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March 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Animal Welfare Minister Andrew Hoggard. RNZ / Mark Papalii The Green Party is welcoming news that the government has backtracked on plans to reinstate live animal exports. Animal Welfare Minister Andrew Hoggard told 1 News he could not get Cabinet agreement on overturning the ban, which formed part of coalition agreements ... <a title="Government backtracks on live animal export plans" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/government-backtracks-on-live-animal-export-plans/" aria-label="Read more about Government backtracks on live animal export plans">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied Immigration New Zealand says it is trying to contact nearly a dozen cultural performers from India who are believed to have remained in the country after their visas expired. The performers travelled to New Zealand last month as part of a group accompanying Bollywood singer Shibani Kashyap for Holi celebrations ... <a title="Immigration officials chase Indian cultural performers after visas expire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/immigration-officials-chase-indian-cultural-performers-after-visas-expire/" aria-label="Read more about Immigration officials chase Indian cultural performers after visas expire">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
REVIEW: By Lee Duffield Declining population in West Papua, and critical loss of life through clashes with the Indonesia military raise the question of genocide in a new book by Brisbane writer Dr Greg Poulgrain. This work, Curse of Gold, published in English by Kompas, as the title indicates traces the roots of subjugation going ... <a title="Taking the wealth – the plunder and impoverishment of West Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/taking-the-wealth-the-plunder-and-impoverishment-of-west-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Taking the wealth – the plunder and impoverishment of West Papua">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson The government has warned the country’s oil deliveries are in doubt if the conflict in the Middle East rages on. The closure of the Straits of Hormuz and damage to infrastructure has triggered volatility, fuelling record oil prices. Prices hikes have stretched beyond the petrol pump, ... <a title="Fuel supplies in NZ: ‘Unless things change there’ll be big challenges’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/fuel-supplies-in-nz-unless-things-change-therell-be-big-challenges/" aria-label="Read more about Fuel supplies in NZ: ‘Unless things change there’ll be big challenges’">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Nationals leader David Littleproud has unexpectedly quit his post, declaring he is “buggered” and “out on my feet”. His announcement came as a shock to colleagues and follows a period of extreme turbulence for his party and the Coalition, which ... <a title="View from The Hill: David Littleproud quits as Nationals leader, declaring ‘I’m buggered’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/view-from-the-hill-david-littleproud-quits-as-nationals-leader-declaring-im-buggered-277970/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: David Littleproud quits as Nationals leader, declaring ‘I’m buggered’">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Chatham Islands. RNZ/ Matthew Theunissen The diesel-reliant Chatham Islands are bracing for an energy shock as petrol hits $4.50 per litre and may continue to rise. The Chatham’s relies heavily on diesel to power the island. Although the Point Durham wind farm that opened in November is now carrying a ... <a title="Chatham Islands braces for energy shock" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/chatham-islands-braces-for-energy-shock/" aria-label="Read more about Chatham Islands braces for energy shock">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Second-rower Marata Niukore is the only addition to the Warriors squad against Canberra. Andrew Cornaga/Photosport NZ Warriors coach Andrew Webster has named a largely unchanged line-up to meet Canberra Raiders at Go Media Stadium on Friday. The same 19 that dressed for last week’s 42-18 win over Sydney Roosters will front ... <a title="NZ Warriors name unchanged line-up against Canberra Raiders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/nz-warriors-name-unchanged-line-up-against-canberra-raiders/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Warriors name unchanged line-up against Canberra Raiders">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The price of jet fuel has been fluctuating wildly since the conflict in the Middle East broke out. File photo. 123rf.com The price of flying has already gone up – and could take off again if the conflict in the Middle East continues. Air New Zealand raised its fares this morning, ... <a title="Flight prices on the rise – and could take off again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/flight-prices-on-the-rise-and-could-take-off-again/" aria-label="Read more about Flight prices on the rise – and could take off again">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Reserve Bank’s Deputy Governor Andrew Hauser says inflation in Australia looks likely to be higher than projected before the war in the Middle East broke out. The Reserve Bank’s board will meet to discuss interest rates next week. Reserve ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Middle East war set to push inflation higher than forecast, warns RBA deputy governor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/politics-with-michelle-grattan-middle-east-war-set-to-push-inflation-higher-than-forecast-warns-rba-deputy-governor-277959/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Middle East war set to push inflation higher than forecast, warns RBA deputy governor">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Layton, Visiting Fellow, Strategic Studies, Griffith University The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is off to another Middle Eastern war, which is likely a surprise to many given how contentious the country’s involvement in the Iraq war was. The Albanese government has decided to send a ... <a title="Australia is sending an aircraft and personnel to the Middle East. Does this mean we are entering the war?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/australia-is-sending-an-aircraft-and-personnel-to-the-middle-east-does-this-mean-we-are-entering-the-war-277958/" aria-label="Read more about Australia is sending an aircraft and personnel to the Middle East. Does this mean we are entering the war?">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian, Professor of Electrical Engineering, School of Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology Every year, the world uses roughly 37 billion barrels of oil. Most is burned to power cars, trucks, planes, ships and other types of transport. For more than a century, this energy-dense hydrocarbon has ... <a title="Too valuable to burn? Chemical and plastic industries will rely on oil far longer than motorists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/too-valuable-to-burn-chemical-and-plastic-industries-will-rely-on-oil-far-longer-than-motorists-276275/" aria-label="Read more about Too valuable to burn? Chemical and plastic industries will rely on oil far longer than motorists">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern and former Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins heading to a post-Cabinet conference. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the pandemic on Tuesday afternoon released its second report, sparked by public disquiet that its first report did not dig deep enough. The ... <a title="Lessons from the Covid-19 response inquiry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/lessons-from-the-covid-19-response-inquiry/" aria-label="Read more about Lessons from the Covid-19 response inquiry">Read more</a>
