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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Alice Robinson competes in the Women’s Super G event. FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP New Zealand skier Alice Robinson has to finish at least second in the final race of the season to have any chance of claiming the overall super-G title, after placing fourth in the penultimate round in Val di ... <a title="NZ skier Alice Robinson in two-way battle for super-G title" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/nz-skier-alice-robinson-in-two-way-battle-for-super-g-title/" aria-label="Read more about NZ skier Alice Robinson in two-way battle for super-G title">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. Supplied / Regan Ingley A single return sailing had to be cancelled on the Interislander’s Kaiārahi ferry after an intermittent technical fault was discovered just hours before a scheduled maintenance layby. Interislander operations general manager Taru Sawhney said Kaiārahi was berthing in Wellington around 2.30am on Saturday morning when ... <a title="Interislander sailing cancelled after technical fault found" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/interislander-sailing-cancelled-after-technical-fault-found/" aria-label="Read more about Interislander sailing cancelled after technical fault found">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Marika Khabazi Petrol stations across the country are seeing a surge of drivers filling up as tensions in the Middle East push the global oil prices higher. Over the weekend, RNZ spoke to drivers queuing at a petrol station to get in before the price goes up. “The later I leave ... <a title="Drivers flock to pumps as concern grows over fuel prices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/drivers-flock-to-pumps-as-concern-grows-over-fuel-prices/" aria-label="Read more about Drivers flock to pumps as concern grows over fuel prices">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police have ramped up recruitment efforts in Auckland with hopes to bring more Kiwis into the force, and tempt those currently working in Australia to return home. They partnered with ‘Round the Bays’ in Auckland on Sunday, announcing that more recruit wings were coming to the city. New Zealand Police’s Deputy ... <a title="Police ramp up recruitment efforts in Auckland as drain to Australia slows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/police-ramp-up-recruitment-efforts-in-auckland-as-drain-to-australia-slows/" aria-label="Read more about Police ramp up recruitment efforts in Auckland as drain to Australia slows">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Government’s second Emissions Reduction Plan – ERP2 – will be the focal point for a trial being held at Wellington High Court. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Two environmental groups are taking the government to court over the country’s second Emissions Reduction Plan and its ‘risky’ reliance on trees. The verdict ... <a title="Landmark case could force rewrite of emissions strategy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/landmark-case-could-force-rewrite-of-emissions-strategy/" aria-label="Read more about Landmark case could force rewrite of emissions strategy">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Calabrese, Assistant Professor, School of Public Affairs and Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Middle East Institute, American University With the Iranian regime weakened by relentless American and Israeli missiles, Washington is eyeing a familiar U.S. ally in the Middle East to help push the Islamic Republic over the ... <a title="Arming a Kurdish insurgency would be a risky endeavor – for both the US and Iran’s minority Kurds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/arming-a-kurdish-insurgency-would-be-a-risky-endeavor-for-both-the-us-and-irans-minority-kurds-277779/" aria-label="Read more about Arming a Kurdish insurgency would be a risky endeavor – for both the US and Iran’s minority Kurds">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Polina Zelmanova, PhD Candidate in Film and Television Studies, University of Warwick Frankenstein’s female creature, also known as “the Bride”, was the first female monster to appear on screen, in the 1935 Frankenstein sequel: The Bride of Frankenstein. An unruly and rebellious figure, she has inspired dozens ... <a title="A brief cinematic history of Frankenstein’s Bride as a feminist icon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/a-brief-cinematic-history-of-frankensteins-bride-as-a-feminist-icon-277294/" aria-label="Read more about A brief cinematic history of Frankenstein’s Bride as a feminist icon">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Whiteley, Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex The American people are bitterly divided over the conflict in Iran. The US president, Donald Trump, won office in 2024 after campaigning on a message of “no new wars”. So the conflict that began with airstrikes conducted with ... <a title="What Americans think of the war in Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/what-americans-think-of-the-war-in-iran-277627/" aria-label="Read more about What Americans think of the war in Iran">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Dahlen, Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University Every pregnant woman wants to deliver a healthy baby. During labour and birth, women also want to feel listened to and respected, and to come out of the experience physically and ... <a title="Seeing the same midwife or doctor in pregnancy and labour reduces the risk of birth trauma" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/seeing-the-same-midwife-or-doctor-in-pregnancy-and-labour-reduces-the-risk-of-birth-trauma-276182/" aria-label="Read more about Seeing the same midwife or doctor in pregnancy and labour reduces the risk of birth trauma">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ken Purnell, Professor of Education, CQUniversity Australia This year, students at The King’s School in Sydney are starting lessons later on Wednesdays. The start of the usual day has been pushed back from 8.50am to 9.40am. This is to allow students to do self-directed learning at home ... <a title="School hours have barely changed since the 1800s. This doesn’t suit teenagers’ sleep" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/school-hours-have-barely-changed-since-the-1800s-this-doesnt-suit-teenagers-sleep-275444/" aria-label="Read more about School hours have barely changed since the 1800s. This doesn’t suit teenagers’ sleep">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martie-Louise Verreynne, Professor in Innovation and Associate Dean (Research), The University of Queensland Innovation is one of the most celebrated yet misunderstood ideas of our time. It is invoked in policy speeches, corporate strategy decks and university mission statements. But strip away the buzzword and what remains? ... <a title="Andrew Leigh maps the drivers of history’s big breakthroughs — and why they still matter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/andrew-leigh-maps-the-drivers-of-historys-big-breakthroughs-and-why-they-still-matter-277222/" aria-label="Read more about Andrew Leigh maps the drivers of history’s big breakthroughs — and why they still matter">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Paul Coll in action at the New Zealand Open in Christchurch. photosport Squash star Paul Coll defended his New Zealand Open title in Christchurch on Sunday, with a dominant 11-7, 11-2, 11-5 victory over Egyptian teenager Mohamad Zakaria in the final. It’s the Kiwi’s third successive New Zealand Open triumph. Zakaria ... <a title="Kiwi Paul Coll wins third NZ Squash Open title" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/kiwi-paul-coll-wins-third-nz-squash-open-title/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwi Paul Coll wins third NZ Squash Open title">Read more</a>
