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March 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Nicola Willis and Christopher Luxon announcing fuel support. Samuel Rillstone/RNZ The country will not be moving up an alert level when ministers announce more details of the national fuel plan at Parliament on Friday. Finance Minister Nicola Willis has assured New Zealanders in her answers to questions in the House on ... <a title="NZ will not move up fuel alert level tomorrow, Willis says changes will not be sudden" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/nz-will-not-move-up-fuel-alert-level-tomorrow-willis-says-changes-will-not-be-sudden/" aria-label="Read more about NZ will not move up fuel alert level tomorrow, Willis says changes will not be sudden">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katherine M. Robertson, PhD student, The University of Melbourne Parks are vital public spaces. This is especially true if you’re a parent with energetic children, or an office worker searching for a peaceful lunch spot. But parks are also ideal environments for infectious diseases to spread, particularly ... <a title="Parks are sanctuaries but can also harbour disease – here’s how to protect yourself" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/parks-are-sanctuaries-but-can-also-harbour-disease-heres-how-to-protect-yourself-276283/" aria-label="Read more about Parks are sanctuaries but can also harbour disease – here’s how to protect yourself">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand State Highway 1 is closed at the slip-prone Mangamuka Gorge in the Far North as a safety precaution. Supplied/NZTA States of emergency have been announced for the Whangārei District and Far North District with several communities isolated and more heavy rain to come. The states of emergency will be in effect ... <a title="States of emergency declared for Far North, Whangārei" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/states-of-emergency-declared-for-far-north-whangarei/" aria-label="Read more about States of emergency declared for Far North, Whangārei">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on March 26, 2026.
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March 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand It has increased New Zealand’s jet fuel cover by 10 days. RNZ / Unsplash New fuel data has been released showing more shipments enroute to New Zealand than had been reported on Wednesday. In their regular update on fuel stocks on Wednesday, officials said just two ships carrying fuel were expected ... <a title="More fuel shipments enroute than previously reported" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/more-fuel-shipments-enroute-than-previously-reported/" aria-label="Read more about More fuel shipments enroute than previously reported">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Louise Upston says the government has been very clear that any response needs to be targeted. RNZ / Mark Papalii The Green Party is crying foul after the government admitted more than half of families in material hardship will not benefit from its fuel support package. In question time on Wednesday, ... <a title="More than half of families in material hardship will not get $50 fuel support package" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/more-than-half-of-families-in-material-hardship-will-not-get-50-fuel-support-package/" aria-label="Read more about More than half of families in material hardship will not get $50 fuel support package">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carolina Rossini, Professor of Practice and Director for Program, Public Interest Technology Initiative, UMass Amherst The verdict in a Los Angeles courtroom on March 25, 2026, may become one of the most consequential legal challenges that Big Tech has ever faced. This is an inflection point in ... <a title="Jury finds Instagram and YouTube addictive in lawsuit poised to reshape social media – platform design meets product liability" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/jury-finds-instagram-and-youtube-addictive-in-lawsuit-poised-to-reshape-social-media-platform-design-meets-product-liability-277066/" aria-label="Read more about Jury finds Instagram and YouTube addictive in lawsuit poised to reshape social media – platform design meets product liability">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The International Space Station NASA A New Zealand experiment on the International Space Station has proved a superconducting system can survive a power failure. Victoria University’s small Hēki magnet power system has been looking into new ways to propel spaceships for six months. The Hēki team says they exceeded their research ... <a title="Kiwi space station experiment a success" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/kiwi-space-station-experiment-a-success/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwi space station experiment a success">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James L. Flexner, Senior Lecturer in Historical Archaeology and Heritage, University of Sydney The Mangareva Islands are about 1,600 kilometres southeast of Tahiti in French Polynesia. They get their name (which means “floating mountains”) from the way the sea spray breaking on the surrounding coral atolls, or ... <a title="‘Coral houses’ are dotted throughout the Pacific. Now scientists know exactly when they were built" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/coral-houses-are-dotted-throughout-the-pacific-now-scientists-know-exactly-when-they-were-built-278893/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Coral houses’ are dotted throughout the Pacific. Now scientists know exactly when they were built">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Karl le Quesne says the Commission is expecting increased numbers of special votes this election. RNZ / Russell Palmer The Electoral Commission says it is pushing hard to boost enrolment – particularly among young people – because of the government’s changes restricting voting. Chief executive Karl le Quesne also says he ... <a title="Focus on boosting enrolment after government’s new voter restrictions – Electoral Commission" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/focus-on-boosting-enrolment-after-governments-new-voter-restrictions-electoral-commission/" aria-label="Read more about Focus on boosting enrolment after government’s new voter restrictions – Electoral Commission">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Exporters are being urged to work closely with their import counterparts over possible Trump tariff refunds, following a decision by the US Supreme Court which ruled the ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs unconstitutional. New Zealand Trade and Enterprise hosted a webinar this week to help exporters navigate the implications of last month’s ... <a title="Kiwi exporters briefed on US tariff refunds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/kiwi-exporters-briefed-on-us-tariff-refunds/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwi exporters briefed on US tariff refunds">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An artists impression of a memorial at the Pukekohe Cemetery, to honour the unmarked graves on site. Supplied Plans to erect a memorial plaque on a rural Auckland cemetery to honour hundreds of unmarked graves – many of whom were Māori babies – are underway, after a design concept was approved. ... <a title="Memorial design revealed for hundreds of unmarked graves" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/memorial-design-revealed-for-hundreds-of-unmarked-graves/" aria-label="Read more about Memorial design revealed for hundreds of unmarked graves">Read more</a>
