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March 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Leonard Hewgill was a resident at a 40-bedroom unit offering specialist dementia care. A 99-year-old dementia patient died after being assaulted in his rest home bedroom by another resident suffering from dementia, a coroner has found. Leonard Ralph Hewgill suffered a head injury in the attack at the Ryman Healthcare-run Hilda ... <a title="99-year-old dementia patient died after bedroom assault by another rest home resident" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/16/99-year-old-dementia-patient-died-after-bedroom-assault-by-another-rest-home-resident/" aria-label="Read more about 99-year-old dementia patient died after bedroom assault by another rest home resident">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The government introduced a traffic light system in 2024 and expanded it last year. RNZ / Quin Tauetau Just 21 people have received non-financial benefit sanctions since the new traffic light scheme took effect. That is despite the government at the time describing them as a “very fair and reasonable” way ... <a title="Just 21 of tens of thousands of benefit sanctions have been non-financial" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/16/just-21-of-tens-of-thousands-of-benefit-sanctions-have-been-non-financial/" aria-label="Read more about Just 21 of tens of thousands of benefit sanctions have been non-financial">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Liam Lawson finished seventh place finish in the Grand Prix. MARCEL VAN DORST / AFP New Zealand driver Liam Lawson admits to being a little surprised with his success at the Chinese Grand Prix. Lawson had arguably his best weekend in Formula 1, capping off the weekend with a seventh place ... <a title="Liam Lawson ‘didn’t quite expect’ his success at Chinese Grand Prix" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/16/liam-lawson-didnt-quite-expect-his-success-at-chinese-grand-prix/" aria-label="Read more about Liam Lawson ‘didn’t quite expect’ his success at Chinese Grand Prix">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Climate Action and the Environmental Law Initiative are asking the High Court to declare Climate Change Minister Simon Watts’ decisions unlawful. RNZ / Mark Papalii A landmark legal case that argues the government’s plan to tackle climate change is unlawful and risky will go ahead today. Climate advocates will argue that ... <a title="Government’s climate change plans go to the High Court" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/16/governments-climate-change-plans-go-to-the-high-court/" aria-label="Read more about Government’s climate change plans go to the High Court">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand At the heart of the dispute is the RSA’s decision to use transitional rules allowing a new constitution to be approved by a simple majority rather than the 75 percent required under existing rules. RNZ / Nathan McKinnon A civil war has been unfolding inside the RSA, with suspended clubs, unpaid ... <a title="The ‘gnarly and unnecessary’ fight reshaping the RSA" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/16/the-gnarly-and-unnecessary-fight-reshaping-the-rsa/" aria-label="Read more about The ‘gnarly and unnecessary’ fight reshaping the RSA">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Jeremy Buxton’s life changed forever after a car accident left him with a traumatic brain injury. But he says the hardest battle wasn’t recovery. It was fighting the system meant to help him. On a rainy winter night in Waikato, Jeremy Buxton wheels his barbecue into the garage to cook dinner under cover. He lights ... <a title="‘They took my whole life’: ACC spied on man with a traumatic brain injury" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/16/they-took-my-whole-life-acc-spied-on-man-with-a-traumatic-brain-injury/" aria-label="Read more about ‘They took my whole life’: ACC spied on man with a traumatic brain injury">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand MONDAY The proposed change would allow the commissioner of Inland Revenue to set the rate. RNZ The government is making changes that could mean Inland Revenue is able to change its use-of-money interest rates more quickly. The change is included in the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2025-26, Compliance Simplification, and Remedial ... <a title="Law change could let IRD change its interest rates more quickly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/16/law-change-could-let-ird-change-its-interest-rates-more-quickly/" aria-label="Read more about Law change could let IRD change its interest rates more quickly">Read more</a>
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March 15, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Kellie Tranter The US-Israeli attack on Iran has unequivocally demonstrated to the world — apart, it seems, from Australia’s government — that being an ally of the US attracts potentially disastrous liabilities but confers few if any benefits. The US was manipulated into starting this illegal and unjustified war simply because Netanyahu planned ... <a title="War on Iran: Australia should put trust in its neighbours not a modern Titanic rogue state" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/15/war-on-iran-australia-should-put-trust-in-its-neighbours-not-a-modern-titanic-rogue-state/" aria-label="Read more about War on Iran: Australia should put trust in its neighbours not a modern Titanic rogue state">Read more</a>
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March 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Liam Lawson in action during the Chinese Grand Prix. Mark Thompson/Getty Images Kiwi Liam Lawson has taken more Formula 1 points with a seventh placing at the Chinese Grand Prix. Qualifying 14th on the grid, Lawson took advantage of early casualties, as both McLarens – British world champion Lando Norris and ... <a title="Formula 1: Kiwi Liam Lawson finishes seventh in Chinese Grand Prix" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/15/formula-1-kiwi-liam-lawson-finishes-seventh-in-chinese-grand-prix/" aria-label="Read more about Formula 1: Kiwi Liam Lawson finishes seventh in Chinese Grand Prix">Read more</a>
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March 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand South Africa’s Gerald Coetzee celebrates the wicket of Tom Latham. Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz New Zealand have lost by seven wickets to the visitors in the first of five T20 matches at Mt Maunganui. The Black Caps were only able to post a total of 91 after batting first, with South Africa winning ... <a title="Black Caps beaten by South Africa in first T20" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/15/black-caps-beaten-by-south-africa-in-first-t20/" aria-label="Read more about Black Caps beaten by South Africa in first T20">Read more</a>
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March 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Moana Pasifika coach Tana Umaga was still not happy after losing to the Blues. Photosport The Blues didn’t engage in the war of words, but they were merciless when it came to battle. The Blues battered their cross-city rivals to reclaim 09 bragging rights, with an emphatic 43-7 victory in Auckland ... <a title="Super Rugby Pacific: Moana Pasifika-Blues beef far from done" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/15/super-rugby-pacific-moana-pasifika-blues-beef-far-from-done/" aria-label="Read more about Super Rugby Pacific: Moana Pasifika-Blues beef far from done">Read more</a>
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March 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tana Umaga today confirmed that New Zealand Rugby has approached him about joining Dave Rennie’s All Blacks coaching group. Photosport They didn’t engage in the war of words, but the Blues were merciless when it came to battle. The Blues battered their cross-city rivals to reclaim 09 bragging rights, with an ... <a title="Rugby: Moana/Blues beef far from done" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/15/rugby-moana-blues-beef-far-from-done/" aria-label="Read more about Rugby: Moana/Blues beef far from done">Read more</a>
