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March 27, 2026
Analysis by Keith Rankin – this analysis was first published on 24 March 2026. A minute after my radio-alarm went off this morning, I was ‘privileged’ to hear this deeply scary interview with the Deputy Prime Minister: Deputy PM Seymour on NZ, Iran and fuel relief, RNZ 24 March 2026. For most of the interview ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Has New Zealand just signed up for World War Three?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/keith-rankin-analysis-has-new-zealand-just-signed-up-for-world-war-three/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Has New Zealand just signed up for World War Three?">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Synlait milk truck. Synlait/supplied Paying dairy farmers a premium for their white gold could come at a cost to Synlait Milk, according to an agribusiness expert. The Dunsandel-based processor and exporter increased its farmgate milk price this week to up to $9.90 per kilogram of milk solids for the financial ... <a title="Synlait juggles high milk price risk with retaining farmer-suppliers: agri-business expert" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/synlait-juggles-high-milk-price-risk-with-retaining-farmer-suppliers-agri-business-expert/" aria-label="Read more about Synlait juggles high milk price risk with retaining farmer-suppliers: agri-business expert">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Connemara has been out of service since last week. File photo RNZ / Ben Strang Bluebridge ferry passengers are feeling deflated and frustrated by ongoing disruption to sailings, with one ferry out of action and the other running four hours behind schedule. Sailings on Connemara have been canned for the ... <a title="Bluebridge ferry passengers frustrated by ongoing disruption to sailings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/bluebridge-ferry-passengers-frustrated-by-ongoing-disruption-to-sailings/" aria-label="Read more about Bluebridge ferry passengers frustrated by ongoing disruption to sailings">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Jim Grenon’s stake now sits 0.1 percent below the threshold that would trigger a compulsory takeover offer. Supplied/RNZ: Brad White New Zealand-based Canadian billionaire Jim Grenon has increased his shareholding in listed media company NZME, owner of the New Zealand Herald and Newstalk ZB. A notice to the NZX shows Grenon ... <a title="NZ-based Canadian billionaire Jim Grenon becomes NZME’s largest shareholder" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/nz-based-canadian-billionaire-jim-grenon-becomes-nzmes-largest-shareholder/" aria-label="Read more about NZ-based Canadian billionaire Jim Grenon becomes NZME’s largest shareholder">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk A rift within French Polynesia’s ruling Tavini Huiraatira party has widened this week, pitting the leadership “old guard” against a younger generation embodied by the territory’s President, Moetai Brotherson. The main reason for the rift is the outcome of the recent French municipal elections, especially in ... <a title="Rift widens within French Polynesia’s ruling party following municipal election losses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/rift-widens-within-french-polynesias-ruling-party-following-municipal-election-losses/" aria-label="Read more about Rift widens within French Polynesia’s ruling party following municipal election losses">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand (File photo) RNZ / Richard Tindiller Police say they have not yet started investigating what technologies they might need to implement intelligence-gathering powers contained in a new bill that would give police new powers to move and detain. They also said public consultation on the policing amendment bill would happen at ... <a title="Police yet to investigate what technology is needed gather intelligence as part of new bill" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/police-yet-to-investigate-what-technology-is-needed-gather-intelligence-as-part-of-new-bill/" aria-label="Read more about Police yet to investigate what technology is needed gather intelligence as part of new bill">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on March 27, 2026.
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March 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand South Dunedin Countdown temporarily closed after rats were trapped in February, 2024. RNZ / Tess Brunton Woolworths New Zealand has been fined $33,000 for failing to properly deal with a rat infestation at its South Dunedin supermarket. The store was closed for almost three weeks in February 2024 to eliminate the ... <a title="Woolworths fined $33,000 over rat infestation at South Dunedin supermarket" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/woolworths-fined-33000-over-rat-infestation-at-south-dunedin-supermarket/" aria-label="Read more about Woolworths fined $33,000 over rat infestation at South Dunedin supermarket">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Department of Conservation is investigating the poisoning of ten black-billed gulls in Te Anau. Supplied / Department of Conservation The Department of Conservation is investigating the poisoning of 10 black-billed gulls in Te Anau. Five of the native birds were found sick on the foreshore in January and were euthanised. ... <a title="Ten tarāpuka / black-billed gulls poisoned in Te Anau" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/ten-tarapuka-black-billed-gulls-poisoned-in-te-anau/" aria-label="Read more about Ten tarāpuka / black-billed gulls poisoned in Te Anau">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Consumer Confidence falls to 91.3 points from 100.1 in February A net negative 14 percent of households think it is a good time to make a major purchase A net 10 percent expect to be better off this time next year, down from last month’s net 20 percent A net ... <a title="Households closing their wallets as consumer confidence falls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/households-closing-their-wallets-as-consumer-confidence-falls/" aria-label="Read more about Households closing their wallets as consumer confidence falls">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Damien O’Meara, Lecturer, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University When Nora (Claudia Karvan) breaks her leg, her son Darcy (Luke Wiltshire) – a trans man – returns home to see her for the first time since he came out. It doesn’t take long before Darcy realises ... <a title="Homebodies: bold TV about a trans man, his mother and the conversations they never had" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/homebodies-bold-tv-about-a-trans-man-his-mother-and-the-conversations-they-never-had-277500/" aria-label="Read more about Homebodies: bold TV about a trans man, his mother and the conversations they never had">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Synlait milk truck. Synlait/supplied Paying dairy farmers a premium for their white gold could come at a cost to Synlait Milk, according to an agribusiness expert. The Dunsandel-based processor and exporter increased its farmgate milk price this week to up to $9.90 per kilogram of milk solids for the financial ... <a title="Synlait juggles high milk price risk with retaining farmer-suppliers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/synlait-juggles-high-milk-price-risk-with-retaining-farmer-suppliers/" aria-label="Read more about Synlait juggles high milk price risk with retaining farmer-suppliers">Read more</a>
