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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand St Bede’s College. STACY SQUIRES/STUFF The family of a former St Bede’s College student, who was offered $7000 after he complained of being sexually abused by a teacher on multiple occasions, want an apology from the school and a “very substantial financial settlement”. After the former student, who has since died, ... <a title="Family of man allegedly abused at St Bede’s College want apology, ‘very substantial financial settlement’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/family-of-man-allegedly-abused-at-st-bedes-college-want-apology-very-substantial-financial-settlement/" aria-label="Read more about Family of man allegedly abused at St Bede’s College want apology, ‘very substantial financial settlement’">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Hayley Lyttle, 35, always imagined herself with three children. However, baby number two rocked their world with colic, leading to hours of crying each day without an obvious cause. Lyttle’s husband also started a business during the intense, sleepless season. They made a somewhat impulsive decision to halt their family at ... <a title="Vasectomy reversals: The more kids the merrier" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/vasectomy-reversals-the-more-kids-the-merrier/" aria-label="Read more about Vasectomy reversals: The more kids the merrier">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tejinder Singh’s nine rental properties in Papatoetoe house people who were formerly sleeping rough. Supplied Organisations helping house rough sleepers are relying on private landlords to open their doors, amid a shortage of social homes. With the government limiting further social housing builds, Housing First providers are eyeing up market rentals ... <a title="Private landlords needed to help house rough sleepers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/private-landlords-needed-to-help-house-rough-sleepers/" aria-label="Read more about Private landlords needed to help house rough sleepers">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Trade Me is removing success fees for casual sellers, in a move that one marketing expert says is probably a response to the growing power of Facebook Marketplace. Sellers have usually been paying 7.9 percent of the final sales price of items sold via Trade Me. But a new fee structure ... <a title="Trade Me drops success fee, Facebook ‘snapping at its heels’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/trade-me-drops-success-fee-facebook-snapping-at-its-heels/" aria-label="Read more about Trade Me drops success fee, Facebook ‘snapping at its heels’">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Whanganui Collegiate. Google Maps One of the country’s most expensive state-integrated schools, Whanganui Collegiate, is facing an Ombudsman’s investigation, a court case, and scrutiny from the Education Ministry. The Ombudsman is investigating a complaint about the school’s fees, which are also the subject of legal action by a former school parent ... <a title="Whanganui Collegiate facing investigation, court case and scrutiny from Education Ministry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/whanganui-collegiate-facing-investigation-court-case-and-scrutiny-from-education-ministry/" aria-label="Read more about Whanganui Collegiate facing investigation, court case and scrutiny from Education Ministry">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Hamilton and Dunedin experienced a lift of 0.9 percent in the month while Auckland was up only 0.1 percent (file image). 123rf Upturns have to start somewhere, and February could have been the beginning for the housing market, Cotality says. It has released its latest data which shows property values lifted ... <a title="Housing market ‘upturns start somewhere’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/housing-market-upturns-start-somewhere/" aria-label="Read more about Housing market ‘upturns start somewhere’">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand By Tony Johnson, rugby commentator Three years after being unceremoniously dumped as Wallabies coach months out from 2023 World Cup, Dave Rennie will take on the All Blacks’ top job. PHOTOSPORT Analysis – The road travelled over the last 26 years by Dave Rennie, from fledgling coach of the Upper Hutt ... <a title="Hardened by the fall: Why Dave Rennie’s setbacks make him the right All Blacks coach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/hardened-by-the-fall-why-dave-rennies-setbacks-make-him-the-right-all-blacks-coach/" aria-label="Read more about Hardened by the fall: Why Dave Rennie’s setbacks make him the right All Blacks coach">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand While other international airlines are reporting a profit, Air New Zealand recently announced a $40 million loss. RNZ/ Mark Papalii Air New Zealand is struggling in a booming aviation market, and new fears the war in Iran raise fuel costs and questions over whether the national carrier can regain altitude The ... <a title="Why Air NZ is in the red while rivals soar" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/why-air-nz-is-in-the-red-while-rivals-soar/" aria-label="Read more about Why Air NZ is in the red while rivals soar">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Immigration Minister Erica Stanford. RNZ / Mark Papalii A Pasifika leader who lived through the Dawn Raids is accusing the government of scaremongering about overstayer numbers. Immigration Minister Erica Stanford told reporters there were “tens of thousands more” overstayers than she had expected last month. “We have a big overstayer problem, ... <a title="Immigration Minister Erica Stanford apologises after inflating overstayer figures" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/immigration-minister-erica-stanford-apologises-after-inflating-overstayer-figures/" aria-label="Read more about Immigration Minister Erica Stanford apologises after inflating overstayer figures">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A man makes his way through debris at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the offices of Al-Qard al-Hassan, a Hezbollah-linked financial institution, in the southern coastal Lebanese city of Tyre on March 2, 2026. KAWNAT HAJU/AFP Follow the latest with our live blog above The Israel Defense Forces ... <a title="Iran ‘close’ to choosing new leader, Israel warns Southern Lebanon to leave" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/iran-close-to-choosing-new-leader-israel-warns-southern-lebanon-to-leave/" aria-label="Read more about Iran ‘close’ to choosing new leader, Israel warns Southern Lebanon to leave">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Peace Movement Aotearoa “One can oppose a hateful regime and, at the same time, oppose an unjustified and dangerous military intervention,” says Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. “I once again call for immediate de-escalation, respect for international law, and the urgency of resuming dialogue.” While some governments around the world have easily managed to express ... <a title="New Zealand ‘shameful’ over Iran stance, says Peace Movement Aotearoa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/new-zealand-shameful-over-iran-stance-says-peace-movement-aotearoa/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand ‘shameful’ over Iran stance, says Peace Movement Aotearoa">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Plymouth mayor Max Brough. LDR /Te Korimako o Taranaki Just minutes after unifying around a new vision statement, a rift on the New Plymouth District Council was laid bare over the appointment of an acting chief executive. At an extraordinary meeting, councillor Dinnie Moeahu expressed his dismay that the public ... <a title="Mayor dismisses rift over interim chief executive debate as politicking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/mayor-dismisses-rift-over-interim-chief-executive-debate-as-politicking/" aria-label="Read more about Mayor dismisses rift over interim chief executive debate as politicking">Read more</a>
