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March 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Karaka’s whānau confirmed his death in a statement shared on social media. Combining the influences of Bob Marley and the music of their Polynesian heritage, Herbs were pioneers of a Pacific reggae sound. Born in 1950, Karaka co‑founded the band in Auckland in 1979 with Toni Fonoti, Spencer Fusimalohi and Fred ... <a title="Herbs frontman Dilworth Karaka dies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/08/herbs-frontman-dilworth-karaka-dies/" aria-label="Read more about Herbs frontman Dilworth Karaka dies">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The kayak was found washed up near Blaketown where a person was swept up. SUPPLIED/POLICE A Search and Rescue operation is continuing in Greymouth on Sunday after a person was swept out to sea. Emergency services got the call around 6pm on Saturday a person was swept out in the Greymouth/Blaketown ... <a title="Search continues in Greymouth after person swept out to sea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/08/search-continues-in-greymouth-after-person-swept-out-to-sea/" aria-label="Read more about Search continues in Greymouth after person swept out to sea">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern in the Pacific. SUPPLIED More than $5 million has been granted for a programme to eliminate cervical cancer across the Pacific, with the support of former Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern. The University of Auckland has found the incidence rate of cervical cancer is up ... <a title="University of Auckland supports $5m programme to eliminate cervical cancer in Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/08/university-of-auckland-supports-5m-programme-to-eliminate-cervical-cancer-in-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about University of Auckland supports $5m programme to eliminate cervical cancer in Pacific">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand MetService says there is a moderate chance of Southland’s heavy rain watch being upgraded to a warning. UnSplash/ Nechama Lock Downpours are set to strike the lower South Island, with Fiordland and Southland both under heavy rain watches. MetService warned that the rainfall could approach warning criteria. It said there was ... <a title="Mixed bag of weather set for South Island" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/08/mixed-bag-of-weather-set-for-south-island/" aria-label="Read more about Mixed bag of weather set for South Island">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Highways, hospitals, schools, etc: MPs agree politics is detrimental to infrastructure decision-making and things need to change, but can’t help getting political about it. VNP / Phil Smith Analysis – The centrepiece of Parliament’s week was a two-hour-long special debate on the recently released National Infrastructure Plan. The Plan is a ... <a title="The House: MPs agree infrastructure debate should be politics free" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/08/the-house-mps-agree-infrastructure-debate-should-be-politics-free/" aria-label="Read more about The House: MPs agree infrastructure debate should be politics free">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Oscar nominee Timothee Chalamet is the frontrunner to take home the golden statuette for Marty Supreme, but he definitely has not won fans in the ballet and opera worlds. In a town hall discussion late last month with Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey hosted by CNN and Variety, the 30-year-old Chalamet was ... <a title="Timothee Chalamet taken to task over opera, ballet dig" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/08/timothee-chalamet-taken-to-task-over-opera-ballet-dig/" aria-label="Read more about Timothee Chalamet taken to task over opera, ballet dig">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Lea Tahuhu has called time on her one-day international career. PHOTOSPORT The White Ferns all-time leading ODI wicket-taker Lea Tahuhu has announced her retirement from one-day international cricket. She will continue to be available for selection in the T20 format. Tahuhu has consistently been ranked inside the world’s top ten ODI ... <a title="White Ferns’ bowler Lea Tahuhu calls time on ODI career" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/08/white-ferns-bowler-lea-tahuhu-calls-time-on-odi-career/" aria-label="Read more about White Ferns’ bowler Lea Tahuhu calls time on ODI career">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ headlines the broadcasting minister’s response in the House. RNZ Mediawatch “There’s a power imbalance and it’s also off-the-record in an ‘under the desk’-style and I just find that dangerous,” former broadcasting minister Marian Hobbs told RNZ politics show The Whip last Wednesday. She was reacting to current broadcasting minister Paul ... <a title="Mediawatch: Fears of interference and influence in news" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/08/mediawatch-fears-of-interference-and-influence-in-news/" aria-label="Read more about Mediawatch: Fears of interference and influence in news">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Psychopaths might account for only about 1 percent of the general population, but they account for a disproportionate share of violent crime. Distinct from other conditions like sociopathy and antisocial personality disorder, psychopaths tend to show traits such as an absence of remorse or guilt, a lack of empathy and a ... <a title="Can psychopaths change?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/08/can-psychopaths-change/" aria-label="Read more about Can psychopaths change?">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Shore plover fledgling banded on Pitt Island. Supplied / Department of Conservation The Shore Plover Recovery Group has confirmed the first fledgling of the bird from Pitt Island in 150 years. Pitt Island is the second largest of the Chatham Islands, which the shore plover – also known as the tūturuatu ... <a title="First shore plover fledgling born on Pitt Island in 150 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/08/first-shore-plover-fledgling-born-on-pitt-island-in-150-years/" aria-label="Read more about First shore plover fledgling born on Pitt Island in 150 years">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Got questions? RNZ has launched a new podcast, [ https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/no-stupid-questions No Stupid Questions’], with Susan Edmunds. We’d love to hear more of your questions about money and the economy. You can send through written questions, like these ones, but even better, you can drop us a voice memo to our email ... <a title="Why do high earners get the pension? – Ask Susan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/08/why-do-high-earners-get-the-pension-ask-susan/" aria-label="Read more about Why do high earners get the pension? – Ask Susan">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Corey Peters was the defending champion from the Beijing Games four years ago. PHOTOSPORT Four-time Paralympic medalist Corey Peters has finished out of the medals in the men’s downhill sitting in his first Winter Paralympic Games event at Milano Cortina. The 42-year-old Kiwi was unable to defend the title he won ... <a title="New Zealand’s Corey Peters 5th in men’s downhill sitting at Paralympic Winter Games" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/08/new-zealands-corey-peters-5th-in-mens-downhill-sitting-at-paralympic-winter-games/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand’s Corey Peters 5th in men’s downhill sitting at Paralympic Winter Games">Read more</a>
