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March 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Surf lifesavers, police and the Coastguard during the search for the kayaker, north of Auckland, on Sunday. RNZ/ Nick Monro The body of a kayaker missing near Auckland’s Waiwera has been found. The man was seen coming out of his kayak, but then did not surface, and emergency services were called ... <a title="Body of kayaker who went missing in Auckland’s Waiwera found" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/body-of-kayaker-who-went-missing-in-aucklands-waiwera-found/" aria-label="Read more about Body of kayaker who went missing in Auckland’s Waiwera found">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, according to US President Donald Trump. Iran did not immediately confirm his death. As one of Iran’s longest-serving ... <a title="Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has 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-has-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 has 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 one of first-five for rest of Super Rugby campaign" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/hurricanes-lose-one-of-first-five-for-rest-of-super-rugby-campaign/" aria-label="Read more about Hurricanes lose one of first-five for rest of Super Rugby campaign">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand skier Alice Robinson, in action at the recent Winter Olympics in Italy. www.photosport.nz New Zealand skier Alice Robinson has bounced back from missing out on a medal at the Winter Olympics, finishing second in the FIS World Cup Super-G round in Andorra. The 24-year-old put her foot down in ... <a title="Kiwi skier bounces back after Winter Olympics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/kiwi-skier-bounces-back-after-winter-olympics/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwi skier bounces back after Winter Olympics">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police want to hear from anyone who recognises this car, or its occupants, shown in stills from footage taken on Saturday night in Matangi, Waikato. Supplied/ NZ Police Two people have been seriously injured in an assault after a car did burnouts in a rural road in the Waikato town of ... <a title="Two injured in serious assault after burnouts, police say" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/two-injured-in-serious-assault-after-burnouts-police-say/" aria-label="Read more about Two injured in serious assault after burnouts, police say">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The New Zealand Herald front page the morning after the government announcement. New Zealand Herald “Last week was not a particularly fun time for the government,” The Post’s deputy political editor Henry Cooke said in his weekly wrap of the week’s politics for Stuff. Cooke cited bad Post poll results, “coalition ... <a title="Mediawatch: Govt moves on rough sleeping – by moving it on" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/mediawatch-govt-moves-on-rough-sleeping-by-moving-it-on/" aria-label="Read more about Mediawatch: Govt moves on rough sleeping – by moving it on">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 A serious crash has blocked eastbound traffic on Auckland’s Northwestern Motorway – State Highway 16 into the city, with drivers called to avoid the area. An RNZ reporter said one ... <a title="Serious crash blocks Auckland’s Northwestern Motorway" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/serious-crash-blocks-aucklands-northwestern-motorway/" aria-label="Read more about Serious crash blocks Auckland’s Northwestern Motorway">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Foreign Affairs minister says New Zealand was not given any advance notice of the attack on Iran, and has again urged New Zealanders to leave if it is safe to do so. The United States and Israel launched a major attack on Iran, with US President Donald Trump claiming the ... <a title="Watch: Foreign Minister Winston Peters on Iran strikes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/watch-foreign-minister-winston-peters-on-iran-strikes/" aria-label="Read more about Watch: Foreign Minister Winston Peters on Iran strikes">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Marilyn Garson Look around this morning. America and Israel, nuclear-armed states have attacked Iran. Israel, which has never declared its nuclear stockpiles nor its borders, has spent 2.5 years committing genocide against Gaza, a trapped community with no significant defensive weapons. Israel has bombed six countries which are not at war with it. ... <a title="Marilyn Garson: Waking up to terror in this new world of impunity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/marilyn-garson-waking-up-to-terror-in-this-new-world-of-impunity/" aria-label="Read more about Marilyn Garson: Waking up to terror in this new world of impunity">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters spoke to media about the unfolding conflict in Iran. Peters was at Auckland’s Whenuapai Airbase on Sunday morning. It comes after a US-Israeli attack on Iran which US President Donald Trump had indicated was aimed at overturning Tehran’s government. The attack had killed more than 200 people, ... <a title="Watch live: Foreign Minister Winston Peters to speak to media on Iran strikes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/watch-live-foreign-minister-winston-peters-to-speak-to-media-on-iran-strikes/" aria-label="Read more about Watch live: Foreign Minister Winston Peters to speak to media on Iran strikes">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis announces changes to KiwiSaver for live-in service workers, on Sunday 1 March, alongside Rangitīkei MPs Suze Redmayne and Mike Butterick, at his Wairarapa farm. RNZ/ Anneke Smith The government is changing KiwiSaver laws so first-time farm buyers and other workers with ‘live in’ job residences can use ... <a title="KiwiSaver laws changing to help farmers buy first homes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/kiwisaver-laws-changing-to-help-farmers-buy-first-homes/" aria-label="Read more about KiwiSaver laws changing to help farmers buy first homes">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The pathology lab sector has been marred by strikes over low public versus private lab pay and quality control issues. 123rf Health New Zealand has started working on a national plan for the troubled pathology lab sector. Pathology labs are vital but a choke point in processing virtually all the samples ... <a title="Health NZ works on national plan for troubled pathology lab sector" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/health-nz-works-on-national-plan-for-troubled-pathology-lab-sector/" aria-label="Read more about Health NZ works on national plan for troubled pathology lab sector">Read more</a>
