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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Mark Papalii The media and broadcasting minister Paul Goldsmith has confirmed the board chair of TVNZ contacted him after the police minister expressed dissatisfaction with a 1News story about gang numbers. Goldsmith said the chair of the public broadcaster, Andrew Barclay, had raised the story during the call, but ... <a title="TVNZ chair calls Paul Goldsmith after police minister dissatisfied with gang numbers story" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/tvnz-chair-calls-paul-goldsmith-after-police-minister-dissatisfied-with-gang-numbers-story/" aria-label="Read more about TVNZ chair calls Paul Goldsmith after police minister dissatisfied with gang numbers story">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dome Valley. The Wireless / Luke McPake Legal action over a controversial mega-dump in Auckland’s Dome Valley is continuing, with Forest and Bird granted leave to appeal part of the decision to approve the landfill. Forest and Bird will appeal the Environment Court’s 2023 decision to allow the landfill to go ... <a title="Forest and Bird granted leave to appeal part of Dome Valley landfill approval" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/forest-and-bird-granted-leave-to-appeal-part-of-dome-valley-landfill-approval/" aria-label="Read more about Forest and Bird granted leave to appeal part of Dome Valley landfill approval">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER A 24-year-old man who previously faced lesser charges after a woman was found dead in a Kāpiti Coast house has now been charged with murder. The woman was found dead at an address on Mataua Road in Raumati Beach in February. Following her death, the man was ... <a title="Man facing murder charge after death of woman in Kāpiti Coast" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/man-facing-murder-charge-after-death-of-woman-in-kapiti-coast/" aria-label="Read more about Man facing murder charge after death of woman in Kāpiti Coast">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The All Blacks will have to earn their jersey under new coach Dave Rennie. On Wednesday, Rennie was announced as All Blacks head coach following weeks of guessing games in the wake of Scott Robertson’s sacking. Speaking to media for the first time in Auckland this afternoon, Rennie said he will ... <a title="All Blacks jersey to be ‘earned’ under new coach Dave Rennie’s regime" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/all-blacks-jersey-to-be-earned-under-new-coach-dave-rennies-regime/" aria-label="Read more about All Blacks jersey to be ‘earned’ under new coach Dave Rennie’s regime">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A still from a video taken by a local resident shows a digger at work on the beach at Church Bay, northeast of Whangārei. Supplied Two waterfront property owners have been fined more than $6000 for carrying out illegal earthworks on a Northland beach. Reports of a digger moving sand and ... <a title="Property owners fined for illegal work on Northland beach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/property-owners-fined-for-illegal-work-on-northland-beach/" aria-label="Read more about Property owners fined for illegal work on Northland beach">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand One hundred and fifty shearers and woolhandlers representing 27 countries were welcomed to Masterton with a pōwhiri, which kicked off the 2026 Golden Shears. The pressure at this year’s competition, which runs from Wednesday to Saturday, will be a bit higher as it coincides with the World Premier Shearing and Wool ... <a title="‘It’s in the blood for many of us’ – Wairarapa welcomes the world to the World Shearing Champs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/its-in-the-blood-for-many-of-us-wairarapa-welcomes-the-world-to-the-world-shearing-champs/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It’s in the blood for many of us’ – Wairarapa welcomes the world to the World Shearing Champs">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Walking through the Victoria Street entrance of Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui, at first glance the library is the same yet different. There are hundreds of thousands of books, metal bridges and escalators from before. But beyond that, the revamped library offers a whole new host of creative spaces and ... <a title="First look inside the new Wellington Library" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/first-look-inside-the-new-wellington-library/" aria-label="Read more about First look inside the new Wellington Library">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Bromley wastewater treatment plant. A community leader has urged the Christchurch City Council to avoid any chance of sewage washing up on the city’s beaches. His comments came after Christchurch mayor Phil Mauger announced the council was considering pumping 30 percent of the city’s sewage – partially treated – into the ... <a title="Plan to mitigate stench from Christchurch treatment plant must avoid sewage washing up on beaches – community leader" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/plan-to-mitigate-stench-from-christchurch-treatment-plant-must-avoid-sewage-washing-up-on-beaches-community-leader/" aria-label="Read more about Plan to mitigate stench from Christchurch treatment plant must avoid sewage washing up on beaches – community leader">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand David McEwen. Screenshot / YouTube A former financial adviser has been convicted and fined $15,000 for breaching a banning order by the financial markets regulator, but investors remain out of pocket. David McEwen was convicted of four charges of breaching a 2023 Financial Markets Authority stop order at the Auckland District ... <a title="Former financial adviser fined $15,000, investors remain out of pocket" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/former-financial-adviser-fined-15000-investors-remain-out-of-pocket/" aria-label="Read more about Former financial adviser fined $15,000, investors remain out of pocket">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf.com Over-optimistic forecasting of visa numbers has contributed to a blow-out in Immigration New Zealand’s finances. Visa fees rose sharply in 2024, but the agency’s memorandum account – balancing costs and visa revenue – has sunk into a $152 million deficit. The education and workforce select committee heard that deficit is ... <a title="Immigration account $150 million in the red, visa numbers overestimated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/immigration-account-150-million-in-the-red-visa-numbers-overestimated/" aria-label="Read more about Immigration account $150 million in the red, visa numbers overestimated">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Queenstown. 123RF The University of Otago will offer two new qualifications in Queenstown as part of a long-term plan to build a campus in the resort town. The university will begin teaching an undergraduate degree in entrepreneurship and a postgraduate qualification in digital technology. Vice-Chancellor Grant Robertson said the university was ... <a title="University of Otago to offer new qualifications in Queenstown as part of campus plans" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/university-of-otago-to-offer-new-qualifications-in-queenstown-as-part-of-campus-plans/" aria-label="Read more about University of Otago to offer new qualifications in Queenstown as part of campus plans">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New All Blacks head coach Dave Rennie says he’s proud to be appointed to a role that he’s dreamed of and one that so few people get to do. Rennie was unveiled as the 28th All Blacks head coach just before midday, seeing off Jamie Joseph in the two-man race to ... <a title="New All Blacks head coach excited to ‘come back home and do the jersey justice’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/new-all-blacks-head-coach-excited-to-come-back-home-and-do-the-jersey-justice/" aria-label="Read more about New All Blacks head coach excited to ‘come back home and do the jersey justice’">Read more</a>
