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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A person has been hit by a truck on Titi Road. Google Maps A pedestrian has died after being hit by a truck in Mauku, west of Pukekohe. Police say he died at the scene. The crash happened at 3.22pm on Titi Road. The Serious Crash Unit and Commercial Vehicle Safety ... <a title="Person hit by truck in Mauku, nea Pukekohe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/person-hit-by-truck-in-mauku-nea-pukekohe/" aria-label="Read more about Person hit by truck in Mauku, nea Pukekohe">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Democracy Now! AMY GOODMAN: The US-Israeli war on Iran has entered its 11th day. Its impact is being increasingly felt across the globe. Al Jazeera is reporting residents of Tehran overnight experienced “some of the most intense bombardment” of the war. At least 40 people were reportedly killed near the city’s Risalat Square. In Lebanon, ... <a title="War on Iran: ‘It’s abominable, the lies that the American mainstream media is telling the people’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/war-on-iran-its-abominable-the-lies-that-the-american-mainstream-media-is-telling-the-people/" aria-label="Read more about War on Iran: ‘It’s abominable, the lies that the American mainstream media is telling the people’">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The war in the Middle East and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has pushed up fuel prices. RNZ / Dan Cook An energy sustainability expert thinks driving more efficiently could help the country get ahead of any future petrol shortages. The war in the Middle East and the closure ... <a title="Driving more efficiently could help save fuel as prices spike" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/driving-more-efficiently-could-help-save-fuel-as-prices-spike/" aria-label="Read more about Driving more efficiently could help save fuel as prices spike">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s first full rubber road has been laid in Glentunnel, in the Selwyn district. RNZ / Tim Brown New Zealand’s first full rubber road has been laid in Glentunnel, in the Selwyn district. The local council is trialling three rubber surfaces on Glentunnel Domain Road with the possibility of rubber-based ... <a title="First rubber road laid in New Zealand is made from recycled tyres" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/first-rubber-road-laid-in-new-zealand-is-made-from-recycled-tyres/" aria-label="Read more about First rubber road laid in New Zealand is made from recycled tyres">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf.com Wastewater testing is showing an increase in Covid cases, and hospitalisations are on the rise as New Zealand enters it’s ninth Covid wave. National Clinical Director of the Public Health Service Dr Susan Jack told Checkpoint many people aren’t testing for Covid, and the best way to track numbers is ... <a title="Wastewater testing shows Covid cases increasing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/wastewater-testing-shows-covid-cases-increasing/" aria-label="Read more about Wastewater testing shows Covid cases increasing">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kylie A. Steel, Senior Lecturer in Motor Learning and Skill Acquisition, Western Sydney University As soccer’s Women’s Asian Cup continues in Australia, much analysis will inevitably focus on the physical: the speed of Mary Fowler, the power of Sarina Bolden, the endurance of Yui Hasegawa and Ellie ... <a title="How the menstrual cycle can make or break an athlete’s performance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/how-the-menstrual-cycle-can-make-or-break-an-athletes-performance-275310/" aria-label="Read more about How the menstrual cycle can make or break an athlete’s performance">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samantha Hepburn, Professor of Law, Deakin University Australia’s vulnerability to liquid fuel shortages and price hikes has intensified amid reports China has told oil refiners to halt all fuel exports. This adds to continued global uncertainty about the duration of the Iran conflict and its impact upon ... <a title="China’s ban on fuel exports is deeply worrying for Australian air travellers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/chinas-ban-on-fuel-exports-is-deeply-worrying-for-australian-air-travellers-278313/" aria-label="Read more about China’s ban on fuel exports is deeply worrying for Australian air travellers">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Hurricanes return home from a demolition job of the Waratahs to take on the Western Force in Napier. Meanwhile, the Force’s New Zealand tour resumes after a high-scoring defeat to the Highlanders last week. Kickoff is at 7.05pm. Hurricanes: 1. Pouri Rakete-Stones. 2. Jacob Devery. 3. Pasilio Tosi. 4. Caleb ... <a title="Live: Hurricanes v Western Force – Super Rugby Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/live-hurricanes-v-western-force-super-rugby-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Hurricanes v Western Force – Super Rugby Pacific">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Christ Church Cathedral Dean Ben Truman inside the cathedral. RNZ/Rachel Graham The Christ Church Cathedral Dean is delighted by the Christchurch mayor’s suggestion that the city council should contribute millions of dollars more to the earthquake-damaged building’s restoration. Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement Ltd, which is managing the rebuild, mothballed the project ... <a title="Dean ‘delighted’ by mayor’s comments on funding restoration of Christ Church Cathedral" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/dean-delighted-by-mayors-comments-on-funding-restoration-of-christ-church-cathedral/" aria-label="Read more about Dean ‘delighted’ by mayor’s comments on funding restoration of Christ Church Cathedral">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Professor Judith Trotman and Health Minister Simeon Brown. Supplied The Health Minister has agreed to meet with a group of blood cancer specialists who wrote an open letter expressing their alarm at Kiwi patients dying unnecessarily because Aotearoa is lagging behind with treatments. The dozens of doctors, nurses and clinician researchers ... <a title="Health Minister to meet with blood cancer specialists who say NZ lagging behind with treatments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/health-minister-to-meet-with-blood-cancer-specialists-who-say-nz-lagging-behind-with-treatments/" aria-label="Read more about Health Minister to meet with blood cancer specialists who say NZ lagging behind with treatments">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Harwoods Hole on Takaka Hill Supplied – Department of Conservation The Department of Conservation (DOC) has u-turned on its closure of the track to the country’s deepest natural sinkhole. Harwoods Hole, which is a nearly 180-metre deep vertical shaft, is part of a cave system in the Abel Tasman National Park. ... <a title="DOC backtracks after accusations it was illegally closing popular track" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/doc-backtracks-after-accusations-it-was-illegally-closing-popular-track/" aria-label="Read more about DOC backtracks after accusations it was illegally closing popular track">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand John Reid in 2015 in his study surrounded by memorabilia from his cricketing career. Supplied / Lisa Thompson This week’s one of despair for New Zealand cricket lovers, after the Black Caps were outclassed in the T20 World Cup final. But, today is a special anniversary in cricket history – it’s ... <a title="Cricket: Seven decades since one of New Zealand’s biggest wins" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/cricket-seven-decades-since-one-of-new-zealands-biggest-wins/" aria-label="Read more about Cricket: Seven decades since one of New Zealand’s biggest wins">Read more</a>
