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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand National’s committee lead on an inquiry into social media harm for young people, Carl Bates. VNP/Louis Collins A human rights organisation is backing calls for the government to set up an independent regulator for online safety. A parliamentary select committee on Thursday released its report following an inquiry into social media ... <a title="Amnesty International calls for corporations to take responsibility for social media harm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/amnesty-international-calls-for-corporations-to-take-responsibility-for-social-media-harm/" aria-label="Read more about Amnesty International calls for corporations to take responsibility for social media harm">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Speldhurst Residents Committee chair Roger Parton was delighted by the proposal to change the speed limits back. RNZ / Jimmy Ellingham The Transport Agency (NZTA) is considering a U-turn on 100-kilometre speed limits put in after they were reduced by the former Labour-led government south of Levin. Last year State Highway ... <a title="NZTA considers U-turn on 100k speed limits for SH1, SH57 south of Levin" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/nzta-considers-u-turn-on-100k-speed-limits-for-sh1-sh57-south-of-levin/" aria-label="Read more about NZTA considers U-turn on 100k speed limits for SH1, SH57 south of Levin">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Jo Murphy says she very much regrets moving into a retirement village as early as she did. She said she sold her freehold home at least 15 years too soon. “It was a neat little brick home on a nice quiet side road in Waikanae… the garden and the drive took ... <a title="Reverse mortgage or retirement village: Which will give you the retirement you want?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/reverse-mortgage-or-retirement-village-which-will-give-you-the-retirement-you-want/" aria-label="Read more about Reverse mortgage or retirement village: Which will give you the retirement you want?">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor The All Blacks have their first coach of Pasifika heritage. Dave Rennie has been given the job, replacing the ousted Scott Robertson. Rennie’s Cook Islands heritage comes via his mother, who hails from Titikaveka on Rarotonga, and Rennie even played a non-test match for the country in 1990. Asked ... <a title="‘I know she’d be really proud’ – NZ’s first Pasifika heritage All Blacks coach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/i-know-shed-be-really-proud-nzs-first-pasifika-heritage-all-blacks-coach/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I know she’d be really proud’ – NZ’s first Pasifika heritage All Blacks coach">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A plume of smoke rises after a strike on the Iranian capital of Tehran on 5 March, 2026. AFP / ATTA KENARE Follow the latest with our live blog above Foreign Minister Winston Peters says when conditions allow, NZDF planes will help New Zealanders get to locations where they can get ... <a title="NZ Defence Force planes prepare to fly to Middle East for evacuations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/nz-defence-force-planes-prepare-to-fly-to-middle-east-for-evacuations/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Defence Force planes prepare to fly to Middle East for evacuations">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mehmet Ozalp, Professor of Islamic Studies, Head of School, The Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation, Charles Sturt University The death of Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, during the holy month of Ramadan marks one of the most consequential turning points in the history of the Islamic ... <a title="Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s presumed next supreme leader? And would he bring change – or more brutal suppression?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/who-is-mojtaba-khamenei-irans-presumed-next-supreme-leader-and-would-he-bring-change-or-more-brutal-suppression-277483/" aria-label="Read more about Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s presumed next supreme leader? And would he bring change – or more brutal suppression?">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra South Australians are heading to the ballot box on March 21. If polls are correct, Peter Malinauskas’s Labor government will win in a landslide. Polling also indicates One Nation has pulled ahead of the Liberal Party in the state, making ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: South Australian election special" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/politics-with-michelle-grattan-south-australian-election-special-277502/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: South Australian election special">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra When Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed federal parliament on Thursday his well-crafted speech had one gaping hole. It did not mention the huge issue dominating world attention – the United States-Israeli strikes on Iran and the subsequent ever-widening conflict ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: would Labor be supporting this war if it were in opposition?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/grattan-on-friday-would-labor-be-supporting-this-war-if-it-were-in-opposition-277242/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: would Labor be supporting this war if it were in opposition?">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Moana will host the Chiefs at Rotorua International Stadium on April 11. Photosport Moana Pasifika will not play in the Pacific Islands this season, and have instead been forced to move one of their matches to Bay of Plenty. The franchise announced on Thursday that the match scheduled to be played ... <a title="Rugby: Moana Pasifika relocate to Rotorua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/rugby-moana-pasifika-relocate-to-rotorua/" aria-label="Read more about Rugby: Moana Pasifika relocate to Rotorua">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand TVNZ. RNZ/Marika Khabazi Questions have been raised about TVNZ’s editorial independence after its chair discussed a news story with Broadcasting Minister Paul Goldsmith, media commentator Tim Murphy says. TVNZ chair Andrew Barclay rang the minister after Goldsmith and cabinet colleague Mark Mitchell expressed dissatisfaction with a 1News story about gang numbers. ... <a title="Questions raised over TVNZ’s editorial independence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/questions-raised-over-tvnzs-editorial-independence/" aria-label="Read more about Questions raised over TVNZ’s editorial independence">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Officials caution that after resignations retail crime advisory group doesn’t have security or facial recognition expertise Group chairman says it will deliver robust reports on these issues to minister Ministry of Justice says its advice still stands. Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith has ignored ... <a title="Officials warns that retail crime advisory group lacks relevant expertise after resignations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/officials-warns-that-retail-crime-advisory-group-lacks-relevant-expertise-after-resignations/" aria-label="Read more about Officials warns that retail crime advisory group lacks relevant expertise after resignations">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Adam Mazzola’s home was half a metre underwater in some parts during the peak of Monday’s flooding. Adam Mazzola Flood-hit residents on Wairarapa’s south coast are demanding action after a creek burst its banks during torrential rain. Low-lying homes in Whāngaimoana Beach were inundated when a severe storm swept across the ... <a title="Wairarapa residents want flood-protection action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/wairarapa-residents-want-flood-protection-action/" aria-label="Read more about Wairarapa residents want flood-protection action">Read more</a>
