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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand ASamoan teenager was adopted by a New Zealand resident in a ‘coerced relocation’. Unsplash / RNZ composite A tribunal has been told a Samoan teenager was adopted by a New Zealand resident in a ‘coerced relocation’ which led to violence and her baby being taken into care. Immigration New Zealand (INZ) ... <a title="Samoan teenager adopted in ‘coerced’ migration, tribunal told" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/samoan-teenager-adopted-in-coerced-migration-tribunal-told/" aria-label="Read more about Samoan teenager adopted in ‘coerced’ migration, tribunal told">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Foriegn Affairs Minister Winston Peters RNZ / Mark Papalii Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says there are thousands of New Zealanders whose plans have been disrupted by the current war between the US and Israel and Iran. All sorts of contingencies to help them were being looked at but it was ... <a title="Government ‘talking to everybody’ over Kiwis caught up in Middle East war – Peters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/government-talking-to-everybody-over-kiwis-caught-up-in-middle-east-war-peters/" aria-label="Read more about Government ‘talking to everybody’ over Kiwis caught up in Middle East war – Peters">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Former New Zealand Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern’s book, A Different Kind of Power, has made the shortlist of the 2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. Ardern’s memoir is one of four finalists announced on Wednesday in the awards’ general non-fiction category. The Ockham Awards shortlist includes writers across fiction, poetry, ... <a title="Ardern on list as Ockham Book Awards finalists revealed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/ardern-on-list-as-ockham-book-awards-finalists-revealed/" aria-label="Read more about Ardern on list as Ockham Book Awards finalists revealed">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Vaughan, Rock Art Australia Kimberley Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names and images of people who have died. Much of the conversation about artificial intelligence (AI) and Indigenous peoples focuses on harms, such ... <a title="AI has powerful uses for First Nations oral cultural knowledge. Here’s how" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/ai-has-powerful-uses-for-first-nations-oral-cultural-knowledge-heres-how-276043/" aria-label="Read more about AI has powerful uses for First Nations oral cultural knowledge. Here’s how">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Konstantine Panegyres, Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History, The University of Western Australia Just like in the modern world, people in ancient times wanted to know how to live a long and healthy life. Greeks and Romans heard fantastic tales of far-away peoples living to well beyond ... <a title="How to live a long and healthy life, according to the ancients" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/how-to-live-a-long-and-healthy-life-according-to-the-ancients-274975/" aria-label="Read more about How to live a long and healthy life, according to the ancients">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Van Amber, Senior Lecturer in Fashion & Textiles, RMIT University If you care about sustainability, buying something as simple as a pillowcase can feel surprisingly hard. Search for “sustainable sheets” and you’re flooded with familiar and tantalising promises: silky, bamboo, vegan, antimicrobial, breathable, organic. The language ... <a title="‘Silky’ doesn’t mean it’s made from silk – how confusing textile language can harm the environment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/silky-doesnt-mean-its-made-from-silk-how-confusing-textile-language-can-harm-the-environment-271406/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Silky’ doesn’t mean it’s made from silk – how confusing textile language can harm the environment">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Latimer, Adjunct Professor, School of Law, Swinburne University of Technology You might think it was exactly the kind of scenario you’d buy travel insurance for in the first place. A major, unforeseen international event causes travel chaos. Flights are grounded around the world, leaving you and ... <a title="Why doesn’t travel insurance cover war?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/why-doesnt-travel-insurance-cover-war-277363/" aria-label="Read more about Why doesn’t travel insurance cover war?">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown. RNZ/Marika Khabazi Auckland Council has less than two weeks to respond to a letter from the government wanting the council to outline its plan for housing intensification. But mayor Wayne Brown says the council is already spending millions on the project and the request is too costly. ... <a title="Auckland mayor objects to ‘expensive’ housing plan request" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/auckland-mayor-objects-to-expensive-housing-plan-request/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland mayor objects to ‘expensive’ housing plan request">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marcelo Rodriguez Ferrere, Associate Professor of Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau In February of this year, the media in New Zealand both captivated and horrified the public with sensational stories of dog attacks. That line could have been written last week. It wasn’t. It appeared ... <a title="Dog attacks keep happening in NZ. Why hasn’t the law kept up?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/dog-attacks-keep-happening-in-nz-why-hasnt-the-law-kept-up-276737/" aria-label="Read more about Dog attacks keep happening in NZ. Why hasn’t the law kept up?">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow the latest with our live blog above Fresh strikes have hit half a dozen countries across the Middle East in the widening conflict surrounding Iran. The latest blasts were reported in Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, as Israel urged countries to cut ties with Iran. ... <a title="Live: Israel’s army ordered to seize territory in Lebanon, Trump vows to ‘cut off all trade’ with Spain over Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/live-israels-army-ordered-to-seize-territory-in-lebanon-trump-vows-to-cut-off-all-trade-with-spain-over-iran/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Israel’s army ordered to seize territory in Lebanon, Trump vows to ‘cut off all trade’ with Spain over Iran">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Close to 50 homes in an Auckland suburb are being compulsorily bought to make way for new flood plains and uncover a buried stream. This is in Rānui, where some homeowners are relieved to get out, while others wish they could stay. It’s just the start of Auckland Council’s plan to ... <a title="Dozens of Auckland homes compulsorily bought by council for flood relief plan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/dozens-of-auckland-homes-compulsorily-bought-by-council-for-flood-relief-plan/" aria-label="Read more about Dozens of Auckland homes compulsorily bought by council for flood relief plan">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand At 5am, social media fills with proof that the early risers have already won the day. Cold plunges. Journals. Sunrise runs. Productivity gurus insist this is the routine that separates high performers from everyone else, reinforced by high-profile early risers such as Apple CEO Tim Cook, entrepreneur Richard Branson and Hollywood ... <a title="The 5am myth: Waking early won’t make you more successful" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/the-5am-myth-waking-early-wont-make-you-more-successful/" aria-label="Read more about The 5am myth: Waking early won’t make you more successful">Read more</a>
