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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Taking nangs off the shelves is “the first starting point to make sure that you’re safe”, says Retail NZ. File photo. AFP / BENJAMIN POLGE Dairies and convenience stores need to pull nangs from the shelves, the retailers’ association says. Police have been warning that problems around the huffing of nitrous ... <a title="Nangs in corner dairies: ‘Should we be stocking this product at all?’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/nangs-in-corner-dairies-should-we-be-stocking-this-product-at-all/" aria-label="Read more about Nangs in corner dairies: ‘Should we be stocking this product at all?’">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Liam Herbert, a 25-year-old farmer on a sheep and beef station in Wairarapa, said the changes would allow him to buy his first home and pursue his career by living on a farm. RNZ/Anneke Smith A young farmer is looking forward to supercharging his savings towards a first home, now that ... <a title="Young farmer eyes first home dream as KiwiSaver rules change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/young-farmer-eyes-first-home-dream-as-kiwisaver-rules-change/" aria-label="Read more about Young farmer eyes first home dream as KiwiSaver rules change">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour is seen as most capable on three of the top five issues, and equal with National on a fourth. File photo. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Labour remains ahead on most of the key issues in the latest Ipsos Issues Monitor, but National has improved its ratings on the economy and ... <a title="Labour still ahead on cost of living, neck and neck with National on economy – Ipsos survey" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/labour-still-ahead-on-cost-of-living-neck-and-neck-with-national-on-economy-ipsos-survey/" aria-label="Read more about Labour still ahead on cost of living, neck and neck with National on economy – Ipsos survey">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Brian Sciascia is all about measuring progress. As the owner of a Wellington gym, his days are spent encouraging people to keep tabs on their health and fitness choices. As the dad of a seven-year-old and a 10-month-old, his nights are all about sleep, or rather how much of it he’s ... <a title="‘Good sleep’ is new flex for 2026" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/good-sleep-is-new-flex-for-2026/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Good sleep’ is new flex for 2026">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Thousands of high-voltage pylons and other national grid sites are exposed to flooding, along with hundreds of kilometres of transmission lines, data provided to RNZ shows. Network owners say increasingly frequent severe weather driven by climate change is heightening the flooding risk to distribution infrastructure too, along with damage caused ... <a title="Transmission network already threatened by climate hazards, data shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/transmission-network-already-threatened-by-climate-hazards-data-shows/" aria-label="Read more about Transmission network already threatened by climate hazards, data shows">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Close up of a truck wheel. siwakorn / 123RF Truckers are worried that they will not be allowed to drive over bridges being built on the government’s Roads of National Significance. Two bridges built recently on State Highway 1 in Auckland and a third in Waikato are off limits to the ... <a title="Truckers surprised by update of NZ’s 50-year-old manual on bridge building" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/truckers-surprised-by-update-of-nzs-50-year-old-manual-on-bridge-building/" aria-label="Read more about Truckers surprised by update of NZ’s 50-year-old manual on bridge building">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Investors can brace for share market volatility and potentially higher fuel prices. RNZ / Dan Cook Investors can brace for volatility over the coming days as markets digest the impact and implications of attacks on Iran, as well as potentially higher fuel prices. “We’re expecting when markets open on Monday there ... <a title="Iran attack sparks warning for KiwiSaver, fuel, inflation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/iran-attack-sparks-warning-for-kiwisaver-fuel-inflation/" aria-label="Read more about Iran attack sparks warning for KiwiSaver, fuel, inflation">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Residents watch from the roofs of their houses as plumes of smoke rise following reported explosions in Tehran AFP / ATTA KENARE Follow the latest with our live blog above Israel has begun a fresh wave of strikes on Iran, targetting the Iranian leadership, its air defences and its ballistic missile ... <a title="Live: Israel says its airforce strikes Iran again, Iran continues to retaliate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/live-israel-says-its-airforce-strikes-iran-again-iran-continues-to-retaliate/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Israel says its airforce strikes Iran again, Iran continues to retaliate">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
Asia Pacific Report New Zealand’s weak response to the unprovoked and illegal United States and Israel attacks on Iran at the weekend has stirred strong criticism from many quarters. A former New Zealand prime minister, Helen Clark, who also held a top United Nations position for eight years, labelled the government’s response “a disgrace”. “In ... <a title="Critics say weak NZ response over US-Israel attacks on Iran a ‘disgrace’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/critics-say-weak-nz-response-over-us-israel-attacks-on-iran-a-disgrace/" aria-label="Read more about Critics say weak NZ response over US-Israel attacks on Iran a ‘disgrace’">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amin Saikal, Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, Australian National University; The University of Western Australia; Victoria University The joint US–Israel strikes on Iran, which killed the Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Tehran’s retaliatory strikes on Israel and neighbouring Arab countries have again plunged the ... <a title="Trump and Netanyahu want regime change, but Iran’s regime was built for survival. A long war is now likely" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/trump-and-netanyahu-want-regime-change-but-irans-regime-was-built-for-survival-a-long-war-is-now-likely-277193/" aria-label="Read more about Trump and Netanyahu want regime change, but Iran’s regime was built for survival. A long war is now likely">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Daniel Hillier celebrates his win at the New Zealand Open. Chris Symes / www.photosport.nz Kiwi golfer Daniel Hillier has won the NZ Open for the first time, finishing two shots clear of Australian Lucas Herbert. The 27-year-old Wellingtonian handled gusty and cool conditions at Arrowtown’s Millbrook Resort, near Queenstown, to secure ... <a title="Golf: Kiwi Daniel Hillier wins 105th New Zealand Open" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/golf-kiwi-daniel-hillier-wins-105th-new-zealand-open/" aria-label="Read more about Golf: Kiwi Daniel Hillier wins 105th New Zealand Open">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Albanese government has backed the American strike on Iran, while confirming Australia was not given prior warning. Federal cabinet’s national security committee met early Sunday. Although supporting what has been done, the government is emphasising Australia is not a ... <a title="Bipartisan support for US attack on Iran, but Greens says it is ‘abhorrent’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/bipartisan-support-for-us-attack-on-iran-but-greens-says-it-is-abhorrent-277187/" aria-label="Read more about Bipartisan support for US attack on Iran, but Greens says it is ‘abhorrent’">Read more</a>
