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March 23, 2026
SPECIAL REPORT: By Jessica Corbett Democrats in Congress have sounded the alarm over US President Donald Trump pledging to commit more war crimes in Iran after he traded threats to energy infrastructure with the Iranian government, with the Republican declaring Saturday that he would take out the country’s power plants unless it reopened the Strait ... <a title="‘Maniacal tyrant’ Trump and Iran trade threats to energy infrastructure over Strait of Hormuz" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/maniacal-tyrant-trump-and-iran-trade-threats-to-energy-infrastructure-over-strait-of-hormuz/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Maniacal tyrant’ Trump and Iran trade threats to energy infrastructure over Strait of Hormuz">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says the government will reveal in the next few weeks how it will support New Zealanders struggling with skyrocketing fuel prices. He says the country has healthy fuel stocks, and the government’s doing everything it can to secure them. Oil prices have risen as the fall out ... <a title="As it happened: Oil prices rise as fall out from Middle East crisis continues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/as-it-happened-oil-prices-rise-as-fall-out-from-middle-east-crisis-continues/" aria-label="Read more about As it happened: Oil prices rise as fall out from Middle East crisis continues">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The 25-foot vessel ‘JAGMEN’. Supplied Police are appealing for sightings of a boat last seen in Taurikura Bay on Sunday night. The 25-foot vessel – named ‘JAGMEN’ – was last seen leaving the bay about 8pm on 22 March, said police. “Police would like to speak with an occupant believed to ... <a title="Police seek boat last seen in Northland bay" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/police-seek-boat-last-seen-in-northland-bay/" aria-label="Read more about Police seek boat last seen in Northland bay">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Black Cap Dion Nash was elected to the NZ Cricket board in 2024. Elias Rodriguez The first signs of fallout from New Zealand Cricket’s decision to pursue a new franchise-based Twenty20 competition have emerged, with board member Dion Nash resigning just hours after the announcement. NZC confirmed on Monday morning ... <a title="Dion Nash quits NZ Cricket board after Twenty20 decision" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/dion-nash-quits-nz-cricket-board-after-twenty20-decision/" aria-label="Read more about Dion Nash quits NZ Cricket board after Twenty20 decision">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew King, ARC Future Fellow and Associate Professor in Climate Science, ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, The University of Melbourne It’s no secret our planet is heating up. And here’s the evidence: we’ve just experienced the 11 hottest years on record, with 2025 being ... <a title="The latest world climate report is grim, but it’s not the end of the story" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/the-latest-world-climate-report-is-grim-but-its-not-the-end-of-the-story-278886/" aria-label="Read more about The latest world climate report is grim, but it’s not the end of the story">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mirella Atherton, Lecturer in Law, University of Newcastle “Cashback” apps make an enticing promise. You download an app or click on a web browser extension. You go about your online shopping as usual, spend money, but then get some cash back. It sounds simple, right? In recent ... <a title="Money isn’t free. Here’s what to know before downloading a cashback app" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/money-isnt-free-heres-what-to-know-before-downloading-a-cashback-app-276270/" aria-label="Read more about Money isn’t free. Here’s what to know before downloading a cashback app">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. A serious crash blocked State Highway 57 in Levin on Monday morning. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly A serious crash that closed State Highway 57 in Levin today has claimed two lives. Emergency services were called to the two-vehicle crash on Arapaepae Road about 2.30am on Monday. Police said two ... <a title="Two people dead after crash blocks SH57 in Levin" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/two-people-dead-after-crash-blocks-sh57-in-levin/" aria-label="Read more about Two people dead after crash blocks SH57 in Levin">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An ‘addiction’ to fossil fuels is driving climate change, the UN Secretary-General says – leading to ever-more severe weather including floods, droughts, and damaging storms. MUHAMMAD FAROOQ Last year was among the hottest on record, as the world’s “addiction” to fossil fuels continues to drive global warming, new data shows. The ... <a title="2025 confirmed as one of the hottest years on record" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/2025-confirmed-as-one-of-the-hottest-years-on-record/" aria-label="Read more about 2025 confirmed as one of the hottest years on record">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Genauer, Academic Director, Public Policy Institute, UNSW Sydney Iran knows it is militarily much weaker than the United States. The US accounts for 37% of military spending worldwide, while Iran accounts for less than 1%. On paper, we’d expect the US to easily win a military ... <a title="Iran can’t ‘win’ this war. But it can force a US retreat using these 4 insurgency tactics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/iran-cant-win-this-war-but-it-can-force-a-us-retreat-using-these-4-insurgency-tactics-278668/" aria-label="Read more about Iran can’t ‘win’ this war. But it can force a US retreat using these 4 insurgency tactics">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones has called critics of his Fisheries Amendment Bill “a range of noisy voices” and invited them to have their say at the select committee. The bill, which is scheduled to have it’s first reading on ... <a title="Shane Jones labels critics of fisheries bill as ‘noisy voices’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/shane-jones-labels-critics-of-fisheries-bill-as-noisy-voices/" aria-label="Read more about Shane Jones labels critics of fisheries bill as ‘noisy voices’">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on March 23, 2026.
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand McLeod joined the All Blacks coaching staff in 2017. © Photosport Ltd 2022 www.photosport.nz All Blacks assistant coach Scott McLeod is crossing the ditch. McLeod has been recruited by the Wallabies to take up a position as the side’s defence coach for the next three years. The 53-year-old was a member ... <a title="Wallabies poach former All Blacks assistant coach Scott McLeod" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/wallabies-poach-former-all-blacks-assistant-coach-scott-mcleod/" aria-label="Read more about Wallabies poach former All Blacks assistant coach Scott McLeod">Read more</a>
