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March 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Australians have become increasingly anxious about national security – even before the outbreak of the recent US-Israel war with Iran, according to a new report. The Australian National University’s National Security College surveyed more than 20,000 Australians in November 2024, ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Rory Medcalf on Australians’ growing national security fears" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/politics-with-michelle-grattan-rory-medcalf-on-australians-growing-national-security-fears-278984/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Rory Medcalf on Australians’ growing national security fears">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra With social cohesion badly fraying and One Nation’s surge reinforcing the threat it is under, politicians desperately need to find the rhetoric to help glue our multiculturalism back together. Obviously it will take much more than words but, as is ... <a title="View from The Hill: Albanese could learn from Malinauskas’ masterclass in messaging" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/view-from-the-hill-albanese-could-learn-from-malinauskas-masterclass-in-messaging-278790/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Albanese could learn from Malinauskas’ masterclass in messaging">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Diesel and petrol prices have now hit $4 per litre on Rakiura Stewart Island. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Rakiura locals fear surging fuel prices will soon send their power bills rocketing up, and that Stewart Island – which relies on diesel generators for electricity – may face blackouts. Stewart Island is ... <a title="Fuel crisis: Diesel shortages could hit power supply on Stewart Island" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/fuel-crisis-diesel-shortages-could-hit-power-supply-on-stewart-island/" aria-label="Read more about Fuel crisis: Diesel shortages could hit power supply on Stewart Island">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland had its busiest day on public transport since 2019 last week, and the capital has seen 10 percent more passengers on the train in the past month. File photo. Supplied / Environment Canterbury A cheaper bus or train fare would be far better than working from home to avoid rising ... <a title="High petrol prices: Cost of public transport ‘still a significant barrier to people’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/high-petrol-prices-cost-of-public-transport-still-a-significant-barrier-to-people/" aria-label="Read more about High petrol prices: Cost of public transport ‘still a significant barrier to people’">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand ASB said Canterbury secured its third quarterly win of 2025. RNZ / Nate McKinnon ASB’s latest Regional Economic Scoreboard shows Canterbury leading New Zealand’s regional growth, Auckland making strong gains, and Wellington slipping to the bottom of the rankings. Canterbury scored back-to-back economic wins in ASB’s latest regional economic survey. Canterbury ... <a title="Canterbury leads ASB’s rankings as Auckland rebounds and Wellington finishes last" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/canterbury-leads-asbs-rankings-as-auckland-rebounds-and-wellington-finishes-last/" aria-label="Read more about Canterbury leads ASB’s rankings as Auckland rebounds and Wellington finishes last">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The FluMist vaccine is taken in the form of a nasal spray. File photo. 123RF Bringing a needle-free flu vaccine to New Zealand would be a good way to boost the country’s vaccination rates, says a vaccine expert. FluMist has long been used in the northern hemisphere and started being used ... <a title="Flu vaccine in a spray: ‘Many, many people are just not keen on needles’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/flu-vaccine-in-a-spray-many-many-people-are-just-not-keen-on-needles/" aria-label="Read more about Flu vaccine in a spray: ‘Many, many people are just not keen on needles’">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The finance minister will reveal “targeted and temporary” support for hard-hit families on Tuesday, as fuel costs continue to rise. Nicola Willis gave notice of the announcement at Monday’s post-Cabinet media briefing, alongside Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Associate Energy Minister Shane Jones. Jones also announced plans to align New Zealand’s ... <a title="Fuel cost crisis: Govt to unveil ‘targeted and temporary’ support tomorrow" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/fuel-cost-crisis-govt-to-unveil-targeted-and-temporary-support-tomorrow/" aria-label="Read more about Fuel cost crisis: Govt to unveil ‘targeted and temporary’ support tomorrow">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
SPECIAL REPORT: By Jessica Corbett Democrats in Congress have sounded the alarm over US President Donald Trump pledging to commit more war crimes in Iran after he traded threats to energy infrastructure with the Iranian government, with the Republican declaring Saturday that he would take out the country’s power plants unless it reopened the Strait ... <a title="‘Maniacal tyrant’ Trump and Iran trade threats to energy infrastructure over Strait of Hormuz" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/maniacal-tyrant-trump-and-iran-trade-threats-to-energy-infrastructure-over-strait-of-hormuz/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Maniacal tyrant’ Trump and Iran trade threats to energy infrastructure over Strait of Hormuz">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says the government will reveal in the next few weeks how it will support New Zealanders struggling with skyrocketing fuel prices. He says the country has healthy fuel stocks, and the government’s doing everything it can to secure them. Oil prices have risen as the fall out ... <a title="As it happened: Oil prices rise as fall out from Middle East crisis continues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/as-it-happened-oil-prices-rise-as-fall-out-from-middle-east-crisis-continues/" aria-label="Read more about As it happened: Oil prices rise as fall out from Middle East crisis continues">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The 25-foot vessel ‘JAGMEN’. Supplied Police are appealing for sightings of a boat last seen in Taurikura Bay on Sunday night. The 25-foot vessel – named ‘JAGMEN’ – was last seen leaving the bay about 8pm on 22 March, said police. “Police would like to speak with an occupant believed to ... <a title="Police seek boat last seen in Northland bay" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/police-seek-boat-last-seen-in-northland-bay/" aria-label="Read more about Police seek boat last seen in Northland bay">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Black Cap Dion Nash was elected to the NZ Cricket board in 2024. Elias Rodriguez The first signs of fallout from New Zealand Cricket’s decision to pursue a new franchise-based Twenty20 competition have emerged, with board member Dion Nash resigning just hours after the announcement. NZC confirmed on Monday morning ... <a title="Dion Nash quits NZ Cricket board after Twenty20 decision" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/dion-nash-quits-nz-cricket-board-after-twenty20-decision/" aria-label="Read more about Dion Nash quits NZ Cricket board after Twenty20 decision">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew King, ARC Future Fellow and Associate Professor in Climate Science, ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, The University of Melbourne It’s no secret our planet is heating up. And here’s the evidence: we’ve just experienced the 11 hottest years on record, with 2025 being ... <a title="The latest world climate report is grim, but it’s not the end of the story" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/the-latest-world-climate-report-is-grim-but-its-not-the-end-of-the-story-278886/" aria-label="Read more about The latest world climate report is grim, but it’s not the end of the story">Read more</a>
