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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sam Tanner and Sam Ruthe, 800m, Potts Classic, Mitre 10 Park, Hastings. Kerry Marshall/Photosport Sam Ruthe has set the world alight with his speed but he’s far from the only Kiwi track and field athlete making waves right now When RNZ sports reporter Grant Chapman was a budding athlete in the ... <a title="Athletics comes out of hibernation in New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/athletics-comes-out-of-hibernation-in-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Athletics comes out of hibernation in New Zealand">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The government is seeking advice about how rescue helicopters are being deployed. Samuel Rillstone The government is seeking advice from police about how rescue helicopters are being deployed. RNZ has reported on Fire and Emergency lines rescue teams who do cliff rescues, who are upset they must go through police to ... <a title="Government seeks information from police on rescue helicopter deployment after complaints" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/government-seeks-information-from-police-on-rescue-helicopter-deployment-after-complaints/" aria-label="Read more about Government seeks information from police on rescue helicopter deployment after complaints">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An Air Chathams plane. RNZ / Robin Martin Regional airline Air Chathams has announced it is introducing a $20 fuel surcharge on all flights due to increased aviation fuel prices. The announcement came a few hours after Air New Zealand raised its fare prices on Tuesday, adding it could be forced ... <a title="Air Chathams announces $20 fuel surcharge on fares" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/air-chathams-announces-20-fuel-surcharge-on-fares/" aria-label="Read more about Air Chathams announces $20 fuel surcharge on fares">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Otago Peninsula Biodiversity Group chairperson Hoani Langsbury is congratulating the community for reaching possum free, saying it would not have been possible without them. Supplied Otago Peninsula has been officially declared possum-free after years of hard mahi. The milestone was officially marked on Tuesday with more than 24,000 possums removed from ... <a title="Otago Peninsula officially declared possum free" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/otago-peninsula-officially-declared-possum-free/" aria-label="Read more about Otago Peninsula officially declared possum free">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Immigration New Zealand says 47 staff members have faced disciplinary action in the last five years for breaching its integrity standards. It has investigated 146 allegations over the same period. INZ would not go into details, but said integrity matters could range from dishonesty and not declaring conflicts of interest, ... <a title="Immigration NZ investigated 146 allegations against staff in five years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/immigration-nz-investigated-146-allegations-against-staff-in-five-years/" aria-label="Read more about Immigration NZ investigated 146 allegations against staff in five years">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sunita Torrance (right), who goes by the stage name Coco Flash, and Daniel Lockett, also known as Erika Flash, hosted roughly 250 Rainbow Storytime events in New Zealand. Supplied Sunita Torrance grew up in the rural Taranaki town of Stratford feeling largely distant from her Indian heritage. The 46-year-old was born ... <a title="Indian drag artist on embracing her past, fighting for her future" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/indian-drag-artist-on-embracing-her-past-fighting-for-her-future/" aria-label="Read more about Indian drag artist on embracing her past, fighting for her future">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Federated Farmers arable chair David Birkett. RNZ / Conan Young Farmers are getting nervous about the rising cost of fuel and fertiliser with the impact already being felt on farm. The conflict in the Middle East has pushed up the price of oil which has been reflected in the price at ... <a title="Farmers fear double whammy of rising fuel and fertiliser costs from Middle East conflict" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/farmers-fear-double-whammy-of-rising-fuel-and-fertiliser-costs-from-middle-east-conflict/" aria-label="Read more about Farmers fear double whammy of rising fuel and fertiliser costs from Middle East conflict">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Two vehicles parked on the cycle lane on Orly Avenue near Māngere town centre. RNZ / Luka Forman A South Auckland man who was hit by a car while cycling believes drivers illegally parking on cycle lanes is a safety issue in the area. He said during busy periods some cycle ... <a title="Cyclists frustrated by drivers illegally parking on Auckland’s cycle lanes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/cyclists-frustrated-by-drivers-illegally-parking-on-aucklands-cycle-lanes/" aria-label="Read more about Cyclists frustrated by drivers illegally parking on Auckland’s cycle lanes">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon Christchurch Hospital is working on ways to manage an expected influx of patients sick with winter illnesses like Covid-19 and the flu, as the nurses’ union warns the emergency department is already bursting at the seams and understaffed. The Nurses Organisation said the hospital hit 108 percent ... <a title="Christchurch Hospital staffing ‘like moving the deck chairs around on the Titanic’, worker says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/christchurch-hospital-staffing-like-moving-the-deck-chairs-around-on-the-titanic-worker-says/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch Hospital staffing ‘like moving the deck chairs around on the Titanic’, worker says">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Markets have been volatile this week as they digest the impact of the war in the Middle East. RNZ Worried KiwiSaver members are asking: is this time different? Markets have been volatile this week as they digest the impact of the war in the Middle East. But some investors have been ... <a title="KiwiSaver balances wobble: Is this time different?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/kiwisaver-balances-wobble-is-this-time-different/" aria-label="Read more about KiwiSaver balances wobble: Is this time different?">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Black Cap Luke Woodcock knew something was seriously wrong late last year when he had trouble catching a cricket ball. The cricketer-turned-coach started experiencing symptoms in October. It started with chronic fatigue, then came the random vomiting and loss of appetite. By December his balance and co-ordination went awry, his ... <a title="‘I’ve had some dark moments’: Former Black Cap Luke Woodcock opens up on cancer diagnosis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/ive-had-some-dark-moments-former-black-cap-luke-woodcock-opens-up-on-cancer-diagnosis/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I’ve had some dark moments’: Former Black Cap Luke Woodcock opens up on cancer diagnosis">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The tino rangatiratanga haki (flag) outside Parliament on the day of the Treaty Principles Bill introduction. RNZ / Emma Andrews The Waitangi Tribunal has granted urgency to an inquiry into the government’s decision to scrap school boards’ legal duty to give effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and reset Te Mātaiaho, ... <a title="Urgent Waitangi Tribunal inquiry into government’s removal of schools’ Treaty obligations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/urgent-waitangi-tribunal-inquiry-into-governments-removal-of-schools-treaty-obligations/" aria-label="Read more about Urgent Waitangi Tribunal inquiry into government’s removal of schools’ Treaty obligations">Read more</a>
