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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Wellington Water has apologised to south coast residents after some complained of smells coming from its waste treatment plant late last night. Crews at Moa Point wastewater treatment plant restarted its ventilation system to remove gases and smells from the facility yesterday, causing complaints from locals. The ... <a title="Wellington Water apologises for smell after turning fan on at Moa Point" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/wellington-water-apologises-for-smell-after-turning-fan-on-at-moa-point/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington Water apologises for smell after turning fan on at Moa Point">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
RNZ Pacific The seventh narco sub in Pacific waters was discovered last week as the wave of methamphetamine becomes the latest crisis challenging the region. 1News Pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver has spent decades reporting on the region from this country, including the drug battle and subsequent HIV epidemic in some countries. Dreaver has released her ... <a title="Journalist Barbara Dreaver’s memoir on three decades reporting from the Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/journalist-barbara-dreavers-memoir-on-three-decades-reporting-from-the-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about Journalist Barbara Dreaver’s memoir on three decades reporting from the Pacific">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand More than 90 percent of freight in Aotearoa is moved by road. Increased fuel costs could drive some trucking businesses under, according to an industry association. War in the Middle East has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane, meaning oil prices are volatile. On Thursday, the price ... <a title="Fuel costs could drive New Zealand trucking businesses to the ground" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/fuel-costs-could-drive-new-zealand-trucking-businesses-to-the-ground/" aria-label="Read more about Fuel costs could drive New Zealand trucking businesses to the ground">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police Association president Steve Watt VNP / Phil Smith Police Association and Retail NZ warn that people could die if new powers for citizens’ arrests and detaining criminals pass into law Ministerial advisory group chairman says retailers need more powers to protect themselves Supermarket giant worries about weapons. Politicians considering wideranging ... <a title="Police Association and Retail NZ warn dangers of potential changes to Crimes Act" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/police-association-and-retail-nz-warn-dangers-of-potential-changes-to-crimes-act/" aria-label="Read more about Police Association and Retail NZ warn dangers of potential changes to Crimes Act">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Craig Dalton, Lecturer in Musical Theatre, Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Edith Cowan University During a recent interview to promote his film Marty Supreme, Best Actor-nominee Timothée Chalamet said “no one cares about” opera and ballet anymore. The actor’s comments, labelled both a slight and swipe ... <a title="Timothée Chalamet says nobody cares about opera and ballet. The backlash ignores an awkward truth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/timothee-chalamet-says-nobody-cares-about-opera-and-ballet-the-backlash-ignores-an-awkward-truth-278093/" aria-label="Read more about Timothée Chalamet says nobody cares about opera and ballet. The backlash ignores an awkward truth">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bob Bowker, Honorary Professorial Fellow, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University When the US-Israeli war on Iran finally ends, the Middle East will be even less predictable than it was before it started. The decision by US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister ... <a title="After the Iran war, Persian Gulf nations face tough decisions on the US – a former diplomat explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/after-the-iran-war-persian-gulf-nations-face-tough-decisions-on-the-us-a-former-diplomat-explains-277968/" aria-label="Read more about After the Iran war, Persian Gulf nations face tough decisions on the US – a former diplomat explains">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian A. Wright, Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University Parts of northern Australia are battling record-breaking floods, after heavy rain caused major rivers across Queensland and the Northern Territory to break their banks. In some communities, residents and first responders are still bracing for more ... <a title="I’m in flooded northern Australia – how can I make sure my drinking water is safe?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/im-in-flooded-northern-australia-how-can-i-make-sure-my-drinking-water-is-safe-278179/" aria-label="Read more about I’m in flooded northern Australia – how can I make sure my drinking water is safe?">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brandon Michael Sideleau, PhD student studying human-saltwater crocodile conflict, Charles Darwin University Recent crocodile sightings in floodwaters in the Northern Territory have prompted widespread concern, particularly in the town of Katherine and along the Daly River. Katherine Mayor Joanna Holden told media she had never seen so ... <a title="What we know about croc numbers in the NT after surge in floodwater sightings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/what-we-know-about-croc-numbers-in-the-nt-after-surge-in-floodwater-sightings-277950/" aria-label="Read more about What we know about croc numbers in the NT after surge in floodwater sightings">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Wood, Senior Fellow in Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute Despite being one of the world’s top exporters of fossil fuels (coal and gas), Australia has little left of its own oil. Neither does New Zealand. Both Australia and New Zealand sit at the end of ... <a title="Nations will release an extra 400 million barrels of oil to the market. All we need to do now is not panic at the pump" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/nations-will-release-an-extra-400-million-barrels-of-oil-to-the-market-all-we-need-to-do-now-is-not-panic-at-the-pump-278183/" aria-label="Read more about Nations will release an extra 400 million barrels of oil to the market. All we need to do now is not panic at the pump">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ngāti Hine Forestry Trust chairman Pita Tipene (left) inspects vines at Pukerau Orchard, near Kerikeri, after the iwi started expanding into kiwifruit in 2018. Peter de Graaf A pre-harvest karakia at a Kerikeri kiwifruit orchard reflects growing recognition of tikanga Māori in the country’s horticulture industry, a Northland iwi leader says. ... <a title="Pre-harvest karakia brings together team at Pukerau kiwifruit Orchard" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/pre-harvest-karakia-brings-together-team-at-pukerau-kiwifruit-orchard/" aria-label="Read more about Pre-harvest karakia brings together team at Pukerau kiwifruit Orchard">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Central Auckland is more affected but the outskirts of the city were not spared. RNZ / Marika Khabazi Rush hour traffic is a familiar sight to most in the city, but the latest data from Auckland Transport (AT) confirms some roads are more snarled than others. Central Auckland is arguable the ... <a title="Auckland’s most congested roads and peak travel times" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/aucklands-most-congested-roads-and-peak-travel-times/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland’s most congested roads and peak travel times">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The police cordon at Sheffield Crescent in Christchurch. RNZ/Anna Sargent Residents have been evacuated from a suburb near Christchurch Airport after a “high-risk explosive” was found. Cordons are in place around Sheffield Crescent in Burnside after police were alerted to the substance shortly before 2.30pm on Thursday. Police sent an emergency ... <a title="Christchurch residents told to evacuate after ‘high-risk explosive’ found" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/christchurch-residents-told-to-evacuate-after-high-risk-explosive-found/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch residents told to evacuate after ‘high-risk explosive’ found">Read more</a>
