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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon The identity of a Christchurch man accused of trying to solicit sexual favours from three teenage girls will remain secret for now. The man, aged in his 50s, has interim name suppression that prevents RNZ detailing much of the case. Judge David Robinson extended the interim suppression ... <a title="Name suppression continues for man accused of trying to solicit sexual favours from teens" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/name-suppression-continues-for-man-accused-of-trying-to-solicit-sexual-favours-from-teens/" aria-label="Read more about Name suppression continues for man accused of trying to solicit sexual favours from teens">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand PHOTOSPORT Dave Rennie has been named the new All Blacks coach, seeing off Jamie Joseph in the two-man race to replace Scott Robertson. The 62-year-old former Chiefs coach and coach of the Wallabies was unveiled as the national coach in a New Zealand Rugby social media post just before midday. He ... <a title="Dave Rennie named as new All Blacks coach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/dave-rennie-named-as-new-all-blacks-coach/" aria-label="Read more about Dave Rennie named as new All Blacks coach">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The completed project which stood up well to heavy rain in January. Suppled / NZTA A critical section of State Highway 35 has been raised by almost a metre as part of an upgrade to make the road more flood resilient. The New Zealand Transport Agency says the 230 metre section ... <a title="Part of SH35 on East Coast raised to help performance in wet weather" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/part-of-sh35-on-east-coast-raised-to-help-performance-in-wet-weather/" aria-label="Read more about Part of SH35 on East Coast raised to help performance in wet weather">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike on the southern suburbs of Beirut on March 3, 2026. AFP KiwiSaver funds with exposure to oil and defence stocks might benefit from conflict in the Middle East in the short term, but providers are divided on whether to invest in them. ... <a title="War can be good for your KiwiSaver, but are you ok with that?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/war-can-be-good-for-your-kiwisaver-but-are-you-ok-with-that/" aria-label="Read more about War can be good for your KiwiSaver, but are you ok with that?">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Liam Lawson. AFP New Zealand driver Liam Lawson says he’s still coming to grips with a “sensitive” car in Melbourne as he targets a strong start to his second full season in Formula One. This weekend’s opening Australian Grand Prix provides uncertainty and apprehension for pundits, team management and drivers alike ... <a title="Liam Lawson ‘still learning’ as F1 opener looms in Melbourne" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/liam-lawson-still-learning-as-f1-opener-looms-in-melbourne/" aria-label="Read more about Liam Lawson ‘still learning’ as F1 opener looms in Melbourne">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand PUNIT PARANJPE / AFP The conflict in the Middle East is continuing to disrupt global air traffic with nearly 4000 flights a day being cancelled across the region. Limited flights out of Dubai and Doha were announced after airspace partially reopened on Wednesday morning. However, hundreds of thousands of passengers were ... <a title="How do airlines judge when and where it’s safe to fly near a conflict zone?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/how-do-airlines-judge-when-and-where-its-safe-to-fly-near-a-conflict-zone/" aria-label="Read more about How do airlines judge when and where it’s safe to fly near a conflict zone?">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A luxury house in Arrowtown. Supplied Latest house sales data indicates there is a shortage of ultra-luxury housing to meet the requirements of high-net-worth immigrants. Changes to the Active Investor Plus visa, which take effect next week, limit house-buying immigrants to homes priced over $5 million. Data collected by sales portal ... <a title="New Zealand faces shortage of ultra-luxury housing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/new-zealand-faces-shortage-of-ultra-luxury-housing/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand faces shortage of ultra-luxury housing">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Supply pressure and buying interest saw dairy prices continue their climb at the latest Global Dairy Trade auction overnight. The average price rose 5.7 percent overnight to US$4301 (NZ$7299) a tonne. It was the fifth consecutive auction where prices have risen since the start of the year and followed a ... <a title="Global dairy prices continue to rise in wake of Middle East conflict" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/global-dairy-prices-continue-to-rise-in-wake-of-middle-east-conflict/" aria-label="Read more about Global dairy prices continue to rise in wake of Middle East conflict">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand It showed agencies such as in health, justice and education had faced a December deadline to make the case for their bids for this year’s Budget, but that had to be pushed back. RNZ The government has been facing too much demand to fund infrastructure projects from agencies left with too ... <a title="Government pushes back deadline for agencies’ project funding bids" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/government-pushes-back-deadline-for-agencies-project-funding-bids/" aria-label="Read more about Government pushes back deadline for agencies’ project funding bids">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The KiwiSaver gender gap narrowed from 17 percent in 2020 to 14 percent in 2025. File photo. RNZ / Hingyi Khong Women are being told to take more risk with their KiwiSaver to help close the gap between their average balance and those of men. Westpac said while the gender gap ... <a title="One decision that could cost women $200,000" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/one-decision-that-could-cost-women-200000/" aria-label="Read more about One decision that could cost women $200,000">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi A person has been seriously injured after getting trapped between a rubbish truck and what RNZ understands to be a skip bin in Wellington. Emergency services were called to Maning Lane in the central city at 4.55am. FENZ shift manager Jill Webley said crews extracted a trapped ... <a title="Person seriously hurt after being trapped between truck and skip in Wellington" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/person-seriously-hurt-after-being-trapped-between-truck-and-skip-in-wellington/" aria-label="Read more about Person seriously hurt after being trapped between truck and skip in Wellington">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand ASamoan teenager was adopted by a New Zealand resident in a ‘coerced relocation’. Unsplash / RNZ composite A tribunal has been told a Samoan teenager was adopted by a New Zealand resident in a ‘coerced relocation’ which led to violence and her baby being taken into care. Immigration New Zealand (INZ) ... <a title="Samoan teenager adopted in ‘coerced’ migration, tribunal told" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/samoan-teenager-adopted-in-coerced-migration-tribunal-told/" aria-label="Read more about Samoan teenager adopted in ‘coerced’ migration, tribunal told">Read more</a>
