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March 17, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Todd Farrell, Senior Tutor, School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne With South Australia in its final week of campaigning ahead of the state election, you may have noticed while there’s been a few scandals around mistaken identity of hospital patients and controversial candidates’ ... <a title="South Australians have truth in political advertising laws. Why doesn’t everyone else?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/south-australians-have-truth-in-political-advertising-laws-why-doesnt-everyone-else-278194/" aria-label="Read more about South Australians have truth in political advertising laws. Why doesn’t everyone else?">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the cricket action as the White Ferns take on South Africa for the second of five T20s. It comes after the White Ferns cruised to a one-sided 80-run win in the opening T20 at Mt Maunganui on Sunday. Batting first at Bay Oval, New Zealand captain Melie Kerr and ... <a title="Live: White Ferns v South Africa Proteas Women – second T20" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/live-white-ferns-v-south-africa-proteas-women-second-t20/" aria-label="Read more about Live: White Ferns v South Africa Proteas Women – second T20">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / NZTA Two people have been seriously injured after two cars collided in North Canterbury. Emergency services were called to the crash on State Highway 1 near Domett, between Christchurch and Kaikōura, about 10.40am. One of the cars was towing a horse float but it was unknown if any horses ... <a title="Crash closes stretch of State Highway 1 in North Canterbury" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/crash-closes-stretch-of-state-highway-1-in-north-canterbury/" aria-label="Read more about Crash closes stretch of State Highway 1 in North Canterbury">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Graffam-O’Meara, PhD Candidate in Theatre, Monash University Every Melburnian knows the West Gate Bridge, crossing the Yarra River north of its exit to Port Phillip Bay. It looms, it hums, it holds memory, it writhes. You know the feeling – that perceptible flex when you’re stopped ... <a title="The West Gate Bridge disaster looms large over Melbourne. A new play can’t fully capture its grief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/the-west-gate-bridge-disaster-looms-large-over-melbourne-a-new-play-cant-fully-capture-its-grief-277229/" aria-label="Read more about The West Gate Bridge disaster looms large over Melbourne. A new play can’t fully capture its grief">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
RNZ Pacific Pacific Island governments are urging their citizens not to panic about the supply of fuels amid the conflict in the Middle East between Israel, the United States and Iran. The conflict has resulted in the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route that carries around 20 percent of the world’s ... <a title="Pacific governments warn against panic buying as war on Iran threatens fuel supply" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/pacific-governments-warn-against-panic-buying-as-war-on-iran-threatens-fuel-supply/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific governments warn against panic buying as war on Iran threatens fuel supply">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard J. Buning, Research Lead, UQ Micromobility Research Cluster, The University of Queensland E-bikes have been increasing in popularity – they make cycling more accessible than ever. However, they’ve also been linked to tragic accidents. In response, the Queensland government has conducted a parliamentary inquiry on e-mobility ... <a title="Should e-bike riders be required to have a driver’s licence?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/should-e-bike-riders-be-required-to-have-a-drivers-licence-278207/" aria-label="Read more about Should e-bike riders be required to have a driver’s licence?">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Shannon Mato celebrates a try for the Māori All Stars against the Australian Indigenous All Stars in Sydney, 2025. NRL PHOTOS The Kiwi Ferns’ stocks have been boosted with Jillaroos’ 10-test cap powerhouse forward Shannon Mato’s availability after her decision change allegiance from Australia to New Zealand. Mato, 27, wants to ... <a title="Shannon Mato wants to play for Kiwi Ferns at Rugby League World Cup" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/shannon-mato-wants-to-play-for-kiwi-ferns-at-rugby-league-world-cup/" aria-label="Read more about Shannon Mato wants to play for Kiwi Ferns at Rugby League World Cup">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The furore over Christopher Luxon’s new matai title is refusing to go away, after local media in Samoa reported there was a late night phone call saying he didn’t want to go ahead with it after “too much interference on social media”. Luxon refused to answer questions about the reports on ... <a title="Prime Minister Christopher Luxon refuses to say if he tried to call off Samoa matai ceremony" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/prime-minister-christopher-luxon-refuses-to-say-if-he-tried-to-call-off-samoa-matai-ceremony/" aria-label="Read more about Prime Minister Christopher Luxon refuses to say if he tried to call off Samoa matai ceremony">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand His name is Khabane Lame, but he is known worldwide as Khaby Lame. Born in Dakar, Senegal, he is the most followed content creator on TikTok. He became famous for video clips in which he reacts to absurd “life hack” videos with a blank, slightly annoyed face, showing the hack wasn’t ... <a title="Who is Khaby Lame – the world’s most followed TikToker?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/who-is-khaby-lame-the-worlds-most-followed-tiktoker/" aria-label="Read more about Who is Khaby Lame – the world’s most followed TikToker?">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand As Project Hail Mary‘s amnesiac hero problem-solves his way around the spaceship he’s woken up on alone, he asks: “Am I smart?” It’s a bold question to put in the air at the start of a film that fuses a silly, human-alien buddy comedy and a deeply earnest tale about how science and ... <a title="Review: Project Hail Mary is a Ryan Gosling-powered hope rocket" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/review-project-hail-mary-is-a-ryan-gosling-powered-hope-rocket/" aria-label="Read more about Review: Project Hail Mary is a Ryan Gosling-powered hope rocket">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Northland mudfish with a ruler for scale. DOC A deeply unglamorous and rarely seen creature that spends most of its life in mud has pulled off a last-minute upset by winning the title of Fish of the Year. The Northland mudfish was not even in the top ten at the ... <a title="Mudfish pulls off last-minute upset to claim Fish of the Year 2026" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/mudfish-pulls-off-last-minute-upset-to-claim-fish-of-the-year-2026/" aria-label="Read more about Mudfish pulls off last-minute upset to claim Fish of the Year 2026">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eylem Altuntas, Researcher, Speech & Language Development, The MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development, Western Sydney University Anyone who has spent time with a baby knows how unpredictable the first year can feel. One week a baby suddenly seems to “get” something new. The next week, ... <a title="Babies learn a lot in their first year. But their behaviour doesn’t always tell the full story" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/babies-learn-a-lot-in-their-first-year-but-their-behaviour-doesnt-always-tell-the-full-story-274032/" aria-label="Read more about Babies learn a lot in their first year. But their behaviour doesn’t always tell the full story">Read more</a>
