numerous calls to boycott it. Calls for a boycott ... <a title="Calls for a boycott of the 2026 FIFA World Cup are growing, but how realistic is one?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/calls-for-a-boycott-of-the-2026-fifa-world-cup-are-growing-but-how-realistic-is-one-275785/" aria-label="Read more about Calls for a boycott of the 2026 FIFA World Cup are growing, but how realistic is one?">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milan Klöwer, NERC Independent Research Fellow, University of Oxford Air travel is famously one of the hardest sectors to decarbonise, and the number of air passengers keeps increasing. Electric planes and “sustainable” aviation fuels are still a long way off making a dent in the industry’s emissions ... <a title="Scrapping business class could halve aviation emissions – new study" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/scrapping-business-class-could-halve-aviation-emissions-new-study-275474/" aria-label="Read more about Scrapping business class could halve aviation emissions – new study">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Hazell, Professor of British Politics and Government & Founder of the Constitution Unit, UCL Following the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor for possible misconduct in public office, both the palace and the government will be hoping that his case might be brought to a swift conclusion. There ... <a title="Misconduct in public office: three reasons why the case against Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is so complex" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/misconduct-in-public-office-three-reasons-why-the-case-against-andrew-mountbatten-windsor-is-so-complex-276556/" aria-label="Read more about Misconduct in public office: three reasons why the case against Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is so complex">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Georgia Phillips, Lecturer, Creative Writing, Adelaide University In Burnt Norton, the opening section of T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets, the poet moves down a passage “we did not take” and passes through a door “never opened” to arrive in a mythic rose garden. Here, in the thorny cradle ... <a title="Desperate, intelligent, irreverent: in Big Kiss, Bye-Bye, Claire-Louise Bennett breaks up with illusions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/desperate-intelligent-irreverent-in-big-kiss-bye-bye-claire-louise-bennett-breaks-up-with-illusions-269905/" aria-label="Read more about Desperate, intelligent, irreverent: in Big Kiss, Bye-Bye, Claire-Louise Bennett breaks up with illusions">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Kear, Sessional Lecturer, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney In the aftermath of the Bondi terrorist attack at a Hanukkah celebration that killed 15 people, the New South Wales government is moving toward banning phrases it argues incite hatred. The Queensland government has ... <a title="Why are the phrases ‘globalise the intifada’ and ‘from the river to the sea’ so contested?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/why-are-the-phrases-globalise-the-intifada-and-from-the-river-to-the-sea-so-contested-275668/" aria-label="Read more about Why are the phrases ‘globalise the intifada’ and ‘from the river to the sea’ so contested?">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura de Zwaan, Senior Lecturer, School of Accountancy, Queensland University of Technology After just three rate cuts in 2025, interest rates have risen again in Australia this year. It’s unwelcome news for many borrowers – particularly those still struggling with the increasing cost of living. Currently, the ... <a title="What are your options if you can’t afford to repay your mortgage?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/what-are-your-options-if-you-cant-afford-to-repay-your-mortgage-275924/" aria-label="Read more about What are your options if you can’t afford to repay your mortgage?">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Trelease, Senior Lecturer in Communication Studies, Auckland University of Technology If you’ve spent much time on the internet, you probably know how to yell “I was rooting for you!” The clip from “Cycle 4” (iykyk) of America’s Next Top Model which aired in 2005 went uncontrollably ... <a title="Reality check: America’s Next Top Model docuseries never apologises for abuse of contestants" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/reality-check-americas-next-top-model-docuseries-never-apologises-for-abuse-of-contestants-276167/" aria-label="Read more about Reality check: America’s Next Top Model docuseries never apologises for abuse of contestants">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James S. Crampton, Professor of Paleontology and Stratigraphy, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington We know Aotearoa New Zealand is home to many geographically and biologically special features. Yet few of us know it also has its very own measure of “deep time”. Known as ... <a title="Delving into ‘deep time’: what NZ’s ancient past reveals about its present" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/delving-into-deep-time-what-nzs-ancient-past-reveals-about-its-present-270447/" aria-label="Read more about Delving into ‘deep time’: what NZ’s ancient past reveals about its present">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sara Webb, Lecturer, Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology One of the largest known stars in the universe underwent a dramatic transformation in 2014, new research shows, and may be preparing to explode. A study led by Gonzalo Muñoz-Sanchez at the National Observatory of ... <a title="One of the biggest stars in the universe might be getting ready to explode" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/one-of-the-biggest-stars-in-the-universe-might-be-getting-ready-to-explode-276519/" aria-label="Read more about One of the biggest stars in the universe might be getting ready to explode">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John (Eddie) La Marca, Senior Research Officer, Blood Cells and Blood Cancer, WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research) If you’re feeling worn out or have suddenly lost some weight, your doctor might send you for a blood test. Blood tests are a common way ... <a title="Can blood tests really detect cancer?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/can-blood-tests-really-detect-cancer-269906/" aria-label="Read more about Can blood tests really detect cancer?">Read more</a>
