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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand When a young hospital registrar turned “putty grey”, broadcaster Joanna Paul-Robie knew she was about to get some bad news. Paul-Robie had gone into hospital to get checked out for what she suspected were kidney stones, only to get the devastating news she had terminal cancer. “Nobody turns that colour on ... <a title="Broadcaster Joanna Paul-Robie in ‘the long middle’ with cancer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/broadcaster-joanna-paul-robie-in-the-long-middle-with-cancer/" aria-label="Read more about Broadcaster Joanna Paul-Robie in ‘the long middle’ with cancer">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Public Service Minister Judith Collins. VNP/Louis Collins Public Service Minister Judith Collins has shrugged off pressure from coalition partner ACT over the government’s English-first policy, suggesting the matter is not a key priority. “To be frank, right at the moment, my concern is fuel,” she told RNZ. “That’s my big focus. ... <a title="Fuel crisis the priority, not style guides, Judith Collins tells ACT" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/fuel-crisis-the-priority-not-style-guides-judith-collins-tells-act/" aria-label="Read more about Fuel crisis the priority, not style guides, Judith Collins tells ACT">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
By Minnah Arshad of Zeteo Israel’s Parliament has approved a one-sided death penalty measure to execute Palestinians. It is one of the most extreme laws in the nation’s history, and will exacerbate the far-right government’s illegal system of apartheid. Some members of the Knesset, including ultranationalist National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, were seen wearing noose ... <a title="Israel passes extreme death penalty law targeting only Palestinians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/israel-passes-extreme-death-penalty-law-targeting-only-palestinians/" aria-label="Read more about Israel passes extreme death penalty law targeting only Palestinians">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Rajinder in court. RNZ The wife of a Dunedin murderer has admitted getting rid of evidence in the investigation. Gurpreet Kaur’s husband Rajinder will be sentenced at the High Court on Wednesday for the murder of Gurjit Singh in 2024. He was found guilty after a jury trial late last year ... <a title="Murderer Rajinder’s wife admits helping him dispose of evidence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/murderer-rajinders-wife-admits-helping-him-dispose-of-evidence/" aria-label="Read more about Murderer Rajinder’s wife admits helping him dispose of evidence">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The intersection of SH51 and Awatoto Road in Napier. Google Maps A major road in southern Napier is partially blocked after a truck hit the central wire barrier and rolled. The accident happened on State Highway 51 near the intersection with Awatoto Road just before 11.20am, police said. The driver was ... <a title="Truck rolls in Napier, blocking highway" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/truck-rolls-in-napier-blocking-highway/" aria-label="Read more about Truck rolls in Napier, blocking highway">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Energy Minister Simon Watts. RNZ / Mark Papalii The Energy Minister is expressing confidence in the government’s plans to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, even as the Prime Minister says it will not go ahead if the business case does not stack up. Two of the country’s gentailers have ... <a title="War on Iran a ‘bazooka’ through government’s LNG plan – gentailer CEO" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/war-on-iran-a-bazooka-through-governments-lng-plan-gentailer-ceo/" aria-label="Read more about War on Iran a ‘bazooka’ through government’s LNG plan – gentailer CEO">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Fuller, Professor in Biodiversity and Conservation, The University of Queensland The two of us can often be found in a patch of scrubby bushland, phone in hand, slowly scanning for plants. Or crouched behind a tree trunk with binoculars, pausing mid-breath to find the source of ... <a title="‘My head feels clearer’: how citizen science can improve people’s health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/my-head-feels-clearer-how-citizen-science-can-improve-peoples-health-275426/" aria-label="Read more about ‘My head feels clearer’: how citizen science can improve people’s health">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tech New Zealand chief executive Graeme Muller says “New Zealanders deserve a clear, ambitious vision that captures opportunities while managing risk”. NZ Tech The $24 billion technology sector has published a manifesto warning New Zealand’s future prosperity is being threatened by a lack of cohesive policies to support growth. “Our productivity ... <a title="New Zealand’s prosperity threatened by lack of cohesive growth policies, tech sector warns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/new-zealands-prosperity-threatened-by-lack-of-cohesive-growth-policies-tech-sector-warns/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand’s prosperity threatened by lack of cohesive growth policies, tech sector warns">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Rising diesel prices are starting to push up construction costs. 123RF Rising fuel prices are starting to push construction costs higher, according to property valuer Quotable Value (QV). QV’s CostBuilder platform shows headline cost increases remained contained in March, rising just 0.4 percent. But QV says rapidly rising diesel prices have ... <a title="Rising diesel prices begin to lift construction costs, QV says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/rising-diesel-prices-begin-to-lift-construction-costs-qv-says/" aria-label="Read more about Rising diesel prices begin to lift construction costs, QV says">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER A person was stabbed and then became the victim of a hit-and-run in Hastings on Monday night, but the incidents appear unrelated, police say. Detective Sergeant Ryan Kemsley said police were called to a hit-and-run on Heretaunga Street West, between Stortford Street and Davis Street, about 9.30pm. ... <a title="Person stabbed then run over in Hastings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/person-stabbed-then-run-over-in-hastings/" aria-label="Read more about Person stabbed then run over in Hastings">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Housing Minister Chris Bishop. RNZ/Marika Khabazi The government has made yet another change to legislation setting out the plan to accommodate new homes in Auckland in the coming decades. Housing Minister Chris Bishop said the government will reduce the minimum housing capacity required for Auckland Council’s Plan Change 120 to 1.4 ... <a title="Government reduces housing intensification rules for Auckland – again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/government-reduces-housing-intensification-rules-for-auckland-again/" aria-label="Read more about Government reduces housing intensification rules for Auckland – again">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Celine Dion, who was previously sidelined from performing due to a rare neurological disorder, has announced a series of concerts that will bring her back to the stage. Making good on rampant speculation, Dion is set to perform ten concerts in Paris, according to an announcement shared Monday on social media ... <a title="Celine Dion is returning to the stage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/celine-dion-is-returning-to-the-stage/" aria-label="Read more about Celine Dion is returning to the stage">Read more</a>
