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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Worksafe said hazardous chemicals management was the most significant area of concern, followed by machinery safety issues and working in and around vehicles. 123rf WorkSafe is mostly content with the health and safety of hundreds of orchards it visited late last year, but warns some farmers are still making risky decisions ... <a title="Most orchards pass health and safety checks, but chemicals and machinery risks remain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/most-orchards-pass-health-and-safety-checks-but-chemicals-and-machinery-risks-remain/" aria-label="Read more about Most orchards pass health and safety checks, but chemicals and machinery risks remain">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand More than 2500 cases have been recalled. Supplied / MPI Alcohol Healthwatch’s Executive Director has said he was “horrified” after thousands of Steinlager beer bottles were mislabelled as alcohol free. Andrew Galloway said he would like to see a strong regulatory response after the incident. Food Safety New Zealand Deputy Director ... <a title="Alcohol Healthwatch ‘horrified’ after Steinlager beer mislabelled" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/alcohol-healthwatch-horrified-after-steinlager-beer-mislabelled/" aria-label="Read more about Alcohol Healthwatch ‘horrified’ after Steinlager beer mislabelled">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon Warning: Contains content about sexual offending against children. A Dunedin man has been jailed for distributing photos and videos showing the sexual exploitation of young children. Hamish Mitchell-Wood was sentenced to two years and nine months’ jail when he appeared in the Christchurch District Court on Thursday ... <a title="Hamish Mitchell-Wood jailed for distributing photos, videos showing sexual exploitation of children" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/hamish-mitchell-wood-jailed-for-distributing-photos-videos-showing-sexual-exploitation-of-children/" aria-label="Read more about Hamish Mitchell-Wood jailed for distributing photos, videos showing sexual exploitation of children">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Broadcasting Minister Paul Goldsmith confirmed on Thursday the board chair of TVNZ contacted him after the police minister expressed dissatisfaction with a 1News story about gang numbers. RNZ / Mark Papalii Broadcasting minister Paul Goldsmith says he “may have grunted” at TVNZ’s board chair after Andrew Barclay raised a crime story ... <a title="Broadcasting Minister Paul Goldsmith says he ‘may have grunted’ at TVNZ chair" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/broadcasting-minister-paul-goldsmith-says-he-may-have-grunted-at-tvnz-chair/" aria-label="Read more about Broadcasting Minister Paul Goldsmith says he ‘may have grunted’ at TVNZ chair">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Asia Pacific Report A new documentary film on the devastating “ecocide” happening in West Papua will be screened at a weekend solidarity forum in Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau this weekend. The 90m feature film, Pesta Babi (“The Pig Feast”) — Colonialism In Our Time, produced by award-winning Papuan journalist Victor Mambor and directed by Dandhy Dwi ... <a title="Devastating new ‘ecocide’ film to premiere at West Papua solidarity forum weekend" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/devastating-new-ecocide-film-to-premiere-at-west-papua-solidarity-forum-weekend/" aria-label="Read more about Devastating new ‘ecocide’ film to premiere at West Papua solidarity forum weekend">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ruapuke Island whānau at the High Court in April 2025. Supplied/Ruapuke whānau Whānau from Ruapuke Island near Bluff have, again, won customary marine title (CMT) over the waters surrounding Te Ara a Kiwa/Foveaux Strait – the first claimants to do so under stricter rules. In a judgement released on 26 February, ... <a title="High Court recognises Ruapuke Island Marine Title again after revised legal tests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/high-court-recognises-ruapuke-island-marine-title-again-after-revised-legal-tests/" aria-label="Read more about High Court recognises Ruapuke Island Marine Title again after revised legal tests">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Yellow smoke fills the air as an American flag is raised at the start of a Proud Boys rally at Delta Park in Portland, Oregon on September 26, 2020. AFP / Maranie R Staab New Zealand’s spy agency did not believe the US far-right group Proud Boys met the threshold to ... <a title="NZ spy agency put US far-right group Proud Boys on terrorist list despite not meeting threshold" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/nz-spy-agency-put-us-far-right-group-proud-boys-on-terrorist-list-despite-not-meeting-threshold/" aria-label="Read more about NZ spy agency put US far-right group Proud Boys on terrorist list despite not meeting threshold">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Paralympian skier Adam Hall during practice at the Skicenter Rienz – Toblach, South Tyrol Italy on Friday 27 February 2026. Photosport / Jeff Crowe The Winter Paralympics kick off in Milano Cortina on Saturday (NZT) and all eyes will be on Kiwis Adam Hall and Corey Peters. Hall and Peters are ... <a title="Winter Paralympics 2026: When does it start, how to watch and who is competing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/winter-paralympics-2026-when-does-it-start-how-to-watch-and-who-is-competing/" aria-label="Read more about Winter Paralympics 2026: When does it start, how to watch and who is competing">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora (HNZ) is scrambling to pay about 5500 staff in Waikato after a payment glitch. RNZ / Peter de Graaf One of the thousands of North Island health workers who were not paid overnight has been dipping into her son’s bank account while she has just ... <a title="About 5500 Waikato Health New Zealand staff not paid overnight due to glitch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/about-5500-waikato-health-new-zealand-staff-not-paid-overnight-due-to-glitch/" aria-label="Read more about About 5500 Waikato Health New Zealand staff not paid overnight due to glitch">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A blockage in the plant’s outfall pipe led to a backflow of sewage into the plant, shutting it down and forcing the closure of beaches along the city’s South Coast as up to 70 million litres of untreated sewage was sent into the sea each day. RNZ / Krystal Gibbens Wellington ... <a title="Moa Point wastewater plant replacement equipment not yet ordered, Wellington Water says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/moa-point-wastewater-plant-replacement-equipment-not-yet-ordered-wellington-water-says/" aria-label="Read more about Moa Point wastewater plant replacement equipment not yet ordered, Wellington Water says">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the action as the Football Ferns take on American Samoa at National Stadium, Honiara in the Solomon Islands. Thursday’s match follows Tuesday’s 8-0 victory over the Solomon Islands – their second World Cup qualifying match win. The Ferns have officially qualified for Round 3 of the OFC Women’s World ... <a title="Live: Football Ferns v American Samoa – FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifiers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/live-football-ferns-v-american-samoa-fifa-womens-world-cup-qualifiers/" aria-label="Read more about Live: 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 Newly appointed All Blacks coach Dave Rennie. Photosport The former mayor of Upper Hutt says the appointment of new All Blacks coach Dave Rennie is a moment of immense pride for the community that helped shape him. On Wednesday, Rennie was named the new All Blacks head coach through to the ... <a title="Upper Hutt’s pride: The making of new All Blacks coach Dave Rennie" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/upper-hutts-pride-the-making-of-new-all-blacks-coach-dave-rennie/" aria-label="Read more about Upper Hutt’s pride: The making of new All Blacks coach Dave Rennie">Read more</a>
