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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Skyline Track near Wānaka. Department of Conservation A person has died on a popular hiking track near Wānaka. Emergency services were called to the Skyline Track, which runs along the ridgeline between Roys Peak and the Cardrona Valley, just before 3pm on Tuesday. The body was recovered by a helicopter. Police ... <a title="Person dies on popular walking track near Wānaka" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/person-dies-on-popular-walking-track-near-wanaka/" aria-label="Read more about Person dies on popular walking track near Wānaka">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A fire ban has been declared for most of the Queenstown Lakes district. RNZ / Nate McKinnon A fire ban has been declared for most of the Queenstown Lakes district amid warnings of recent near misses. Firefighters and helicopters fought to control a vegetation fire near houses at Arthurs Point on ... <a title="Fire ban declared in Queenstown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/fire-ban-declared-in-queenstown/" aria-label="Read more about Fire ban declared in Queenstown">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Google Maps A person has been critically injured and others also hurt after a car hit a cafe in Auckland. Emergency crews were called to William Souter Street in Forrest Hill on the North Shore around 8.55am on Wednesday. A person was taken to hospital in a critical condition. St John ... <a title="Three people hurt after car crashes into cafe on Auckland’s North Shore" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/three-people-hurt-after-car-crashes-into-cafe-on-aucklands-north-shore/" aria-label="Read more about Three people hurt after car crashes into cafe on Auckland’s North Shore">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand UAS footage of RNZN Divers surveying the area around HMNZS Manawanui on the Southern Coast of Upulo as part of Op Resolution. New Zealand Defence Force Illegal diving and forced entry at the wreck of HMNZS Manawanui have prompted the Samoan government to increase surveillance of the navy vessel. The Royal ... <a title="Crackdown on illegal diving at Manawanui wreck" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/crackdown-on-illegal-diving-at-manawanui-wreck/" aria-label="Read more about Crackdown on illegal diving at Manawanui wreck">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Aotearoa has more than 900,000 hectares of irrigated agricultural land, mostly in the South Island. Sally Round Access to water, food production as a priority, and land use classifications are some of the issues primary sector groups are considering with the government’s proposed new resource management legislation. Public hearings into the ... <a title="What do rural sector groups think of the RMA?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/what-do-rural-sector-groups-think-of-the-rma/" aria-label="Read more about What do rural sector groups think of the RMA?">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Covid-19 booster vaccination rates are dropping. (File photo) AFP The latest wave of Covid-19 is being driven by low vaccination rates, a health expert says. Latest number show 50 hospitalisation and 19 deaths with the virus within the span of a week. University of Otago professor of public health Michael Baker ... <a title="Latest wave of Covid-19 driven by low vaccination rates, expert warns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/latest-wave-of-covid-19-driven-by-low-vaccination-rates-expert-warns/" aria-label="Read more about Latest wave of Covid-19 driven by low vaccination rates, expert warns">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Political donations made in an election year must be declared within 20 days if they are more than $20,000. RNZ Technology entrepreneur Brian Cartmell appears to have donated at least half a million dollars to the coalition parties – and to the Opportunity party. Cartmell moved to New Zealand in 2010 ... <a title="Queenstown-based tech entrepreneur Brian Cartmell donating hundreds of thousands to political parties" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/queenstown-based-tech-entrepreneur-brian-cartmell-donating-hundreds-of-thousands-to-political-parties/" aria-label="Read more about Queenstown-based tech entrepreneur Brian Cartmell donating hundreds of thousands to political parties">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Crusaders’ forward Kershawl Sykes-Martin is one of the players reported to have been involved in the dust-up in training. Joe Allison Clarification: An earlier version of this story reported punches were thrown. This was incorrect. Days after a significant loss to the Blues, tensions rose at Crusaders training on Tuesday with ... <a title="Rugby: Crusaders teammates in heated scuffle as tensions spill over at training" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/rugby-crusaders-teammates-in-heated-scuffle-as-tensions-spill-over-at-training/" aria-label="Read more about Rugby: Crusaders teammates in heated scuffle as tensions spill over at training">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dennis Altman, Vice Chancellor’s Fellow and Professorial Fellow, Institute for Human Security and Social Change, La Trobe University It’s well known that Donald Trump consumes television broadcasts and often makes policy based more on Fox News punditry than advice from political or government advisors. So it’s unsurprising ... <a title="Tucker Carlson helped make Donald Trump and JD Vance. Could he be the next president?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/tucker-carlson-helped-make-donald-trump-and-jd-vance-could-he-be-the-next-president-275937/" aria-label="Read more about Tucker Carlson helped make Donald Trump and JD Vance. Could he be the next president?">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sergi Basco, Profesor Agregado de Economia, Universitat de Barcelona After the US and Israel began their military strikes on Iran on February 28, oil and gas markets were plunged into chaos and energy prices shot up. As of today, Brent Crude Oil prices are 20% higher than ... <a title="Iran oil shock: the EU has very few options to limit the war’s economic impact – and prevent a recession" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/iran-oil-shock-the-eu-has-very-few-options-to-limit-the-wars-economic-impact-and-prevent-a-recession-277992/" aria-label="Read more about Iran oil shock: the EU has very few options to limit the war’s economic impact – and prevent a recession">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Charles Walldorf, Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Wake Forest University It’s clear that regime change is among the biggest objectives of the U.S. war in Iran. “I have to be involved in the appointment” of Iran’s next leader, President Donald Trump said on March 5, 2026. ... <a title="Trump’s war against Iran is uniquely unpopular among US military actions of the past century" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/trumps-war-against-iran-is-uniquely-unpopular-among-us-military-actions-of-the-past-century-277586/" aria-label="Read more about Trump’s war against Iran is uniquely unpopular among US military actions of the past century">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jagannadha Pawan Tamvada, Professor of Entrepreneurship, Kingston University When US and Israeli forces launched airstrikes on Iran, the shock waves were felt far beyond the region. As the conflict escalates, understanding who benefits from this crisis might be as important as counting its costs. The timing could ... <a title="Who profits from war with Iran? Understanding that will be key to resolving the conflict" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/who-profits-from-war-with-iran-understanding-that-will-be-key-to-resolving-the-conflict-277889/" aria-label="Read more about Who profits from war with Iran? Understanding that will be key to resolving the conflict">Read more</a>
