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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Tracy Neal The track to the country’s deepest natural sinkhole at the top of the South Island has been permanently closed because of safety concerns. Harwoods Hole, which is a nearly 180-metre deep vertical shaft, is part of a cave system in the Abel Tasman National Park. Department of ... <a title="Track to Harwoods Hole permanently closed over safety concerns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/track-to-harwoods-hole-permanently-closed-over-safety-concerns/" aria-label="Read more about Track to Harwoods Hole permanently closed over safety concerns">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand UAS footage of RNZN Divers surveying the area around HMNZS Manawanui on the Southern Coast of Upulo as part of Op Resolution. 25 October 2024 New Zealand Defence Force Charges have been laid in relation to the loss of Royal New Zealand Navy vessel HMNZS Manawanui, off the coast of Samoa ... <a title="Naval officers face charges over sinking of HMNZS Manawanui" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/naval-officers-face-charges-over-sinking-of-hmnzs-manawanui/" aria-label="Read more about Naval officers face charges over sinking of HMNZS Manawanui">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Some patients with a rare disorder experience complications and have to rely on feeding tubes, intravenous fluids and strong pain killers. 123rf Health New Zealand has removed controversial recommendations that people suffering from a rare connective tissue disorder not be given certain treatments. It follows criticism from patients and advocacy groups. ... <a title="Health New Zealand removes new advice about Ehlers-Danlos syndromes and hypermobility spectrum disorder" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/health-new-zealand-removes-new-advice-about-ehlers-danlos-syndromes-and-hypermobility-spectrum-disorder/" aria-label="Read more about Health New Zealand removes new advice about Ehlers-Danlos syndromes and hypermobility spectrum disorder">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. Flickr / David Zoppo An inquest into the death of an Invercargill Prison inmate has heard guards did not take concerns about his mental health seriously. Nukuroa Strange, 30, died in August 2022. Coroner Amelia Steel was considering whether Strange received adequate mental health support while in the custody ... <a title="Prison death: Guards didn’t take inmate’s mental health seriously, inquest hears" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/prison-death-guards-didnt-take-inmates-mental-health-seriously-inquest-hears/" aria-label="Read more about Prison death: Guards didn’t take inmate’s mental health seriously, inquest hears">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Facebook / Te Awa Kairangi – Delivering RiverLink On the first afternoon of road works being in effect on Queens Drive and High Street in Lower Hutt traffic is heavy, as businesses say they are worried how the nine month-long closure is going to hit their bottom line. The intersection between ... <a title="Businesses fear months of roadworks on Lower Hutt streets will put potential customers off" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/businesses-fear-months-of-roadworks-on-lower-hutt-streets-will-put-potential-customers-off/" aria-label="Read more about Businesses fear months of roadworks on Lower Hutt streets will put potential customers off">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Schiffling, Deputy Director of the HUMLOG (Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management Research) Institute, Hanken School of Economics The reported sinking of several Iranian warships by US missiles in the Gulf of Oman serves as a reminder of the maritime aspect of the conflict which began ... <a title="Strait of Hormuz: if the Iran conflict shuts world’s most important oil chokepoint, global economic chaos could follow" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/strait-of-hormuz-if-the-iran-conflict-shuts-worlds-most-important-oil-chokepoint-global-economic-chaos-could-follow-277199/" aria-label="Read more about Strait of Hormuz: if the Iran conflict shuts world’s most important oil chokepoint, global economic chaos could follow">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shannon Bosch, Associate Professor (Law), Edith Cowan University As the US and Israel began their joint assault on Iran, reports emerged from Iran that a strike hit the Shajarah Tayyebeh girls’ elementary school in the southern city of Minab. The school was reportedly packed with young pupils ... <a title="Does international law still matter? The strike on the girls’ school in Iran shows why we need it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/does-international-law-still-matter-the-strike-on-the-girls-school-in-iran-shows-why-we-need-it-277196/" aria-label="Read more about Does international law still matter? The strike on the girls’ school in Iran shows why we need it">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is taking questions from reporters in his weekly post-Cabinet media conference. It comes as US President Donald Trump warns the deadly US-Israeli conflict with Iran could last for four weeks. Luxon has refused to be drawn on whether the coalition fully supports the strikes by the United ... <a title="Watch: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon speaks to media amid US-Israeli conflict with Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/watch-prime-minister-christopher-luxon-speaks-to-media-amid-us-israeli-conflict-with-iran/" aria-label="Read more about Watch: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon speaks to media amid US-Israeli conflict with Iran">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo Unsplash / Aron Yigin Thousands of shipping containers filled with New Zealand exports bound for international markets are caught up in the Midd le East conflict. New Zealand has a free-trade deal with the Gulf Cooperation Council which includes countries like Saudi Arabia, UAE and Oman. New Zealand exported ... <a title="Thousands of shipping containers filled with NZ exports caught up in Middle East conflict" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/thousands-of-shipping-containers-filled-with-nz-exports-caught-up-in-middle-east-conflict/" aria-label="Read more about Thousands of shipping containers filled with NZ exports caught up in Middle East conflict">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A rally for the aged care sector and its workers in 2024. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Aged Care Association says the sector needs better funding to be able to compete with the public sector for nurses. It comes after public and mental health nurses employed by Health New Zealand ratified ... <a title="Aged care sector needs better funding, nurses need more money – association" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/aged-care-sector-needs-better-funding-nurses-need-more-money-association/" aria-label="Read more about Aged care sector needs better funding, nurses need more money – association">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Matt Doocey says the changes will reduce travel time for patients. RNZ / Mark Papalii Publicly-funded x-rays and ultrasounds are now offered in Wānaka, the government has announced. The lack of local diagnostic testing was a key concern raised by residents at a Rural Health Roadshow last year. The change was ... <a title="Publicly-funded x-rays and ultrasounds now offered in Wānaka" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/publicly-funded-x-rays-and-ultrasounds-now-offered-in-wanaka/" aria-label="Read more about Publicly-funded x-rays and ultrasounds now offered in Wānaka">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on March 2, 2026.
