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March 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Max Thompson is staying at Mokau marae near Ōakura. RNZ / Nick Monro Specialist rescue teams are being deployed to Northland as the region hunkers down for the worst of the severe weather. A red weather warning is in place, with the worst of the downpours expected to hit on Thursday ... <a title="Specialist rescue crews deployed to Northland and Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/specialist-rescue-crews-deployed-to-northland-and-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Specialist rescue crews deployed to Northland and Auckland">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Two people are guided across dangerous floodwaters in Tasman on Friday 11 July, 2025, by members from Fire and Emergency NZ’s specialist water response teams from Christchurch and Nelson, using long poles to test what lies under the water. Supplied/ Fire and Emergency NZ Specialist rescue teams are being deployed to ... <a title="Specialist rescue crews deployed to storm-battered regions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/specialist-rescue-crews-deployed-to-storm-battered-regions/" aria-label="Read more about Specialist rescue crews deployed to storm-battered regions">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Lincoln University. Lincoln University Lincoln University has confirmed plans to cut 40 full-time equivalent jobs, as the union raises concerns about the speed and impact of the changes. The university informed staff today it was calling for early retirements and voluntary redundancies, before beginning formal processes in the middle of this ... <a title="Lincoln University to cut 40 full-time equivalent jobs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/25/lincoln-university-to-cut-40-full-time-equivalent-jobs/" aria-label="Read more about Lincoln University to cut 40 full-time equivalent jobs">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The former Interislander ferry is now flagged in the Caribbean nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Supplied / Jason Grimmett Former Interislander ferry Aratere is expected to arrive in Port Nelson later this week for the first time in nearly four months. RNZ understands the ship, which has since been renamed ... <a title="Former Interislander ferry expected to dock in Port Nelson after months at anchor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/25/former-interislander-ferry-expected-to-dock-in-port-nelson-after-months-at-anchor/" aria-label="Read more about Former Interislander ferry expected to dock in Port Nelson after months at anchor">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The vaccine’s protection against heart issues comes directly from reducing the risk and severity of influenza. File photo. CDC Getting an annual influenza vaccine can reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke by a third, according to the Immunisation Advisory Centre. The centre said there was a growing amount ... <a title="How an annual influenza vaccine can reduce the risk of heart issues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/25/how-an-annual-influenza-vaccine-can-reduce-the-risk-of-heart-issues/" aria-label="Read more about How an annual influenza vaccine can reduce the risk of heart issues">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The big rise in sales of bigger vehicles has been in urban areas in recent years. File photo. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly More needs to be done to discourage the use of super-sized vehicles in urban areas – and not just because they guzzle far more petrol at a time when ... <a title="Fuel costs: Is there room for super-sized vehicles on NZ’s urban roads?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/25/fuel-costs-is-there-room-for-super-sized-vehicles-on-nzs-urban-roads/" aria-label="Read more about Fuel costs: Is there room for super-sized vehicles on NZ’s urban roads?">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The former Interislander ferry is now flagged in the Caribbean nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Supplied / Jason Grimmett Former Interislander ferry Aratere is expected to arrive in Port Nelson later this week for the first time in nearly four months. RNZ understands the ship, which has since been renamed ... <a title="Former Interislander ferry returns to Nelson" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/25/former-interislander-ferry-returns-to-nelson/" aria-label="Read more about Former Interislander ferry returns to Nelson">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand After a million hours of labour, Te Rua – Archive New Zealand’s brand new Wellington building – is now open. The 10-level, $290 million building is described as one of the world’s most technologically advanced archive protection facilities and forms part of Te Kahu, a new heritage campus. The campus, which ... <a title="Archive New Zealand’s new Wellington building opens" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/25/archive-new-zealands-new-wellington-building-opens/" aria-label="Read more about Archive New Zealand’s new Wellington building opens">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Mark Papalii Two bodies have been found inside a car that was discovered upside down in a stream in rural Wellington this morning. Police, Fire and Emergency and Wellington Free Ambulance were called to the crash in Mākara just after 8am. Fire and Emergency shift manager Alex Norris said ... <a title="Two dead after car flips upside down into stream in Wellington" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/25/two-dead-after-car-flips-upside-down-into-stream-in-wellington/" aria-label="Read more about Two dead after car flips upside down into stream in Wellington">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand ARK flood barriers are manufactured by Tauranga company Tarpaulin Makers. Supplied/Tarpaulin Makers The local makers of a temporary, reusable dam say it’s got the potential to protect homes, businesses and critical infrastructure across the motu from flooding. Two councils that have dealt with the fallout from devastating storms time and again ... <a title="Councils of flood hit areas invest in flood barriers as extra security" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/25/councils-of-flood-hit-areas-invest-in-flood-barriers-as-extra-security/" aria-label="Read more about Councils of flood hit areas invest in flood barriers as extra security">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. Toby Williams Rural schools are feeling the pinch of rising fuel costs, with some struggling to get relievers, and even cancelling trips away. Association president and Ōropi School principal Andrew King told Checkpoint rural schools were becoming less appealing for relievers. “Many of these relievers might travel over 100km ... <a title="Fuel crisis: Rural schools struggle to get relievers, cancel trips away." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/25/fuel-crisis-rural-schools-struggle-to-get-relievers-cancel-trips-away/" aria-label="Read more about Fuel crisis: Rural schools struggle to get relievers, cancel trips away.">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Filmmakers across indigenous cultures the world over are gathering in Ōtaki on the Kapiti Coast this week to connect and collaborate at the Māoriland Film Festival. The film festival, which runs until Saturday, is now in it’s 13th year, having grown from simply a place for indigenous filmmakers to come together ... <a title="Indigenous filmmakers share the love of film across cultures at Māoriland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/25/indigenous-filmmakers-share-the-love-of-film-across-cultures-at-maoriland/" aria-label="Read more about Indigenous filmmakers share the love of film across cultures at Māoriland">Read more</a>
