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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Adam Mazzola’s home was half a metre underwater in some parts during the peak of Monday’s flooding. Adam Mazzola Flood-hit residents on Wairarapa’s south coast are demanding action after a creek burst its banks during torrential rain. Low-lying homes in Whāngaimoana Beach were inundated when a severe storm swept across the ... <a title="Wairarapa residents want flood-protection action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/wairarapa-residents-want-flood-protection-action/" aria-label="Read more about Wairarapa residents want flood-protection action">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Health NZ Capital and Coast group director of operations Jamie Duncan said the scheme was about improving overall access to MRI scans. 123RF Health NZ says an initiative to give patients in the Greater Wellington region petrol vouchers to drive to Whanganui for an MRI scan is working to bring waiting ... <a title="Health NZ says petrol vouchers helping lower MRI waiting list in Greater Wellington" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/health-nz-says-petrol-vouchers-helping-lower-mri-waiting-list-in-greater-wellington/" aria-label="Read more about Health NZ says petrol vouchers helping lower MRI waiting list in Greater Wellington">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The camera on-board FV Emma Jane recorded images of a net being cut and a dead Hector’s dolphin sinking to the sea floor. RNZ / Alison Ballance A small fine meted out to an Otago fisher, who killed a Hector’s dolphin then lied to officials, underscores the failure to protect endangered ... <a title="Fine for unreported Hector’s dolphin death reveals toothless system, conservation group says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/fine-for-unreported-hectors-dolphin-death-reveals-toothless-system-conservation-group-says/" aria-label="Read more about Fine for unreported Hector’s dolphin death reveals toothless system, conservation group says">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Gloriavale compound on the West Coast. RNZ / Jean Edwards Senior government minister Louise Upston says she did not see anything on a visit to Gloriavale that caused concern about children’s safety at the West Coast Christian community. The Social Development Minister visited Gloriavale on 30 January where she met ... <a title="Social Development Minister says nothing suggests Gloriavale children unsafe following visit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/social-development-minister-says-nothing-suggests-gloriavale-children-unsafe-following-visit/" aria-label="Read more about Social Development Minister says nothing suggests Gloriavale children unsafe following visit">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Moriori Imi Settlement Trustees from left, Billy King, Tom Lanauze and Maui Solomon. Pokere Paewai/RNZ The Moriori Imi Settlement Trust allege the Crown has reneged on a promise to remain neutral on issues of tino rangatiratanga between them and Ngāti Mutunga o Wharekauri over the Chatham Islands. Descendants of both Moriori ... <a title="Moriori accuses Crown of not being neutral on issues with Ngāti Mutunga over Chatham Islands" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/moriori-accuses-crown-of-not-being-neutral-on-issues-with-ngati-mutunga-over-chatham-islands/" aria-label="Read more about Moriori accuses Crown of not being neutral on issues with Ngāti Mutunga over Chatham Islands">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The camera on-board FV Emma Jane recorded images of a net being cut and a dead Hector’s dolphin sinking to the sea floor. RNZ / Alison Ballance A small fine meted out to an Otago fisher, who killed a Hector’s dolphin then lied to officials, underscores the failure to protect endangered ... <a title="Fine for unreported Hector’s dolphin death reveals toothless system, coservation group says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/fine-for-unreported-hectors-dolphin-death-reveals-toothless-system-coservation-group-says/" aria-label="Read more about Fine for unreported Hector’s dolphin death reveals toothless system, coservation group says">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A plume of smoke rises from the Zayed Port following a reported Iranian strike in Abu Dhabi. AFP / RYAN LIM More than 3000 New Zealanders are in the Middle East as the Iran war continues. The US and Israel have been bombing Iran for almost one week, with Iran launching ... <a title="Over 3000 New Zealanders in the Middle East amidst conflict" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/over-3000-new-zealanders-in-the-middle-east-amidst-conflict/" aria-label="Read more about Over 3000 New Zealanders in the Middle East amidst conflict">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand White Ferns batter Brooke Halliday set the foundation for victory over Zimbabwe in the first ODI. www.photosport.nz The White Ferns have continued their dominance over Zimbabwe with a 180 run win in the first one-dayer in Dunedin. The hosts were sent in to bat and posted a very competitive total of ... <a title="White Ferns continue dominance oer Zimbabwe in women’s international – first ODI" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/white-ferns-continue-dominance-oer-zimbabwe-in-womens-international-first-odi/" aria-label="Read more about White Ferns continue dominance oer Zimbabwe in women’s international – first ODI">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand [sh] Call to lock in KiwiSaver withdrawal age as 65 123RF A prominent investor and director is calling for politicians to confirm that New Zealanders can count on getting their KiwiSaver when they turn 65. Fraser Whineray, former Mercury chief executive, has outlined a plan for how he would like to ... <a title="Call for politicians to confirm KiwiSaver members can have their money at 65" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/call-for-politicians-to-confirm-kiwisaver-members-can-have-their-money-at-65/" aria-label="Read more about Call for politicians to confirm KiwiSaver members can have their money at 65">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Finance Minister Nicola Willis says the economic impact of the war in the Middle East still isn’t clear. Energy prices have spiked because of supply concerns, while financial markets have been spooked by the conflict. The shipping lane in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital channel for ... <a title="Finance Minister Nicola Willis says economic impact from Middle East war isn’t clear" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/finance-minister-nicola-willis-says-economic-impact-from-middle-east-war-isnt-clear/" aria-label="Read more about Finance Minister Nicola Willis says economic impact from Middle East war isn’t clear">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand American Samoa’s Aaliyah Tu’ua and New Zealand’s Hannah Blake. Joshua Devenie / Phototek.nz The Football Ferns overcame their biggest test, so far, of the Oceania World Cup qualifiers when they defeated American Samoa 3-0 in the Solomon Islands on Thursday. In a battle between the top two sides in Group A, ... <a title="Football Ferns v American Samoa – FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifiers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/football-ferns-v-american-samoa-fifa-womens-world-cup-qualifiers/" aria-label="Read more about Football Ferns v American Samoa – FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifiers">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Inland Revenue say digital platforms use sophisticated algorithms to push content to people based on their search history. 123rf Commissioner Peter Mersi was used as part of a scam inviting people to a webinar on crypto tax changes 123rf Even the Commissioner of Inland Revenue cannot avoid being a target for ... <a title="Commissioner of Inland Revenue latest scam target" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/commissioner-of-inland-revenue-latest-scam-target/" aria-label="Read more about Commissioner of Inland Revenue latest scam target">Read more</a>
