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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Project Jonah marine mammal medics and Department of Conservation staff respond to a Beaked whale stranded in St Heliers. Supplied / Project Jonah The Department of Conservation (DOC) has floated a whale back out to sea after it stranded on Auckland’s St Heliers Beach. The Shepherd’s beaked whale was spotted at ... <a title="Deep-sea whale re-floated after stranding on central Auckland beach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/deep-sea-whale-re-floated-after-stranding-on-central-auckland-beach/" aria-label="Read more about Deep-sea whale re-floated after stranding on central Auckland beach">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Mark Papalii The government is brushing off accusations of naivety from the opposition over plans to pursue a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal as prices spike worldwide. The Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route connecting the Persian Gulf with open ocean, has effectively closed, after Iran said it ... <a title="No change to government’s LNG plans after global price spike" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/no-change-to-governments-lng-plans-after-global-price-spike/" aria-label="Read more about No change to government’s LNG plans after global price spike">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Mortgage advice and finance firm Squirrel is to stop offering personal loans. It has stopped accepting new loan appliations and from Monday would not invest in the personal loan investment class. It said its portfolio would run down naturally as borrowers repaid their loans. Chief executive David Cunningham said Squirrel started ... <a title="Squirrel to stop personal loans" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/squirrel-to-stop-personal-loans/" aria-label="Read more about Squirrel to stop personal loans">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Mitchell Barnett in possession. South Sydney Rabbitohs v One NZ Warriors. David Neilson/Photosport NRL: NZ Warriors v Sydney Roosters Kickoff: 8pm Friday, 6 March Go Media Stadium, Auckland Live blog updates on RNZ website NZ Warriors co-captain Mitch Barnett has missed the cut for his team’s NRL season-opener against Sydney Roosters ... <a title="NZ Warriors without captain Mitch Barnett for NRL season-opener against Sydney Roosters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/nz-warriors-without-captain-mitch-barnett-for-nrl-season-opener-against-sydney-roosters/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Warriors without captain Mitch Barnett for NRL season-opener against Sydney Roosters">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A plume of smoke rises from the Zayed Port following a reported Iranian strike in Abu Dhabi. AFP / RYAN LIM A New Zealander living very near a military base in the Middle East which is critical to the US says he feels safe enough for the moment – but his ... <a title="New Zealander in Abu Dhabi: ‘It’s a little bit hairy, but so far, so good’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/new-zealander-in-abu-dhabi-its-a-little-bit-hairy-but-so-far-so-good/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealander in Abu Dhabi: ‘It’s a little bit hairy, but so far, so good’">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Jock Davis. Facebook The family of a young man shot and killed by a hunter on Stewart Island last year say the hunter’s failure to identify his target has left them facing a “lifetime of hell”. Ashburton builder Paul William John Stevens, 39, has avoided jail time and instead been sentenced ... <a title="‘I miss Jock everyday’: Family of man killed while hunting left facing ‘lifetime of hell’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/i-miss-jock-everyday-family-of-man-killed-while-hunting-left-facing-lifetime-of-hell/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I miss Jock everyday’: Family of man killed while hunting left facing ‘lifetime of hell’">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra In an example of short-term thinking, the Liberal Party’s federal executive decided on Friday to bury its election review. But it was unable to cremate it. On Tuesday the review was referred to at the Liberal parliamentary party’s regular meeting. ... <a title="View from The Hill: Leaked election review slates Dutton while highlighting Liberals’ longer term intractable problems" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/view-from-the-hill-leaked-election-review-slates-dutton-while-highlighting-liberals-longer-term-intractable-problems-277243/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Leaked election review slates Dutton while highlighting Liberals’ longer term intractable problems">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shahram Akbarzadeh, Director, Middle East Studies Forum (MESF), Deakin University Since beginning their assault on Iran, that United States and Israel have been explicit that their ultimate goal is regime change. The attacks are supposed to present a historic opportunity for Iranians to overthrow an authoritarian state ... <a title="Who could be Iran’s next supreme leader? And how is he chosen?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/who-could-be-irans-next-supreme-leader-and-how-is-he-chosen-277360/" aria-label="Read more about Who could be Iran’s next supreme leader? And how is he chosen?">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nigel Andrew, Professor of Entomology, Southern Cross University Right now, Australia is undertaking the world’s largest removal of invasive ants. The goal: eradicate fire ants (Solenopsis invicta). These aggressive South American ants are named for the burning sensation of their sting. They pose risks to many native ... <a title="Is Australia’s scorched earth baiting program actually paving the way for fire ant invasion?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/is-australias-scorched-earth-baiting-program-actually-paving-the-way-for-fire-ant-invasion-276980/" aria-label="Read more about Is Australia’s scorched earth baiting program actually paving the way for fire ant invasion?">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tomasi Cama the New Zealand All Black Sevens. PHOTOSPORT The All Black Sevens side will head to the New York and Vancouver legs of the World Sevens Series without head coach Tomasi Cama. New Zealand Rugby confirmed on Tuesday that Cama will not fly out with the team who depart today ... <a title="All Black Sevens coach left off plane to North America" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/all-black-sevens-coach-left-off-plane-to-north-america/" aria-label="Read more about All Black Sevens coach left off plane to North America">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Government officials and major fuel retailer Z Energy are moving to ease any concerns about the country’s fuel reserves. The US and Israel-led air campaign in Iran has seen the country fire missiles and drones at its Middle East neighbours and threaten to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz, through which ... <a title="NZ has ‘healthy stock levels’ of fuel – MBIE" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/nz-has-healthy-stock-levels-of-fuel-mbie/" aria-label="Read more about NZ has ‘healthy stock levels’ of fuel – MBIE">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Donald Rothwell, Professor of International Law, Australian National University The Iranian diaspora has been celebrating and governments around the world have generally not mourned the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in last weekend’s US and Israeli air strikes on Iran. While there has been much political justification ... <a title="International law or ‘might is right’? Australia’s choice on Iran and other conflicts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/international-law-or-might-is-right-australias-choice-on-iran-and-other-conflicts-277357/" aria-label="Read more about International law or ‘might is right’? Australia’s choice on Iran and other conflicts">Read more</a>
