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March 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland Easter chocolate is all over supermarket shelves. Some people reach straight for milk chocolate eggs while others pause at the darker varieties, assuming they’re healthier. Dark chocolate has gained a reputation as the “better” choice ... <a title="Is dark chocolate healthier than milk chocolate? 2 dietitians explain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/is-dark-chocolate-healthier-than-milk-chocolate-2-dietitians-explain-278062/" aria-label="Read more about Is dark chocolate healthier than milk chocolate? 2 dietitians explain">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steve Turton, Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle continues to amaze us with its long journey across northern Australia. This cyclone began life near the Solomon Islands on March 16, when moist air rose rapidly and created a low-pressure zone. Narelle crossed ... <a title="Cyclone Narelle is now larger and ‘more severe’ as it crosses the Western Australian coast" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/cyclone-narelle-is-now-larger-and-more-severe-as-it-crosses-the-western-australian-coast-279322/" aria-label="Read more about Cyclone Narelle is now larger and ‘more severe’ as it crosses the Western Australian coast">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Hutchinson, PhD Candidate, International Relations, Australian National University Since the Taliban took control of Kabul in August 2021, Afghanistan’s ambassador to Australia, Wahidullah Waissi, and his staff have continued to represent the people of Afghanistan under the most trying circumstances. They have continued to provide diplomatic ... <a title="Closing the Afghan embassy in Canberra would put many vulnerable Afghans at significant risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/closing-the-afghan-embassy-in-canberra-would-put-many-vulnerable-afghans-at-significant-risk-276855/" aria-label="Read more about Closing the Afghan embassy in Canberra would put many vulnerable Afghans at significant risk">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gehan Gunasekara, Professor of Commercial Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Anyone who has recently travelled to the United States will be familiar with biometric checks – facial and fingerprint scans – used at the border. It is the same technology platform that is used in ... <a title="Will a new border deal with the US open a backdoor into Kiwis’ personal data?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/will-a-new-border-deal-with-the-us-open-a-backdoor-into-kiwis-personal-data-278416/" aria-label="Read more about Will a new border deal with the US open a backdoor into Kiwis’ personal data?">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Este, Senior International Affairs Editor, Associate Editor, The Conversation This is the text from The Conversation UK’s World Affairs Briefing email. Sign up here to receive weekly analysis of the latest developments in international relations, direct to your inbox. The five-day deadline to open the Strait ... <a title="Iran was always going to close the Strait of Hormuz" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/iran-was-always-going-to-close-the-strait-of-hormuz-279371/" aria-label="Read more about Iran was always going to close the Strait of Hormuz">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lynn Akesson, Professor Emerita of Ethnology in the Department of Arts and Cultural Sciences, Lund University The Swedish painter Margareta Magnusson died on March 12 aged 92. She became famous in 2017 for coining the smart and humorous concept of döstädning in a book known in English ... <a title="The Swedish concept of ‘döstädning’ or death cleaning is about more than just getting rid of things" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/the-swedish-concept-of-dostadning-or-death-cleaning-is-about-more-than-just-getting-rid-of-things-279030/" aria-label="Read more about The Swedish concept of ‘döstädning’ or death cleaning is about more than just getting rid of things">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Murat Ungor, Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Otago In recent years, there has been no shortage of warnings about the fragility of New Zealand’s largely imported fuel supply. Now, motorists are seeing the cost of that vulnerability at the pump. Across the country, petrol has surpassed ... <a title="Distant conflict, local crisis: is this oil shock the wake-up call NZ needed?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/distant-conflict-local-crisis-is-this-oil-shock-the-wake-up-call-nz-needed-278983/" aria-label="Read more about Distant conflict, local crisis: is this oil shock the wake-up call NZ needed?">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Fogarty, Psychologist and Research Fellow in the Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development, Deakin University New research on a group of Australian preschoolers suggests more than 40% are dealing with an anxiety disorder. The study, led by Monash University and published in the journal of ... <a title="Are you worried about your preschoolers’ anxiety? Here’s how to help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/are-you-worried-about-your-preschoolers-anxiety-heres-how-to-help-279320/" aria-label="Read more about Are you worried about your preschoolers’ anxiety? Here’s how to help">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Melatos, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Sydney A central element of Australia’s superannuation system is the superannuation guarantee (SG). This is the compulsory 12% of an employee’s earnings that an employer must pay into the employee’s nominated superannuation fund. The compulsory contribution rate has risen ... <a title="Compulsory super is higher than ever at 12%. But cutting it would hurt low-paid workers most" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/compulsory-super-is-higher-than-ever-at-12-but-cutting-it-would-hurt-low-paid-workers-most-276378/" aria-label="Read more about Compulsory super is higher than ever at 12%. But cutting it would hurt low-paid workers most">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sian Tomkinson, Media and Communication Scholar, Edith Cowan University Last week leading chipmaker Nvidia announced DLSS-5 (Deep Learning Super Sampling), a new artificial intelligence (AI) rendering tool it describes as a “breakthrough in visual fidelity for games”. The software takes low-resolution images and uses AI to upscale ... <a title="Nvidia’s new AI tool is giving female game characters a makeover – and gamers are pushing back" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/nvidias-new-ai-tool-is-giving-female-game-characters-a-makeover-and-gamers-are-pushing-back-279244/" aria-label="Read more about Nvidia’s new AI tool is giving female game characters a makeover – and gamers are pushing back">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Biesiekierski, Associate Professor of Human Nutrition, The University of Melbourne If you’ve ever tried a diet to fix gut symptoms, you’ll know it can be hit or miss. One person swears it changed their life. Another follows it carefully and feels no better. This is especially ... <a title="IBS diets don’t work for everyone. New research shows why – and it’s not just about the food" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/ibs-diets-dont-work-for-everyone-new-research-shows-why-and-its-not-just-about-the-food-278887/" aria-label="Read more about IBS diets don’t work for everyone. New research shows why – and it’s not just about the food">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Haslam, Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne Psychology, it’s said, has a long past but a short history. A popular version lists three stages. First, around the turn of the 20th century, psychologists tried to capture the stream of conscious experience in the net of ... <a title="What is consciousness? Michael Pollan spent 4 years looking for the answer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/what-is-consciousness-michael-pollan-spent-4-years-looking-for-the-answer-278888/" aria-label="Read more about What is consciousness? Michael Pollan spent 4 years looking for the answer">Read more</a>
