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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Finance Minister Nicola Willis announcing the fuel support package on Tuesday. Samuel Rillstone/RNZ Almost 150,000 families will receive an extra $50 a week for up to a year to help ease the pain from soaring petrol prices driven up by the war in the Middle East. ... <a title="Fuel crisis package: Nearly 150,000 families to receive $50 a week" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/fuel-crisis-package-nearly-150000-families-to-receive-50-a-week/" aria-label="Read more about Fuel crisis package: Nearly 150,000 families to receive $50 a week">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon Police have laid several serious charges against a man connected to a religious organisation with links around the Pacific. Detective Senior Sergeant Colin Baillie said a 45-year-old man would appear in the Christchurch District Court on Tuesday. “Police executing search warrants have arrested one person from a ... <a title="Man from religious organisation with Pacific links charged with rape, strangulation, indecent assault" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/man-from-religious-organisation-with-pacific-links-charged-with-rape-strangulation-indecent-assault/" aria-label="Read more about Man from religious organisation with Pacific links charged with rape, strangulation, indecent assault">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand People struggling with fuel costs will be eligible for an extra $50 a week – if they qualify for the in-work tax credit. Finance Minister Nicola Willis announced the support package at Parliament on Tuesday afternoon. It would be available from April 7. Petrol prices in some locations have reached $4 ... <a title="Watch: $50 a week for some families as fuel crisis relief package unveiled" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/watch-50-a-week-for-some-families-as-fuel-crisis-relief-package-unveiled/" aria-label="Read more about Watch: $50 a week for some families as fuel crisis relief package unveiled">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ehsan Noroozinejad, Senior Researcher and Sustainable Future Lead, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University Yesterday, the Australian federal government released new expectations for data centres and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. The message is simple: if companies want faster federal approvals, they must show their projects are ... <a title="Australia has set new expectations for AI data centres – they should serve the public" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/australia-has-set-new-expectations-for-ai-data-centres-they-should-serve-the-public-278988/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has set new expectations for AI data centres – they should serve the public">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jim Salinger, Adjunct Research Fellow, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington After the planet’s 11 hottest years on record, scientists are warning the return of an El Niño climate pattern could push global temperatures even higher. Today, the World Meteorological Organisation reported that the past ... <a title="What the coming El Niño climate pattern means for NZ in a warming world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/what-the-coming-el-nino-climate-pattern-means-for-nz-in-a-warming-world-278201/" aria-label="Read more about What the coming El Niño climate pattern means for NZ in a warming world">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Hollywood film starring Ryan Gosling is drawing attention for featuring the track ‘Pō Atarau‘, believed to be a 1992 recording by Turakina Māori Girls’ College Choir. Project Hail Mary, about a science teacher on a lone mission to save the Earth, topped the New Zealand box office on its opening ... <a title="‘I got goosebumps’ – Te reo Māori song in new Ryan Gosling blockbuster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/i-got-goosebumps-te-reo-maori-song-in-new-ryan-gosling-blockbuster/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I got goosebumps’ – Te reo Māori song in new Ryan Gosling blockbuster">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand One person died and three were injured after the crash. Supplied / St John One person has died and three others are injured following a three-vehicle crash in Palmerston North overnight. Emergency services were called to the crash on Tremaine Avenue, near Malden Street, about 2.30am. It involved two cars, one ... <a title="One dead, three injured after overnight crash in Palmerston North" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/one-dead-three-injured-after-overnight-crash-in-palmerston-north/" aria-label="Read more about One dead, three injured after overnight crash in Palmerston North">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand People struggling with fuel costs will be eligible for an extra $50 a week – if they qualify for the in-work tax credit. Finance Minister Nicola Willis announced the support package at Parliament on Tuesday afternoon. It would be available from April 7 and eligibility would be expanded to an estimated ... <a title="Watch live: $50 a week for some families as fuel crisis relief package unveiled" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/watch-live-50-a-week-for-some-families-as-fuel-crisis-relief-package-unveiled/" aria-label="Read more about Watch live: $50 a week for some families as fuel crisis relief package unveiled">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The kaumātua involved in the kaupapa at Te Whare Mahara on 21 Ridout Street, Maeroa, Hamilton. Supplied The first kaupapa Māori centre for those living with dementia will soon open in Waikato. Around 4500 Māori are currently living with mate wareware, but that number is expected to almost triple – to ... <a title="First kaupapa Māori centre for those living with dementia to open in Waikato" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/first-kaupapa-maori-centre-for-those-living-with-dementia-to-open-in-waikato/" aria-label="Read more about First kaupapa Māori centre for those living with dementia to open in Waikato">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eliza Crosbie, Research Fellow in Migration and Health, The University of Melbourne While most Australians embrace multiculturalism, migration remains a contentious topic in Australia. Negative opinions, often unsubstantiated, are regularly aired in public debate. Our new report, Settling well in regional Australia: experiences of people from refugee ... <a title="‘I lost hope in humanity, but I now call myself human’: what refugees told us about settling in regional Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/i-lost-hope-in-humanity-but-i-now-call-myself-human-what-refugees-told-us-about-settling-in-regional-australia-277246/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I lost hope in humanity, but I now call myself human’: what refugees told us about settling in regional Australia">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RBNZ governor says NZ is likely to see higher short-term inflation Rates could rise if there are effects on medium-term inflation or inflation expectations Economic growth likely to be dampened The Reserve Bank governor is warning of higher inflation and weaker economic growth due to the Middle East crisis. The Israel ... <a title="Watch live: Reserve Bank governor Anna Breman warns of higher inflation, lower growth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/watch-live-reserve-bank-governor-anna-breman-warns-of-higher-inflation-lower-growth/" aria-label="Read more about Watch live: Reserve Bank governor Anna Breman warns of higher inflation, lower growth">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour leader Chris Hipkins. RNZ / Mark Papalii It will be 100 days of hiked up fuel prices at the pump even if the conflict in the Middle East was to end today, according to government officials. Labour leader Chris Hipkins and finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds were briefed by officials from ... <a title="Fuel prices to stay high for at least 100 days, officials tell Labour" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/fuel-prices-to-stay-high-for-at-least-100-days-officials-tell-labour/" aria-label="Read more about Fuel prices to stay high for at least 100 days, officials tell Labour">Read more</a>
