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March 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Local Anna McKessar was putting her children to bed just before 10pm when a group of screaming teens came running towards her home. RNZ / Jessica Hopkins Local residents had been growing frustrated by several out-of-control parties at two Mt Albert properties, before a violent incident last night left multiple people ... <a title="‘I was really worried’: Local recounts Mt Albert party violence that sent four to hospital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/28/i-was-really-worried-local-recounts-mt-albert-party-violence-that-sent-four-to-hospital/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I was really worried’: Local recounts Mt Albert party violence that sent four to hospital">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand State Highway 10 leading to the Far North had been flooded on March 26. RNZ Kaikohe has avoided a water crisis, as residents and businesses quickly reduced their usage. The Northland town was warned on Friday night that it could run out of water if residents didn’t start conserving it. Civil ... <a title="Kaikohe reduces water usage, avoiding a water crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/28/kaikohe-reduces-water-usage-avoiding-a-water-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Kaikohe reduces water usage, avoiding a water crisis">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Around a third of Gisborne vape stores subject to compliance checks last year were found to have broken the rules. Of the 18 stores subject to controlled purchase operations (CPO), four failed for selling to minors and three failed for other reasons, including the sale of disposable vapes. The results, ... <a title="Gisborne vape sales crackdown: One-third of stores tested broke law" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/28/gisborne-vape-sales-crackdown-one-third-of-stores-tested-broke-law/" aria-label="Read more about Gisborne vape sales crackdown: One-third of stores tested broke law">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Northland community member helping with flood evacuations on Friday night says it was the worst weather he had seen so far this year. The region has been in cleanup mode this weekend after intense flooding, causing slips and surface damage in communities throughout the Far North and the Bay of ... <a title="Ex-reservist ready for Kerikeri’s latest wild weather" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/28/ex-reservist-ready-for-kerikeris-latest-wild-weather/" aria-label="Read more about Ex-reservist ready for Kerikeri’s latest wild weather">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Scanabull is a new mobile phone app to estimate the weight of cattle from four and a half metres away. supplied Waikato can lay claim to the development of the electric fence in the 1930s, thanks to inventor and farmer Bill Gallagher. Now another another start-up from the same region is ... <a title="Kiwi ingenuity taking the danger out of weighing cattle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/28/kiwi-ingenuity-taking-the-danger-out-of-weighing-cattle/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwi ingenuity taking the danger out of weighing cattle">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ngarimu scholarship board member and past winner Dr Kahurangi Waititi (left), 2026 scholarship recipient Uenuku Jefferies (center) and Māpuna host Julian Wilcox (left). RNZ/Pokere Paewai The Ngarimu VC and 28th (Māori) Battalion Memorial Scholarships continue to uphold the values of the Battalion even after the death of its last surviving member, ... <a title="Scholarships uphold the legacy of the Māori Battalion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/28/scholarships-uphold-the-legacy-of-the-maori-battalion/" aria-label="Read more about Scholarships uphold the legacy of the Māori Battalion">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Warriors reflect on their comprehensive loss to Wests. Andrew Cornaga/Photosport Analysis: After sweeping all before them over the opening weeks of the NRL season to sit atop the competition table, the Warriors have crashed back down to earth with a limp defeat to Wests Tigers. Against a team given little chance ... <a title="NRL: What we learnt from Warriors’ defeat to Wests Tigers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/28/nrl-what-we-learnt-from-warriors-defeat-to-wests-tigers/" aria-label="Read more about NRL: What we learnt from Warriors’ defeat to Wests Tigers">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The government says for now there is sufficient supply of fuel and no need for stockpiling. Quin Tauetau With prices at the pump rising and some having to choose between fuel or food, drive-off thefts have become a concern at gas stations. The Motor Trade Association (MTA) is talking to its ... <a title="Drive-off thefts a concern as people struggle with fuel costs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/28/drive-off-thefts-a-concern-as-people-struggle-with-fuel-costs/" aria-label="Read more about Drive-off thefts a concern as people struggle with fuel costs">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ’s money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your questions. RNZ Got questions? RNZ has launched a new podcast, No Stupid Questions, with Susan Edmunds. We’d love to hear more of your questions about money and the economy. You can send through written questions, like these ones, but even better, you can drop ... <a title="Why does a war in Iran affect NZ house prices and home loans? – Ask Susan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/28/why-does-a-war-in-iran-affect-nz-house-prices-and-home-loans-ask-susan/" aria-label="Read more about Why does a war in Iran affect NZ house prices and home loans? – Ask Susan">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2026
DOCUMENTARY: Double Down News The Middle East is in flames. Britain is being dragged into an illegal war, the aims of which are entirely unclear, reports Richard Sanders of Double Down News. “It’s a war of choice, and the man who chose it is Benjamin Netanyahu. Why, yet again, is the West dancing to Israel’s ... <a title="Why is the West dancing to Israel’s tune? What’s leading us to disaster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/28/why-is-the-west-dancing-to-israels-tune-whats-leading-us-to-disaster/" aria-label="Read more about Why is the West dancing to Israel’s tune? What’s leading us to disaster">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand After a two-month absence sparked by her 84-year-old mother’s apparent abduction, Savannah Guthrie will return to NBC’s Today show next month. Former co-host Hoda Kotb said after her emotional interview with Guthrie aired that the broadcaster will return on the 6th of April. “I can’t come back and try to be ... <a title="Savannah Guthrie to return to Today show after mother’s disappearance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/28/savannah-guthrie-to-return-to-today-show-after-mothers-disappearance/" aria-label="Read more about Savannah Guthrie to return to Today show after mother’s disappearance">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand On Friday Heinz Wattie’s confirmed it would go ahead with shutting its frozen packing lines in Hastings, as well as manufacturing sites in Christchurch, Dunedin and Auckland. Roberto Machado Noa The mayor of Central Hawke’s Bay says the region has been hit hard by back-to-back announcements of factory closures. On Friday ... <a title="Central Hawke’s Bay mayor questions Wattie’s, McCain closures in ‘pretty good food producing region’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/28/central-hawkes-bay-mayor-questions-watties-mccain-closures-in-pretty-good-food-producing-region/" aria-label="Read more about Central Hawke’s Bay mayor questions Wattie’s, McCain closures in ‘pretty good food producing region’">Read more</a>
