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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand If the law was retrospectively passed it would effectively criminalise people who need help, not debt, Willie Jackson says. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Labour Party has changed its tune on legislation that would allow MSD to legally claw back welfare payments once someone has been backpaid for an ACC claim. ... <a title="Labour changes tune on welfare claw backs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/labour-changes-tune-on-welfare-claw-backs/" aria-label="Read more about Labour changes tune on welfare claw backs">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand John Minto at the Bridge of Remembrance in Christchurch. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Protesting could be banned from some parts of Christchurch, if one city councillor gets his way. The council will vote on Wednesday on a request staff investigate councillor Aaron Keown’s proposal to create protest-free zones at what he ... <a title="Christchurch could have protest-free zones at ‘sensitive sites’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/christchurch-could-have-protest-free-zones-at-sensitive-sites/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch could have protest-free zones at ‘sensitive sites’">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The child was injured by a dog which belonged to a family member who came to stay at their Waikato home. RNZ/Supplied A woman whose young daughter had part of her face bitten off by an aggressive dog can not understand why the animal has not been euthanised, a month after ... <a title="Dog not euthanised after biting off part of young girl’s face" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/dog-not-euthanised-after-biting-off-part-of-young-girls-face/" aria-label="Read more about Dog not euthanised after biting off part of young girl’s face">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The scent from the damaged plant has been plaguing much of Christchurch for years. New Zealand Defence Force from Wellington, New Zealand, CC BY 2.0 The Christchurch City Council is yet to clarify how sewage will be treated before being pumped into the ocean under a new plan designed to mitigate ... <a title="Questions remain over Christchurch sewage discharge plan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/questions-remain-over-christchurch-sewage-discharge-plan/" aria-label="Read more about Questions remain over Christchurch sewage discharge plan">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Seven weeks of weeding work at Lake Horowhenua has finished More than 400 tonnes of invasive weeds collected No easy fix for lake that for decades had sewage pumped into it. Raw sewage was pumped into Punahau Lake Horowhenua for decades, earning it the dubious reputation as one of New Zealand’s ... <a title="Hundreds of tonnes of weeds removed in Lake Horowhenua clean-up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/hundreds-of-tonnes-of-weeds-removed-in-lake-horowhenua-clean-up/" aria-label="Read more about Hundreds of tonnes of weeds removed in Lake Horowhenua clean-up">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Setu Tu scores a try for St George Illawarra Dragons in his NRL debut. Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images NZ Warriors are celebrating – not lamenting – the loss of powerhouse winger Setu Tu, after his impressive NRL debut for St George Illawarra Dragons. Tu, 27, was a star performer for the Warriors ... <a title="NRL: NZ Warriors ‘proud’ of former reserve-grader Setu Tu in Dragons debut" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/nrl-nz-warriors-proud-of-former-reserve-grader-setu-tu-in-dragons-debut/" aria-label="Read more about NRL: NZ Warriors ‘proud’ of former reserve-grader Setu Tu in Dragons debut">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Mark Papalii The government is brushing off accusations of naivety from the opposition over plans to pursue a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal as prices spike worldwide. The Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route connecting the Persian Gulf with open ocean, has effectively closed, after Iran said it ... <a title="No change to government’s LNG plans after global price spike" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/no-change-to-governments-lng-plans-after-global-price-spike/" aria-label="Read more about No change to government’s LNG plans after global price spike">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Project Jonah marine mammal medics and Department of Conservation staff respond to a Beaked whale stranded in St Heliers. Supplied / Project Jonah The Department of Conservation (DOC) has floated a whale back out to sea after it stranded on Auckland’s St Heliers Beach. The Shepherd’s beaked whale was spotted at ... <a title="Deep-sea whale re-floated after stranding on central Auckland beach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/deep-sea-whale-re-floated-after-stranding-on-central-auckland-beach/" aria-label="Read more about Deep-sea whale re-floated after stranding on central Auckland beach">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Mortgage advice and finance firm Squirrel is to stop offering personal loans. It has stopped accepting new loan appliations and from Monday would not invest in the personal loan investment class. It said its portfolio would run down naturally as borrowers repaid their loans. Chief executive David Cunningham said Squirrel started ... <a title="Squirrel to stop personal loans" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/squirrel-to-stop-personal-loans/" aria-label="Read more about Squirrel to stop personal loans">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Mitchell Barnett in possession. South Sydney Rabbitohs v One NZ Warriors. David Neilson/Photosport NRL: NZ Warriors v Sydney Roosters Kickoff: 8pm Friday, 6 March Go Media Stadium, Auckland Live blog updates on RNZ website NZ Warriors co-captain Mitch Barnett has missed the cut for his team’s NRL season-opener against Sydney Roosters ... <a title="NZ Warriors without captain Mitch Barnett for NRL season-opener against Sydney Roosters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/nz-warriors-without-captain-mitch-barnett-for-nrl-season-opener-against-sydney-roosters/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Warriors without captain Mitch Barnett for NRL season-opener against Sydney Roosters">Read more</a>
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March 3, 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 A New Zealander living very near a military base in the Middle East which is critical to the US says he feels safe enough for the moment – but his ... <a title="New Zealander in Abu Dhabi: ‘It’s a little bit hairy, but so far, so good’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/new-zealander-in-abu-dhabi-its-a-little-bit-hairy-but-so-far-so-good/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealander in Abu Dhabi: ‘It’s a little bit hairy, but so far, so good’">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Jock Davis. Facebook The family of a young man shot and killed by a hunter on Stewart Island last year say the hunter’s failure to identify his target has left them facing a “lifetime of hell”. Ashburton builder Paul William John Stevens, 39, has avoided jail time and instead been sentenced ... <a title="‘I miss Jock everyday’: Family of man killed while hunting left facing ‘lifetime of hell’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/i-miss-jock-everyday-family-of-man-killed-while-hunting-left-facing-lifetime-of-hell/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I miss Jock everyday’: Family of man killed while hunting left facing ‘lifetime of hell’">Read more</a>
