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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>
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March 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon A man has been found guilty of sexually violating a teenager at his Canterbury bach over 30 years ago. The victim, who was aged about 18 at the time of the offending, told the Christchurch District Court he was so intoxicated when he was assaulted he thought ... <a title="Man found guilty of sexually assaulting teen at his bach over 30 years ago" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/man-found-guilty-of-sexually-assaulting-teen-at-his-bach-over-30-years-ago/" aria-label="Read more about Man found guilty of sexually assaulting teen at his bach over 30 years ago">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tina Soliman Hunter, Professor of Energy and Natural Resources Law, Macquarie University Israel’s bombing of Iran’s South Pars gas field has sent shockwaves through global energy markets. The South Pars gas field is part of the world’s largest gas field, known as North Dome, shared by Iran ... <a title="Why Middle East gas field attacks could send energy prices soaring" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/why-middle-east-gas-field-attacks-could-send-energy-prices-soaring-278777/" aria-label="Read more about Why Middle East gas field attacks could send energy prices soaring">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Leib, Associate Professor in Aviation, CQUniversity Australia We are now three weeks into the war between the United States, Israel and Iran, which has grown to engulf much of the Middle East. There are few signs the conflict will slow down or stop anytime soon. The ... <a title="If you still need to fly amid global travel chaos, here’s what to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/if-you-still-need-to-fly-amid-global-travel-chaos-heres-what-to-know-278655/" aria-label="Read more about If you still need to fly amid global travel chaos, here’s what to know">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Joel Lam made his Moana Pasifika debut last weekend against the Blues. Alan Lee / www.photosport.nz Former Crusader Joel Lam is expecting plenty of banter as Moana Pasifika get set to meet his old side. Lam has been handed halfback duties for Moana in Saturday night’s round five clash, his first ... <a title="‘Will be a bit of chat’: Former Crusader prepares to tussle with old team-mates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/will-be-a-bit-of-chat-former-crusader-prepares-to-tussle-with-old-team-mates/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Will be a bit of chat’: Former Crusader prepares to tussle with old team-mates">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dame Kerry Prendergast had her licence returned last week, with a remaining 60 demerits on it. 123RF A former Wellington mayor has admitted to having her driving licence suspended after getting caught speeding five times. Dame Kerry Prendergast told Nick Mills, the host of Wellington Mornings on Newstalk ZB live on ... <a title="Former Wellington mayor Dame Kerry Prendergast admits to having driver licence suspended" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/former-wellington-mayor-dame-kerry-prendergast-admits-to-having-driver-licence-suspended/" aria-label="Read more about Former Wellington mayor Dame Kerry Prendergast admits to having driver licence suspended">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Du Val co-founder Kenyon Clarke. kenyonclarke.com Forensic accountants are continuing to find “areas of concern” as they look into the accounts of the failed Du Val Group. Statutory managers have released their latest six-month report into the group of about 70 entities that collapsed in 2024 owing more than $300 million ... <a title="Du Val property group collapse: Forensic accountants continue to find ‘areas of concern’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/du-val-property-group-collapse-forensic-accountants-continue-to-find-areas-of-concern/" aria-label="Read more about Du Val property group collapse: Forensic accountants continue to find ‘areas of concern’">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan M. Sawyer, Professor of Adolescent Health The University of Melbourne; Director, Royal Children’s Hospital Centre for Adolescent Health; and Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Australia’s world-first national legislation to restrict access to social media accounts for children under 16 years old has been ... <a title="Early wins for the social media ban, new survey claims. But the full picture is far more complicated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/early-wins-for-the-social-media-ban-new-survey-claims-but-the-full-picture-is-far-more-complicated-278768/" aria-label="Read more about Early wins for the social media ban, new survey claims. But the full picture is far more complicated">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Ian Powell When Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader, was assassinated in the opening stages of the US-Israeli war against Iran, I didn’t mourn. Khamenei was not someone who deserved to be mourned notwithstanding my contempt for the increasing use of assassination by aggressor nations; in this case the United States and ... <a title="Ian Powell: Iran, US imperialism and the New Zealand lapdog" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/ian-powell-iran-us-imperialism-and-the-new-zealand-lapdog/" aria-label="Read more about Ian Powell: Iran, US imperialism and the New Zealand lapdog">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2026
Analysis by Keith Rankin, 20 March 2026. The human world changed twice during the twentieth century. The first transition lasted from 1914 to 1945. The principal cause of World War Two was World War One. So, to understand the drivers of that long transition, indeed a great levelling event, it is necessary to investigate the ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – 1956, 1967, 1973, 1979 and all that: Shipping, Oil, and Inflation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/keith-rankin-analysis-1956-1967-1973-1979-and-all-that-shipping-oil-and-inflation/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – 1956, 1967, 1973, 1979 and all that: Shipping, Oil, and Inflation">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealanders are really starting to feel the pinch from the United States and Israel’s attacks as fuel prices get close to $4/litre at the pump. RNZ / Quin Tauetau Analysis – An unexpected address from the Prime Minister in Wellington this week spoke volumes about the economic crisis the government ... <a title="Analysis: PM Christopher Luxon takes the reins and risk on looming economic crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/analysis-pm-christopher-luxon-takes-the-reins-and-risk-on-looming-economic-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Analysis: PM Christopher Luxon takes the reins and risk on looming economic crisis">Read more</a>
