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March 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis explains government’s plan as petrol prices increase. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone A woman who works overnight shifts as a cleaner at Auckland Airport says she is feeling the effects of surging petrol prices. The Finance Minister said she was looking at targeted, temporary support for some households ... <a title="Nightshift cleaner welcomes Finance Minister’s mooted support against surging petrol prices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/19/nightshift-cleaner-welcomes-finance-ministers-mooted-support-against-surging-petrol-prices/" aria-label="Read more about Nightshift cleaner welcomes Finance Minister’s mooted support against surging petrol prices">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Australia’s inflation rate could peak in “the high 4s or even higher” this year, according to Treasury modelling, Treasurer Jim Chalmers says. The latest modelling comes as Anthony Albanese prepares to meet state and territory leaders in a national cabinet ... <a title="Chalmers says latest Treasury modelling shows Australia’s inflation could reach 5%, as national cabinet meets on fuel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/19/chalmers-says-latest-treasury-modelling-shows-australias-inflation-could-reach-5-as-national-cabinet-meets-on-fuel-278190/" aria-label="Read more about Chalmers says latest Treasury modelling shows Australia’s inflation could reach 5%, as national cabinet meets on fuel">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Niamh O’Flynn To most of us in Aotearoa, the current illegal war in Iran feels distant. We see it in our news feeds, we feel it at the petrol pump, and we hear about it in “trade disruptions”. We tell ourselves we’re just a small, peaceful nation caught in the crossfire of superpowers. ... <a title="Project Vault: Peace in the moana or military outpost?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/19/project-vault-peace-in-the-moana-or-military-outpost/" aria-label="Read more about Project Vault: Peace in the moana or military outpost?">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2026
ANALYSIS: By Kevork Almassian When the Strait of Hormuz closes, you don’t need to be a military analyst to understand what just happened. You only need to understand what the world runs on. Oil. Gas. Shipping lanes. Insurance rates. Container schedules. Energy prices that decide whether factories hum or go dark, whether households heat or ... <a title="Iran’s ‘Samson option’ : Deterrence restored or nothing – the logic behind Tehran’s next move" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/18/irans-samson-option-deterrence-restored-or-nothing-the-logic-behind-tehrans-next-move/" aria-label="Read more about Iran’s ‘Samson option’ : Deterrence restored or nothing – the logic behind Tehran’s next move">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Mark Papalii New Zealand First’s leader Winston Peters says he’s not interested in weighing in on the personal relationship of Labour’s leader Chris Hipkins. He’s issued a statement, however, clarifying that Mr Hipkins’ ex-wife Jade Paul does not work for his party or have any affiliation or role with ... <a title="Chris Hipkins says he considered his future in politics after ex-wife’s claims" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/18/chris-hipkins-says-he-considered-his-future-in-politics-after-ex-wifes-claims/" aria-label="Read more about Chris Hipkins says he considered his future in politics after ex-wife’s claims">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The council is pushing ahead with plans to reduce the Takapuna Gold Course to nine holes. Nick Monro Hopes of retaining an 18-hole golf course in Takapuna have been sunk – but 12 holes could still be on the cards for the golfers. Auckland Council is turning half of the existing ... <a title="Takapuna golfers may get 12 holes: ‘It just gives us a more meaningful round of golf’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/18/takapuna-golfers-may-get-12-holes-it-just-gives-us-a-more-meaningful-round-of-golf/" aria-label="Read more about Takapuna golfers may get 12 holes: ‘It just gives us a more meaningful round of golf’">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Twomey, Professor Emerita in Constitutional Law, University of Sydney Sir Anthony Mason, the former Chief Justice of Australia and one of Australia’s greatest and most influential jurists, has died just shy of his 101st birthday. He was a man of sharp mind, strong principles, and a ... <a title="Sir Anthony Mason, a jurist who shaped Australia, dies at 100" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/18/sir-anthony-mason-a-jurist-who-shaped-australia-dies-at-100-278662/" aria-label="Read more about Sir Anthony Mason, a jurist who shaped Australia, dies at 100">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Toby Williams Ministry of Education pauses reviews and changes to rural school bus routes. Officials to review policy and consult with schools and communities. Changes already brought in won’t be reversed. Rural families worried about whether their children are still eligible for government-funded buses to school can for now breathe a ... <a title="Relief for parents and students as Ministry of Education pauses school bus reviews" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/18/relief-for-parents-and-students-as-ministry-of-education-pauses-school-bus-reviews/" aria-label="Read more about Relief for parents and students as Ministry of Education pauses school bus reviews">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Marlborough Mayor Nadine Taylor. RNZ / Tracy Neal The Marlborough District Council wants the government to protect the region’s current environment plan, saying new planning and environmental laws threaten to blow up a decade of hard work. Marlborough Mayor Nadine Taylor told the Environment Select Committee the region’s geography and climate ... <a title="Marlborough District Council wants region’s current environment plan preserved" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/18/marlborough-district-council-wants-regions-current-environment-plan-preserved/" aria-label="Read more about Marlborough District Council wants region’s current environment plan preserved">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand It is not known how many customers were impacted. RNZ / Nate McKinnon The nationwide outage that affected some 2degrees mobile customers, preventing them from making or receiving calls, has been resolved. The company confirmed the outage in a network status update on its website at 3.12pm on Wednesday. A few ... <a title="Nationwide outage hit 2degrees mobile customers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/18/nationwide-outage-hit-2degrees-mobile-customers/" aria-label="Read more about Nationwide outage hit 2degrees mobile customers">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2026
Greenpeace AotearoaThousands of people have signed a petition demanding New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon stand up and condemn the illegal attacks on Iran by the United States and Israel. Greenpeace delivered the petition to opposition Labour leader Chris Hipkins in Wellington today. Standing on the steps of Parliament, Greenpeace Aotearoa executive director Dr Russel ... <a title="Thousands urge NZ prime minister Luxon to condemn illegal US-Israeli war on Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/18/thousands-urge-nz-prime-minister-luxon-to-condemn-illegal-us-israeli-war-on-iran/" aria-label="Read more about Thousands urge NZ prime minister Luxon to condemn illegal US-Israeli war on Iran">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Paul Canton. Supplied A NZ-born man who is facing deportation from the US – after living there for more than half his life and serving in the US Marine Corps – says he has no links to New Zealand and “no connection to that way of life”. Paul Canton was a ... <a title="‘I wouldn’t even know where to go’ – former US marine facing deportation to NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/18/i-wouldnt-even-know-where-to-go-former-us-marine-facing-deportation-to-nz/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I wouldn’t even know where to go’ – former US marine facing deportation to NZ">Read more</a>
