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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Mark Papalii The government is brushing off accusations of naivety from the opposition over plans to pursue a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal as prices spike worldwide. The Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route connecting the Persian Gulf with open ocean, has effectively closed, after Iran said it ... <a title="No change to government’s LNG plans after global price spike" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/no-change-to-governments-lng-plans-after-global-price-spike/" aria-label="Read more about No change to government’s LNG plans after global price spike">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Project Jonah marine mammal medics and Department of Conservation staff respond to a Beaked whale stranded in St Heliers. Supplied / Project Jonah The Department of Conservation (DOC) has floated a whale back out to sea after it stranded on Auckland’s St Heliers Beach. The Shepherd’s beaked whale was spotted at ... <a title="Deep-sea whale re-floated after stranding on central Auckland beach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/deep-sea-whale-re-floated-after-stranding-on-central-auckland-beach/" aria-label="Read more about Deep-sea whale re-floated after stranding on central Auckland beach">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Mortgage advice and finance firm Squirrel is to stop offering personal loans. It has stopped accepting new loan appliations and from Monday would not invest in the personal loan investment class. It said its portfolio would run down naturally as borrowers repaid their loans. Chief executive David Cunningham said Squirrel started ... <a title="Squirrel to stop personal loans" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/squirrel-to-stop-personal-loans/" aria-label="Read more about Squirrel to stop personal loans">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Mitchell Barnett in possession. South Sydney Rabbitohs v One NZ Warriors. David Neilson/Photosport NRL: NZ Warriors v Sydney Roosters Kickoff: 8pm Friday, 6 March Go Media Stadium, Auckland Live blog updates on RNZ website NZ Warriors co-captain Mitch Barnett has missed the cut for his team’s NRL season-opener against Sydney Roosters ... <a title="NZ Warriors without captain Mitch Barnett for NRL season-opener against Sydney Roosters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/nz-warriors-without-captain-mitch-barnett-for-nrl-season-opener-against-sydney-roosters/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Warriors without captain Mitch Barnett for NRL season-opener against Sydney Roosters">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A plume of smoke rises from the Zayed Port following a reported Iranian strike in Abu Dhabi. AFP / RYAN LIM A New Zealander living very near a military base in the Middle East which is critical to the US says he feels safe enough for the moment – but his ... <a title="New Zealander in Abu Dhabi: ‘It’s a little bit hairy, but so far, so good’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/new-zealander-in-abu-dhabi-its-a-little-bit-hairy-but-so-far-so-good/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealander in Abu Dhabi: ‘It’s a little bit hairy, but so far, so good’">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Jock Davis. Facebook The family of a young man shot and killed by a hunter on Stewart Island last year say the hunter’s failure to identify his target has left them facing a “lifetime of hell”. Ashburton builder Paul William John Stevens, 39, has avoided jail time and instead been sentenced ... <a title="‘I miss Jock everyday’: Family of man killed while hunting left facing ‘lifetime of hell’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/i-miss-jock-everyday-family-of-man-killed-while-hunting-left-facing-lifetime-of-hell/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I miss Jock everyday’: Family of man killed while hunting left facing ‘lifetime of hell’">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tomasi Cama the New Zealand All Black Sevens. PHOTOSPORT The All Black Sevens side will head to the New York and Vancouver legs of the World Sevens Series without head coach Tomasi Cama. New Zealand Rugby confirmed on Tuesday that Cama will not fly out with the team who depart today ... <a title="All Black Sevens coach left off plane to North America" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/all-black-sevens-coach-left-off-plane-to-north-america/" aria-label="Read more about All Black Sevens coach left off plane to North America">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Government officials and major fuel retailer Z Energy are moving to ease any concerns about the country’s fuel reserves. The US and Israel-led air campaign in Iran has seen the country fire missiles and drones at its Middle East neighbours and threaten to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz, through which ... <a title="NZ has ‘healthy stock levels’ of fuel – MBIE" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/nz-has-healthy-stock-levels-of-fuel-mbie/" aria-label="Read more about NZ has ‘healthy stock levels’ of fuel – MBIE">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Greg Peters said it has been an honour and privilege to lead NZRL. PHOTOSPORT New Zealand Rugby League (NZRL) chief executive Greg Peters is stepping down after eight years at the helm. Since his appointment in 2018, Peters has overseen a 30 percent increase in revenue, doubled player numbers from 22,000 ... <a title="New Zealand Rugby League chief executive Greg Peters steps down" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/new-zealand-rugby-league-chief-executive-greg-peters-steps-down/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand Rugby League chief executive Greg Peters steps down">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Project Jonah marine mammal medics and Department of Conservation staff respond to a Beaked whale stranded in St Heliers. Supplied / Project Jonah A whale has stranded on St Heliers Beach in Auckland. Project Jonah, alongside the Department of Conservation, responded after a Shepherd’s beaked whale was spotted late this morning. ... <a title="Deep-sea whale strands on central Auckland beach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/deep-sea-whale-strands-on-central-auckland-beach/" aria-label="Read more about Deep-sea whale strands on central Auckland beach">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Fertiliser prices will rise due to the conflict but by how much and for how long is not known. 123rf Ravensdown says it has enough fertiliser in the country or on the way to cover autumn – so any price impacts due to the war in the Middle East won’t be ... <a title="Enough fertiliser to cover autumn, Ravensdown says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/enough-fertiliser-to-cover-autumn-ravensdown-says/" aria-label="Read more about Enough fertiliser to cover autumn, Ravensdown says">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Starship Children’s Hospital. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly A coronial inquiry into the death of 10-month-old Poseidyn Hemopo-Pickering has entered its second day. Poseidyn was rushed to Middlemore Hospital and then taken to Starship Children’s Hospital on the evening of 5 September, 2020, after being found unresponsive at his Manurewa home. He ... <a title="Baby Poseidyn’s injuries unlikely to be accidental, inquiry hears" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/baby-poseidyns-injuries-unlikely-to-be-accidental-inquiry-hears/" aria-label="Read more about Baby Poseidyn’s injuries unlikely to be accidental, inquiry hears">Read more</a>
