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March 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The oil spill is contained on Akaroa Harbour. Facebook/Environment Canterbury A Royal New Zealand Navy vessel has spilled hundreds of litres of oil into Akaroa Harbour on Saturday morning. About 200-300 litres of oil leaked from the HMNZS Te Kaha, due to a defect to an oil cooler on the ship’s ... <a title="NZ Navy’s HNZS Te Kaha leaks hundreds of litres of oil into Akaroa Harbour" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/08/nz-navys-hnzs-te-kaha-leaks-hundreds-of-litres-of-oil-into-akaroa-harbour/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Navy’s HNZS Te Kaha leaks hundreds of litres of oil into Akaroa Harbour">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER One person has died after a crash on State Highway 1, just north of Tūrangi, near Rawhira Road. The road remained closed and diversions were in place around the western side of Lake Taupō. Motorists were advised to continue avoiding the area. The past 24 hours have ... <a title="Five die during treacherous weekend on North Island roads" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/08/five-die-during-treacherous-weekend-on-north-island-roads/" aria-label="Read more about Five die during treacherous weekend on North Island roads">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2026
ANALYSIS: By Hana Saada In an era when images can circle the globe in seconds and newsrooms claim to uphold universal humanitarian principles; one might expect the killing of 165 schoolgirls inside a primary school to dominate international headlines. One would expect emergency debates, moral outrage, and relentless coverage. Yet in the southeastern Iranian city ... <a title="165 massacred schoolgirls in Iran – and the silence that exposes the West’s moral selectivity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/08/165-massacred-schoolgirls-in-iran-and-the-silence-that-exposes-the-wests-moral-selectivity/" aria-label="Read more about 165 massacred schoolgirls in Iran – and the silence that exposes the West’s moral selectivity">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A cache of firearms seized from a property in Gore in 2025. Supplied / NZ Police An IT project behind the overhaul of firearms regulations has been put on hold, due to uncertainty over what is needed. A Treasury report from last September, released this week, rated the ‘Arms Transformation’ project ... <a title="IT project behind overhaul of firearms regulations put on hold" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/08/it-project-behind-overhaul-of-firearms-regulations-put-on-hold/" aria-label="Read more about IT project behind overhaul of firearms regulations put on hold">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Climate Liberation Aotearoa’s Jen Olsen said all the figures show electric vehicles are a better option. AFP A climate activist says it is up to individuals to do the right thing if the government will not do more to reduce vehicle emissions. The government is considering scrapping the clean car standard, ... <a title="Activist urging individual action as government looks to scrap clean car standard" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/08/activist-urging-individual-action-as-government-looks-to-scrap-clean-car-standard/" aria-label="Read more about Activist urging individual action as government looks to scrap clean car standard">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The brand has grown to include household items such as jams, teas, wine and honey and is expected to continue beyond the partnership. “As ever is grateful for Netflix’s partnership through launch and our first year,” a spokesperson for As Ever said in a statement shared with CNN. “We have experienced ... <a title="Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and Netflix part ways" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/08/meghan-duchess-of-sussex-and-netflix-part-ways/" aria-label="Read more about Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and Netflix part ways">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police said initial indications are that there are serious injuries. RNZ / Marika Khabazi A two-vehicle crash just south of Motutere has closed State Highway 1. The crash was reported near Rawhira Road just after 1.10pm on Sunday. Police said initial indications were that there were serious injuries. Motorists have been ... <a title="Two-vehicle crash closes SH1 near Bay of Plenty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/08/two-vehicle-crash-closes-sh1-near-bay-of-plenty/" aria-label="Read more about Two-vehicle crash closes SH1 near Bay of Plenty">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Karaka’s whānau confirmed his death in a statement shared on social media. Combining the influences of Bob Marley and the music of their Polynesian heritage, Herbs were pioneers of a Pacific reggae sound. Born in 1950, Karaka co‑founded the band in Auckland in 1979 with Toni Fonoti, Spencer Fusimalohi and Fred ... <a title="Herbs frontman Dilworth Karaka dies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/08/herbs-frontman-dilworth-karaka-dies/" aria-label="Read more about Herbs frontman Dilworth Karaka dies">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The kayak was found washed up near Blaketown where a person was swept up. SUPPLIED/POLICE A Search and Rescue operation is continuing in Greymouth on Sunday after a person was swept out to sea. Emergency services got the call around 6pm on Saturday a person was swept out in the Greymouth/Blaketown ... <a title="Search continues in Greymouth after person swept out to sea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/08/search-continues-in-greymouth-after-person-swept-out-to-sea/" aria-label="Read more about Search continues in Greymouth after person swept out to sea">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern in the Pacific. SUPPLIED More than $5 million has been granted for a programme to eliminate cervical cancer across the Pacific, with the support of former Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern. The University of Auckland has found the incidence rate of cervical cancer is up ... <a title="University of Auckland supports $5m programme to eliminate cervical cancer in Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/08/university-of-auckland-supports-5m-programme-to-eliminate-cervical-cancer-in-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about University of Auckland supports $5m programme to eliminate cervical cancer in Pacific">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand MetService says there is a moderate chance of Southland’s heavy rain watch being upgraded to a warning. UnSplash/ Nechama Lock Downpours are set to strike the lower South Island, with Fiordland and Southland both under heavy rain watches. MetService warned that the rainfall could approach warning criteria. It said there was ... <a title="Mixed bag of weather set for South Island" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/08/mixed-bag-of-weather-set-for-south-island/" aria-label="Read more about Mixed bag of weather set for South Island">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Highways, hospitals, schools, etc: MPs agree politics is detrimental to infrastructure decision-making and things need to change, but can’t help getting political about it. VNP / Phil Smith Analysis – The centrepiece of Parliament’s week was a two-hour-long special debate on the recently released National Infrastructure Plan. The Plan is a ... <a title="The House: MPs agree infrastructure debate should be politics free" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/08/the-house-mps-agree-infrastructure-debate-should-be-politics-free/" aria-label="Read more about The House: MPs agree infrastructure debate should be politics free">Read more</a>
