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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. Flickr / David Zoppo An inquest into the death of an Invercargill Prison inmate has heard guards did not take concerns about his mental health seriously. Nukuroa Strange, 30, died in August 2022. Coroner Amelia Steel was considering whether Strange received adequate mental health support while in the custody ... <a title="Prison death: Guards didn’t take inmate’s mental health seriously, inquest hears" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/prison-death-guards-didnt-take-inmates-mental-health-seriously-inquest-hears/" aria-label="Read more about Prison death: Guards didn’t take inmate’s mental health seriously, inquest hears">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Facebook / Te Awa Kairangi – Delivering RiverLink On the first afternoon of road works being in effect on Queens Drive and High Street in Lower Hutt traffic is heavy, as businesses say they are worried how the nine month-long closure is going to hit their bottom line. The intersection between ... <a title="Businesses fear months of roadworks on Lower Hutt streets will put potential customers off" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/businesses-fear-months-of-roadworks-on-lower-hutt-streets-will-put-potential-customers-off/" aria-label="Read more about Businesses fear months of roadworks on Lower Hutt streets will put potential customers off">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Schiffling, Deputy Director of the HUMLOG (Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management Research) Institute, Hanken School of Economics The reported sinking of several Iranian warships by US missiles in the Gulf of Oman serves as a reminder of the maritime aspect of the conflict which began ... <a title="Strait of Hormuz: if the Iran conflict shuts world’s most important oil chokepoint, global economic chaos could follow" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/strait-of-hormuz-if-the-iran-conflict-shuts-worlds-most-important-oil-chokepoint-global-economic-chaos-could-follow-277199/" aria-label="Read more about Strait of Hormuz: if the Iran conflict shuts world’s most important oil chokepoint, global economic chaos could follow">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shannon Bosch, Associate Professor (Law), Edith Cowan University As the US and Israel began their joint assault on Iran, reports emerged from Iran that a strike hit the Shajarah Tayyebeh girls’ elementary school in the southern city of Minab. The school was reportedly packed with young pupils ... <a title="Does international law still matter? The strike on the girls’ school in Iran shows why we need it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/does-international-law-still-matter-the-strike-on-the-girls-school-in-iran-shows-why-we-need-it-277196/" aria-label="Read more about Does international law still matter? The strike on the girls’ school in Iran shows why we need it">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is taking questions from reporters in his weekly post-Cabinet media conference. It comes as US President Donald Trump warns the deadly US-Israeli conflict with Iran could last for four weeks. Luxon has refused to be drawn on whether the coalition fully supports the strikes by the United ... <a title="Watch: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon speaks to media amid US-Israeli conflict with Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/watch-prime-minister-christopher-luxon-speaks-to-media-amid-us-israeli-conflict-with-iran/" aria-label="Read more about Watch: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon speaks to media amid US-Israeli conflict with Iran">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo Unsplash / Aron Yigin Thousands of shipping containers filled with New Zealand exports bound for international markets are caught up in the Midd le East conflict. New Zealand has a free-trade deal with the Gulf Cooperation Council which includes countries like Saudi Arabia, UAE and Oman. New Zealand exported ... <a title="Thousands of shipping containers filled with NZ exports caught up in Middle East conflict" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/thousands-of-shipping-containers-filled-with-nz-exports-caught-up-in-middle-east-conflict/" aria-label="Read more about Thousands of shipping containers filled with NZ exports caught up in Middle East conflict">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A rally for the aged care sector and its workers in 2024. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Aged Care Association says the sector needs better funding to be able to compete with the public sector for nurses. It comes after public and mental health nurses employed by Health New Zealand ratified ... <a title="Aged care sector needs better funding, nurses need more money – association" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/aged-care-sector-needs-better-funding-nurses-need-more-money-association/" aria-label="Read more about Aged care sector needs better funding, nurses need more money – association">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Matt Doocey says the changes will reduce travel time for patients. RNZ / Mark Papalii Publicly-funded x-rays and ultrasounds are now offered in Wānaka, the government has announced. The lack of local diagnostic testing was a key concern raised by residents at a Rural Health Roadshow last year. The change was ... <a title="Publicly-funded x-rays and ultrasounds now offered in Wānaka" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/publicly-funded-x-rays-and-ultrasounds-now-offered-in-wanaka/" aria-label="Read more about Publicly-funded x-rays and ultrasounds now offered in Wānaka">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on March 2, 2026.
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A selection of firearms which are now prohibited, on display to media at a 2022 police press conference. RNZ / Ana Tovey Firearms owners say the government’s overhaul of gun laws doesn’t go far enough to undo the “damage that was done” after the 15 March terror attacks. A Muslim leader, ... <a title="Firearms owners say gun laws overhaul doesn’t go far enough to undo ‘damage’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/firearms-owners-say-gun-laws-overhaul-doesnt-go-far-enough-to-undo-damage/" aria-label="Read more about Firearms owners say gun laws overhaul doesn’t go far enough to undo ‘damage’">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Now, it’s time for the Actors. The show formerly known as the SAG Awards is taking place, as the last major stop for many nominees before the Oscars on 15 March. The Actor Awards are voted on by members of the Screen Actors Guild, which this year placed Paul Thomas Anderson’s ... <a title="Actor Awards 2026: See which nominees are taking home a win" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/actor-awards-2026-see-which-nominees-are-taking-home-a-win/" aria-label="Read more about Actor Awards 2026: See which nominees are taking home a win">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natasha Heap, Lecturer in Aviation, University of Southern Queensland Travellers are being advised not to cancel their tickets for flights through the Middle East and check with their airlines, as airspace remains closed indefinitely. If travellers cancel a ticket, they may lose some of their consumer rights ... <a title="Booked to travel through the Middle East? Here’s why you shouldn’t cancel your flight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/booked-to-travel-through-the-middle-east-heres-why-you-shouldnt-cancel-your-flight-277191/" aria-label="Read more about Booked to travel through the Middle East? Here’s why you shouldn’t cancel your flight">Read more</a>
