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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf / Supplied images Dairy co-operative Fonterra says the $4.22 billion sale of its Mainland Group to Lactalis is unconditional, with the sale expected to be completed by the end of the month. Fonterra said all required regulatory approvals and sale conditions had been satisfied in order to separate from Mainland ... <a title="Fonterra’s $4.22 billion sale of its Mainland Group to Lactalis unconditional" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/fonterras-4-22-billion-sale-of-its-mainland-group-to-lactalis-unconditional/" aria-label="Read more about Fonterra’s $4.22 billion sale of its Mainland Group to Lactalis unconditional">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Alice Robinson competes in the Women’s Super G event. FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP New Zealand skier Alice Robinson has to finish at least second in the final race of the season to have any chance of claiming the overall super-G title, after placing fourth in the penultimate round in Val di ... <a title="NZ skier Alice Robinson in two-way battle for super-G title" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/nz-skier-alice-robinson-in-two-way-battle-for-super-g-title/" aria-label="Read more about NZ skier Alice Robinson in two-way battle for super-G title">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. Supplied / Regan Ingley A single return sailing had to be cancelled on the Interislander’s Kaiārahi ferry after an intermittent technical fault was discovered just hours before a scheduled maintenance layby. Interislander operations general manager Taru Sawhney said Kaiārahi was berthing in Wellington around 2.30am on Saturday morning when ... <a title="Interislander sailing cancelled after technical fault found" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/interislander-sailing-cancelled-after-technical-fault-found/" aria-label="Read more about Interislander sailing cancelled after technical fault found">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Marika Khabazi Petrol stations across the country are seeing a surge of drivers filling up as tensions in the Middle East push the global oil prices higher. Over the weekend, RNZ spoke to drivers queuing at a petrol station to get in before the price goes up. “The later I leave ... <a title="Drivers flock to pumps as concern grows over fuel prices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/drivers-flock-to-pumps-as-concern-grows-over-fuel-prices/" aria-label="Read more about Drivers flock to pumps as concern grows over fuel prices">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police have ramped up recruitment efforts in Auckland with hopes to bring more Kiwis into the force, and tempt those currently working in Australia to return home. They partnered with ‘Round the Bays’ in Auckland on Sunday, announcing that more recruit wings were coming to the city. New Zealand Police’s Deputy ... <a title="Police ramp up recruitment efforts in Auckland as drain to Australia slows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/police-ramp-up-recruitment-efforts-in-auckland-as-drain-to-australia-slows/" aria-label="Read more about Police ramp up recruitment efforts in Auckland as drain to Australia slows">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Government’s second Emissions Reduction Plan – ERP2 – will be the focal point for a trial being held at Wellington High Court. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Two environmental groups are taking the government to court over the country’s second Emissions Reduction Plan and its ‘risky’ reliance on trees. The verdict ... <a title="Landmark case could force rewrite of emissions strategy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/landmark-case-could-force-rewrite-of-emissions-strategy/" aria-label="Read more about Landmark case could force rewrite of emissions strategy">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Paul Coll in action at the New Zealand Open in Christchurch. photosport Squash star Paul Coll defended his New Zealand Open title in Christchurch on Sunday, with a dominant 11-7, 11-2, 11-5 victory over Egyptian teenager Mohamad Zakaria in the final. It’s the Kiwi’s third successive New Zealand Open triumph. Zakaria ... <a title="Kiwi Paul Coll wins third NZ Squash Open title" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/kiwi-paul-coll-wins-third-nz-squash-open-title/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwi Paul Coll wins third NZ Squash Open title">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf.com – RNZ / Composite Image – RNZ A public health expert says New Zealand is in its ninth wave of Covid-19. The latest Health New Zealand figures show 50 hospitalisations and 19 deaths with the virus in the past week. With booster uptake falling and little tracking of long Covid, ... <a title="Ninth wave of Covid-19 suggests wane in immunity, expert says everyone must ‘act to reduce impact’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/ninth-wave-of-covid-19-suggests-wane-in-immunity-expert-says-everyone-must-act-to-reduce-impact/" aria-label="Read more about Ninth wave of Covid-19 suggests wane in immunity, expert says everyone must ‘act to reduce impact’">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand By Graeme Acton, Asia Media Centre This week’s 11th Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi decided to take the Taiwan Strait issue seriously. GREG BAKER/AFP If China decides to attack Taiwan, what exactly does the rest of the world do? Graeme Acton is at the 2026 Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi. It’s ... <a title="Raisina: The Taiwan Strait Issue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/raisina-the-taiwan-strait-issue/" aria-label="Read more about Raisina: The Taiwan Strait Issue">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand XIV Commonwealth games opening ceremony, Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand, 24 January 1990. Photosport Despite its dominance of last month’s Halberg Awards, athletics looms as a possible weak link in a bid to host the 2034 Commonwealth Games. Track and field holds pride of place in past New Zealand success ... <a title="Concern over suitable athletics venue for 2034 NZ Commonwealth Games hosting bid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/concern-over-suitable-athletics-venue-for-2034-nz-commonwealth-games-hosting-bid/" aria-label="Read more about Concern over suitable athletics venue for 2034 NZ Commonwealth Games hosting bid">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Paula Miles has “advanced notice” that her days are numbered. “I’ve been shoulder tapped and said, ‘hey, you know, look out, this is coming sooner rather than later’.” Miles was originally diagnosed with breast cancer 14 years ago, aged 56. She had some years cancer free before it returned in her ... <a title="What it’s like living with cancer, rather than dying from cancer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/what-its-like-living-with-cancer-rather-than-dying-from-cancer/" aria-label="Read more about What it’s like living with cancer, rather than dying from cancer">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone An obstacle course of road cones throughout Hutt City may be frustrating residents, but the agencies responsible for them say its short term pain for long term gain. Across Hutt City Council, Greater Wellington and the Transport Agency there are multiple projects underway in Lower Hutt to ... <a title="Hutt roadworks traffic chaos: Short term pain for long term gain – mayor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/hutt-roadworks-traffic-chaos-short-term-pain-for-long-term-gain-mayor/" aria-label="Read more about Hutt roadworks traffic chaos: Short term pain for long term gain – mayor">Read more</a>
