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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Britney Spears was arrested Wednesday night (local time), according to information from Ventura County, California authorities. Booking information obtained by CNN shows that the pop superstar was stopped by the California Highway Patrol (CHP) around 9.30pm, was booked shortly after 3am, Thursday and later released. CHP public information officer Ryan Ayers ... <a title="Britney Spears arrested in California" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/britney-spears-arrested-in-california/" aria-label="Read more about Britney Spears arrested in California">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A New Zealander is one of two women facing an Australian court after an alleged attempt to import 38 kilograms of methamphetamine by hiding it under some towels in suitcases. In December, an Australian and the New Zealander, both aged 35, were stopped for a targeted bag exam by Sydney border ... <a title="Watch: NZ woman’s brazen meth-smuggling attempt discovered at Sydney border" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/watch-nz-womans-brazen-meth-smuggling-attempt-discovered-at-sydney-border/" aria-label="Read more about Watch: NZ woman’s brazen meth-smuggling attempt discovered at Sydney border">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Oranga Tamariki’s second boot camp will have 10 teenagers volunteering to live at Palmerston North’s youth justice facility. 123RF Oranga Tamariki’s second boot camp that begins on Monday next week will be longer in the lock-up phase and have more staff but still have only pilot status. The second military-style academy ... <a title="Second Oranga Tamariki boot camp will see youth stay four months instead of three" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/second-oranga-tamariki-boot-camp-will-see-youth-stay-four-months-instead-of-three/" aria-label="Read more about Second Oranga Tamariki boot camp will see youth stay four months instead of three">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand [brightcove] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6390401519112 For the first time in several years the modern Kurahaupō waka has gone on public display after being moved overland from Levin to Aratoi Museum in Masterton. The waka was built and launched to celebrate 150 years of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1990 and while it was not ... <a title="Kurahaupō waka goes on display at Masterton’s Aratoi Museum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/kurahaupo-waka-goes-on-display-at-mastertons-aratoi-museum/" aria-label="Read more about Kurahaupō waka goes on display at Masterton’s Aratoi Museum">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand After a couple of days of rough weather and some heavy rain, beaches all around Wellington’s south coast and in the inner harbour have been slapped with an unsuitable for swimming status. The problem isn’t confined to the capital. Many Auckland’s beaches are often unswimmable after rain, and Christchurch is looking ... <a title="How do you know if your beach is okay to swim at?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/how-do-you-know-if-your-beach-is-okay-to-swim-at/" aria-label="Read more about How do you know if your beach is okay to swim at?">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone A home is seriously damaged after a fire in Southland overnight. Fire and Emergency says the property in Mataura, near Gore, was well alight by the time crews arrived at about 9.15pm on Thursday. A spokesperson says nobody was home, but the house suffered extensive damage and ... <a title="House seriously damaged in overnight fire in Southland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/house-seriously-damaged-in-overnight-fire-in-southland/" aria-label="Read more about House seriously damaged in overnight fire in Southland">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Some mornings, you wake up and the dream is right there. Clear and vivid. You might still feel the emotion in your chest, and it can take a few minutes to remember where you are and what was real. Other mornings, you open your eyes and there is nothing. Just a ... <a title="Why do some of us remember dreams and others say they ‘don’t dream’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/why-do-some-of-us-remember-dreams-and-others-say-they-dont-dream/" aria-label="Read more about Why do some of us remember dreams and others say they ‘don’t dream’?">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Travel agents are helping their New Zealand clients get out of the Middle East. It has been almost a week since the US and Israel began bombing Iran, which is carrying out retaliatory strikes on US bases and embassies. Most commercial flights are not operating, with much of the region’s ... <a title="NZ travel agents helping clients escape Middle East conflict" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/nz-travel-agents-helping-clients-escape-middle-east-conflict/" aria-label="Read more about NZ travel agents helping clients escape Middle East conflict">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A man makes his way through debris littering a street following airstrikes in central Tehran, on March 4, 2026. AFP A look at the history, the players, and the early stages of global fallout from the war in Iran Acclaimed New Zealand foreign correspondent Anna Fifield was on the ground in ... <a title="What to know about the war in Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/what-to-know-about-the-war-in-iran/" aria-label="Read more about What to know about the war in Iran">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Taking the gravel road less travelled is one of the great joys of New Zealand’s longest running TV show, Country Calendar. The iconic show, which has arguably the country’s most recognisable theme tune, celebrates its 60th birthday this weekend. Host and director Dan Henry says Country Calendar has covered just about ... <a title="How has Country Calendar lasted 60 years on NZ TV?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/how-has-country-calendar-lasted-60-years-on-nz-tv/" aria-label="Read more about How has Country Calendar lasted 60 years on NZ TV?">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Travellers are being warned to check what they are actually covered for by insurance. RNZ Travellers are being warned to check what they are actually covered for by insurance if they cancel travel plans due to the conflict in the Middle East. Insurance and Financial Services Ombudsman Karen Stevens said people ... <a title="Why travel insurance might not help right now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/why-travel-insurance-might-not-help-right-now/" aria-label="Read more about Why travel insurance might not help right now">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand From top-left clockwise, Te Paea Selby-Rickit, Jane Watson, Whitney Souness, Gina Crampton. Photosport Several top Kiwi netballers preparing to play in Australia’s Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) league are still undecided about whether they will make themselves available for the Silver Ferns ahead of the sport’s biggest events. Nine current and former ... <a title="Several top Kiwi netballers undecided on Silver Ferns future" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/several-top-kiwi-netballers-undecided-on-silver-ferns-future/" aria-label="Read more about Several top Kiwi netballers undecided on Silver Ferns future">Read more</a>
