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March 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Abdulhassan Nabizadah. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Police are again appealing for anyone who knows anything about the death of Abdulhassan Nabizadah to come forward. It’s been a year since the 63-year-old was assaulted, robbed and left critically injured on Camperdown Road in the Wellington suburb of Miramar. The offenders, who stole ... <a title="Abdulhassan Nabizadah: Police reappeal for information one year after homicide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/abdulhassan-nabizadah-police-reappeal-for-information-one-year-after-homicide/" aria-label="Read more about Abdulhassan Nabizadah: Police reappeal for information one year after homicide">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Families with disabled children are facing reductions in support under new rules that include income from boarders in assessments for accommodation supplements or income-related rent in public housing. Before 2 March, only income from three or more boarders was included. Minister for Social Development Louise Upston said, when the change ... <a title="Support cut as boarder income changes take effect" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/support-cut-as-boarder-income-changes-take-effect/" aria-label="Read more about Support cut as boarder income changes take effect">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New facial recognition technology is being worked on that could detect if someone is driving drunk with just a three second video (file image). 123RF New facial recognition technology is being worked on that could detect if someone is driving drunk with just a three second video. Researchers in Australia have ... <a title="A camera to tell if drivers are drunk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/a-camera-to-tell-if-drivers-are-drunk/" aria-label="Read more about A camera to tell if drivers are drunk">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Health Minister Simeon Brown. RNZ / Marika Khabazi The government has announced that hospitals will get hundreds more staff and extra beds as the health system prepares for winter pressure. Health Minister Simeon Brown said Health New Zealand would invest an extra $25 million to boost hospital capacity and staffing across ... <a title="Government announces extra $25 million funding to boost hospital capacity and staff" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/government-announces-extra-25-million-funding-to-boost-hospital-capacity-and-staff/" aria-label="Read more about Government announces extra $25 million funding to boost hospital capacity and staff">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Health NZ faces the “extreme risk” of not having enough of the workers it needs to push through the government’s order to decentralise rapidly. Unsplash / RNZ Papers show that Health New Zealand faces the “extreme risk” of not having enough of the workers it needs to push through the government’s ... <a title="Papers show ‘extreme risk’ around Health NZ decentralisation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/papers-show-extreme-risk-around-health-nz-decentralisation/" aria-label="Read more about Papers show ‘extreme risk’ around Health NZ decentralisation">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand North Island brown kiwi are hatched and reared at the facility. National Kiwi Hatchery Aotearoa Follow Our Changing World on Apple, Spotify, iHeartRadio or wherever you listen to your podcasts A little bit of eggshell still clings to the slick feathers of the newly hatched brown kiwi chick. Only a few ... <a title="Our Changing World: How to grow a kiwi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/our-changing-world-how-to-grow-a-kiwi/" aria-label="Read more about Our Changing World: How to grow a kiwi">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / NZ Police Police are seeking help from the public after a woman went missing in Auckland. In a statement, police said 65-year-old Jane was last seen in Saint Johns on Monday afternoon. She had brown hair and was wearing a white patterned T-shirt and black leggings. “Police, and her ... <a title="Have you seen Jane? Concerns for missing Auckland woman" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/have-you-seen-jane-concerns-for-missing-auckland-woman/" aria-label="Read more about Have you seen Jane? Concerns for missing Auckland woman">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Artist’s impression of how the data centre is to look. Datagrid It’s being billed as the data centre that changes everything – but hopefully that doesn’t include the price of your power. It will be the country’s second biggest user of electricity after the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter. A $3 billion ... <a title="A new Southland datacentre would be the country’s second-largest drain on power" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/a-new-southland-datacentre-would-be-the-countrys-second-largest-drain-on-power/" aria-label="Read more about A new Southland datacentre would be the country’s second-largest drain on power">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Doctors say the new AI scribe rolling out in EDs around the country is saving them up to 10 minutes per patient. Supplied Doctors say the new AI scribe rolling out in EDs around the country is saving them up to 10 minutes per patient, and is particularly helpful for slow ... <a title="Emergency doctors estimate AI scribe ‘Heidi’ saving up to 10 minutes per patient" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/emergency-doctors-estimate-ai-scribe-heidi-saving-up-to-10-minutes-per-patient/" aria-label="Read more about Emergency doctors estimate AI scribe ‘Heidi’ saving up to 10 minutes per patient">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Diggers at the burnt-out Bromley wastewater plant. Supplied Image – Christchurch City Council A controversial plan to pump millions of litres of partially-treated sewage into the Christchurch coastline is leaving community leaders feeling uneasy and sceptical. Earlier this month, Mayor Phil Mauger floated the idea of pumping around a third of ... <a title="Christchurch community leaders uneasy about plan to pump partially-treated sewage into sea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/christchurch-community-leaders-uneasy-about-plan-to-pump-partially-treated-sewage-into-sea/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch community leaders uneasy about plan to pump partially-treated sewage into sea">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ever plan to wear your favourite jacket, only to pull it out of the wardrobe to discover it’s got a weird smell and is covered in mould? “People living in warm, humid climates or coastal regions are often impacted heavily [by mouldy clothing] because their indoor humidity remains elevated for long ... <a title="How to remove mould from clothing and stop it growing in wardrobes and drawers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/how-to-remove-mould-from-clothing-and-stop-it-growing-in-wardrobes-and-drawers/" aria-label="Read more about How to remove mould from clothing and stop it growing in wardrobes and drawers">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Artist’s impression of how the data centre is to look. Datagrid It’s being billed as the data centre that changes everything – but hopefully that doesn’t include the price of your power. It will be the country’s second biggest user of electricity after the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter. A $3 billion ... <a title="Southland – New Zealand’s power centre" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/southland-new-zealands-power-centre/" aria-label="Read more about Southland – New Zealand’s power centre">Read more</a>
