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Month: March 2026

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Steven Alker wins in a play-off to defend title on Champions Tour

March 23, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand Steven Alker during the 2026 Cologuard Classic CHRISTIAN PETERSEN / AFP New Zealand golfer Steven Alker successfully endured another play-off finish to a golf tournament on the PGA Champions Tour. Alker again came out on top to defend his title at the Cologuard Classic in Tuscon, Arizona. He also won the ... <a title="Steven Alker wins in a play-off to defend title on Champions Tour" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/steven-alker-wins-in-a-play-off-to-defend-title-on-champions-tour/" aria-label="Read more about Steven Alker wins in a play-off to defend title on Champions Tour">Read more</a>

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From nuclear to climate crisis survivors: unfinished business in the Pacific

March 23, 2026

COMMENTARY: By David Robie, author of Eyes of Fire Climate crisis concerns shouldn’t overshadow the legacy of nuclear testing in the Pacific, where there are lingering health and sociopolitical insecurities. For example, there are concerns in French Polynesia about the mysterious fate of a former anti-nuclear investigative journalist and editor of the now closed Les ... <a title="From nuclear to climate crisis survivors: unfinished business in the Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/from-nuclear-to-climate-crisis-survivors-unfinished-business-in-the-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about From nuclear to climate crisis survivors: unfinished business in the Pacific">Read more</a>

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Live: Oil prices rise as fall out from Middle East crisis continues

March 23, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand Oil prices have risen as the fall out continues from the Middle East crisis. Brent Crude oil rose about US$1 to be just above US$113 a barrel in early Asia trade. The New Zealand share market has retreated sharply, with the benchmark NZX50 down 1.4 percent shortly after 11am. Meanwhile, Finance ... <a title="Live: Oil prices rise as fall out from Middle East crisis continues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/live-oil-prices-rise-as-fall-out-from-middle-east-crisis-continues/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Oil prices rise as fall out from Middle East crisis continues">Read more</a>

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Chris Wood closing on Premier League return for Nottingham Forest

March 23, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand Chris Wood celebrates scoring his team’s third goal during the Premier League match between Nottingham Forest FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Michael Regan/Getty Images All Whites captain Chris Wood could return to action for Nottingham Forest for the last two months of their English Premier League campaign after recovering ... <a title="Chris Wood closing on Premier League return for Nottingham Forest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/chris-wood-closing-on-premier-league-return-for-nottingham-forest/" aria-label="Read more about Chris Wood closing on Premier League return for Nottingham Forest">Read more</a>

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Offenders armed with gun demand cash during alleged robbery

March 23, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand Police are asking anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area to contact them with information. RNZ / REECE BAKER Three people, one armed with a gun, broke into a home in the Auckland suburb of Wesley on Sunday night, police say. Detective Senior Sergeant Rebecca Kirk said the armed robbery ... <a title="Offenders armed with gun demand cash during alleged robbery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/offenders-armed-with-gun-demand-cash-during-alleged-robbery/" aria-label="Read more about Offenders armed with gun demand cash during alleged robbery">Read more</a>

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Using your AI chatbot as a search engine? Be careful what you believe

March 23, 2026

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin Veale, Senior Lecturer in Media Studies, School of Humanities, Media and Creative Communication, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University During the first world war, the British government was looking for ways to help people stretch their limited food supplies. It found pamphlets from a noted ... <a title="Using your AI chatbot as a search engine? Be careful what you believe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/using-your-ai-chatbot-as-a-search-engine-be-careful-what-you-believe-277616/" aria-label="Read more about Using your AI chatbot as a search engine? Be careful what you believe">Read more</a>

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Morgan le Fay was King Arthur’s sister – but also a healer, mathematician and murderer

March 23, 2026

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Kimball, Casual Academic, School of Humanities, Creative Industries and Social Sciences, University of Newcastle Morgan le Fay is one of the most infamous characters of Arthurian mythology. A powerful sorceress and, in later stories, King Arthur’s half-sister, Morgan was a healer, a mathematician, murderer, adulteress and ... <a title="Morgan le Fay was King Arthur’s sister – but also a healer, mathematician and murderer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/morgan-le-fay-was-king-arthurs-sister-but-also-a-healer-mathematician-and-murderer-275927/" aria-label="Read more about Morgan le Fay was King Arthur’s sister – but also a healer, mathematician and murderer">Read more</a>

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NZ Cricket to push for revitalised T20 league in New Zealand

March 23, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand Northern Districts celebrate winning the men’s Super Smash grand final. Photosport New Zealand Cricket will push for a proposed NZ20 franchise league to replace the current domestic T20 Super Smash competition. The NZC Board has made an in-principle decision to support the establishment of the new league, subject to reaching key ... <a title="NZ Cricket to push for revitalised T20 league in New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/nz-cricket-to-push-for-revitalised-t20-league-in-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Cricket to push for revitalised T20 league in New Zealand">Read more</a>

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Delays on Auckland’s Southern Motorway after multi-vehicle crash

March 23, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand There were delays near Auckland’s Ōtāhuhu after the crash. (File photo) Unsplash / Robert Calvert Commuters on Auckland’s Southern Motorway should expect delays following a multi-vehicle crash. Emergency services were at the scene on State Highway One, near Ōtāhuhu. Police said the crash happened near the northbound Princes St off-ramp, about ... <a title="Delays on Auckland’s Southern Motorway after multi-vehicle crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/delays-on-aucklands-southern-motorway-after-multi-vehicle-crash/" aria-label="Read more about Delays on Auckland’s Southern Motorway after multi-vehicle crash">Read more</a>

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Black Caps, South Africa locked 2-2 in T20 series, one game to come

March 23, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand Black Caps Kyle Jamieson celebrates the wicket of South Africa Wiaan Mulder, Black Caps v South Africa, Hnry Stadium, Wellington. Kerry Marshall/Photosport An inability to hold onto wickets has cost the Black Caps the chance to seal the T20 series against South Africa, losing the fourth match at Hnry ... <a title="Black Caps, South Africa locked 2-2 in T20 series, one game to come" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/black-caps-south-africa-locked-2-2-in-t20-series-one-game-to-come/" aria-label="Read more about Black Caps, South Africa locked 2-2 in T20 series, one game to come">Read more</a>

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Two key names missing from Whitney Hansen’s first Black Ferns squad

March 23, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand New Black Ferns coach Whitney Hansen. Photosport A couple of key names are missing from Whitney Hansen’s first squad as Black Ferns head coach, with 30-players selected for next month’s Pacific Four Series (PAC4) in the USA and Australia. Twenty players from last year’s Women’s Rugby World Cup return, with eight ... <a title="Two key names missing from Whitney Hansen’s first Black Ferns squad" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/two-key-names-missing-from-whitney-hansens-first-black-ferns-squad/" aria-label="Read more about Two key names missing from Whitney Hansen’s first Black Ferns squad">Read more</a>

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White Ferns seal T20 series victory over South Africa

March 23, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand Sophie Devine led the charge for the White Ferns in Wellington, scoring a 23rd T20 international half-century. Kerry Marshall / www.photosport.nz The White Ferns have clinched the T20 international series against South Africa with a game to spare, after a commanding six-wicket win in the fourth match in Wellington. Batter Sophie ... <a title="White Ferns seal T20 series victory over South Africa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/white-ferns-seal-t20-series-victory-over-south-africa/" aria-label="Read more about White Ferns seal T20 series victory over South Africa">Read more</a>