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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. (File photo) RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is expected to announce a Cabinet reshuffle on Thursday. He would need to reallocate the portfolios held by Judith Collins, who was set to become president of the Law Commission in the middle of the year. Collins ... <a title="Prime Minister expected to announce Cabinet reshuffle this week" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/prime-minister-expected-to-announce-cabinet-reshuffle-this-week/" aria-label="Read more about Prime Minister expected to announce Cabinet reshuffle this week">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Silver Fern Farms attributed the turnaround to strong international red meat demand, tight cost controls and deferred investment into projects like factory automation. RNZ / Nate McKinnon One of New Zealand’s largest red meat companies is back in the black after a few years of financial losses. But Silver Ferns Farms ... <a title="Major meat firm Silver Fern Farms halts Middle East exports; returns to profit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/major-meat-firm-silver-fern-farms-halts-middle-east-exports-returns-to-profit/" aria-label="Read more about Major meat firm Silver Fern Farms halts Middle East exports; returns to profit">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gordon Waddington, AIS Professor of Sports Medicine Research, University of Canberra Growing older has plenty of upsides – but achy joints is not one of them. As we age, the joints that once handled every bend and fall start to weaken. This is because the amount of ... <a title="What exercises will keep my ageing joints healthy?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/what-exercises-will-keep-my-ageing-joints-healthy-277975/" aria-label="Read more about What exercises will keep my ageing joints healthy?">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steve Turton, Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia The apocalyptic red skies in Western Australia have generated considerable international media attention. Crimson dust whipped up by the strong outer winds of Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle created this unusual phenomenon. Spectacular weather events like this are not ... <a title="What caused the blood red skies in Western Australia? A weather expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/what-caused-the-blood-red-skies-in-western-australia-a-weather-expert-explains-279557/" aria-label="Read more about What caused the blood red skies in Western Australia? A weather expert explains">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Flavio Macau, Associate Dean – School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University If you’d never heard of the Strait of Hormuz before, you probably have by now. Iran’s effective closure of the waterway, which usually carries about 20% of the world’s oil and gas, has put ... <a title="Why a second global shipping chokepoint could soon live up to its name as the ‘Gate of Tears’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/why-a-second-global-shipping-chokepoint-could-soon-live-up-to-its-name-as-the-gate-of-tears-279548/" aria-label="Read more about Why a second global shipping chokepoint could soon live up to its name as the ‘Gate of Tears’">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand “I have deep sympathy for diesel users because diesel is the fuel globally that has been most disrupted by the Middle East conflict,” the Finance Minister says. Samuel Rillstone/RNZ Nicola Willis has ruled out reducing the cost of road user charges to give some reprieve to diesel users. The price of ... <a title="Nicola Willis rules out reduction in road user charges for diesel users" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/nicola-willis-rules-out-reduction-in-road-user-charges-for-diesel-users/" aria-label="Read more about Nicola Willis rules out reduction in road user charges for diesel users">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Connemara was scheduled to depart Wellington at 8.30pm, but it has now canned the service (file photo). RNZ / Bill Hickman Bluebridge have once again cancelled a scheduled Connemara sailing not far ahead of its departure, but it says the ship’s fault is fixed and it will back in service ... <a title="Bluebridge cancels Connemara sailing again, but says it will be back Wednesday" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/bluebridge-cancels-connemara-sailing-again-but-says-it-will-be-back-wednesday/" aria-label="Read more about Bluebridge cancels Connemara sailing again, but says it will be back Wednesday">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Cystic Fibrosis NZ Pharmac has announced it will fund cystic fibrosis medicines Trikafta and Alyftrek for children of all ages from Wednesday. It’s currently only funded for those aged six and older. Pharmac consulted on the change in January, and feedback was positive. Parents told RNZ the drug would be life-changing, ... <a title="Cystic fibrosis medicines Trikafta and Alyftrek to be funded for all children" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/cystic-fibrosis-medicines-trikafta-and-alyftrek-to-be-funded-for-all-children/" aria-label="Read more about Cystic fibrosis medicines Trikafta and Alyftrek to be funded for all children">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Members of the Fired Up Stilettos group at a 2023 protest at Parliament. Fired Up Stilettos / Supplied The Green Party says its decision not to select a former sex worker as a candidate has nothing to do with her background. Sex worker advocacy group Fired Up Stilettos’ chairperson Bianca Beebe ... <a title="Greens deny former sex worker’s background was a factor in candidate decision" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/greens-deny-former-sex-workers-background-was-a-factor-in-candidate-decision/" aria-label="Read more about Greens deny former sex worker’s background was a factor in candidate decision">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Whakaruruhau o Ngā Reo Irirangi Māori o Aotearoa chairperson Peter-Lucas Jones. Supplied The national Māori radio network, Te Whakaruruhau o Ngā Reo Irirangi Māori o Aotearoa, is considering litigation over a potential loss of government funding which it says threatens the survivability of iwi radio stations. Chairperson Peter-Lucas Jones (Ngāti ... <a title="Māori radio network says funding cuts threaten the survivability of iwi radio stations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/maori-radio-network-says-funding-cuts-threaten-the-survivability-of-iwi-radio-stations/" aria-label="Read more about Māori radio network says funding cuts threaten the survivability of iwi radio stations">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jen Purdie, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Sustainability, University of Otago As the escalating US-Israel war on Iran drives a global fuel supply crisis, New Zealand is eyeing two major – and very different – projects aimed at bolstering its long-term energy security. While one risks deepening ... <a title="LNG vs pumped hydro: will NZ choose to import risk or build cleaner resilience?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/lng-vs-pumped-hydro-will-nz-choose-to-import-risk-or-build-cleaner-resilience-279552/" aria-label="Read more about LNG vs pumped hydro: will NZ choose to import risk or build cleaner resilience?">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on March 31, 2026.
