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March 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Queenstown Lakes District Council introduced new freedom camping rules in December, restricting campers to designated sites. Supplied Freedom campers are falling foul of new Queenstown Lakes District Council rules, with about 18 people per day stung with $400 fines. Campers in self-contained vehicles were restricted to 141 designated spaces across 15 ... <a title="More than 1600 fines issued to Queenstown freedom campers since new rules" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/more-than-1600-fines-issued-to-queenstown-freedom-campers-since-new-rules/" aria-label="Read more about More than 1600 fines issued to Queenstown freedom campers since new rules">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern and former Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins heading to a post-Cabinet conference. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the pandemic on Tuesday afternoon released its second report, sparked by public disquiet that its first report did not dig deep enough. The ... <a title="Lessons from the Covid-19 response inquiry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/lessons-from-the-covid-19-response-inquiry/" aria-label="Read more about Lessons from the Covid-19 response inquiry">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific journalist A Papua New Guinean anthropologist has warned that a campaign by authorities to remove communities from informal settlements in Port Moresby will not solve growing social problems in PNG’s capital. The government is determined to end the role of settlements as what Prime Minister James Marape describes as “breeding ... <a title="Academic’s warning over PNG settlement evictions – doomed to failure?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/academics-warning-over-png-settlement-evictions-doomed-to-failure/" aria-label="Read more about Academic’s warning over PNG settlement evictions – doomed to failure?">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Collective immunity to Covid-19 is waning. AFP Under-pressure employers taking a hard line on sick leave are being warned to take care with the rules. There have been reports this week that the country’s collective immunity to Covid-19 is waning. Wastewater analysis from PHF Science shows that the number of cases ... <a title="Warning for employers skimping on sick leave as Covid wave hits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/warning-for-employers-skimping-on-sick-leave-as-covid-wave-hits/" aria-label="Read more about Warning for employers skimping on sick leave as Covid wave hits">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Robert Smith The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says MetService will step beyond weather services to keep the public informed during times of Tsunami risk. MetService would now include NEMA tsunami warning banners on its website. NEMA director Civil Defence Emergency Management, John Price said the move would help ... <a title="MetService to keep public informed during times of tsunami risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/metservice-to-keep-public-informed-during-times-of-tsunami-risk/" aria-label="Read more about MetService to keep public informed during times of tsunami risk">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland Council says dog owners must be aware of the rules and read the signs at West Coast beaches to keep Kororā safe. RNZ/Jessica Hopkins Lying on the rocks and left to die, with puncture wounds, exposed bones, and sometimes missing limbs. According to conservationists, that is the state Little Penguins/Kororā ... <a title="‘A little short of a disaster’: Little Penguins mauled by dogs at Piha" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/a-little-short-of-a-disaster-little-penguins-mauled-by-dogs-at-piha/" aria-label="Read more about ‘A little short of a disaster’: Little Penguins mauled by dogs at Piha">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Rakai Jacob Thompson. RNZ / Robin Martin The family of a Taranaki teenager killed by a friend – who he looked upon as an older brother – says they have lost a loving son, protective brother and cherished moko. Rakai Jacob Thompson was jailed for five years for the manslaughter of ... <a title="Taranaki man jailed for killing friend who looked upon him as an older brother" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/taranaki-man-jailed-for-killing-friend-who-looked-upon-him-as-an-older-brother/" aria-label="Read more about Taranaki man jailed for killing friend who looked upon him as an older brother">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Benedict Ong complained about the staff member to the council’s chief executive and two journalists. Supplied A Dunedin City councillor was in serious breach of the council’s code of conduct when he publicly criticised a staff member, an independent investigator has found. Benedict Ong sent an email complaining about the staff ... <a title="Public criticism of staff by Dunedin City councillor serious breach of code of conduct" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/public-criticism-of-staff-by-dunedin-city-councillor-serious-breach-of-code-of-conduct/" aria-label="Read more about Public criticism of staff by Dunedin City councillor serious breach of code of conduct">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Jevon McSkimming was sentenced in December to nine months of home detention. RNZ/Samuel Rillstone Police Commissioner Richard Chambers asked disgraced former Deputy Commissioner Jevon McSkimming for a “swift reimbursement” of funds used to pay for up to 10 stays at hotels in Wellington during an affair. Chambers wrote to McSkimming last ... <a title="Jevon McSkimming asked to pay back taxpayer-funded hotel nights with Ms Z" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/jevon-mcskimming-asked-to-pay-back-taxpayer-funded-hotel-nights-with-ms-z/" aria-label="Read more about Jevon McSkimming asked to pay back taxpayer-funded hotel nights with Ms Z">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Crusaders’ forward Kershawl Sykes-Martin is one of the players reported to have been involved in the dust-up in training. Joe Allison Days after a significant loss to the Blues, tensions rose at Crusaders training on Tuesday with reports of punches thrown. Stuff is reporting prop Kershawl Sykes-Martin and lock Will Tucker ... <a title="Rugby: Crusaders teammates trade punches as tensions spill over at training" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/rugby-crusaders-teammates-trade-punches-as-tensions-spill-over-at-training/" aria-label="Read more about Rugby: Crusaders teammates trade punches as tensions spill over at training">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Education Minister Erica Stanford has often been tipped as a possible leadership contender. RNZ / Marika Khabazi Education Minister Erica Stanford has been damning in her assessment of last week’s disastrous poll result for National, calling it a “bad week” for the party and for the caucus. Speculation has been swirling ... <a title="National Party politicians rule out leadership bid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/national-party-politicians-rule-out-leadership-bid/" aria-label="Read more about National Party politicians rule out leadership bid">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The move-on powers announced in February will mean police can move on rough sleepers or people displaying disorderly behaviour as young as 14-years-old. RNZ / Richard Tindiller The Wellington region’s mayors, as well as iwi, church and social support agency leaders, say the government’s proposed move-on orders are not welcome in ... <a title="Move-on orders ‘not welcome here’, Wellington leaders say" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/move-on-orders-not-welcome-here-wellington-leaders-say/" aria-label="Read more about Move-on orders ‘not welcome here’, Wellington leaders say">Read more</a>
