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March 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130J Hercules prepares to leave for the Middle East. Kaye Albyt A Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130J Hercules was expected to depart from Auckland’s Whenuapai air base on Saturday morning for the Middle East to help any New Zealanders who may be stranded by the ... <a title="Defence Force plane bound for Middle East to help New Zealanders stranded by conflict" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/07/defence-force-plane-bound-for-middle-east-to-help-new-zealanders-stranded-by-conflict/" aria-label="Read more about Defence Force plane bound for Middle East to help New Zealanders stranded by conflict">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand From next month, two Hamilton stores will set up the technology to test safeguards are working properly. RNZ / Richard Tindiller Bunnings Warehouse will introduce facial recognition technology (FRT) in its stores across the country in a bid to crack down on high-value theft and serious harm. From next month, two ... <a title="Bunnings to trial facial recognition tech in Hamilton stores" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/07/bunnings-to-trial-facial-recognition-tech-in-hamilton-stores/" aria-label="Read more about Bunnings to trial facial recognition tech in Hamilton stores">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Coast Road, Karitane is blocked due to a crash south of the Otago township. Screenshot/Google Maps Coast Road, Karitane is blocked due to a crash south of the Otago township. Emergency services were called to the two-vehicle crash just south of Marks Road about 9.25am Saturday. Police said early indications were ... <a title="Road blocked in Otago due to crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/07/road-blocked-in-otago-due-to-crash/" aria-label="Read more about Road blocked in Otago due to crash">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Foxton Shannon Road. Google Maps The road linking Manawatū towns Foxton and Shannon has been closed after a serious crash. Police said the single-vehicle accident happened between Himatangi Block Road and Poplar Road at around 9.40am on Saturday. Early indications were that someone suffered a serious injury. “The Serious Crash Unit ... <a title="Foxton Shannon Road closed after crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/07/foxton-shannon-road-closed-after-crash/" aria-label="Read more about Foxton Shannon Road closed after crash">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand MetService issued heavy rain watches for parts of the South Island. Screenshot/MetService A yellow heavy rain watch has been issued for parts of Fiordland, southern Westland and Southland. MetService issued the watches on Saturday morning as a slow moving front is expected to bring heavy rain to Fiordland and far southern ... <a title="Fronts expected to bring heavy rain to deep south" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/07/fronts-expected-to-bring-heavy-rain-to-deep-south/" aria-label="Read more about Fronts expected to bring heavy rain to deep south">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Lyall Bay beach and the rest of Wellington’s south coast has been off limits since the Moa Point treatment plant failed on 4 February. RNZ / Krystal Gibbens Public health experts are warning the catastrophic failure of Wellington’s Moa Point wastewater treatment plant exposes deep, systemic problems with New Zealand’s infrastructure ... <a title="Moa Point disaster exposes deeper problems, public health experts warn" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/07/moa-point-disaster-exposes-deeper-problems-public-health-experts-warn/" aria-label="Read more about Moa Point disaster exposes deeper problems, public health experts warn">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130J Hercules prepares to leave for the Middle East. Kaye Albyt A Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130J Hercules is set to depart from Auckland’s Whenuapai air base on Saturday morning for the Middle East to help any New Zealanders who may be stranded by the ... <a title="Defence Force plane leaves for Middle East to help New Zealanders stranded by conflict" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/07/defence-force-plane-leaves-for-middle-east-to-help-new-zealanders-stranded-by-conflict/" aria-label="Read more about Defence Force plane leaves for Middle East to help New Zealanders stranded by conflict">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand One person has died after a crash on Paparoa Valley Road. Screenshot/Google Maps One person is dead and another has moderate injuries after a single-vehicle crash in Paparoa, Kaipara District. Emergency services were called to the intersection of Paparoa Valley Road and Franklin Road at 12.35am on Saturday, after a vehicle ... <a title="Person dies in single-vehicle crash in Kaipara" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/07/person-dies-in-single-vehicle-crash-in-kaipara/" aria-label="Read more about Person dies in single-vehicle crash in Kaipara">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The young chicks provide an endless source of entertainment. Gianina Schwanecke / Country Life On 16 acres in Poukawa, south of Hastings, once-bare paddocks have been transformed into a thriving interconnected place for growing. Kahikatea Farm is a permaculture farm with an established food forest covering just over a hectare, as ... <a title="Country Life: Lessons in permaculture at Kahikatea Farm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/07/country-life-lessons-in-permaculture-at-kahikatea-farm/" aria-label="Read more about Country Life: Lessons in permaculture at Kahikatea Farm">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Attendees sit in a circle and learn how to weave flax in one of the social forums. RNZ/Anisha Satya Fieldays are one of the few events farmers will get off paddock for, but a new form of gathering aims to add more life to their work-life balance. The Underground Festival, which ... <a title="Country Life: Inside Aotearoa’s regenerative farming festival" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/07/country-life-inside-aotearoas-regenerative-farming-festival/" aria-label="Read more about Country Life: Inside Aotearoa’s regenerative farming festival">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Henry Phelps at the helm Supplied Kiwi pilot Henry Phelps has gone from wilderness flying in New Zealand to helping combat Australia’s devastating bushfires. Working with his brother to control the fires from the air has been an “amazing” experience, he told Country Life. When not flying for Sounds Air, Phelps ... <a title="Country Life: Young Kiwi pilot helps map and fight Victoria’s devastating bushfires" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/07/country-life-young-kiwi-pilot-helps-map-and-fight-victorias-devastating-bushfires/" aria-label="Read more about Country Life: Young Kiwi pilot helps map and fight Victoria’s devastating bushfires">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Manaro Voui volcano is spewing ash and smoke as high as four kilometres above sea level. The alert level remains at three on a scale of five and a 3km danger zone has been declared around the crater. 24 February 2026 Supplied/Sergei Kriukov – Unity Airlines The Vanuatu government has ... <a title="Acid rain falls on Vanuatu islands as volcano belches ash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/07/acid-rain-falls-on-vanuatu-islands-as-volcano-belches-ash/" aria-label="Read more about Acid rain falls on Vanuatu islands as volcano belches ash">Read more</a>
