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March 18, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Twomey, Professor Emerita in Constitutional Law, University of Sydney Sir Anthony Mason, the former Chief Justice of Australia and one of Australia’s greatest and most influential jurists, has died just shy of his 101st birthday. He was a man of sharp mind, strong principles, and a ... <a title="Sir Anthony Mason, a jurist who shaped Australia, dies at 100" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/18/sir-anthony-mason-a-jurist-who-shaped-australia-dies-at-100-278662/" aria-label="Read more about Sir Anthony Mason, a jurist who shaped Australia, dies at 100">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Toby Williams Ministry of Education pauses reviews and changes to rural school bus routes. Officials to review policy and consult with schools and communities. Changes already brought in won’t be reversed. Rural families worried about whether their children are still eligible for government-funded buses to school can for now breathe a ... <a title="Relief for parents and students as Ministry of Education pauses school bus reviews" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/18/relief-for-parents-and-students-as-ministry-of-education-pauses-school-bus-reviews/" aria-label="Read more about Relief for parents and students as Ministry of Education pauses school bus reviews">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Marlborough Mayor Nadine Taylor. RNZ / Tracy Neal The Marlborough District Council wants the government to protect the region’s current environment plan, saying new planning and environmental laws threaten to blow up a decade of hard work. Marlborough Mayor Nadine Taylor told the Environment Select Committee the region’s geography and climate ... <a title="Marlborough District Council wants region’s current environment plan preserved" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/18/marlborough-district-council-wants-regions-current-environment-plan-preserved/" aria-label="Read more about Marlborough District Council wants region’s current environment plan preserved">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand It is not known how many customers were impacted. RNZ / Nate McKinnon The nationwide outage that affected some 2degrees mobile customers, preventing them from making or receiving calls, has been resolved. The company confirmed the outage in a network status update on its website at 3.12pm on Wednesday. A few ... <a title="Nationwide outage hit 2degrees mobile customers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/18/nationwide-outage-hit-2degrees-mobile-customers/" aria-label="Read more about Nationwide outage hit 2degrees mobile customers">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2026
Greenpeace AotearoaThousands of people have signed a petition demanding New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon stand up and condemn the illegal attacks on Iran by the United States and Israel. Greenpeace delivered the petition to opposition Labour leader Chris Hipkins in Wellington today. Standing on the steps of Parliament, Greenpeace Aotearoa executive director Dr Russel ... <a title="Thousands urge NZ prime minister Luxon to condemn illegal US-Israeli war on Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/18/thousands-urge-nz-prime-minister-luxon-to-condemn-illegal-us-israeli-war-on-iran/" aria-label="Read more about Thousands urge NZ prime minister Luxon to condemn illegal US-Israeli war on Iran">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Paul Canton. Supplied A NZ-born man who is facing deportation from the US – after living there for more than half his life and serving in the US Marine Corps – says he has no links to New Zealand and “no connection to that way of life”. Paul Canton was a ... <a title="‘I wouldn’t even know where to go’ – former US marine facing deportation to NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/18/i-wouldnt-even-know-where-to-go-former-us-marine-facing-deportation-to-nz/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I wouldn’t even know where to go’ – former US marine facing deportation to NZ">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly ANZ is the latest bank to increase interest rates. It is increasing its 18-month to five-year rates by 20 basis points, and its one-year rate by 10 basis points. Its six-month special rate remains at 4.49 percent. It is also increasing the rates it pays on term ... <a title="Biggest bank raises interest rates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/18/biggest-bank-raises-interest-rates/" aria-label="Read more about Biggest bank raises interest rates">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Patrice Allen Police are asking for the public’s help identifying two men who seriously assaulted a person during a robbery in Brooklyn, Wellington on Tuesday afternoon. The victim was hospitalised with multiple injuries during the attack, on Ohiro Road around 5.40pm. The men also stole the victim’s phone. Police ... <a title="Police seek help solving violent Wellington robbery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/18/police-seek-help-solving-violent-wellington-robbery/" aria-label="Read more about Police seek help solving violent Wellington robbery">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hussein Dia, Professor of Transport Technology and Sustainability, Swinburne University of Technology Soaring petrol prices are once again making many Australians think seriously about switching to an electric vehicle. As politicians warn Australians not to resort to panic buying, finding constructive ways to reduce your petrol costs ... <a title="Electric vehicles: what to know if you’re considering an EV" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/18/electric-vehicles-what-to-know-if-youre-considering-an-ev-278419/" aria-label="Read more about Electric vehicles: what to know if you’re considering an EV">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Robbie Williams Tim Kildeborg Jensen / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP There are allegations of corporate concert welfare and promoters holding the government to ransom over funding for big events while home grown talent is left out. Some promoters are not in tune with the government helping fund pop star Robbie Williams’ ... <a title="Checkpoint live: Promoters accused of holding government to ransom over big events" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/18/checkpoint-live-promoters-accused-of-holding-government-to-ransom-over-big-events/" aria-label="Read more about Checkpoint live: Promoters accused of holding government to ransom over big events">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Patrice Allen Police are asking for the public’s help identifying two men who seriously assaulted a person during a robbery in Brooklyn, Wellington on Tuesday afternoon. The victim was hospitalised with multiple injuries during the attack, on Ohiro Road around 5.40pm. The men also stole the victim’s phone. Police ... <a title="Police seek helping solving violent Wellington robbery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/18/police-seek-helping-solving-violent-wellington-robbery/" aria-label="Read more about Police seek helping solving violent Wellington robbery">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stella Huangfu, Associate Professor, School of Economics, University of Sydney After two back-to-back interest rate hikes by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) in February and March, all eyes are on the next policy meeting set for May. While much attention tends to focus on current inflation, ... <a title="Yes, what you think about inflation can influence what the RBA does next" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/18/yes-what-you-think-about-inflation-can-influence-what-the-rba-does-next-278549/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, what you think about inflation can influence what the RBA does next">Read more</a>
