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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A plume of smoke rises after a strike on the Iranian capital of Tehran on 5 March, 2026. AFP / ATTA KENARE Follow the latest with our live blog above Foreign Minister Winston Peters says when conditions allow, NZDF planes will help New Zealanders get to locations where they can get ... <a title="NZ Defence Force planes prepare to fly to Middle East for evacuations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/nz-defence-force-planes-prepare-to-fly-to-middle-east-for-evacuations/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Defence Force planes prepare to fly to Middle East for evacuations">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mehmet Ozalp, Professor of Islamic Studies, Head of School, The Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation, Charles Sturt University The death of Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, during the holy month of Ramadan marks one of the most consequential turning points in the history of the Islamic ... <a title="Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s presumed next supreme leader? And would he bring change – or more brutal suppression?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/who-is-mojtaba-khamenei-irans-presumed-next-supreme-leader-and-would-he-bring-change-or-more-brutal-suppression-277483/" aria-label="Read more about Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s presumed next supreme leader? And would he bring change – or more brutal suppression?">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra South Australians are heading to the ballot box on March 21. If polls are correct, Peter Malinauskas’s Labor government will win in a landslide. Polling also indicates One Nation has pulled ahead of the Liberal Party in the state, making ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: South Australian election special" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/politics-with-michelle-grattan-south-australian-election-special-277502/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: South Australian election special">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra When Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed federal parliament on Thursday his well-crafted speech had one gaping hole. It did not mention the huge issue dominating world attention – the United States-Israeli strikes on Iran and the subsequent ever-widening conflict ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: would Labor be supporting this war if it were in opposition?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/grattan-on-friday-would-labor-be-supporting-this-war-if-it-were-in-opposition-277242/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: would Labor be supporting this war if it were in opposition?">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Moana will host the Chiefs at Rotorua International Stadium on April 11. Photosport Moana Pasifika will not play in the Pacific Islands this season, and have instead been forced to move one of their matches to Bay of Plenty. The franchise announced on Thursday that the match scheduled to be played ... <a title="Rugby: Moana Pasifika relocate to Rotorua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/rugby-moana-pasifika-relocate-to-rotorua/" aria-label="Read more about Rugby: Moana Pasifika relocate to Rotorua">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand TVNZ. RNZ/Marika Khabazi Questions have been raised about TVNZ’s editorial independence after its chair discussed a news story with Broadcasting Minister Paul Goldsmith, media commentator Tim Murphy says. TVNZ chair Andrew Barclay rang the minister after Goldsmith and cabinet colleague Mark Mitchell expressed dissatisfaction with a 1News story about gang numbers. ... <a title="Questions raised over TVNZ’s editorial independence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/questions-raised-over-tvnzs-editorial-independence/" aria-label="Read more about Questions raised over TVNZ’s editorial independence">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Officials caution that after resignations retail crime advisory group doesn’t have security or facial recognition expertise Group chairman says it will deliver robust reports on these issues to minister Ministry of Justice says its advice still stands. Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith has ignored ... <a title="Officials warns that retail crime advisory group lacks relevant expertise after resignations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/officials-warns-that-retail-crime-advisory-group-lacks-relevant-expertise-after-resignations/" aria-label="Read more about Officials warns that retail crime advisory group lacks relevant expertise after resignations">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Adam Mazzola’s home was half a metre underwater in some parts during the peak of Monday’s flooding. Adam Mazzola Flood-hit residents on Wairarapa’s south coast are demanding action after a creek burst its banks during torrential rain. Low-lying homes in Whāngaimoana Beach were inundated when a severe storm swept across the ... <a title="Wairarapa residents want flood-protection action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/wairarapa-residents-want-flood-protection-action/" aria-label="Read more about Wairarapa residents want flood-protection action">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Health NZ Capital and Coast group director of operations Jamie Duncan said the scheme was about improving overall access to MRI scans. 123RF Health NZ says an initiative to give patients in the Greater Wellington region petrol vouchers to drive to Whanganui for an MRI scan is working to bring waiting ... <a title="Health NZ says petrol vouchers helping lower MRI waiting list in Greater Wellington" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/health-nz-says-petrol-vouchers-helping-lower-mri-waiting-list-in-greater-wellington/" aria-label="Read more about Health NZ says petrol vouchers helping lower MRI waiting list in Greater Wellington">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The byelection for the regional New South Wales seat of Farrer, vacated by former opposition leader Sussan Ley, will be held on May 9. the date was announced by the Speaker of the House of Representatives on Thursday. The main ... <a title="Farrer byelection will be on May 9" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/farrer-byelection-will-be-on-may-9-277621/" aria-label="Read more about Farrer byelection will be on May 9">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The camera on-board FV Emma Jane recorded images of a net being cut and a dead Hector’s dolphin sinking to the sea floor. RNZ / Alison Ballance A small fine meted out to an Otago fisher, who killed a Hector’s dolphin then lied to officials, underscores the failure to protect endangered ... <a title="Fine for unreported Hector’s dolphin death reveals toothless system, conservation group says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/fine-for-unreported-hectors-dolphin-death-reveals-toothless-system-conservation-group-says/" aria-label="Read more about Fine for unreported Hector’s dolphin death reveals toothless system, conservation group says">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Gloriavale compound on the West Coast. RNZ / Jean Edwards Senior government minister Louise Upston says she did not see anything on a visit to Gloriavale that caused concern about children’s safety at the West Coast Christian community. The Social Development Minister visited Gloriavale on 30 January where she met ... <a title="Social Development Minister says nothing suggests Gloriavale children unsafe following visit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/social-development-minister-says-nothing-suggests-gloriavale-children-unsafe-following-visit/" aria-label="Read more about Social Development Minister says nothing suggests Gloriavale children unsafe following visit">Read more</a>
