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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ruapuke Island whānau at the High Court in April 2025. Supplied/Ruapuke whānau Whānau from Ruapuke Island near Bluff have, again, won customary marine title (CMT) over the waters surrounding Te Ara a Kiwa/Foveaux Strait – the first claimants to do so under stricter rules. In a judgement released on 26 February, ... <a title="High Court recognises Ruapuke Island Marine Title again after revised legal tests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/high-court-recognises-ruapuke-island-marine-title-again-after-revised-legal-tests/" aria-label="Read more about High Court recognises Ruapuke Island Marine Title again after revised legal tests">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Yellow smoke fills the air as an American flag is raised at the start of a Proud Boys rally at Delta Park in Portland, Oregon on September 26, 2020. AFP / Maranie R Staab New Zealand’s spy agency did not believe the US far-right group Proud Boys met the threshold to ... <a title="NZ spy agency put US far-right group Proud Boys on terrorist list despite not meeting threshold" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/nz-spy-agency-put-us-far-right-group-proud-boys-on-terrorist-list-despite-not-meeting-threshold/" aria-label="Read more about NZ spy agency put US far-right group Proud Boys on terrorist list despite not meeting threshold">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Gawthorpe, Lecturer in History and International Studies, Leiden University If Israel and the US hoped their attack on Iran would force the country to capitulate quickly, they were wrong. Despite the death of the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and many other senior figures, Iran has ... <a title="How prepared are the US and its allies for a protracted conflict in Iran?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/how-prepared-are-the-us-and-its-allies-for-a-protracted-conflict-in-iran-277454/" aria-label="Read more about How prepared are the US and its allies for a protracted conflict in Iran?">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gokcay Balci, Lecturer in Sustainable Freight Transport and Logistics, University of Leeds The Iranian regime has announced the closure of the strait of Hormuz and threatened to target ships attempting to transit the narrow waterway. Some have already been damaged. While this could seriously harm global energy ... <a title="Strait of Hormuz: Gulf states’ food security is at immediate risk but wider shortages could push up consumer prices globally" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/strait-of-hormuz-gulf-states-food-security-is-at-immediate-risk-but-wider-shortages-could-push-up-consumer-prices-globally-277214/" aria-label="Read more about Strait of Hormuz: Gulf states’ food security is at immediate risk but wider shortages could push up consumer prices globally">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Toye, Professor of Modern History, University of Exeter When Donald Trump criticised Keir Starmer for failing to sufficiently support American and Israeli operations against Iran, he did so with a historical flourish. “This is not Winston Churchill that we’re dealing with,” he complained. The implication was ... <a title="What would Winston Churchill make of war with Iran?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/what-would-winston-churchill-make-of-war-with-iran-277525/" aria-label="Read more about What would Winston Churchill make of war with Iran?">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hilary A Smith, Honorary Research Fellow (Linguistics), Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University Debates over language are back in the news in New Zealand, this time with proposed legislation that critics have dismissed as a political distraction. In practical terms, the English Language Bill now before ... <a title="The debate NZ should really be having about language policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/the-debate-nz-should-really-be-having-about-language-policy-277074/" aria-label="Read more about The debate NZ should really be having about language policy">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shalini Arunogiri, Addiction Psychiatrist, Associate Professor, Monash University A class of medications best known for treating diabetes and obesity may also reduce the risk of addiction – and help people who already have one, a new study shows. Semaglutide (also known as Ozempic), liraglutide and tirzepatide (Wegovy) ... <a title="GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic may lower the risk of addiction: new study" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/glp-1-drugs-like-ozempic-may-lower-the-risk-of-addiction-new-study-277367/" aria-label="Read more about GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic may lower the risk of addiction: new study">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Paralympian skier Adam Hall during practice at the Skicenter Rienz – Toblach, South Tyrol Italy on Friday 27 February 2026. Photosport / Jeff Crowe The Winter Paralympics kick off in Milano Cortina on Saturday (NZT) and all eyes will be on Kiwis Adam Hall and Corey Peters. Hall and Peters are ... <a title="Winter Paralympics 2026: When does it start, how to watch and who is competing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/winter-paralympics-2026-when-does-it-start-how-to-watch-and-who-is-competing/" aria-label="Read more about Winter Paralympics 2026: When does it start, how to watch and who is competing">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora (HNZ) is scrambling to pay about 5500 staff in Waikato after a payment glitch. RNZ / Peter de Graaf One of the thousands of North Island health workers who were not paid overnight has been dipping into her son’s bank account while she has just ... <a title="About 5500 Waikato Health New Zealand staff not paid overnight due to glitch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/about-5500-waikato-health-new-zealand-staff-not-paid-overnight-due-to-glitch/" aria-label="Read more about About 5500 Waikato Health New Zealand staff not paid overnight due to glitch">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on March 5, 2026.
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A blockage in the plant’s outfall pipe led to a backflow of sewage into the plant, shutting it down and forcing the closure of beaches along the city’s South Coast as up to 70 million litres of untreated sewage was sent into the sea each day. RNZ / Krystal Gibbens Wellington ... <a title="Moa Point wastewater plant replacement equipment not yet ordered, Wellington Water says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/moa-point-wastewater-plant-replacement-equipment-not-yet-ordered-wellington-water-says/" aria-label="Read more about Moa Point wastewater plant replacement equipment not yet ordered, Wellington Water says">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the action as the Football Ferns take on American Samoa at National Stadium, Honiara in the Solomon Islands. Thursday’s match follows Tuesday’s 8-0 victory over the Solomon Islands – their second World Cup qualifying match win. The Ferns have officially qualified for Round 3 of the OFC Women’s World ... <a title="Live: Football Ferns v American Samoa – FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifiers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/live-football-ferns-v-american-samoa-fifa-womens-world-cup-qualifiers/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Football Ferns v American Samoa – FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifiers">Read more</a>
