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March 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Albanese government will halve the excise on petrol and diesel and reduce the heavy vehicle road user charge to zero, both for three months, at a budget cost of $2.55 billion. Halving the fuel excise will cut the cost ... <a title="Government slashes fuel excise, heavy vehicles charge for 3 months at cost of $2.55 billion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/30/government-slashes-fuel-excise-heavy-vehicles-charge-for-3-months-at-cost-of-2-55-billion-279207/" aria-label="Read more about Government slashes fuel excise, heavy vehicles charge for 3 months at cost of $2.55 billion">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s fuel stocks remain strong, says the prime minister, but Cabinet has today discussed the option of pursuing further commercial opportunities to add to current supplies. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is giving an update on the national fuel plan during an post-Cabinet media conference along side Finance Minister Nicola Willis ... <a title="Watch: PM Christopher Luxon gives updates on fuel response plan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/30/watch-pm-christopher-luxon-gives-updates-on-fuel-response-plan/" aria-label="Read more about Watch: PM Christopher Luxon gives updates on fuel response plan">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The new Bill is being championed by Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety Brooke van Velden. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Workplace safety law changes risk bringing in a two-tier system – one for small businesses, the other for large – according to a business leaders’ forum. A parliamentary select committee is ... <a title="Workplace safety law changes out of step with global good practice, select committee told" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/30/workplace-safety-law-changes-out-of-step-with-global-good-practice-select-committee-told/" aria-label="Read more about Workplace safety law changes out of step with global good practice, select committee told">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand ASB Poyfest Festival Directors – Seiuli Terri Leo Mauu & Tracey Watkinson. Supplied/ASB Polyfest ASB Polyfest, the largest Pasifika secondary school festival, is into its second week and for the first time it has been split in two, with this week dedicated to Māori performance. Now in its 51st year, the ... <a title="Polyfest: Māori performances outgrow Manukau Sports Bowl" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/30/polyfest-maori-performances-outgrow-manukau-sports-bowl/" aria-label="Read more about Polyfest: Māori performances outgrow Manukau Sports Bowl">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Census data between 2018 and 2023 period showed a 37 percent increase of people living without shelter in Aotearoa New Zealand. Nick Monro A kaupapa Māori housing and support provider is warning proposed move-on powers could push vulnerable whānau further away from help, rather than addressing the root causes of homelessness. ... <a title="Māori housing provider warns proposed move-on powers could push vulnerable away from help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/30/maori-housing-provider-warns-proposed-move-on-powers-could-push-vulnerable-away-from-help/" aria-label="Read more about Māori housing provider warns proposed move-on powers could push vulnerable away from help">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is giving an update on the national fuel plan during an post-Cabinet media conference along side Finance Minister Nicola Willis and Associate Energy Minister Shane Jones. The briefing after the weekly cabinet meeting follows the latest data released from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) ... <a title="Watch: PM Christopher Luxon on the latest in the fuel crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/30/watch-pm-christopher-luxon-on-the-latest-in-the-fuel-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Watch: PM Christopher Luxon on the latest in the fuel crisis">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Saman Gorji, Associate Professor, Renewable Energy and Electrical Engineering, Deakin University Most Australians now understand the basic promise of rooftop solar: lower power bills, cleaner electricity and, for some households, the option to charge an electric vehicle at home for far less than the cost of petrol. ... <a title="Australia’s rooftop solar boom left apartment residents behind. Here’s how to fix it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/30/australias-rooftop-solar-boom-left-apartment-residents-behind-heres-how-to-fix-it-279082/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s rooftop solar boom left apartment residents behind. Here’s how to fix it">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Overall borrowing for small businesses was still robust towards the end of the financial year. File photo. 123 RF Small businesses are still borrowing and investing, despite the Middle East conflict affecting the economy, according to a specialist lender. Prospa says loan demand flattened slightly in March as rising fuel prices ... <a title="Small businesses still confident about investing, says specialist lender" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/30/small-businesses-still-confident-about-investing-says-specialist-lender/" aria-label="Read more about Small businesses still confident about investing, says specialist lender">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on March 30, 2026.
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March 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Vegetable stalls at Otara markets. RNZ/Luka Forman With the war in Iran pushing up the cost of everyday goods, some New Zealanders are having to choose between putting fuel in their car or putting good quality food on the table. Some are choosing to buy cheaper meat or fruit and veges, ... <a title="Local markets provide cheaper options as people have to choose between fuel or food" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/30/local-markets-provide-cheaper-options-as-people-have-to-choose-between-fuel-or-food/" aria-label="Read more about Local markets provide cheaper options as people have to choose between fuel or food">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An ash cloud was seen over Whakaari White Island last week. Earth Sciences NZ The volcanic alert level for Whakaari White Island has been lowered, after no further ash since an eruption last week. But there is also a warning there could still be sudden and more explosive activity. A plume ... <a title="Whakaari volcanic alert level drops after no more signs of eruption" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/30/whakaari-volcanic-alert-level-drops-after-no-more-signs-of-eruption/" aria-label="Read more about Whakaari volcanic alert level drops after no more signs of eruption">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson Police are speaking with two people after a diesel leak scare in the South Auckland suburb of Manurewa. Fire and Emergency discovered the leak was actually cable cooling fluid used to insulate power cables. Three crews were called to the scene on Great South Road in ... <a title="Auckland power cable ‘possibly’ intentionally damaged, causes diesel leak scare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/30/auckland-power-cable-possibly-intentionally-damaged-causes-diesel-leak-scare/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland power cable ‘possibly’ intentionally damaged, causes diesel leak scare">Read more</a>
