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March 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amin Saikal, Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, Australian National University; The University of Western Australia; Victoria University The joint US–Israel strikes on Iran, which killed the Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Tehran’s retaliatory strikes on Israel and neighbouring Arab countries have again plunged the ... <a title="Trump and Netanyahu want regime change, but Iran’s regime was built for survival. A long war is now likely" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/trump-and-netanyahu-want-regime-change-but-irans-regime-was-built-for-survival-a-long-war-is-now-likely-277193/" aria-label="Read more about Trump and Netanyahu want regime change, but Iran’s regime was built for survival. A long war is now likely">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Daniel Hillier celebrates his win at the New Zealand Open. Chris Symes / www.photosport.nz Kiwi golfer Daniel Hillier has won the NZ Open for the first time, finishing two shots clear of Australian Lucas Herbert. The 27-year-old Wellingtonian handled gusty and cool conditions at Arrowtown’s Millbrook Resort, near Queenstown, to secure ... <a title="Golf: Kiwi Daniel Hillier wins 105th New Zealand Open" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/golf-kiwi-daniel-hillier-wins-105th-new-zealand-open/" aria-label="Read more about Golf: Kiwi Daniel Hillier wins 105th New Zealand Open">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Albanese government has backed the American strike on Iran, while confirming Australia was not given prior warning. Federal cabinet’s national security committee met early Sunday. Although supporting what has been done, the government is emphasising Australia is not a ... <a title="Bipartisan support for US attack on Iran, but Greens says it is ‘abhorrent’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/bipartisan-support-for-us-attack-on-iran-but-greens-says-it-is-abhorrent-277187/" aria-label="Read more about Bipartisan support for US attack on Iran, but Greens says it is ‘abhorrent’">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
REVIEW: Jubi Media Yasinta Moiwend was startled when, on a quiet morning, a massive ship docked at her village pier in West Papua. The vessel carried hundreds of excavators and was escorted by military forces. It was the first convoy of 2000 heavy machines to arrive in Papua under a National Strategic Project for food ... <a title="Pesta Babi – ‘Pig Feast’ . . . a vivid new film exposing Papua’s political ecology" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/pesta-babi-pig-feast-a-vivid-new-film-exposing-papuas-political-ecology/" aria-label="Read more about Pesta Babi – ‘Pig Feast’ . . . a vivid new film exposing Papua’s political ecology">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Digital Storytelling Team, The Conversation The US and Israel have launched joint coordinated attacks on Iran, prompting retaliatory strikes from Iran on Israel and US military bases in the region. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader for 36 years, has been killed in the strikes, Iranian state ... <a title="At a glance: US-Israel attack on Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/at-a-glance-us-israel-attack-on-iran-277186/" aria-label="Read more about At a glance: US-Israel attack on Iran">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Scott McLaughlin celebrates his IndyCar pole position at St Petersburg. Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire Kiwi Scott McLaughlin has grabbed pole position for the IndyCar St Petersburg Grand Prix in Florida on Monday NZT. After a horror 2025 campaign that saw him finish 10th in the standings, with no race wins and just ... <a title="Motorsport: Kiwi Scott McLaughlin on pole for Indycar’s St Petersburg Grand Prix" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/motorsport-kiwi-scott-mclaughlin-on-pole-for-indycars-st-petersburg-grand-prix/" aria-label="Read more about Motorsport: Kiwi Scott McLaughlin on pole for Indycar’s St Petersburg Grand Prix">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Restaurateurs Sid and Chand Sahrawat are in Dubai on business. File photo. Babiche Martens A prominent Auckland couple is trapped in Dubai after airspace closures and reported strikes across the city. Restaurateurs Sid and Chand Sahrawat are in Dubai on business, and were due to fly out on Monday to begin ... <a title="Iran strikes: ‘We don’t know when we can leave’ – Kiwi restaurateurs trapped in Dubai" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/iran-strikes-we-dont-know-when-we-can-leave-kiwi-restaurateurs-trapped-in-dubai/" aria-label="Read more about Iran strikes: ‘We don’t know when we can leave’ – Kiwi restaurateurs trapped in Dubai">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shannon Brincat, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of the Sunshine Coast The joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran represent a further erosion of the international legal order. Under international law, these attacks are neither preemptive nor lawful. Israel and the United States launched Operation Shield ... <a title="Neither preemptive nor legal, US-Israeli strikes on Iran have blown up international law" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/neither-preemptive-nor-legal-us-israeli-strikes-on-iran-have-blown-up-international-law-277173/" aria-label="Read more about Neither preemptive nor legal, US-Israeli strikes on Iran have blown up international law">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand It’s the end of a long, exhausting day and you’ve finally crawled into bed. Rest is imminent. But your partner is in the mood. Understanding what is getting in the way of you wanting or enjoying sex is helpful to reflect on. Unsplash . It’s been a while, after all. Obligatory ... <a title="What is duty sex and how do you stop having it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/what-is-duty-sex-and-how-do-you-stop-having-it/" aria-label="Read more about What is duty sex and how do you stop having it?">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand March heralds the busiest traffic patterns of the year in many big cities. RNZ / Lucy Xia Explainer – If your Monday morning commute feels a little madder than usual this week, it’s not just you. The peak transport season known as ‘March Madness’ kicks off around the country, with the ... <a title="How March Madness may make your Monday morning commute longer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/how-march-madness-may-make-your-monday-morning-commute-longer/" aria-label="Read more about How March Madness may make your Monday morning commute longer">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on March 1, 2026.
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March 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Lifeguards, Coastguard and police have been searching for a fisherman missing from rocks at Union Bay on Auckland’s west coast. Supplied/ Auckland Council A search is underway for a man swept off rocks south of Auckland’s Piha. The man was fishing at Karekare’s Union Bay when he was swept away, a ... <a title="Search on for fisherman swept away near Piha" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/search-on-for-fisherman-swept-away-near-piha/" aria-label="Read more about Search on for fisherman swept away near Piha">Read more</a>
