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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are asking anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area to contact them with information. RNZ / REECE BAKER Three people, one armed with a gun, broke into a home in the Auckland suburb of Wesley on Sunday night, police say. Detective Senior Sergeant Rebecca Kirk said the armed robbery ... <a title="Offenders armed with gun demand cash during robbery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/offenders-armed-with-gun-demand-cash-during-robbery/" aria-label="Read more about Offenders armed with gun demand cash during robbery">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand MetService is forecasting periods of heavy rain for the upper North Island. MetService The upper North Island looks set for a wet end to the week, with a deep subtropical low bringing rain and strong winds. A heavy rain watch is in place for Northland for 53 hours, from 10am Wednesday ... <a title="Weather: Stormy end to week for upper North Island" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/weather-stormy-end-to-week-for-upper-north-island/" aria-label="Read more about Weather: Stormy end to week for upper North Island">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The council’s chief executive Lynda Keene said while it was not good news, it was a relief that the impact was not being felt during a peak season. 123RF Tourism operators are being hit with international visitor cancellations due to flight disruptions as the Middle East war continues, an industry survey ... <a title="UK and European visitors cancel trips to New Zealand amid Middle East conflict" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/uk-and-european-visitors-cancel-trips-to-new-zealand-amid-middle-east-conflict/" aria-label="Read more about UK and European visitors cancel trips to New Zealand amid Middle East conflict">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Diesel is more expensive to make than petrol but the impact of fuel excise tax usually conceals this. RNZ / Quin Tauetau Diesel is now only about 20c a litre cheaper than 91 – even though 70c of the price of a litre of petrol is tax. Data from petrol price ... <a title="Think the price of petrol is bad? Spare a thought for diesel drivers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/think-the-price-of-petrol-is-bad-spare-a-thought-for-diesel-drivers/" aria-label="Read more about Think the price of petrol is bad? Spare a thought for diesel drivers">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Steven Alker during the 2026 Cologuard Classic CHRISTIAN PETERSEN / AFP New Zealand golfer Steven Alker successfully endured another play-off finish to a golf tournament on the PGA Champions Tour. Alker again came out on top to defend his title at the Cologuard Classic in Tuscon, Arizona. He also won the ... <a title="Steven Alker wins in a play-off to defend title on Champions Tour" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/steven-alker-wins-in-a-play-off-to-defend-title-on-champions-tour/" aria-label="Read more about Steven Alker wins in a play-off to defend title on Champions Tour">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
COMMENTARY: By David Robie, author of Eyes of Fire Climate crisis concerns shouldn’t overshadow the legacy of nuclear testing in the Pacific, where there are lingering health and sociopolitical insecurities. For example, there are concerns in French Polynesia about the mysterious fate of a former anti-nuclear investigative journalist and editor of the now closed Les ... <a title="From nuclear to climate crisis survivors: unfinished business in the Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/from-nuclear-to-climate-crisis-survivors-unfinished-business-in-the-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about From nuclear to climate crisis survivors: unfinished business in the Pacific">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Oil prices have risen as the fall out continues from the Middle East crisis. Brent Crude oil rose about US$1 to be just above US$113 a barrel in early Asia trade. The New Zealand share market has retreated sharply, with the benchmark NZX50 down 1.4 percent shortly after 11am. Meanwhile, Finance ... <a title="Live: Oil prices rise as fall out from Middle East crisis continues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/live-oil-prices-rise-as-fall-out-from-middle-east-crisis-continues/" aria-label="Read more about Live: 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 Chris Wood celebrates scoring his team’s third goal during the Premier League match between Nottingham Forest FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Michael Regan/Getty Images All Whites captain Chris Wood could return to action for Nottingham Forest for the last two months of their English Premier League campaign after recovering ... <a title="Chris Wood closing on Premier League return for Nottingham Forest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/chris-wood-closing-on-premier-league-return-for-nottingham-forest/" aria-label="Read more about Chris Wood closing on Premier League return for Nottingham Forest">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are asking anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area to contact them with information. RNZ / REECE BAKER Three people, one armed with a gun, broke into a home in the Auckland suburb of Wesley on Sunday night, police say. Detective Senior Sergeant Rebecca Kirk said the armed robbery ... <a title="Offenders armed with gun demand cash during alleged robbery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/offenders-armed-with-gun-demand-cash-during-alleged-robbery/" aria-label="Read more about Offenders armed with gun demand cash during alleged robbery">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin Veale, Senior Lecturer in Media Studies, School of Humanities, Media and Creative Communication, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University During the first world war, the British government was looking for ways to help people stretch their limited food supplies. It found pamphlets from a noted ... <a title="Using your AI chatbot as a search engine? Be careful what you believe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/using-your-ai-chatbot-as-a-search-engine-be-careful-what-you-believe-277616/" aria-label="Read more about Using your AI chatbot as a search engine? Be careful what you believe">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Kimball, Casual Academic, School of Humanities, Creative Industries and Social Sciences, University of Newcastle Morgan le Fay is one of the most infamous characters of Arthurian mythology. A powerful sorceress and, in later stories, King Arthur’s half-sister, Morgan was a healer, a mathematician, murderer, adulteress and ... <a title="Morgan le Fay was King Arthur’s sister – but also a healer, mathematician and murderer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/morgan-le-fay-was-king-arthurs-sister-but-also-a-healer-mathematician-and-murderer-275927/" aria-label="Read more about Morgan le Fay was King Arthur’s sister – but also a healer, mathematician and murderer">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Northern Districts celebrate winning the men’s Super Smash grand final. Photosport New Zealand Cricket will push for a proposed NZ20 franchise league to replace the current domestic T20 Super Smash competition. The NZC Board has made an in-principle decision to support the establishment of the new league, subject to reaching key ... <a title="NZ Cricket to push for revitalised T20 league in New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/nz-cricket-to-push-for-revitalised-t20-league-in-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Cricket to push for revitalised T20 league in New Zealand">Read more</a>
