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March 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Olga Oleinikova, Associate Professor and Director of the SITADHub (Social Impact Technologies and Democracy Research Hub) in the School of Communication, University of Technology Sydney “I didn’t come here to get rich. I came because I had no other way to keep my son safe and care ... <a title="‘I didn’t come here to get rich’: new research on the lives of Ukrainian women in Georgia’s surrogacy boom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/i-didnt-come-here-to-get-rich-new-research-on-the-lives-of-ukrainian-women-in-georgias-surrogacy-boom-276173/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I didn’t come here to get rich’: new research on the lives of Ukrainian women in Georgia’s surrogacy boom">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s Jacob Duffy Andrew Cornaga / www.photosport.nz / Photosport Ltd 2025 Amelia Kerr and Jacob Duffy have taken the top honours at the New Zealand Cricket Awards. White Ferns captain Kerr secured an unprecedented fourth-straight Debbie Hockley Medal while Duffy claimed the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal. Amelia Kerr of New ... <a title="Cricket: Amelia Kerr and Jacob Duffy triumph at NZ Cricket Awards" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/cricket-amelia-kerr-and-jacob-duffy-triumph-at-nz-cricket-awards/" aria-label="Read more about Cricket: Amelia Kerr and Jacob Duffy triumph at NZ Cricket Awards">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding in Kiripaka, Northland. Supplied / Stella Matthews MetService says there’s a strong likelihood of several regions being upgraded to red heavy rain warnings as a damaging storm sweeps across the country. Northland and Whangārei are currently in a state of emergency, which will last for seven days. Although rainfall is ... <a title="The regions next in line for flooding as heavy rain heads south" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/the-regions-next-in-line-for-flooding-as-heavy-rain-heads-south/" aria-label="Read more about The regions next in line for flooding as heavy rain heads south">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand AFP The head of the science teachers association says Year 11 students could benefit from compulsory science lessons. The government is considering making the subject mandatory, along with English and maths, when it abolishes NCEA level one in 2028. Jayatheeswaran Vijayakumar, who is also head of science at Edgewater College, told ... <a title="Association mulls compulsory science for Year 11 students" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/association-mulls-compulsory-science-for-year-11-students/" aria-label="Read more about Association mulls compulsory science for Year 11 students">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand NZ F1 driver Liam Lawson PHOTOSPORT Liam Lawson concedes driving remains difficult as he and the majority of the grid struggle with the new electrical element in their Formula 1 cars. After a two-week break the championship heads to Japan for the third round, with Mercedes well clear after finishing one-two ... <a title="F1: Liam Lawson still having trouble with new car, but rule change could help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/f1-liam-lawson-still-having-trouble-with-new-car-but-rule-change-could-help/" aria-label="Read more about F1: Liam Lawson still having trouble with new car, but rule change could help">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police Minister Mark Mitchell. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone A new bill would give police new powers but just how far it goes will now be fought over in select committee. The Privacy Commissioner says it sets the bar too low, but a Justice Ministry push for more safeguards was rejected. A ... <a title="Bill to give police new powers to move and detain introduced to Parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/bill-to-give-police-new-powers-to-move-and-detain-introduced-to-parliament/" aria-label="Read more about Bill to give police new powers to move and detain introduced to Parliament">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Breaches of odour consents at Wellington Water’s Seaview wastewater treatment plant have upset locals for years. RNZ / Krystal Gibbens The Hutt Valley’s wastewater treatment plant is upgrading blowers and pipes at risk of failing because they are old or too small. Wellington Water is upgrading the smell-prone Seaview plant at ... <a title="Wellington Water seeks tender for fixing smelly Seaview wastewater treatment plant" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/wellington-water-seeks-tender-for-fixing-smelly-seaview-wastewater-treatment-plant/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington Water seeks tender for fixing smelly Seaview wastewater treatment plant">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand AFP The head of the science teachers association says Year 11 students could benefit from compulsory science lessons. The government is considering making the subject mandatory, along with English and maths, when it abolishes NCEA level one in 2028. Jayatheeswaran Vijayakumar, who is also head of science at Edgewater College, told ... <a title="Association supports compulsory science for Year 11 students" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/association-supports-compulsory-science-for-year-11-students/" aria-label="Read more about Association supports compulsory science for Year 11 students">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash / RNZ Private healthcare provider IntraCare has been affected by a cyber breach, with its IT systems now offline and 28 patients’ surgeries deferred. The company, which specialises in “image-guided precision medical diagnostics and interventions”, said it became aware of the breach on Friday, March 20, and immediately shut down ... <a title="Private healthcare provider IntraCare hit by cyber breach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/private-healthcare-provider-intracare-hit-by-cyber-breach/" aria-label="Read more about Private healthcare provider IntraCare hit by cyber breach">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An Alcohol and Other Drugs Treatment Court sitting in 2022. RNZ Insight/Teresa Cowie A move to strip family background information from alcohol and drug reports used in court has angered some defence lawyers and counsellors. The Ministry of Justice said the change had been introduced to improve the consistency, quality and ... <a title="Move to strip upbringing info from alcohol and drug court reports angers lawyers, counsellors" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/move-to-strip-upbringing-info-from-alcohol-and-drug-court-reports-angers-lawyers-counsellors/" aria-label="Read more about Move to strip upbringing info from alcohol and drug court reports angers lawyers, counsellors">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Football Ferns training session in Honiara. Joshua Devenie / Phototek.nz Sailors representing New Zealand stopped off in the most countries (8) of any team in the last 12 months. New Zealand cricketers went to Zimbabwe for the first time in nine years and spent nearly three months in the subcontinent. ... <a title="Around the world for a jersey: The extreme travel of New Zealand’s athletes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/around-the-world-for-a-jersey-the-extreme-travel-of-new-zealands-athletes/" aria-label="Read more about Around the world for a jersey: The extreme travel of New Zealand’s athletes">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington, DC on September 29, 2025. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS As the Iran war affects the global economy, Americans are asking if their ties with Israel look like the tail wagging the dog. The United States was one ... <a title="Why Israel and the US are in lockstep – and why that might be changing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/why-israel-and-the-us-are-in-lockstep-and-why-that-might-be-changing/" aria-label="Read more about Why Israel and the US are in lockstep – and why that might be changing">Read more</a>
