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March 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Du Val co-founder Kenyon Clarke. kenyonclarke.com Forensic accountants are continuing to find “areas of concern” as they look into the accounts of the failed Du Val Group. Statutory managers have released their latest six-month report into the group of about 70 entities that collapsed in 2024 owing more than $300 million ... <a title="Du Val property group collapse: Forensic accountants continue to find ‘areas of concern’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/du-val-property-group-collapse-forensic-accountants-continue-to-find-areas-of-concern/" aria-label="Read more about Du Val property group collapse: Forensic accountants continue to find ‘areas of concern’">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan M. Sawyer, Professor of Adolescent Health The University of Melbourne; Director, Royal Children’s Hospital Centre for Adolescent Health; and Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Australia’s world-first national legislation to restrict access to social media accounts for children under 16 years old has been ... <a title="Early wins for the social media ban, new survey claims. But the full picture is far more complicated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/early-wins-for-the-social-media-ban-new-survey-claims-but-the-full-picture-is-far-more-complicated-278768/" aria-label="Read more about Early wins for the social media ban, new survey claims. But the full picture is far more complicated">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Ian Powell When Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader, was assassinated in the opening stages of the US-Israeli war against Iran, I didn’t mourn. Khamenei was not someone who deserved to be mourned notwithstanding my contempt for the increasing use of assassination by aggressor nations; in this case the United States and ... <a title="Ian Powell: Iran, US imperialism and the New Zealand lapdog" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/ian-powell-iran-us-imperialism-and-the-new-zealand-lapdog/" aria-label="Read more about Ian Powell: Iran, US imperialism and the New Zealand lapdog">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2026
Analysis by Keith Rankin, 20 March 2026. The human world changed twice during the twentieth century. The first transition lasted from 1914 to 1945. The principal cause of World War Two was World War One. So, to understand the drivers of that long transition, indeed a great levelling event, it is necessary to investigate the ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – 1956, 1967, 1973, 1979 and all that: Shipping, Oil, and Inflation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/keith-rankin-analysis-1956-1967-1973-1979-and-all-that-shipping-oil-and-inflation/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – 1956, 1967, 1973, 1979 and all that: Shipping, Oil, and Inflation">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealanders are really starting to feel the pinch from the United States and Israel’s attacks as fuel prices get close to $4/litre at the pump. RNZ / Quin Tauetau Analysis – An unexpected address from the Prime Minister in Wellington this week spoke volumes about the economic crisis the government ... <a title="Analysis: PM Christopher Luxon takes the reins and risk on looming economic crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/analysis-pm-christopher-luxon-takes-the-reins-and-risk-on-looming-economic-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Analysis: PM Christopher Luxon takes the reins and risk on looming economic crisis">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Town of Waitangi on Chatham Island. Vk2cz / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0) Chatham Island council is meeting this afternoon to try and come up with a way to soften the blow as diesel prices jump a dollar a litre for the isolated community. Meanwhile, in Waiheke Island, petrol prices are sitting [https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/590158/foodstuff-s-petrol-stations-continue-to-offer-discounts-despite-stores-running-dry ... <a title="Isolated communities grappling with rising fuel costs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/isolated-communities-grappling-with-rising-fuel-costs/" aria-label="Read more about Isolated communities grappling with rising fuel costs">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on March 20, 2026.
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March 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Cook Islands PM Mark Brown and New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters held an informal discussion at Peters’ private residence in Auckland on Friday, 20 March 2026 Supplied / Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters has met “informally” with Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown at Peters’ home in Auckland. Four ... <a title="Winston Peters meets Cook Island PM ‘informally’, but no deal on key issues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/winston-peters-meets-cook-island-pm-informally-but-no-deal-on-key-issues/" aria-label="Read more about Winston Peters meets Cook Island PM ‘informally’, but no deal on key issues">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Dat, Consultant Urological Surgeon and Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University As a urological surgeon, I meet many patients with chronic (long-term) kidney disease. Sometimes, I see patients that have progressed to the point where their kidneys do not work at ... <a title="I’m a kidney surgeon. Here’s why I hope I never see you" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/im-a-kidney-surgeon-heres-why-i-hope-i-never-see-you-278193/" aria-label="Read more about I’m a kidney surgeon. Here’s why I hope I never see you">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The catastrophic failure of the Moa Point wastewater treatment plant may have been caused by air trapped in the pipes, a report has revealed. The Wellington plant failed last month, flooding the facility and sending millions of litres of raw sewage into the sea each day. Wellington City Council on Friday ... <a title="Moa Point report reveals air bubble may have caused massive failure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/moa-point-report-reveals-air-bubble-may-have-caused-massive-failure/" aria-label="Read more about Moa Point report reveals air bubble may have caused massive failure">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne The South Australian state election is Saturday, with polls closing at 6:30pm AEDT. The 47 lower house seats will be elected in single-member electorates using preferential voting. ... <a title="Labor set for landslide in final South Australian polls with One Nation ahead of Liberals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/labor-set-for-landslide-in-final-south-australian-polls-with-one-nation-ahead-of-liberals-278426/" aria-label="Read more about Labor set for landslide in final South Australian polls with One Nation ahead of Liberals">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Danniverke Carriers owner Nigel Castles expects further price rises for fuel are inevitable. 123rf A rural transport company carting stock to the meat works couldn’t get the fuel it needed at two North Island commercial truck stops. Pumps ran dry in Wairoa and Eltham on Thursday when the Stephenson Transport truck ... <a title="Empty pumps at two North Island truck stops concern rural transporter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/empty-pumps-at-two-north-island-truck-stops-concern-rural-transporter/" aria-label="Read more about Empty pumps at two North Island truck stops concern rural transporter">Read more</a>
