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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Connemara was scheduled to depart Wellington at 8.30pm, but it has now canned the service (file photo). RNZ / Bill Hickman Bluebridge have once again cancelled a scheduled Connemara sailing not far ahead of its departure, but it says the ship’s fault is fixed and it will back in service ... <a title="Bluebridge cancels Connemara sailing again, but says it will be back Wednesday" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/bluebridge-cancels-connemara-sailing-again-but-says-it-will-be-back-wednesday/" aria-label="Read more about Bluebridge cancels Connemara sailing again, but says it will be back Wednesday">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Cystic Fibrosis NZ Pharmac has announced it will fund cystic fibrosis medicines Trikafta and Alyftrek for children of all ages from Wednesday. It’s currently only funded for those aged six and older. Pharmac consulted on the change in January, and feedback was positive. Parents told RNZ the drug would be life-changing, ... <a title="Cystic fibrosis medicines Trikafta and Alyftrek to be funded for all children" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/cystic-fibrosis-medicines-trikafta-and-alyftrek-to-be-funded-for-all-children/" aria-label="Read more about Cystic fibrosis medicines Trikafta and Alyftrek to be funded for all children">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Members of the Fired Up Stilettos group at a 2023 protest at Parliament. Fired Up Stilettos / Supplied The Green Party says its decision not to select a former sex worker as a candidate has nothing to do with her background. Sex worker advocacy group Fired Up Stilettos’ chairperson Bianca Beebe ... <a title="Greens deny former sex worker’s background was a factor in candidate decision" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/greens-deny-former-sex-workers-background-was-a-factor-in-candidate-decision/" aria-label="Read more about Greens deny former sex worker’s background was a factor in candidate decision">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Whakaruruhau o Ngā Reo Irirangi Māori o Aotearoa chairperson Peter-Lucas Jones. Supplied The national Māori radio network, Te Whakaruruhau o Ngā Reo Irirangi Māori o Aotearoa, is considering litigation over a potential loss of government funding which it says threatens the survivability of iwi radio stations. Chairperson Peter-Lucas Jones (Ngāti ... <a title="Māori radio network says funding cuts threaten the survivability of iwi radio stations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/maori-radio-network-says-funding-cuts-threaten-the-survivability-of-iwi-radio-stations/" aria-label="Read more about Māori radio network says funding cuts threaten the survivability of iwi radio stations">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jen Purdie, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Sustainability, University of Otago As the escalating US-Israel war on Iran drives a global fuel supply crisis, New Zealand is eyeing two major – and very different – projects aimed at bolstering its long-term energy security. While one risks deepening ... <a title="LNG vs pumped hydro: will NZ choose to import risk or build cleaner resilience?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/lng-vs-pumped-hydro-will-nz-choose-to-import-risk-or-build-cleaner-resilience-279552/" aria-label="Read more about LNG vs pumped hydro: will NZ choose to import risk or build cleaner resilience?">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on March 31, 2026.
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March 31, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thalia Anthony, Professor of Law, University of Technology Sydney There are unprecedented numbers of First Nations people in prisons. In Australia, 37% of adults and 60% of young people aged 10-17 behind bars are First Nations, despite making up 3.4% and 6.2% of the Australian population respectively. ... <a title="First Nations rehabilitation programs aren’t keeping people out of prison. Here’s what would help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/first-nations-rehabilitation-programs-arent-keeping-people-out-of-prison-heres-what-would-help-278783/" aria-label="Read more about First Nations rehabilitation programs aren’t keeping people out of prison. Here’s what would help">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Corbould, Associate Professor of History and Associate Head (Research) of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Deakin University American comedian Druski has gone viral with a short parody video titled “How Conservative Women in America Act”. In it, Druski plays a character whose costumes, make-up ... <a title="Druski’s viral whiteface skit isn’t racism. It’s satire that punches up at power" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/druskis-viral-whiteface-skit-isnt-racism-its-satire-that-punches-up-at-power-279460/" aria-label="Read more about Druski’s viral whiteface skit isn’t racism. It’s satire that punches up at power">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa M. Given, Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University Nearly four months into Australia’s social media ban for under-16s, the online regulator today released its first detailed compliance update report on how the world-first policy is progressing. eSafety’s report comes ... <a title="Social media giants are not complying with under-16s social media ban, new report finds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/social-media-giants-are-not-complying-with-under-16s-social-media-ban-new-report-finds-279555/" aria-label="Read more about Social media giants are not complying with under-16s social media ban, new report finds">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone As Northland recovers from another storm, officials in Wellington are trying to fix the disaster warning and communications systems that have failed repeatedly for two decades. The systems came up short in Cyclone Gabrielle when people did not get alerts in time and rescuers often had to ... <a title="Disaster warning overhaul at risk, documents show" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/disaster-warning-overhaul-at-risk-documents-show/" aria-label="Read more about Disaster warning overhaul at risk, documents show">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Juken New Zealand’s Northland Mill, on Whangatane Drive on the northern fringe of Kaitāia. Peter de Graaf One of Kaitāia’s biggest employers could be shut down with the loss of hundreds of jobs if a buyer can’t be found by the mills’ Japanese owners. Juken New Zealand owns two timber mills ... <a title="Kaitāia timber mills may close with loss of hundreds of jobs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/kaitaia-timber-mills-may-close-with-loss-of-hundreds-of-jobs/" aria-label="Read more about Kaitāia timber mills may close with loss of hundreds of jobs">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shannon Bosch, Associate Professor (Law), Edith Cowan University Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, this week passed legislation that would vastly expand capital punishment in Israel and in the occupied Palestinian territories. The changes, made via an amendment to Israel’s penal law, allow for executions without proper appeal, pardons ... <a title="New Israeli law could mean death penalty by default for Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/new-israeli-law-could-mean-death-penalty-by-default-for-palestinians-convicted-of-deadly-attacks-279458/" aria-label="Read more about New Israeli law could mean death penalty by default for Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks">Read more</a>
