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April 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephanie Wescott, Lecturer in Humanities and Social Sciences, Monash University Victoria has its first minister for men and boys. Part of a cabinet reshuffle, the role was given to Frankston MP Paul Edbrooke. It comes with an explicit dual focus: on one hand, boys’ and men’s own ... <a title="A new minister in Victoria will tackle the manosphere. Here’s what they should do" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/a-new-minister-in-victoria-will-tackle-the-manosphere-heres-what-they-should-do-280733/" aria-label="Read more about A new minister in Victoria will tackle the manosphere. Here’s what they should do">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Wood, Senior Fellow in Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute Late on Wednesday, Victorian firefighters were called to a large fire at Viva Energy Group’s oil refinery in Corio, a suburb of Geelong. The blaze is believed to have been an equipment failure. Thankfully, no-one was ... <a title="What does the Geelong refinery fire reveal about Australia’s fuel supplies?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/what-does-the-geelong-refinery-fire-reveal-about-australias-fuel-supplies-280793/" aria-label="Read more about What does the Geelong refinery fire reveal about Australia’s fuel supplies?">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brian Oliver, Professor, School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney The fire at a major oil refinery in the Victorian city of Geelong has now reportedly been extinguished. But with thick smoke from the blaze lingering in the air on Thursday, many residents in Geelong and ... <a title="When oil refineries burn, here’s what happens to your lungs and heart" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/when-oil-refineries-burn-heres-what-happens-to-your-lungs-and-heart-280796/" aria-label="Read more about When oil refineries burn, here’s what happens to your lungs and heart">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
By Keiller MacDuff, RNZ News senior reporter The managers of the New Zealand’s $86 billion Super Fund failed to properly address human rights issues when considering whether to exclude companies from its investments, the High Court has found Justice Simon Mount granted an application by the Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) for judicial review of ... <a title="NZ’s $86 billion Super Fund failed to properly address human rights, court rules in Palestine case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/nzs-86-billion-super-fund-failed-to-properly-address-human-rights-court-rules-in-palestine-case/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s $86 billion Super Fund failed to properly address human rights, court rules in Palestine case">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Symon Braun Freck, PhD Candidate, School of Engineering, DeathTech Research Team, The University of Melbourne This week, Nicole Kidman revealed she is training to become a death doula. She told an audience at the University of San Francisco it “may sound a little weird”, but she was ... <a title="Nicole Kidman is training to be a ‘death doula’. What is a death doula?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/nicole-kidman-is-training-to-be-a-death-doula-what-is-a-death-doula-280725/" aria-label="Read more about Nicole Kidman is training to be a ‘death doula’. What is a death doula?">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
MetService meteorologist John Law told RNZ Checkpoint the first impacts of the system could be felt on Saturday morning with large swells for north-eastern areas. “This is a multi-hazard area of low pressure that runs down. You can imagine that these strong winds rushing over the seas help to drive large swells across the open ... <a title="Cyclone Vaianu: First impacts could be felt Saturday amid severe NZ warnings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/cyclone-vaianu-first-impacts-could-be-felt-saturday-amid-severe-nz-warnings/" aria-label="Read more about Cyclone Vaianu: First impacts could be felt Saturday amid severe NZ warnings">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ali Mamouri, Research Fellow, Middle East Studies, Deakin University The Trump administration claims its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is working, with nine ships complying with orders to turn around. One of those was a Chinese-owned tanker called the Rich Starry that turned around in the ... <a title="Iran has a powerful new tool in the Strait of Hormuz that it can leverage long after the war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/iran-has-a-powerful-new-tool-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-that-it-can-leverage-long-after-the-war-280442/" aria-label="Read more about Iran has a powerful new tool in the Strait of Hormuz that it can leverage long after the war">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland In a decision described by the judge as “a half-win” for each side, mining magnate Gina Rinehart has been ordered to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in royalties to the heirs of Peter Wright, the business ... <a title="The court ruling in Gina Rinehart’s mining dispute reveals a lot about the nation’s inherited wealth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/the-court-ruling-in-gina-rineharts-mining-dispute-reveals-a-lot-about-the-nations-inherited-wealth-280721/" aria-label="Read more about The court ruling in Gina Rinehart’s mining dispute reveals a lot about the nation’s inherited wealth">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hal Swerissen, Emeritus Professor of Public Health, La Trobe University The way Australians are assessed for home-based aged-care funding is being investigated by the Commonwealth ombudsman. Critics say assessment for funding under the Support at Home program is flawed, leaving some older people unable to access the ... <a title="Australia’s aged care algorithm is under fire. At last, someone’s listening" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/australias-aged-care-algorithm-is-under-fire-at-last-someones-listening-280712/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s aged care algorithm is under fire. At last, someone’s listening">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
RNZ Pacific Ten people have died in a landslide in Gazelle district in Papua New Guinea’s East New Britain Province following continuous heavy rain, according to local news media reports. The disaster occurred after the Toriu River burst its banks after intense rainfall and severe weather conditions experienced across the region over the past few ... <a title="Deadly landslide claims 10 lives in PNG’s East New Britain, reports local media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/deadly-landslide-claims-10-lives-in-pngs-east-new-britain-reports-local-media/" aria-label="Read more about Deadly landslide claims 10 lives in PNG’s East New Britain, reports local media">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Murat Ungor, Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Otago New Zealand and Australia like to think of themselves as food powerhouses. But right now, a war in the Middle East and China’s fertiliser export restrictions are exposing a dangerous blind spot: their farms depend on imported fertiliser, ... <a title="The Middle East crisis has exposed NZ to a global fertiliser shock. Where is its plan?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/the-middle-east-crisis-has-exposed-nz-to-a-global-fertiliser-shock-where-is-its-plan-280262/" aria-label="Read more about The Middle East crisis has exposed NZ to a global fertiliser shock. Where is its plan?">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Annabel Blake, PhD Candidate, Human-Computer Interaction, University of Sydney In 2022, the founders of chatbot startup Character.AI launched a platform where anyone could create interactive characters powered by artificial intelligence (AI). The app exploded, quickly growing to more than 20 million users who created more than 10 ... <a title="How do teens really use AI companions? With more creativity than you might think" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/how-do-teens-really-use-ai-companions-with-more-creativity-than-you-might-think-278532/" aria-label="Read more about How do teens really use AI companions? With more creativity than you might think">Read more</a>
