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March 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Scott McLaughlin celebrates his IndyCar pole position at St Petersburg. Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire Kiwi Scott McLaughlin has grabbed pole position for the IndyCar St Petersburg Grand Prix in Florida on Monday NZT. After a horror 2025 campaign that saw him finish 10th in the standings, with no race wins and just ... <a title="Motorsport: Kiwi Scott McLaughlin on pole for Indycar’s St Petersburg Grand Prix" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/motorsport-kiwi-scott-mclaughlin-on-pole-for-indycars-st-petersburg-grand-prix/" aria-label="Read more about Motorsport: Kiwi Scott McLaughlin on pole for Indycar’s St Petersburg Grand Prix">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Restaurateurs Sid and Chand Sahrawat are in Dubai on business. File photo. Babiche Martens A prominent Auckland couple is trapped in Dubai after airspace closures and reported strikes across the city. Restaurateurs Sid and Chand Sahrawat are in Dubai on business, and were due to fly out on Monday to begin ... <a title="Iran strikes: ‘We don’t know when we can leave’ – Kiwi restaurateurs trapped in Dubai" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/iran-strikes-we-dont-know-when-we-can-leave-kiwi-restaurateurs-trapped-in-dubai/" aria-label="Read more about Iran strikes: ‘We don’t know when we can leave’ – Kiwi restaurateurs trapped in Dubai">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shannon Brincat, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of the Sunshine Coast The joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran represent a further erosion of the international legal order. Under international law, these attacks are neither preemptive nor lawful. Israel and the United States launched Operation Shield ... <a title="Neither preemptive nor legal, US-Israeli strikes on Iran have blown up international law" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/neither-preemptive-nor-legal-us-israeli-strikes-on-iran-have-blown-up-international-law-277173/" aria-label="Read more about Neither preemptive nor legal, US-Israeli strikes on Iran have blown up international law">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand It’s the end of a long, exhausting day and you’ve finally crawled into bed. Rest is imminent. But your partner is in the mood. Understanding what is getting in the way of you wanting or enjoying sex is helpful to reflect on. Unsplash . It’s been a while, after all. Obligatory ... <a title="What is duty sex and how do you stop having it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/what-is-duty-sex-and-how-do-you-stop-having-it/" aria-label="Read more about What is duty sex and how do you stop having it?">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand March heralds the busiest traffic patterns of the year in many big cities. RNZ / Lucy Xia Explainer – If your Monday morning commute feels a little madder than usual this week, it’s not just you. The peak transport season known as ‘March Madness’ kicks off around the country, with the ... <a title="How March Madness may make your Monday morning commute longer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/how-march-madness-may-make-your-monday-morning-commute-longer/" aria-label="Read more about How March Madness may make your Monday morning commute longer">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on March 1, 2026.
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March 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Lifeguards, Coastguard and police have been searching for a fisherman missing from rocks at Union Bay on Auckland’s west coast. Supplied/ Auckland Council A search is underway for a man swept off rocks south of Auckland’s Piha. The man was fishing at Karekare’s Union Bay when he was swept away, a ... <a title="Search on for fisherman swept away near Piha" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/search-on-for-fisherman-swept-away-near-piha/" aria-label="Read more about Search on for fisherman swept away near Piha">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Thomas, Lecturer in Middle East Studies, Deakin University Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader for 36 years, has been killed in US and Israeli airstrikes on his country, Iranian state media reported. As one of Iran’s longest-serving leaders, Khamenei was almost as ubiquitous in Iranian society ... <a title="Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ruled Iran with defiance and brutality for 36 years. For many Iranians, he will not be revered" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/ayatollah-ali-khamenei-ruled-iran-with-defiance-and-brutality-for-36-years-for-many-iranians-he-will-not-be-revered-259268/" aria-label="Read more about Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ruled Iran with defiance and brutality for 36 years. For many Iranians, he will not be revered">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Brett Cameron, while playing for the Hurricanes in 2024. Aaron Gillions / www.photosport.nz The Hurricanes have lost one of their lynchpins for the rest of the Super Rugby season. First-five Brett Cameron is due to undergo surgery after sustaining a significant knee injury during last week’s match against Moana Pasifika. “It’s ... <a title="Hurricanes lose first-five for rest of Super Rugby campaign" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/hurricanes-lose-first-five-for-rest-of-super-rugby-campaign/" aria-label="Read more about Hurricanes lose first-five for rest of Super Rugby campaign">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Back in 2015, wearing stubbies and a bush shirt, Jordan Watson (Tainui) made a joke video for a friend from work who was about to become a father. Two years later, he went full-time making social media videos as How To DAD. Keeping it real and ignoring the Instagram fashion for ... <a title="How To Dad’s Jordan Watson: ‘Cheap and cheerful is what’s worked for me’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/how-to-dads-jordan-watson-cheap-and-cheerful-is-whats-worked-for-me/" aria-label="Read more about How To Dad’s Jordan Watson: ‘Cheap and cheerful is what’s worked for me’">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Emergency services workers at the scene of a serious crash that blocked traffic on Auckland’s North Western Motorway on Sunday. RNZ Lanes on Auckland’s Northwestern Motorway have now reopened following a serious crash. An RNZ reporter said one car was wrecked in the Sunday morning crash, and by 11.30am traffic was ... <a title="Lanes cleared after serious crash blocked Auckland’s Northwestern Motorway" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/lanes-cleared-after-serious-crash-blocked-aucklands-northwestern-motorway/" aria-label="Read more about Lanes cleared after serious crash blocked Auckland’s Northwestern Motorway">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Javed Ali, Associate Professor of Practice of Public Policy, University of Michigan After U.S. and Israeli missiles struck Iran’s nuclear sites in June 2025, Tehran responded with a limited attack on the American airbase in Qatar. Five years before that, a U.S. drone strike against Qasem Soleimani, ... <a title="Iran will respond to US-Israeli strikes as existential threats to the regime – because they are" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/iran-will-respond-to-us-israeli-strikes-as-existential-threats-to-the-regime-because-they-are-277176/" aria-label="Read more about Iran will respond to US-Israeli strikes as existential threats to the regime – because they are">Read more</a>
