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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police Association president Steve Watt VNP / Phil Smith Police Association and Retail NZ warn that people could die if new powers for citizens’ arrests and detaining criminals pass into law Ministerial advisory group chairman says retailers need more powers to protect themselves Supermarket giant worries about weapons. Politicians considering wideranging ... <a title="Police Association and Retail NZ warn dangers of potential changes to Crimes Act" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/police-association-and-retail-nz-warn-dangers-of-potential-changes-to-crimes-act/" aria-label="Read more about Police Association and Retail NZ warn dangers of potential changes to Crimes Act">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Craig Dalton, Lecturer in Musical Theatre, Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Edith Cowan University During a recent interview to promote his film Marty Supreme, Best Actor-nominee Timothée Chalamet said “no one cares about” opera and ballet anymore. The actor’s comments, labelled both a slight and swipe ... <a title="Timothée Chalamet says nobody cares about opera and ballet. The backlash ignores an awkward truth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/timothee-chalamet-says-nobody-cares-about-opera-and-ballet-the-backlash-ignores-an-awkward-truth-278093/" aria-label="Read more about Timothée Chalamet says nobody cares about opera and ballet. The backlash ignores an awkward truth">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bob Bowker, Honorary Professorial Fellow, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University When the US-Israeli war on Iran finally ends, the Middle East will be even less predictable than it was before it started. The decision by US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister ... <a title="After the Iran war, Persian Gulf nations face tough decisions on the US – a former diplomat explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/after-the-iran-war-persian-gulf-nations-face-tough-decisions-on-the-us-a-former-diplomat-explains-277968/" aria-label="Read more about After the Iran war, Persian Gulf nations face tough decisions on the US – a former diplomat explains">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian A. Wright, Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University Parts of northern Australia are battling record-breaking floods, after heavy rain caused major rivers across Queensland and the Northern Territory to break their banks. In some communities, residents and first responders are still bracing for more ... <a title="I’m in flooded northern Australia – how can I make sure my drinking water is safe?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/im-in-flooded-northern-australia-how-can-i-make-sure-my-drinking-water-is-safe-278179/" aria-label="Read more about I’m in flooded northern Australia – how can I make sure my drinking water is safe?">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brandon Michael Sideleau, PhD student studying human-saltwater crocodile conflict, Charles Darwin University Recent crocodile sightings in floodwaters in the Northern Territory have prompted widespread concern, particularly in the town of Katherine and along the Daly River. Katherine Mayor Joanna Holden told media she had never seen so ... <a title="What we know about croc numbers in the NT after surge in floodwater sightings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/what-we-know-about-croc-numbers-in-the-nt-after-surge-in-floodwater-sightings-277950/" aria-label="Read more about What we know about croc numbers in the NT after surge in floodwater sightings">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Wood, Senior Fellow in Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute Despite being one of the world’s top exporters of fossil fuels (coal and gas), Australia has little left of its own oil. Neither does New Zealand. Both Australia and New Zealand sit at the end of ... <a title="Nations will release an extra 400 million barrels of oil to the market. All we need to do now is not panic at the pump" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/nations-will-release-an-extra-400-million-barrels-of-oil-to-the-market-all-we-need-to-do-now-is-not-panic-at-the-pump-278183/" aria-label="Read more about Nations will release an extra 400 million barrels of oil to the market. All we need to do now is not panic at the pump">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ngāti Hine Forestry Trust chairman Pita Tipene (left) inspects vines at Pukerau Orchard, near Kerikeri, after the iwi started expanding into kiwifruit in 2018. Peter de Graaf A pre-harvest karakia at a Kerikeri kiwifruit orchard reflects growing recognition of tikanga Māori in the country’s horticulture industry, a Northland iwi leader says. ... <a title="Pre-harvest karakia brings together team at Pukerau kiwifruit Orchard" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/pre-harvest-karakia-brings-together-team-at-pukerau-kiwifruit-orchard/" aria-label="Read more about Pre-harvest karakia brings together team at Pukerau kiwifruit Orchard">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Central Auckland is more affected but the outskirts of the city were not spared. RNZ / Marika Khabazi Rush hour traffic is a familiar sight to most in the city, but the latest data from Auckland Transport (AT) confirms some roads are more snarled than others. Central Auckland is arguable the ... <a title="Auckland’s most congested roads and peak travel times" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/aucklands-most-congested-roads-and-peak-travel-times/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland’s most congested roads and peak travel times">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The police cordon at Sheffield Crescent in Christchurch. RNZ/Anna Sargent Residents have been evacuated from a suburb near Christchurch Airport after a “high-risk explosive” was found. Cordons are in place around Sheffield Crescent in Burnside after police were alerted to the substance shortly before 2.30pm on Thursday. Police sent an emergency ... <a title="Christchurch residents told to evacuate after ‘high-risk explosive’ found" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/christchurch-residents-told-to-evacuate-after-high-risk-explosive-found/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch residents told to evacuate after ‘high-risk explosive’ found">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A kura kaupapa Māori in Te Tairāwhiti is calling for urgent safety improvements outside its school, saying students, whānau and kaiako are being put at risk crossing a “hectic” and “unsafe” road every day. Tauira from Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngā Uri o Māui say traffic outside the kura has ... <a title="Kura kaupapa Māori calls for safe crossing to protect tamariki and whānau" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/kura-kaupapa-maori-calls-for-safe-crossing-to-protect-tamariki-and-whanau/" aria-label="Read more about Kura kaupapa Māori calls for safe crossing to protect tamariki and whānau">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tensions are high between the Blues and Moana Pasifika. Brett Phibbs / www.photosport.nz Asked whether the Blues rivalry is personal, Moana Pasifika coach Fa’alogo Tana Umaga didn’t hesitate. “Oh f*** yeah.” Umaga and his men say they have felt a general sense of derision from the other side of the bridge ... <a title="Moana on the Blues: ‘They don’t want us here’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/moana-on-the-blues-they-dont-want-us-here/" aria-label="Read more about Moana on the Blues: ‘They don’t want us here’">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Christchurch’s Papanui Preschool and Nursey has been targeted several times over the past few weeks. Supplied / Papanui Preschool and Nursery A Christchurch pre-school has been trashed with a fire extinguisher sprayed around its nursery, manager Kristal Heath says. Staff at Papanui Preschool and Nursery felt powerless after the centre was ... <a title="Christchurch pre-school vandalised, nursery sprayed with fire extinguisher" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/christchurch-pre-school-vandalised-nursery-sprayed-with-fire-extinguisher/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch pre-school vandalised, nursery sprayed with fire extinguisher">Read more</a>
