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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Cabinet has signed off on what support the government will offer in the face of rising fuel costs. RNZ / Dan Cook The Citizens Advice Bureau says people are going to need significant support as fuel prices continue to rise, and is hopeful whatever relief the government is set to offer ... <a title="Government set to unveil details of fuel support package" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/government-set-to-unveil-details-of-fuel-support-package/" aria-label="Read more about Government set to unveil details of fuel support package">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A white water raft goes over Tutea Falls on the Kaituna River. Supplied Maritime New Zealand has apologised for an error that contributed to delays in releasing a coroner’s report into the river rafting death of a woman near Rotorua in August, 2020. In his report into the death of 61-year-old ... <a title="Coroner blames Maritime NZ, Police for delay of findings on Vivienne Pincott’s river rafting death" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/coroner-blames-maritime-nz-police-for-delay-of-findings-on-vivienne-pincotts-river-rafting-death/" aria-label="Read more about Coroner blames Maritime NZ, Police for delay of findings on Vivienne Pincott’s river rafting death">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elaine Nsoesie, Assistant Professor, Department of Global Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston University A new book called Urban Health in Africa explores how rapid urbanisation across the continent shapes public health and wellbeing. Drawing on diverse research and case studies, the book reframes African ... <a title="African cities are diverse and thriving, but face many challenges. How to make them healthier" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/african-cities-are-diverse-and-thriving-but-face-many-challenges-how-to-make-them-healthier-274647/" aria-label="Read more about African cities are diverse and thriving, but face many challenges. How to make them healthier">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
A CAUTIONARY TALE: By Jim Dowling Both my son Franz and I have been arrested, separately, for suspected thought crimes relating to Palestine and Israel. We dared to display in public the words, “from the river to the sea”, using or displaying such words now being illegal in Queensland. I say “thought crimes” because neither ... <a title="‘From the river to the sea’ – swimming against the Queensland tide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/from-the-river-to-the-sea-swimming-against-the-queensland-tide/" aria-label="Read more about ‘From the river to the sea’ – swimming against the Queensland tide">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Firefighters have extinguished a large vehicle fire in the West Auckland suburb of Massey this evening. Fire and Emergency crews arrived on Sunline Avenue to find a car and a van well alight about 7.30pm The fire was extinguished by 8pm and St John said ... <a title="Large vehicle fire in West Auckland suburb extinguished" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/large-vehicle-fire-in-west-auckland-suburb-extinguished/" aria-label="Read more about Large vehicle fire in West Auckland suburb extinguished">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Australians have become increasingly anxious about national security – even before the outbreak of the recent US-Israel war with Iran, according to a new report. The Australian National University’s National Security College surveyed more than 20,000 Australians in November 2024, ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Rory Medcalf on Australians’ growing national security fears" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/politics-with-michelle-grattan-rory-medcalf-on-australians-growing-national-security-fears-278984/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Rory Medcalf on Australians’ growing national security fears">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra With social cohesion badly fraying and One Nation’s surge reinforcing the threat it is under, politicians desperately need to find the rhetoric to help glue our multiculturalism back together. Obviously it will take much more than words but, as is ... <a title="View from The Hill: Albanese could learn from Malinauskas’ masterclass in messaging" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/view-from-the-hill-albanese-could-learn-from-malinauskas-masterclass-in-messaging-278790/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Albanese could learn from Malinauskas’ masterclass in messaging">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Diesel and petrol prices have now hit $4 per litre on Rakiura Stewart Island. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Rakiura locals fear surging fuel prices will soon send their power bills rocketing up, and that Stewart Island – which relies on diesel generators for electricity – may face blackouts. Stewart Island is ... <a title="Fuel crisis: Diesel shortages could hit power supply on Stewart Island" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/fuel-crisis-diesel-shortages-could-hit-power-supply-on-stewart-island/" aria-label="Read more about Fuel crisis: Diesel shortages could hit power supply on Stewart Island">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland had its busiest day on public transport since 2019 last week, and the capital has seen 10 percent more passengers on the train in the past month. File photo. Supplied / Environment Canterbury A cheaper bus or train fare would be far better than working from home to avoid rising ... <a title="High petrol prices: Cost of public transport ‘still a significant barrier to people’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/high-petrol-prices-cost-of-public-transport-still-a-significant-barrier-to-people/" aria-label="Read more about High petrol prices: Cost of public transport ‘still a significant barrier to people’">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand ASB said Canterbury secured its third quarterly win of 2025. RNZ / Nate McKinnon ASB’s latest Regional Economic Scoreboard shows Canterbury leading New Zealand’s regional growth, Auckland making strong gains, and Wellington slipping to the bottom of the rankings. Canterbury scored back-to-back economic wins in ASB’s latest regional economic survey. Canterbury ... <a title="Canterbury leads ASB’s rankings as Auckland rebounds and Wellington finishes last" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/canterbury-leads-asbs-rankings-as-auckland-rebounds-and-wellington-finishes-last/" aria-label="Read more about Canterbury leads ASB’s rankings as Auckland rebounds and Wellington finishes last">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The FluMist vaccine is taken in the form of a nasal spray. File photo. 123RF Bringing a needle-free flu vaccine to New Zealand would be a good way to boost the country’s vaccination rates, says a vaccine expert. FluMist has long been used in the northern hemisphere and started being used ... <a title="Flu vaccine in a spray: ‘Many, many people are just not keen on needles’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/flu-vaccine-in-a-spray-many-many-people-are-just-not-keen-on-needles/" aria-label="Read more about Flu vaccine in a spray: ‘Many, many people are just not keen on needles’">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The finance minister will reveal “targeted and temporary” support for hard-hit families on Tuesday, as fuel costs continue to rise. Nicola Willis gave notice of the announcement at Monday’s post-Cabinet media briefing, alongside Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Associate Energy Minister Shane Jones. Jones also announced plans to align New Zealand’s ... <a title="Fuel cost crisis: Govt to unveil ‘targeted and temporary’ support tomorrow" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/fuel-cost-crisis-govt-to-unveil-targeted-and-temporary-support-tomorrow/" aria-label="Read more about Fuel cost crisis: Govt to unveil ‘targeted and temporary’ support tomorrow">Read more</a>
