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April 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Spear, Professor of Anatomy, University of Bristol Many households will recognise this familiar exchange. One person insists an object simply isn’t there: impossible to find despite what they describe as a thorough and highly competent search. Another walks in, glances briefly at the same spot and ... <a title="It’s right under your nose – why some people can’t find things in plain sight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/its-right-under-your-nose-why-some-people-cant-find-things-in-plain-sight-277845/" aria-label="Read more about It’s right under your nose – why some people can’t find things in plain sight">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Ziegler, Collection Manager, Vertebrate Palaeontology, Museums Victoria Research Institute Those who venture into Foul Air Cave, below Buchan township in eastern Victoria, quickly realise how it got its ominous name. In its deepest chambers, bacteria consume oxygen and excrete organic gases to produce a toxic stench. ... <a title="An extinct echidna the size of a small child once roamed Victoria, new fossil shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/an-extinct-echidna-the-size-of-a-small-child-once-roamed-victoria-new-fossil-shows-279860/" aria-label="Read more about An extinct echidna the size of a small child once roamed Victoria, new fossil shows">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leon Goldsmith, Honorary Senior Lecturer in Middle East and Comparative Politics, University of Otago After the breakdown of ceasefire talks between the United States and Iran, President Donald Trump has now ordered a blockade of the pivotal Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf. It’s just the ... <a title="Strait of Hormuz blockade: the complex regional realities the US ignores at its peril" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/strait-of-hormuz-blockade-the-complex-regional-realities-the-us-ignores-at-its-peril-280427/" aria-label="Read more about Strait of Hormuz blockade: the complex regional realities the US ignores at its peril">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Democracy Now! AMY GOODMAN: Ship traffic has halted again in the Strait of Hormuz after President Trump ordered the US military to begin a naval blockade of all Iranian ports and coastal areas starting on Monday. Iran denounced Trump’s move as an illegal act amounting to “piracy”. Iran has threatened to strike Gulf ports in ... <a title="Iran threatens retaliation over Gulf ‘piracy’ in Trump’s naval blockade" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/iran-threatens-retaliation-over-gulf-piracy-in-trumps-naval-blockade/" aria-label="Read more about Iran threatens retaliation over Gulf ‘piracy’ in Trump’s naval blockade">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Zomer, Research Fellow at the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child, Deakin University As school holidays continue around Australia, many parents are looking for educational ways to keep their children entertained. If you own an Android device and have young children, you may find ... <a title="Google promotes ‘teacher approved’ apps for kids. Here’s what parents should know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/google-promotes-teacher-approved-apps-for-kids-heres-what-parents-should-know-278663/" aria-label="Read more about Google promotes ‘teacher approved’ apps for kids. Here’s what parents should know">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jess Carniel, Associate Professor in Humanities, University of Southern Queensland American Australian performer Joe Dolce’s 1980 one-hit wonder Shaddap You Face was recently inducted into the National Film and Sound Archive’s Sounds of Australia collection, which also named it Australia’s best novelty song. For its fans, the ... <a title="Is Shaddap You Face Australia’s best ever novelty song, or a poor ethnic stereotype?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/is-shaddap-you-face-australias-best-ever-novelty-song-or-a-poor-ethnic-stereotype-280352/" aria-label="Read more about Is Shaddap You Face Australia’s best ever novelty song, or a poor ethnic stereotype?">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Phil Lester, Professor of Ecology and Entomology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Six months on from the discovery of a yellow-legged hornet queen in Auckland there are encouraging signs New Zealand’s eradication effort is gaining ground. Teams that have been searching intensively for the ... <a title="NZ may be winning the fight against the invasive yellow-legged hornet – but a crucial phase lies ahead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/nz-may-be-winning-the-fight-against-the-invasive-yellow-legged-hornet-but-a-crucial-phase-lies-ahead-280452/" aria-label="Read more about NZ may be winning the fight against the invasive yellow-legged hornet – but a crucial phase lies ahead">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Asia Pacific Report A group of 39 boats known as the Global Sumud Flotilla has set sail from Barcelona to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, with organisers saying more vessels are expected to join along the route — making this their largest mission so far, reports Al Jazeera. Israeli security forces illegally intercepted and detained ... <a title="Global Sumud Flotilla heads from Barcelona to break Gaza blockade" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/global-sumud-flotilla-heads-from-barcelona-to-break-gaza-blockade/" aria-label="Read more about Global Sumud Flotilla heads from Barcelona to break Gaza blockade">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa M. Given, Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University Roblox has announced significant changes to its gaming platform to enhance safety for children under 16. The announcement comes just days after a man in the United Kingdom was jailed for ... <a title="Roblox is boosting safety features for young people. It’s a step in the right direction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/roblox-is-boosting-safety-features-for-young-people-its-a-step-in-the-right-direction-280360/" aria-label="Read more about Roblox is boosting safety features for young people. It’s a step in the right direction">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk The Territorial Assembly of French Polynesia has for the first time shown a new configuration during its first administrative sitting on Friday, following a mass resignation of a group of young elected members of the ruling Tavini Huiraatira. This follows the mass resignation of a group ... <a title="French Polynesia’s legislature shows new shape, more divisions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/french-polynesias-legislature-shows-new-shape-more-divisions/" aria-label="Read more about French Polynesia’s legislature shows new shape, more divisions">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stan Karanasios, Professor in Information Systems, The University of Queensland New, more powerful artificial intelligence (AI) models are announced pretty regularly these days: the latest version of ChatGPT or Claude or Gemini always has new features and new capabilities that its makers are eager for customers to ... <a title="Claude Mythos and Project Glasswing: why an AI superhacker has the tech world on alert" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/claude-mythos-and-project-glasswing-why-an-ai-superhacker-has-the-tech-world-on-alert-280374/" aria-label="Read more about Claude Mythos and Project Glasswing: why an AI superhacker has the tech world on alert">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Bonface Chisutia On the night of February 28, the Israel-US airstrike killed his father, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, his wife, his brother-in-law and sister-in-law. According to a recent report from Reuters, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei suffered life threatening injuries and apparently lost his leg and has a disfigured face. The report said ... <a title="What I would do if I was Mojtaba Khamenei – a Kenyan perspective" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/what-i-would-do-if-i-was-mojtaba-khamenei-a-kenyan-perspective/" aria-label="Read more about What I would do if I was Mojtaba Khamenei – a Kenyan perspective">Read more</a>
