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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sixty percent of Kiwis use AI weekly, but 68 percent are ‘very or extremely concerned’ about it being used to produce harmful content. File photo. 123rf Fewer and fewer New Zealanders are feeling positive about the internet, despite many spending hours online per day. A study by Internet NZ has found ... <a title="‘Enshittification’ blamed for fewer NZers feeling positive about the internet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/enshittification-blamed-for-fewer-nzers-feeling-positive-about-the-internet/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Enshittification’ blamed for fewer NZers feeling positive about the internet">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand People mourn the death of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in joint US and Israeli strikes, in Tehran AFP / ATTA KENARE As strikes and retaliations continue in the Middle East, there has been a mixed response from Iranian-New Zealanders – but some see the US attempt ... <a title="Iranian NZers ‘incredibly hopeful’ attacks will lead to swift regime change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/iranian-nzers-incredibly-hopeful-attacks-will-lead-to-swift-regime-change/" aria-label="Read more about Iranian NZers ‘incredibly hopeful’ attacks will lead to swift regime change">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Judd Flavell and Aaron Young have been assistant coaches in the Australian NBL. Photosport A worldwide search for the next NZ Breakers head coach could end closer to home. Breakers president of basketball operations Dillon Boucher said the club would advertise globally to replace Petteri Koponen, who left at the end ... <a title="Basketball: Will next NZ Breakers coach be homegrown talent?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/basketball-will-next-nz-breakers-coach-be-homegrown-talent/" aria-label="Read more about Basketball: Will next NZ Breakers coach be homegrown talent?">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Taking nangs off the shelves is “the first starting point to make sure that you’re safe”, says Retail NZ. File photo. AFP / BENJAMIN POLGE Dairies and convenience stores need to pull nangs from the shelves, the retailers’ association says. Police have been warning that problems around the huffing of nitrous ... <a title="Nangs in corner dairies: ‘Should we be stocking this product at all?’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/nangs-in-corner-dairies-should-we-be-stocking-this-product-at-all/" aria-label="Read more about Nangs in corner dairies: ‘Should we be stocking this product at all?’">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Liam Herbert, a 25-year-old farmer on a sheep and beef station in Wairarapa, said the changes would allow him to buy his first home and pursue his career by living on a farm. RNZ/Anneke Smith A young farmer is looking forward to supercharging his savings towards a first home, now that ... <a title="Young farmer eyes first home dream as KiwiSaver rules change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/young-farmer-eyes-first-home-dream-as-kiwisaver-rules-change/" aria-label="Read more about Young farmer eyes first home dream as KiwiSaver rules change">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour is seen as most capable on three of the top five issues, and equal with National on a fourth. File photo. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Labour remains ahead on most of the key issues in the latest Ipsos Issues Monitor, but National has improved its ratings on the economy and ... <a title="Labour still ahead on cost of living, neck and neck with National on economy – Ipsos survey" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/labour-still-ahead-on-cost-of-living-neck-and-neck-with-national-on-economy-ipsos-survey/" aria-label="Read more about Labour still ahead on cost of living, neck and neck with National on economy – Ipsos survey">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Thousands of high-voltage pylons and other national grid sites are exposed to flooding, along with hundreds of kilometres of transmission lines, data provided to RNZ shows. Network owners say increasingly frequent severe weather driven by climate change is heightening the flooding risk to distribution infrastructure too, along with damage caused ... <a title="Transmission network already threatened by climate hazards, data shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/transmission-network-already-threatened-by-climate-hazards-data-shows/" aria-label="Read more about Transmission network already threatened by climate hazards, data shows">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Brian Sciascia is all about measuring progress. As the owner of a Wellington gym, his days are spent encouraging people to keep tabs on their health and fitness choices. As the dad of a seven-year-old and a 10-month-old, his nights are all about sleep, or rather how much of it he’s ... <a title="‘Good sleep’ is new flex for 2026" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/good-sleep-is-new-flex-for-2026/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Good sleep’ is new flex for 2026">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Close up of a truck wheel. siwakorn / 123RF Truckers are worried that they will not be allowed to drive over bridges being built on the government’s Roads of National Significance. Two bridges built recently on State Highway 1 in Auckland and a third in Waikato are off limits to the ... <a title="Truckers surprised by update of NZ’s 50-year-old manual on bridge building" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/truckers-surprised-by-update-of-nzs-50-year-old-manual-on-bridge-building/" aria-label="Read more about Truckers surprised by update of NZ’s 50-year-old manual on bridge building">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Investors can brace for share market volatility and potentially higher fuel prices. RNZ / Dan Cook Investors can brace for volatility over the coming days as markets digest the impact and implications of attacks on Iran, as well as potentially higher fuel prices. “We’re expecting when markets open on Monday there ... <a title="Iran attack sparks warning for KiwiSaver, fuel, inflation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/iran-attack-sparks-warning-for-kiwisaver-fuel-inflation/" aria-label="Read more about Iran attack sparks warning for KiwiSaver, fuel, inflation">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Residents watch from the roofs of their houses as plumes of smoke rise following reported explosions in Tehran AFP / ATTA KENARE Follow the latest with our live blog above Israel has begun a fresh wave of strikes on Iran, targetting the Iranian leadership, its air defences and its ballistic missile ... <a title="Live: Israel says its airforce strikes Iran again, Iran continues to retaliate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/live-israel-says-its-airforce-strikes-iran-again-iran-continues-to-retaliate/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Israel says its airforce strikes Iran again, Iran continues to retaliate">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Daniel Hillier celebrates his win at the New Zealand Open. Chris Symes / www.photosport.nz Kiwi golfer Daniel Hillier has won the NZ Open for the first time, finishing two shots clear of Australian Lucas Herbert. The 27-year-old Wellingtonian handled gusty and cool conditions at Arrowtown’s Millbrook Resort, near Queenstown, to secure ... <a title="Golf: Kiwi Daniel Hillier wins 105th New Zealand Open" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/golf-kiwi-daniel-hillier-wins-105th-new-zealand-open/" aria-label="Read more about Golf: Kiwi Daniel Hillier wins 105th New Zealand Open">Read more</a>
