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March 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Motorists drive past a plume of smoke rising from a reported Iranian strike in the industrial district of Doha, 1 March 2026. MAHMUD HAMS / AFP A worst of worlds scenario for consumers is how one economist is describing the dual effects of the Middle East conflict on both inflation and ... <a title="War on the wallet: Iran conflict a ‘worst of worlds’ scenario" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/war-on-the-wallet-iran-conflict-a-worst-of-worlds-scenario/" aria-label="Read more about War on the wallet: Iran conflict a ‘worst of worlds’ scenario">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Local government minister Simon Watts. RNZ / Mark Papalii The local government minister cannot guarantee a rates cap will not cause higher costs for tens of thousands of social housing tenants. Simon Watts said the final rates cap policy was still being designed, but did not anticipate it would cause higher ... <a title="Local government minister Simon Watts can’t guarantee rates cap won’t increase social housing rents" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/local-government-minister-simon-watts-cant-guarantee-rates-cap-wont-increase-social-housing-rents/" aria-label="Read more about Local government minister Simon Watts can’t guarantee rates cap won’t increase social housing rents">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A new report is calling for more collaboration between the public and private health sectors. Unsplash / RNZ A new report from Westpac NZ is calling for more, and faster, collaboration between the public and private health sectors. The Future Role of Private Healthcare in New Zealand report found the public ... <a title="More scope for private sector to ease public healthcare woes, report says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/more-scope-for-private-sector-to-ease-public-healthcare-woes-report-says/" aria-label="Read more about More scope for private sector to ease public healthcare woes, report says">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Robin Walter Beets, 84, died in November 2023. Supplied The death of an elderly man at a dementia unit following an altercation with another patient was a “tragic outcome that was preceded by a sudden eruption of anger without a known cause or warning”, a coroner says. Police decided not to ... <a title="Robin Beets was killed at a dementia unit but his family don’t want the other patient charged" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/robin-beets-was-killed-at-a-dementia-unit-but-his-family-dont-want-the-other-patient-charged/" aria-label="Read more about Robin Beets was killed at a dementia unit but his family don’t want the other patient charged">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Economist Shamubeel Eaqub said there would be a wider inflation effect for New Zealand, beyond the increase in petrol prices that has already begun. Screengrab / Facebook New Zealand’s economy is on a “precipice”, one economist says, as the country faces increasing pressure as a result of war in Iran. The ... <a title="NZ economy ‘on precipice’ as markets wobble, oil price rises" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/nz-economy-on-precipice-as-markets-wobble-oil-price-rises/" aria-label="Read more about NZ economy ‘on precipice’ as markets wobble, oil price rises">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Almost one in two large businesses were successfully attacked by cybercriminals in the last year. Unsplash / RNZ AI-empowered cybercriminals are attacking businesses at unprecedented speeds with more than 80 percent of phishing emails containing AI-generated content that is difficult to detect. Kordia’s 10th annual New Zealand Business Cyber Security Report ... <a title="One in two large businesses successfully attacked by cybercriminals in last year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/one-in-two-large-businesses-successfully-attacked-by-cybercriminals-in-last-year/" aria-label="Read more about One in two large businesses successfully attacked by cybercriminals in last year">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Women members of Iran’s Red Crescent society stand near smoke plumes from an ongoing fire following an overnight airstrike on the Shahran oil refinery in northwestern Tehran on March 8, 2026. AFP On 28 February, Iran’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed by joint US and Israel attacks on his ... <a title="‘Sovereignty at stake’, Iranian diaspora says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/sovereignty-at-stake-iranian-diaspora-says/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Sovereignty at stake’, Iranian diaspora says">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Michael Scott Rodger is on trial for murdering Richard Leman. RNZ / Nathan Mckinnon Crown prosecutors have been accused of being “underhanded and dishonest” by ignoring crucial evidence around the brutal killing of a Canterbury man, a High Court jury has heard. Michael Scott Rodger, 46, is accused of murdering Richard ... <a title="Leman murder trial: Closing arguments heard in High Court" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/leman-murder-trial-closing-arguments-heard-in-high-court/" aria-label="Read more about Leman murder trial: Closing arguments heard in High Court">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130J Hercules prepares to leave for the Middle East on 7 March. Kaye Albyt New Zealanders in the Middle East should attempt to leave by road or commercial flights as soon as it is safe to do so, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) ... <a title="Government working ‘around the clock’ to help New Zealanders stranded in Middle East" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/government-working-around-the-clock-to-help-new-zealanders-stranded-in-middle-east/" aria-label="Read more about Government working ‘around the clock’ to help New Zealanders stranded in Middle East">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Dan Cook Do petrol prices rise faster when oil increases, than they fall when it drops? A number of motorists have got in touch with RNZ over the weekend, complaining that it appears that when the price of oil rises, petrol companies respond quickly with higher fuel prices. But ... <a title="‘Rockets and feathers’ effect: The phenomenon behind soaring gas prices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/rockets-and-feathers-effect-the-phenomenon-behind-soaring-gas-prices/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Rockets and feathers’ effect: The phenomenon behind soaring gas prices">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand There are calls for a ban on social media for under 16’s in New Zealand. (File photo) NurPhoto via AFP Principals of two Auckland schools say they’ve had to hire counsellors specifically for dealing with the harm caused to children by social media. The principal of East Auckland’s Riverina Primary School, ... <a title="Schools bringing in counsellors to deal with harm caused by social media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/schools-bringing-in-counsellors-to-deal-with-harm-caused-by-social-media/" aria-label="Read more about Schools bringing in counsellors to deal with harm caused by social media">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s women’s team celebrate with the trophy after defeating Australia to win the HSBC SVNS Vancouver rugby sevens tournament. AFP / DON MACKINNON An injury-depleted Black Ferns Sevens side pulled off a hard fought victory over Australia in the Vancouver Sevens final on Monday. Reduced to just three players on ... <a title="Rugby: Injury-hit Black Ferns Sevens outlast Australia in Vancouver thriller" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/rugby-injury-hit-black-ferns-sevens-outlast-australia-in-vancouver-thriller/" aria-label="Read more about Rugby: Injury-hit Black Ferns Sevens outlast Australia in Vancouver thriller">Read more</a>
