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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>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Human remains found in a garden on Wellington’s south coast are centuries old, according to police. RNZ understands an Ōwhiro Bay homeowner was gardening when they made the discovery in June last year. At the time, police said the resident was under no suspicion and a forensic anthropologist and pathologist determined ... <a title="Human remains found in garden in Wellington’s Ōwhiro Bay are centuries old" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/human-remains-found-in-garden-in-wellingtons-owhiro-bay-are-centuries-old/" aria-label="Read more about Human remains found in garden in Wellington’s Ōwhiro Bay are centuries old">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yang Xiang, Professor, Computer Science, Swinburne University of Technology On a quiet suburban street, a modern Australian home wakes before its owners do. The lights turn on automatically, the thermostat adjusts to a comfortable temperature, and the coffee machine begins brewing. A doorbell camera watches the front ... <a title="Your smart home can be easily hacked. New safety standards will help, but stay vigilant" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/your-smart-home-can-be-easily-hacked-new-safety-standards-will-help-but-stay-vigilant-278881/" aria-label="Read more about Your smart home can be easily hacked. New safety standards will help, but stay vigilant">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chanae Ihimaera, Senior Lecturer/Kaiwhakaako Oral Health, Auckland University of Technology If the dental bill has ever made you gulp, you’re far from alone. Around three in ten Australian adults say they avoid or delay dental care due to costs. In Aotearoa New Zealand, almost half of adults ... <a title="Wondering if you really need that dental treatment? Here’s what to ask and how to get a second opinion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/wondering-if-you-really-need-that-dental-treatment-heres-what-to-ask-and-how-to-get-a-second-opinion-259784/" aria-label="Read more about Wondering if you really need that dental treatment? Here’s what to ask and how to get a second opinion">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand In New Zealand and elsewhere, some dual UK citizens have spent hundreds of dollars to get new British passports. RNZ / Gill Bonnett Some British dual nationals are getting permanent exemptions from needing UK passports to travel there – but the carve-out is not going to help those in New Zealand. ... <a title="Some dual British citizens get border exemption from new passports" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/some-dual-british-citizens-get-border-exemption-from-new-passports/" aria-label="Read more about Some dual British citizens get border exemption from new passports">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash / RNZ composite A brain surgeon who refused advice from his colleagues has been stood down after his patient died of a brain bleed post-operation. A report by the Health and Disability Commissioner found his sarcastic remark to a fellow surgeon, who questioned him on his approach, “inappropriate”, and criticised ... <a title="Patient dies after ‘burnt out’ brain surgeon ignores advice from colleague" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/patient-dies-after-burnt-out-brain-surgeon-ignores-advice-from-colleague/" aria-label="Read more about Patient dies after ‘burnt out’ brain surgeon ignores advice from colleague">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Executive Director of NZ Drug Foundation Sarah Helm. Supplied The New Zealand Drug foundation is calling for a “fundamental shift” in drug policies in response to dramatic increases in cocaine and methamphetamine consumption. The foundation said police wastewater testing showed cocaine use reached an all time high during the last quarter ... <a title="Rise in cocaine and meth use prompts call for ‘fundamental shift’ in policies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/rise-in-cocaine-and-meth-use-prompts-call-for-fundamental-shift-in-policies/" aria-label="Read more about Rise in cocaine and meth use prompts call for ‘fundamental shift’ in policies">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Heather Douglas, Professor of Law and Deputy Director of the Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (CEVAW), The University of Melbourne Every year across Australia, more than 100,000 people obtain a family violence protection order. For some victim-survivors, protection orders provide a much-needed ... <a title="Family violence protection orders can be a lifeline, but the system needs reforming" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/family-violence-protection-orders-can-be-a-lifeline-but-the-system-needs-reforming-278544/" aria-label="Read more about Family violence protection orders can be a lifeline, but the system needs reforming">Read more</a>
