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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: 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>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf.com – RNZ / Composite Image – RNZ A public health expert says New Zealand is in its ninth wave of Covid-19. The latest Health New Zealand figures show 50 hospitalisations and 19 deaths with the virus in the past week. With booster uptake falling and little tracking of long Covid, ... <a title="Ninth wave of Covid-19 suggests wane in immunity, expert says everyone must ‘act to reduce impact’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/ninth-wave-of-covid-19-suggests-wane-in-immunity-expert-says-everyone-must-act-to-reduce-impact/" aria-label="Read more about Ninth wave of Covid-19 suggests wane in immunity, expert says everyone must ‘act to reduce impact’">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand By Graeme Acton, Asia Media Centre This week’s 11th Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi decided to take the Taiwan Strait issue seriously. GREG BAKER/AFP If China decides to attack Taiwan, what exactly does the rest of the world do? Graeme Acton is at the 2026 Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi. It’s ... <a title="Raisina: The Taiwan Strait Issue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/raisina-the-taiwan-strait-issue/" aria-label="Read more about Raisina: The Taiwan Strait Issue">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand XIV Commonwealth games opening ceremony, Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand, 24 January 1990. Photosport Despite its dominance of last month’s Halberg Awards, athletics looms as a possible weak link in a bid to host the 2034 Commonwealth Games. Track and field holds pride of place in past New Zealand success ... <a title="Concern over suitable athletics venue for 2034 NZ Commonwealth Games hosting bid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/concern-over-suitable-athletics-venue-for-2034-nz-commonwealth-games-hosting-bid/" aria-label="Read more about Concern over suitable athletics venue for 2034 NZ Commonwealth Games hosting bid">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Paula Miles has “advanced notice” that her days are numbered. “I’ve been shoulder tapped and said, ‘hey, you know, look out, this is coming sooner rather than later’.” Miles was originally diagnosed with breast cancer 14 years ago, aged 56. She had some years cancer free before it returned in her ... <a title="What it’s like living with cancer, rather than dying from cancer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/what-its-like-living-with-cancer-rather-than-dying-from-cancer/" aria-label="Read more about What it’s like living with cancer, rather than dying from cancer">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone An obstacle course of road cones throughout Hutt City may be frustrating residents, but the agencies responsible for them say its short term pain for long term gain. Across Hutt City Council, Greater Wellington and the Transport Agency there are multiple projects underway in Lower Hutt to ... <a title="Hutt roadworks traffic chaos: Short term pain for long term gain – mayor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/hutt-roadworks-traffic-chaos-short-term-pain-for-long-term-gain-mayor/" aria-label="Read more about Hutt roadworks traffic chaos: Short term pain for long term gain – mayor">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Stressed, overworked and cloudy-headed, New South Wales farmer Brendan Cullen was feeling “pretty crook” back in 2015. When he started talking out loud to himself, he realised something wasn’t right. Cullen found the courage to walk into the local hospital and ask for help that day. Eventually – with the help ... <a title="Aussie farmer who swam his way out of depression" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/aussie-farmer-who-swam-his-way-out-of-depression/" aria-label="Read more about Aussie farmer who swam his way out of depression">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ishan Kishan of India celebrates his fifty runs ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Grand Final. www.photosport.nz Defending champions India have thumped the Black Caps by 96 runs in this morning’s T20 World Cup final in Ahmedabad. Batting first, the co-hosts posted a big total of 255 for 5 and despite a ... <a title="Black Caps suffer heavy defeat as defending champions India win T20 World Cup" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/black-caps-suffer-heavy-defeat-as-defending-champions-india-win-t20-world-cup/" aria-label="Read more about Black Caps suffer heavy defeat as defending champions India win T20 World Cup">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand It could be easier for people to work out whether it was worth buying insurance if vets were more transparent about their fees, says an insurance expert. File photo. ekarin/123RF Niki Bezzant says that when her cat was dying of cancer, she was relieved to have taken out pet insurance to ... <a title="Is pet insurance worth it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/is-pet-insurance-worth-it/" aria-label="Read more about Is pet insurance worth it?">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The spill in Akaroa Harbour. Facebook/Environment Canterbury A wildlife expert has serious concerns for dolphins and seabirds after a navy ship spilled hundreds of litres of oil into Akaroa Harbour yesterday. About 200-300 litres of lubricating oil leaked from the HMNZS Te Kaha on Sunday morning, due to a defect to ... <a title="Second oil spill in Akaroa Harbour in two months sparks concern for wildlife" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/second-oil-spill-in-akaroa-harbour-in-two-months-sparks-concern-for-wildlife/" aria-label="Read more about Second oil spill in Akaroa Harbour in two months sparks concern for wildlife">Read more</a>
