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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Hamilton and Dunedin experienced a lift of 0.9 percent in the month while Auckland was up only 0.1 percent (file image). 123rf Upturns have to start somewhere, and February could have been the beginning for the housing market, Cotality says. It has released its latest data which shows property values lifted ... <a title="Housing market ‘upturns start somewhere’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/housing-market-upturns-start-somewhere/" aria-label="Read more about Housing market ‘upturns start somewhere’">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand By Tony Johnson, rugby commentator Three years after being unceremoniously dumped as Wallabies coach months out from 2023 World Cup, Dave Rennie will take on the All Blacks’ top job. PHOTOSPORT Analysis – The road travelled over the last 26 years by Dave Rennie, from fledgling coach of the Upper Hutt ... <a title="Hardened by the fall: Why Dave Rennie’s setbacks make him the right All Blacks coach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/hardened-by-the-fall-why-dave-rennies-setbacks-make-him-the-right-all-blacks-coach/" aria-label="Read more about Hardened by the fall: Why Dave Rennie’s setbacks make him the right All Blacks coach">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand While other international airlines are reporting a profit, Air New Zealand recently announced a $40 million loss. RNZ/ Mark Papalii Air New Zealand is struggling in a booming aviation market, and new fears the war in Iran raise fuel costs and questions over whether the national carrier can regain altitude The ... <a title="Why Air NZ is in the red while rivals soar" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/why-air-nz-is-in-the-red-while-rivals-soar/" aria-label="Read more about Why Air NZ is in the red while rivals soar">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Immigration Minister Erica Stanford. RNZ / Mark Papalii A Pasifika leader who lived through the Dawn Raids is accusing the government of scaremongering about overstayer numbers. Immigration Minister Erica Stanford told reporters there were “tens of thousands more” overstayers than she had expected last month. “We have a big overstayer problem, ... <a title="Immigration Minister Erica Stanford apologises after inflating overstayer figures" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/immigration-minister-erica-stanford-apologises-after-inflating-overstayer-figures/" aria-label="Read more about Immigration Minister Erica Stanford apologises after inflating overstayer figures">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A man makes his way through debris at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the offices of Al-Qard al-Hassan, a Hezbollah-linked financial institution, in the southern coastal Lebanese city of Tyre on March 2, 2026. KAWNAT HAJU/AFP Follow the latest with our live blog above The Israel Defense Forces ... <a title="Iran ‘close’ to choosing new leader, Israel warns Southern Lebanon to leave" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/iran-close-to-choosing-new-leader-israel-warns-southern-lebanon-to-leave/" aria-label="Read more about Iran ‘close’ to choosing new leader, Israel warns Southern Lebanon to leave">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Peace Movement Aotearoa “One can oppose a hateful regime and, at the same time, oppose an unjustified and dangerous military intervention,” says Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. “I once again call for immediate de-escalation, respect for international law, and the urgency of resuming dialogue.” While some governments around the world have easily managed to express ... <a title="New Zealand ‘shameful’ over Iran stance, says Peace Movement Aotearoa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/new-zealand-shameful-over-iran-stance-says-peace-movement-aotearoa/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand ‘shameful’ over Iran stance, says Peace Movement Aotearoa">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Plymouth mayor Max Brough. LDR /Te Korimako o Taranaki Just minutes after unifying around a new vision statement, a rift on the New Plymouth District Council was laid bare over the appointment of an acting chief executive. At an extraordinary meeting, councillor Dinnie Moeahu expressed his dismay that the public ... <a title="Mayor dismisses rift over interim chief executive debate as politicking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/mayor-dismisses-rift-over-interim-chief-executive-debate-as-politicking/" aria-label="Read more about Mayor dismisses rift over interim chief executive debate as politicking">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF A think tank says New Zealanders can see and feel rising inequality. Wellbeing Economy Alliance Aotearoa released polling suggesting most people agree billionaires should pay more tax. Carried out by Talbot Mills, 68 percent of respondents agreed with the ultra wealthy being taxed more to support public goods like healthcare, ... <a title="New Zealanders feeling the pinch of rising inequality, think tank says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/new-zealanders-feeling-the-pinch-of-rising-inequality-think-tank-says/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealanders feeling the pinch of rising inequality, think tank says">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Australian government has deployed six “crisis response” teams to the Middle East to help deal with the consulate overload caused by the huge number of Australians stranded by the conflict that has spread far and wide in the region. ... <a title="Commercial flights will be your best way out of Middle East, Wong tells stranded Australians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/commercial-flights-will-be-your-best-way-out-of-middle-east-wong-tells-stranded-australians-277507/" aria-label="Read more about Commercial flights will be your best way out of Middle East, Wong tells stranded Australians">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Plymouth mayor Max Brough. LDR /Te Korimako o Taranaki Just minutes after unifying around a new vision statement, a rift on the New Plymouth District Council was laid bare over the appointment of an acting chief executive. At an extraordinary meeting, councillor Dinnie Moeahu expressed his dismay that the public ... <a title="Mayor dismisses rift over interim chief executive debate as politicing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/mayor-dismisses-rift-over-interim-chief-executive-debate-as-politicing/" aria-label="Read more about Mayor dismisses rift over interim chief executive debate as politicing">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Steinlager Ultra Low Carb outer packaging (24 x 330ml). Supplied / MPI A batch of Steinlager beer is being recalled for having incorrect alcohol-free labels. Lion has announced a recall of over 2500 cases of Steinlager Ultra Low Carb 24-packs, saying that clear bottles with alcohol-free labels are not alcohol free. ... <a title="More than 2500 cases of Steinlager beer recalled for incorrectly being labelled alcohol-free" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/more-than-2500-cases-of-steinlager-beer-recalled-for-incorrectly-being-labelled-alcohol-free/" aria-label="Read more about More than 2500 cases of Steinlager beer recalled for incorrectly being labelled alcohol-free">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash A Christchurch couple who found more than $200,000 in the ceiling will be allowed to $40,000 of it. The couple, whose names are suppressed, found the mystery money sealed in plastic bricks tucked in insulation at their property in 2021. They reported the $232,440 to the police who said the ... <a title="Christchurch couple who found more than $230,000 in ceiling allowed to keep portion of it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/christchurch-couple-who-found-more-than-230000-in-ceiling-allowed-to-keep-portion-of-it/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch couple who found more than $230,000 in ceiling allowed to keep portion of it">Read more</a>
