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March 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police want to identify the man in the fawn cap – the photo on the right shows him without the hat. Police/Supplied Police are looking for the public’s help to identify people involved in a pub brawl in Hastings. Detective Sergeant Heath Jones, Hastings Criminal Investigation Branch, said a fight involving ... <a title="Police appeal for witnesses after Hastings pub brawl leaves several injured" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/police-appeal-for-witnesses-after-hastings-pub-brawl-leaves-several-injured/" aria-label="Read more about Police appeal for witnesses after Hastings pub brawl leaves several injured">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Fehi Fineanganofo of the Hurricanes, pictured in an earlier match, scored a hat-trick. Elias Rodriguez / www.photosport.nz The Hurricanes have kicked clear at the top of the Super Rugby standings after hammering the Highlanders 50-7 in Dunedin. A hat-trick for Fehi Fineanganofo and a brace for Cam Roigard saw the Hurricanes ... <a title="Super Rugby Pacific: Hurricanes humiliate Highlanders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/super-rugby-pacific-hurricanes-humiliate-highlanders/" aria-label="Read more about Super Rugby Pacific: Hurricanes humiliate Highlanders">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ/Marika Khabazi Two people have been seriously injured in a house fire in Christchurch. Firefighters were called to a fire in the Christchurch suburb of Aranui on Friday evening. Fire and Emergency said the house on Bournemouth Crescent was well ablaze when crews arrived. It said the fire had since been ... <a title="‘Huge explosion’: Firefighers respond to house fire in Christchurch’s Aranui" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/huge-explosion-firefighers-respond-to-house-fire-in-christchurchs-aranui/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Huge explosion’: Firefighers respond to house fire in Christchurch’s Aranui">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The seven-year long Sheep of the Future project started off with a flock of Romneys and the fifth generation in the programme is ready for mating. Jess Burges Photography Climate change, increasing costs, fussier consumers and changing rules have researchers and breeders working hard to develop a sheep that will not ... <a title="Country Life: Inside Kapiro Farm’s quest to find the sheep of the future" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/country-life-inside-kapiro-farms-quest-to-find-the-sheep-of-the-future/" aria-label="Read more about Country Life: Inside Kapiro Farm’s quest to find the sheep of the future">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington Students Association president Aidan Donoghue displays empty boxes at the association’s foodbank. SUPPLIED Student association leaders warn more students are struggling to make ends meet and rising prices will make the problem worse. Victoria University’s student association says its food bank shelves are being cleaned out every ... <a title="University students facing the ‘toughest time’ in years as costs increase" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/university-students-facing-the-toughest-time-in-years-as-costs-increase/" aria-label="Read more about University students facing the ‘toughest time’ in years as costs increase">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sir Bill Birch says 1979 was a very similar crisis to what was happening now, but current conditions were “a wee bit different”. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly Former minister Sir Bill Birch is the first to say he copped criticism over the carless days of the late 1970s and early 80s. ... <a title="Sir Bill Birch oversaw carless days in the late 1970s – what’s his advice in this latest fuel crisis?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/sir-bill-birch-oversaw-carless-days-in-the-late-1970s-whats-his-advice-in-this-latest-fuel-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Sir Bill Birch oversaw carless days in the late 1970s – what’s his advice in this latest fuel crisis?">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Whakaraupō Lyttelton Harbour. RNZ / Niva Chittock The Christchurch City Council has received a please-explain over sewage being discharged into the ocean around Banks Peninsula. The Canterbury Regional Council issued the abatement notice on Friday following a recent series of unconsented sewage discharges into Whakaraupō Lyttelton Harbour and Akaroa Harbour. Christchurch ... <a title="Christchurch City Council issued a please-explain over sewage discharge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/christchurch-city-council-issued-a-please-explain-over-sewage-discharge/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch City Council issued a please-explain over sewage discharge">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the Super Rugby Pacific action as the Hurricanes take on the Highlanders at Forsyth Barr Stadium. A blockbuster derby awaits as the competition leaders head under the roof in Dunedin to meet the Highlanders. The game will see a plethora of mouth-watering matchups including Jordie Barrett against Timoci Tavatavanawai, ... <a title="Live: Hurricanes v Highlanders at Forsyth Barr Stadium – Super Rugby Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/live-hurricanes-v-highlanders-at-forsyth-barr-stadium-super-rugby-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Hurricanes v Highlanders at Forsyth Barr Stadium – Super Rugby Pacific">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Jackson Ford and Tyson Frizell will face off, when the Warriors take on the Knights. Photosport/RNZ NRL: Newcastle Knights v NZ Warriors Kickoff 5pm, Saturday, 21 March McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle Live blog updates on RNZ website Analysis: For just the fourth time in club history, NZ Warriors have a chance ... <a title="NRL: NZ Warriors v Newcastle Knights – what you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/nrl-nz-warriors-v-newcastle-knights-what-you-need-to-know/" aria-label="Read more about NRL: NZ Warriors v Newcastle Knights – what you need to know">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand White Ferns take series lead with six wicket win in Auckland. Some big-htting by the middle order has given the White Ferns a lead in the T20 series against South Africa courtesy of a six wicket win in game three in Auckland. Chasing 150 for victory, White Ferns number four batter ... <a title="White Ferns take lead in T20 series against South Africa Proteas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/white-ferns-take-lead-in-t20-series-against-south-africa-proteas/" aria-label="Read more about White Ferns take lead in T20 series against South Africa Proteas">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Mariameno Kapa-Kingi. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone “The silence is deafening.” That’s the word from newly reinstated Te Pāti Māori MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi who said she was yet to speak with her party’s leadership team following months of internal ructions and a bitter High Court battle. In a wide-ranging interview with Mata ... <a title="‘The silence is deafening’: Mariameno Kapa-Kingi yet to speak with Te Pāti Māori leaders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/the-silence-is-deafening-mariameno-kapa-kingi-yet-to-speak-with-te-pati-maori-leaders/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The silence is deafening’: Mariameno Kapa-Kingi yet to speak with Te Pāti Māori leaders">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / Paul C Schrader Slipper Island, an exclusive chunk of land off the Coromandel Coast is up for grabs. It is estimated that it could sell for more than $10 million. It is one of fewer than two dozen private islands in Aotearoa. Slipper Island is a short boat ride ... <a title="For sale Slipper Island expected to fetch more than $10 million" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/for-sale-slipper-island-expected-to-fetch-more-than-10-million/" aria-label="Read more about For sale Slipper Island expected to fetch more than $10 million">Read more</a>
