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March 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Donovan Castelyn, Senior Industry Fellow – Taxation and Director of the UTAS Tax Clinic, University of Tasmania Newly elected Nationals leader Matt Canavan has proposed allowing couples with dependent children to split their income for tax purposes. In simple terms, the total income of a couple could ... <a title="Matt Canavan is keen on income splitting. Here’s what it would mean for couples" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/16/matt-canavan-is-keen-on-income-splitting-heres-what-it-would-mean-for-couples-278204/" aria-label="Read more about Matt Canavan is keen on income splitting. Here’s what it would mean for couples">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Chris Hipkins has rejected the allegations. RNZ / Marika Khabazi Labour leader Chris Hipkins is seeking legal advice about a series of unsubstantiated claims made by his ex-wife on social media, RNZ understands. The allegations – which do not relate to any unlawful activity – were posted on Jade Paul’s private ... <a title="Chris Hipkins’ ex-wife makes series of unsubstantiated claims about him" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/16/chris-hipkins-ex-wife-makes-series-of-unsubstantiated-claims-about-him/" aria-label="Read more about Chris Hipkins’ ex-wife makes series of unsubstantiated claims about him">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Christopher Luxon is putting the question of whether or not he asked for a matai title behind him, saying it was a miscommunication and both he and the Samoan prime minister have moved on. Samoa’s government had to clarify on Monday morning that neither Luxon nor his representatives had requested he ... <a title="Prime Minister Christopher Luxon moves on from Samoan matai title ‘miscommunication’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/16/prime-minister-christopher-luxon-moves-on-from-samoan-matai-title-miscommunication/" aria-label="Read more about Prime Minister Christopher Luxon moves on from Samoan matai title ‘miscommunication’">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Mama Hooch trial, Danny Jaz, left, Roberto Jaz appear in the Christchurch District Court charged with sexual violation 07 February 2023. Supplied / POOL Warning: This story deals with sexual violence. Lengthy prison sentences for two of Christchurch’s most prolific sex offenders have been upheld by a High Court judge. ... <a title="Mama Hooch rapists’ appeals dismissed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/16/mama-hooch-rapists-appeals-dismissed/" aria-label="Read more about Mama Hooch rapists’ appeals dismissed">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Uri Gal, Professor in Business Information Systems, University of Sydney In the past few months, a wave of tech corporations have announced significant staff cuts and attributed them to efficiency gains driven by artificial intelligence (AI). Companies such as Atlassian, Block and Amazon have announced they would ... <a title="Tech companies are blaming massive layoffs on AI. What’s really going on?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/16/tech-companies-are-blaming-massive-layoffs-on-ai-whats-really-going-on-278314/" aria-label="Read more about Tech companies are blaming massive layoffs on AI. What’s really going on?">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on March 16, 2026.
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March 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The arrested men will appear in court later this month, say police. RNZ / Angus Dreaver Two men have been charged with the murder of a Gisborne father of four who was shot and killed last year. Bill Maangi died in hospital after being shot at an address on Ormond Road ... <a title="Man charged with murder of Gisborne father who was shot dead in September" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/16/man-charged-with-murder-of-gisborne-father-who-was-shot-dead-in-september/" aria-label="Read more about Man charged with murder of Gisborne father who was shot dead in September">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Leslie Parr. Supplied A man who has twice been ruled insane after committing two separate killings can now be named. RNZ can reveal the man is Leslie Raymond Parr, who killed two people more than two decades apart – beheading his partner Fiona Maulolo in 1997, and then in 2024 fatally ... <a title="Leslie Parr revealed as man twice ruled insane after committing two separate killings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/16/leslie-parr-revealed-as-man-twice-ruled-insane-after-committing-two-separate-killings/" aria-label="Read more about Leslie Parr revealed as man twice ruled insane after committing two separate killings">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis. Nick Monro Drivers are being urged not to panic-buy fuel amid going concerns about rising prices. Meanwhile, Finance Minister Nicola Willis stands by her government’s decision to stop the electric car rebate scheme, as she looks at how the government could respond to rising prices. Petrol stations ... <a title="Average 91 petrol price surges past $3 as Willis slams EV subsidies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/16/average-91-petrol-price-surges-past-3-as-willis-slams-ev-subsidies/" aria-label="Read more about Average 91 petrol price surges past $3 as Willis slams EV subsidies">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The golden statue joins the Bafta award that she bagged last month for the same film. “On behalf of myself and the amazing team that I work with – the artisans, the alchemists, the dream weavers – we are so grateful to the Academy for recognising our craft,” Hawley said in ... <a title="New Zealand costume designer adds Oscar to trophy case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/16/new-zealand-costume-designer-adds-oscar-to-trophy-case/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand costume designer adds Oscar to trophy case">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis is downplaying the economic risks New Zealand faces in the wake of the war in the Middle East and closure of the Strait of Hormuz. She warned on Monday of potential “acute cost of living pressures” ahead, but said fuel excise tax would not be cut, partly ... <a title="Willis reveals how bad inflation could get as petrol surges past $3" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/16/willis-reveals-how-bad-inflation-could-get-as-petrol-surges-past-3/" aria-label="Read more about Willis reveals how bad inflation could get as petrol surges past $3">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ry Holland, Research Fellow in Microbial Ecology, Monash University Winter in Antarctica is long and dark. Temperatures remain well below freezing. In many places, the Sun sets in April and does not rise above the horizon again until August. Without sunlight, photosynthetic life such as plants, mosses ... <a title="Microbes in Antarctica survive the freezing and dark winter by living on air" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/16/microbes-in-antarctica-survive-the-freezing-and-dark-winter-by-living-on-air-276384/" aria-label="Read more about Microbes in Antarctica survive the freezing and dark winter by living on air">Read more</a>
