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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Jimmy Neesham. Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz New Zealand’s top cricketers are happy a decision has been made about the future of the domestic T20 competition and are looking forward to its development. On Monday New Zealand Cricket decided to push ahead with a proposed NZ20 franchise league rather than entering into an expanded ... <a title="NZ cricketers back new T20 league “You’re playing the game for the fans”" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/nz-cricketers-back-new-t20-league-youre-playing-the-game-for-the-fans/" aria-label="Read more about NZ cricketers back new T20 league “You’re playing the game for the fans”">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A truck transports wood in Wellington. RNZ / Angus Dreaver Angry truckers have banded together with bus, crane and even combine harvester operators to hit out over rules they say make it too hard to get bigger, more efficient vehicles on the road and easily move them round. They want far-reaching ... <a title="Road rage of a different kind: How cranes and trucks are feeling jammed up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/road-rage-of-a-different-kind-how-cranes-and-trucks-are-feeling-jammed-up/" aria-label="Read more about Road rage of a different kind: How cranes and trucks are feeling jammed up">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Iwi members and local stakeholders at the unveiling of the new sign restoring the name Te Heriheri to the Waihī estuary. Supplied/Te Wahapū o Waihī An estuary near Maketu in Bay of Plenty has had its original name Te Heriheri restored as part of an iwi-led project to restore the health ... <a title="Waihī Estuary has original name Te Heriheri restored as part of wetland project" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/waihi-estuary-has-original-name-te-heriheri-restored-as-part-of-wetland-project/" aria-label="Read more about Waihī Estuary has original name Te Heriheri restored as part of wetland project">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Eli Katoa received the injury during the Tonga and New Zealand Kiwis Pacific Championships match in Auckland. NRL Photos/Photosport Tongan rugby league player Eliesa Katoa may never play the game again, according to Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy. Katoa had brain surgery in November as a result of head knocks he ... <a title="Melbourne Storm say Eli Katoa may never play again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/melbourne-storm-say-eli-katoa-may-never-play-again/" aria-label="Read more about Melbourne Storm say Eli Katoa may never play again">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Electricity Authority will soon require distributors to pay rebates to reward customers generating electricity, such as rooftop solar. Supplied/SolarZero Electricity networks around the country will soon provide rebates for power exported during peak periods – but not every power company will pass those on to consumers directly. From 1 April, ... <a title="Will you get a solar rebate from your power company?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/will-you-get-a-solar-rebate-from-your-power-company/" aria-label="Read more about Will you get a solar rebate from your power company?">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The price of 91 is now more than $3.30 a litre on average across the country, and forecast to rise further. RNZ / Dan Cook Any businesses planning to offer extra support for their staff facing fuel cost rises will need to consider the tax implications. Fuel prices have risen sharply ... <a title="Employers offering transport perks warned of tax rules" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/employers-offering-transport-perks-warned-of-tax-rules/" aria-label="Read more about Employers offering transport perks warned of tax rules">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Regional Connectivity Fund provided $30 million in concessionary loans to allow some regional airlines to consolidate debt, refinance loans and invest in aircraft maintenance or upgrades. RNZ / Quin Tauetau Explainer – Regional airlines across New Zealand are warning key air links are under growing pressure, as rising fuel and ... <a title="How rising costs are reshaping New Zealand’s regional air links" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/how-rising-costs-are-reshaping-new-zealands-regional-air-links/" aria-label="Read more about How rising costs are reshaping New Zealand’s regional air links">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dual British or Irish New Zealanders have no exemption to the new UK border rule. RNZ /Gill Bonnett Dual United Kingdom-New Zealand nationals say it is unfair some European Britons are allowed to dodge new passport rules, while British migrants in other parts of the world have to fall in line. ... <a title="‘Abysmal, unfair’ – NZ Brits say they count for less than EU migrants" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/abysmal-unfair-nz-brits-say-they-count-for-less-than-eu-migrants/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Abysmal, unfair’ – NZ Brits say they count for less than EU migrants">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Attendance services warn rising fuel prices are likely to drive up truancy. 123rf Attendance services warn rising fuel prices are likely to drive up truancy. Two service providers, one in rural Northland the other in Auckland, say transport costs are a big driver of student absences and they expect it to ... <a title="School attendance services warn rising fuel prices likely to drive up truancy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/school-attendance-services-warn-rising-fuel-prices-likely-to-drive-up-truancy/" aria-label="Read more about School attendance services warn rising fuel prices likely to drive up truancy">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Despite one in five New Zealanders being tattooed, the vast majority are likely to have never heard of tattoo-associated uveitis. It’s a condition associated with inflammation in the inner eye that, in some cases, can lead to permanent vision loss. The culprit may be an immune response to certain toxins in ... <a title="Tattoo-ink induced blindness: Rare but rising" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/tattoo-ink-induced-blindness-rare-but-rising/" aria-label="Read more about Tattoo-ink induced blindness: Rare but rising">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Currently e-scooters are allowed to ride on the footpath and the road, but it’s illegal to ride in the cycle lanes, but this would change under new rules. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Both the previous government and the current one kicked the can down the road on making ‘sensible’ changes to ... <a title="Road rules shakeup on the table – here’s what you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/road-rules-shakeup-on-the-table-heres-what-you-need-to-know/" aria-label="Read more about Road rules shakeup on the table – here’s what you need to know">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand It is common for retention payments to be about 0.4 percent of the loan amount. File photo. RNZ Home loan borrowers are taking cashback incentives to stay with their current banks, as competition continues in the mortgage market. The focus on cashback incentives intensified through the end of 2025, when ANZ ... <a title="Banks are paying customers to stay" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/banks-are-paying-customers-to-stay/" aria-label="Read more about Banks are paying customers to stay">Read more</a>
