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March 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand State Highway 1 is closed at the slip-prone Mangamuka Gorge in the Far North as a safety precaution. Supplied/NZTA States of emergency have been announced for the Whangārei District and Far North District with several communities isolated and more heavy rain to come. The states of emergency will be in effect ... <a title="States of emergency declared for Far North, Whangārei" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/states-of-emergency-declared-for-far-north-whangarei/" aria-label="Read more about States of emergency declared for Far North, Whangārei">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on March 26, 2026.
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March 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand It has increased New Zealand’s jet fuel cover by 10 days. RNZ / Unsplash New fuel data has been released showing more shipments enroute to New Zealand than had been reported on Wednesday. In their regular update on fuel stocks on Wednesday, officials said just two ships carrying fuel were expected ... <a title="More fuel shipments enroute than previously reported" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/more-fuel-shipments-enroute-than-previously-reported/" aria-label="Read more about More fuel shipments enroute than previously reported">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Louise Upston says the government has been very clear that any response needs to be targeted. RNZ / Mark Papalii The Green Party is crying foul after the government admitted more than half of families in material hardship will not benefit from its fuel support package. In question time on Wednesday, ... <a title="More than half of families in material hardship will not get $50 fuel support package" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/more-than-half-of-families-in-material-hardship-will-not-get-50-fuel-support-package/" aria-label="Read more about More than half of families in material hardship will not get $50 fuel support package">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carolina Rossini, Professor of Practice and Director for Program, Public Interest Technology Initiative, UMass Amherst The verdict in a Los Angeles courtroom on March 25, 2026, may become one of the most consequential legal challenges that Big Tech has ever faced. This is an inflection point in ... <a title="Jury finds Instagram and YouTube addictive in lawsuit poised to reshape social media – platform design meets product liability" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/jury-finds-instagram-and-youtube-addictive-in-lawsuit-poised-to-reshape-social-media-platform-design-meets-product-liability-277066/" aria-label="Read more about Jury finds Instagram and YouTube addictive in lawsuit poised to reshape social media – platform design meets product liability">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The International Space Station NASA A New Zealand experiment on the International Space Station has proved a superconducting system can survive a power failure. Victoria University’s small Hēki magnet power system has been looking into new ways to propel spaceships for six months. The Hēki team says they exceeded their research ... <a title="Kiwi space station experiment a success" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/kiwi-space-station-experiment-a-success/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwi space station experiment a success">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James L. Flexner, Senior Lecturer in Historical Archaeology and Heritage, University of Sydney The Mangareva Islands are about 1,600 kilometres southeast of Tahiti in French Polynesia. They get their name (which means “floating mountains”) from the way the sea spray breaking on the surrounding coral atolls, or ... <a title="‘Coral houses’ are dotted throughout the Pacific. Now scientists know exactly when they were built" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/coral-houses-are-dotted-throughout-the-pacific-now-scientists-know-exactly-when-they-were-built-278893/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Coral houses’ are dotted throughout the Pacific. Now scientists know exactly when they were built">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Karl le Quesne says the Commission is expecting increased numbers of special votes this election. RNZ / Russell Palmer The Electoral Commission says it is pushing hard to boost enrolment – particularly among young people – because of the government’s changes restricting voting. Chief executive Karl le Quesne also says he ... <a title="Focus on boosting enrolment after government’s new voter restrictions – Electoral Commission" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/focus-on-boosting-enrolment-after-governments-new-voter-restrictions-electoral-commission/" aria-label="Read more about Focus on boosting enrolment after government’s new voter restrictions – Electoral Commission">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Exporters are being urged to work closely with their import counterparts over possible Trump tariff refunds, following a decision by the US Supreme Court which ruled the ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs unconstitutional. New Zealand Trade and Enterprise hosted a webinar this week to help exporters navigate the implications of last month’s ... <a title="Kiwi exporters briefed on US tariff refunds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/kiwi-exporters-briefed-on-us-tariff-refunds/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwi exporters briefed on US tariff refunds">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An artists impression of a memorial at the Pukekohe Cemetery, to honour the unmarked graves on site. Supplied Plans to erect a memorial plaque on a rural Auckland cemetery to honour hundreds of unmarked graves – many of whom were Māori babies – are underway, after a design concept was approved. ... <a title="Memorial design revealed for hundreds of unmarked graves" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/memorial-design-revealed-for-hundreds-of-unmarked-graves/" aria-label="Read more about Memorial design revealed for hundreds of unmarked graves">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kimberley Reis, Senior Lecturer, School of Engineering and Built Environment, Griffith University, Griffith University Most of our food travels many thousands of kilometres across Australia to reach our kitchens. We are highly dependent on a vast web of long-haul trucks to move food between growers, massive food ... <a title="Time to buy local: war fuel price shocks reveal the folly of a long food supply chain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/time-to-buy-local-war-fuel-price-shocks-reveal-the-folly-of-a-long-food-supply-chain-278786/" aria-label="Read more about Time to buy local: war fuel price shocks reveal the folly of a long food supply chain">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Baidawi, Associate professor, Monash University Across Australia, there is growing concern about young people not offending independently but allegedly being recruited, coerced and manipulated by adults into committing crime. Recent examples include: In Australia, data on child criminal exploitation remains absent. However, it’s a problem governments ... <a title="What can Australia do about reports of child criminal exploitation?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/what-can-australia-do-about-reports-of-child-criminal-exploitation-277093/" aria-label="Read more about What can Australia do about reports of child criminal exploitation?">Read more</a>
