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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The market consensus for the six months ended January was for revenue in the order of $11 billion. 123rf / Supplied images Fonterra’s first half result is expected to deliver to expectations, but with a murky outlook as the war in Iran threatens global supply chains, along with rising energy and ... <a title="Fonterra’s first half expected to deliver despite impacts of war in Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/fonterras-first-half-expected-to-deliver-despite-impacts-of-war-in-iran/" aria-label="Read more about Fonterra’s first half expected to deliver despite impacts of war in Iran">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand For 17 years, Lori Davis has been sounding the alarm about the challenges facing SPCA animal welfare inspectors. But the hostility is only getting worse, she says. “I myself have been threatened, you know, ‘get the F off my property or I will do this’. I’ve had a car driven at me ... <a title="I do a job where people love to hate me" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/i-do-a-job-where-people-love-to-hate-me/" aria-label="Read more about I do a job where people love to hate me">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Responsible investment platform Mindful Money said investments in companies with exposure to human rights abuses rose 43 percent in the past six months. RNZ / Quin Tauetau Responsible investment platform Mindful Money warns that KiwiSaver investors are increasingly exposed to human rights abuses – but one KiwiSaver manager says the list ... <a title="KiwiSaver members get human rights warning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/kiwisaver-members-get-human-rights-warning/" aria-label="Read more about KiwiSaver members get human rights warning">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Aotearoa currently has about 1800 public charge points currently, among the lowest charger-to-EV ratios in the OECD. File photo. ABC News / Brendan Esposito The government is providing interest free loans of $52.7 million to two companies to boost the number of electric vehicle public chargers around the country. The zero-interest ... <a title="$50m plan to double the number of public EV chargers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/50m-plan-to-double-the-number-of-public-ev-chargers/" aria-label="Read more about $50m plan to double the number of public EV chargers">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Children in a classroom learning. UnSplash/ Taylor Flowe Early signs suggest the government’s overhaul of local truancy services is working – at least in some areas. Most principals contacted by RNZ said it was too early to judge whether their local attendance service provider was doing a better job, but two ... <a title="School attendance improves in some areas after truancy overhaul" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/school-attendance-improves-in-some-areas-after-truancy-overhaul/" aria-label="Read more about School attendance improves in some areas after truancy overhaul">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As he looks to his own coming wrestle with One Nation in the May 9 Farrer byelection, Angus Taylor can only take from Saturday’s South Australian result a sense of deep trepidation. One Nation drove a front-end loader through the ... <a title="View from The Hill: One Nation’s performance in SA will send shivers down Angus Taylor’s spine for Farrer campaign" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/22/view-from-the-hill-one-nations-performance-in-sa-will-send-shivers-down-angus-taylors-spine-for-farrer-campaign-278787/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: One Nation’s performance in SA will send shivers down Angus Taylor’s spine for Farrer campaign">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. RNZ / Mark Papalii Public transport is experiencing a boom, with commuters flooding onboard while fuel costs soar, and passenger numbers set to tumble. Last week 91 octane petrol had risen 55 cents a litre since the beginning of the Iran war, with diesel up 90 cents in the ... <a title="Fuel price strains send public transport numbers skyrocketing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/22/fuel-price-strains-send-public-transport-numbers-skyrocketing/" aria-label="Read more about Fuel price strains send public transport numbers skyrocketing">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand In Auckland, northbound lanes were blocked on the South-Western Motorway, SH20, at Onehunga, on Sunday morning. Supplied/ NZTA traffic camera Six people have died in 24 hours in crashes in Waikato, Taranaki, Auckland, Southland and Waiohau. Southland One person has died in Invercargill after fleeing police. Shortly before 3am, police signalled ... <a title="Six dead in 24 hours after multiple crashes around NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/22/six-dead-in-24-hours-after-multiple-crashes-around-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Six dead in 24 hours after multiple crashes around NZ">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle You can’t make this stuff up. The President of the United States, while sitting next to the Japanese Prime Minister in the Oval Office, just celebrated the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour. When asked by a Japanese reporter on Friday why the US didn’t consult with allies before launching the surprise ... <a title="Eugene Doyle: Trump celebrates Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/22/eugene-doyle-trump-celebrates-japanese-attack-on-pearl-harbour/" aria-label="Read more about Eugene Doyle: Trump celebrates Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand In Auckland, northbound lanes were blocked on the South-Western Motorway, SH20, at Onehunga, on Sunday morning. Supplied/ NZTA traffic camera Four people have died and others have been injured in crashes in Waikato, Taranaki, Auckland, Stratford, Waiohau and Southland Waikato police said on Sunday morning a person died following a single-vehicle ... <a title="Four dead in 24 hours after multiple crashes around NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/22/four-dead-in-24-hours-after-multiple-crashes-around-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Four dead in 24 hours after multiple crashes around NZ">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The incident happened at the Glenbrook Vintage Railway. File photo. Supplied / Glenbrook Vintage Railway One person has been seriously injured, after an explosion in the engine compartment of a steam train at Glenbrook Vintage Railway. Fire and Emergency sent four trucks to the vintage railway station between Glenbrook and Waiuku ... <a title="One seriously injured after explosion in steam engine train at Glenbrook Vintage Railway" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/22/one-seriously-injured-after-explosion-in-steam-engine-train-at-glenbrook-vintage-railway/" aria-label="Read more about One seriously injured after explosion in steam engine train at Glenbrook Vintage Railway">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Sarah Leah Whitson In recent days, Israel and the United States have expressed outrage over the deliberate and indiscriminate targeting of civilians and civilian residences and infrastructure in Israel and the Gulf by Iranian forces. They have cited the illegality of such attacks, urged global condemnation, and demanded that human rights organisations speak ... <a title="No bigger hypocrisy in the world than Israel complaining about Iran’s ‘lawbreaking’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/22/no-bigger-hypocrisy-in-the-world-than-israel-complaining-about-irans-lawbreaking/" aria-label="Read more about No bigger hypocrisy in the world than Israel complaining about Iran’s ‘lawbreaking’">Read more</a>
