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March 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police Minister Mark Mitchell. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone A new bill would give police new powers but just how far it goes will now be fought over in select committee. The Privacy Commissioner says it sets the bar too low, but a Justice Ministry push for more safeguards was rejected. A ... <a title="Bill to give police new powers to move and detain introduced to Parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/bill-to-give-police-new-powers-to-move-and-detain-introduced-to-parliament/" aria-label="Read more about Bill to give police new powers to move and detain introduced to Parliament">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Breaches of odour consents at Wellington Water’s Seaview wastewater treatment plant have upset locals for years. RNZ / Krystal Gibbens The Hutt Valley’s wastewater treatment plant is upgrading blowers and pipes at risk of failing because they are old or too small. Wellington Water is upgrading the smell-prone Seaview plant at ... <a title="Wellington Water seeks tender for fixing smelly Seaview wastewater treatment plant" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/wellington-water-seeks-tender-for-fixing-smelly-seaview-wastewater-treatment-plant/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington Water seeks tender for fixing smelly Seaview wastewater treatment plant">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand AFP The head of the science teachers association says Year 11 students could benefit from compulsory science lessons. The government is considering making the subject mandatory, along with English and maths, when it abolishes NCEA level one in 2028. Jayatheeswaran Vijayakumar, who is also head of science at Edgewater College, told ... <a title="Association supports compulsory science for Year 11 students" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/association-supports-compulsory-science-for-year-11-students/" aria-label="Read more about Association supports compulsory science for Year 11 students">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash / RNZ Private healthcare provider IntraCare has been affected by a cyber breach, with its IT systems now offline and 28 patients’ surgeries deferred. The company, which specialises in “image-guided precision medical diagnostics and interventions”, said it became aware of the breach on Friday, March 20, and immediately shut down ... <a title="Private healthcare provider IntraCare hit by cyber breach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/private-healthcare-provider-intracare-hit-by-cyber-breach/" aria-label="Read more about Private healthcare provider IntraCare hit by cyber breach">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An Alcohol and Other Drugs Treatment Court sitting in 2022. RNZ Insight/Teresa Cowie A move to strip family background information from alcohol and drug reports used in court has angered some defence lawyers and counsellors. The Ministry of Justice said the change had been introduced to improve the consistency, quality and ... <a title="Move to strip upbringing info from alcohol and drug court reports angers lawyers, counsellors" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/move-to-strip-upbringing-info-from-alcohol-and-drug-court-reports-angers-lawyers-counsellors/" aria-label="Read more about Move to strip upbringing info from alcohol and drug court reports angers lawyers, counsellors">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Football Ferns training session in Honiara. Joshua Devenie / Phototek.nz Sailors representing New Zealand stopped off in the most countries (8) of any team in the last 12 months. New Zealand cricketers went to Zimbabwe for the first time in nine years and spent nearly three months in the subcontinent. ... <a title="Around the world for a jersey: The extreme travel of New Zealand’s athletes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/around-the-world-for-a-jersey-the-extreme-travel-of-new-zealands-athletes/" aria-label="Read more about Around the world for a jersey: The extreme travel of New Zealand’s athletes">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington, DC on September 29, 2025. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS As the Iran war affects the global economy, Americans are asking if their ties with Israel look like the tail wagging the dog. The United States was one ... <a title="Why Israel and the US are in lockstep – and why that might be changing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/why-israel-and-the-us-are-in-lockstep-and-why-that-might-be-changing/" aria-label="Read more about Why Israel and the US are in lockstep – and why that might be changing">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Thomas Lefebvre / Unsplash Advocates say the use of AI to screen job applications is dehumanising and creates bias. The technology is used by companies like McDonalds and Woolworths to process applications en masse, but handing the reins to a computer has Unite Union’s assistant national secretary Gerard Hehir uneasy. “AIs ... <a title="Jobseekers and advocates disturbed as companies screen applications with AI" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/jobseekers-and-advocates-disturbed-as-companies-screen-applications-with-ai/" aria-label="Read more about Jobseekers and advocates disturbed as companies screen applications with AI">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Easter egg prices have increased again as the price of chocolate pushes up costs. A survey of pricing shows a 325g bag of Cadbury marshmallow eggs is now on special for $10 at Woolworths, down from $13. Last year, it was $8, down from $12. The same pack was $9.90 ... <a title="Easter egg prices jump again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/easter-egg-prices-jump-again/" aria-label="Read more about Easter egg prices jump again">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Blues and Fijian Drua will in future play for the Joeli Vidiri Memorial Trophy whenever they meet in Super Rugby. PHOTOSPORT There were few sights in the late 90s more thrilling than Joeli Vidiri in full flight during the early days of Super 12. The blockbusting winger ignited excitement alongside ... <a title="Next generation of Blues inspired by Joeli Vidiri’s brilliance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/next-generation-of-blues-inspired-by-joeli-vidiris-brilliance/" aria-label="Read more about Next generation of Blues inspired by Joeli Vidiri’s brilliance">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Blues and Fijian Drua will play for the inaugural Joeli Vidiri Trophy this weekend. Photosport The final piece of the All Black’s puzzle now awaits. With Dave Rennie’s coaching squad assembled, the new crew will now turn their attention to the players they will task with resurrecting the national side. ... <a title="Super Rugby preview: Vidiri legacy honoured, Carter to centre for Chiefs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/super-rugby-preview-vidiri-legacy-honoured-carter-to-centre-for-chiefs/" aria-label="Read more about Super Rugby preview: Vidiri legacy honoured, Carter to centre for Chiefs">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming. RNZ / Mark Papalii Disgraced former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming has not replied to a request to pay back up to 10 taxpayer-funded stays at hotels during his affair, three weeks on. Police Commissioner Richard Chambers wrote to McSkimming on 4 March asking him ... <a title="‘No response’: Jevon McSkimming yet to pay back taxpayer funded hotel stays during affair" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/no-response-jevon-mcskimming-yet-to-pay-back-taxpayer-funded-hotel-stays-during-affair/" aria-label="Read more about ‘No response’: Jevon McSkimming yet to pay back taxpayer funded hotel stays during affair">Read more</a>
