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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Michael Scott Rodger is on trial for murdering Richard Leman. RNZ / Nathan Mckinnon Crown prosecutors have been accused of being “underhanded and dishonest” by ignoring crucial evidence around the brutal killing of a Canterbury man, a High Court jury has heard. Michael Scott Rodger, 46, is accused of murdering Richard ... <a title="Leman murder trial: Closing arguments heard in High Court" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/leman-murder-trial-closing-arguments-heard-in-high-court/" aria-label="Read more about Leman murder trial: Closing arguments heard in High Court">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130J Hercules prepares to leave for the Middle East on 7 March. Kaye Albyt New Zealanders in the Middle East should attempt to leave by road or commercial flights as soon as it is safe to do so, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) ... <a title="Government working ‘around the clock’ to help New Zealanders stranded in Middle East" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/government-working-around-the-clock-to-help-new-zealanders-stranded-in-middle-east/" aria-label="Read more about Government working ‘around the clock’ to help New Zealanders stranded in Middle East">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Dan Cook Do petrol prices rise faster when oil increases, than they fall when it drops? A number of motorists have got in touch with RNZ over the weekend, complaining that it appears that when the price of oil rises, petrol companies respond quickly with higher fuel prices. But ... <a title="‘Rockets and feathers’ effect: The phenomenon behind soaring gas prices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/rockets-and-feathers-effect-the-phenomenon-behind-soaring-gas-prices/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Rockets and feathers’ effect: The phenomenon behind soaring gas prices">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand There are calls for a ban on social media for under 16’s in New Zealand. (File photo) NurPhoto via AFP Principals of two Auckland schools say they’ve had to hire counsellors specifically for dealing with the harm caused to children by social media. The principal of East Auckland’s Riverina Primary School, ... <a title="Schools bringing in counsellors to deal with harm caused by social media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/schools-bringing-in-counsellors-to-deal-with-harm-caused-by-social-media/" aria-label="Read more about Schools bringing in counsellors to deal with harm caused by social media">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s women’s team celebrate with the trophy after defeating Australia to win the HSBC SVNS Vancouver rugby sevens tournament. AFP / DON MACKINNON An injury-depleted Black Ferns Sevens side pulled off a hard fought victory over Australia in the Vancouver Sevens final on Monday. Reduced to just three players on ... <a title="Rugby: Injury-hit Black Ferns Sevens outlast Australia in Vancouver thriller" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/rugby-injury-hit-black-ferns-sevens-outlast-australia-in-vancouver-thriller/" aria-label="Read more about Rugby: Injury-hit Black Ferns Sevens outlast Australia in Vancouver thriller">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Duane Emeny, chief operating officer of Air Chathams. Sharon Brettkelly Airlines may have to cut the number of flights as they grapple with the soaring price of aviation fuel, according to the boss of a New Zealand airline. The chief executive of Air Chathams says the rising cost of oil is ... <a title="Airlines may look to cut flights as fuel prices soar, airline boss says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/airlines-may-look-to-cut-flights-as-fuel-prices-soar-airline-boss-says/" aria-label="Read more about Airlines may look to cut flights as fuel prices soar, airline boss says">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Trevor Bolton, failed to track or register the movements of cattle on and off his farms. (File photo) RNZ / Nate McKinnon A Kaikōura dairy farmer has been fined $35,000 for failing to register hundreds of cattle or track their movements on and off his farms. Trevor Ronald Bolton, 59, was ... <a title="Kaikōura farmer fined $35k for failing to register hundreds of cattle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/kaikoura-farmer-fined-35k-for-failing-to-register-hundreds-of-cattle/" aria-label="Read more about Kaikōura farmer fined $35k for failing to register hundreds of cattle">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Emirates Team New Zealand’s new AC75 sailing on Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf James Somerset Team New Zealand’s boat Taihoro is officially out of the shed and ready to hit the water ahead of next year’s America’s Cup. The team relaunched their AC75 at their Wynyard Point base in Auckland on Monday, a ... <a title="Taihoro reborn: Team NZ launches upgraded AC75 ahead of America’s Cup defence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/taihoro-reborn-team-nz-launches-upgraded-ac75-ahead-of-americas-cup-defence/" aria-label="Read more about Taihoro reborn: Team NZ launches upgraded AC75 ahead of America’s Cup defence">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Prime Minister continues to insist he has the backing of his party and colleagues, and that he has only discussed last week’s disastrous poll “in passing”. The Taypayers Union-Curia poll last week put National on 28.4 percent – its lowest result since he became leader. Speaking at his post-Cabinet media ... <a title="Luxon: Bad poll result ‘not a major focus’ for National" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/luxon-bad-poll-result-not-a-major-focus-for-national/" aria-label="Read more about Luxon: Bad poll result ‘not a major focus’ for National">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Papa was one of the locations visited by the tourist in February. CC4.0 A tourist who was in New Zealand while infected with measles visited Te Papa museum and the Wellington botanical gardens. On Sunday, Health New Zealand confirmed 13 other measles locations of interest linked to the traveller between ... <a title="Te Papa, botanical gardens added to measles locations of interest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/te-papa-botanical-gardens-added-to-measles-locations-of-interest/" aria-label="Read more about Te Papa, botanical gardens added to measles locations of interest">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Central Stags paceman Brett Randell captured global headlines after becoming the first player to claim a triple hat-trick in the 254-year history of first class cricket. www.photosport.nz After taking his fifth wicket in five balls, a perplexed Brett Randell looked to his teammates for an explanation. “What was going on? I ... <a title="‘What’s going on?’: Kiwi cricketer Brett Randell on the five-ball blitz that created history" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/whats-going-on-kiwi-cricketer-brett-randell-on-the-five-ball-blitz-that-created-history/" aria-label="Read more about ‘What’s going on?’: Kiwi cricketer Brett Randell on the five-ball blitz that created history">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Angus Dreaver A woman has a been charged with owning a dog that caused death to a person, after the death of a child last year. Four-year-old Timothy Tu’uaki Rolleston-Bryan died after a dog attack in Katikati in March 2025. At the time of his death, spokesperson for Tuapiro ... <a title="Woman charged after dog kills 4-year-old" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/woman-charged-after-dog-kills-4-year-old/" aria-label="Read more about Woman charged after dog kills 4-year-old">Read more</a>
