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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Nick Monro There is growing alarm among youth advocates and law experts that at-risk children could be asked to leave a public area if they’re caught begging or sleeping. The government plans to give police the power to move on rough sleepers, beggars, or people displaying disorderly behaviour anywhere in public. ... <a title="Serious concerns at-risk youth will be caught up in government’s new move-on orders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/serious-concerns-at-risk-youth-will-be-caught-up-in-governments-new-move-on-orders/" aria-label="Read more about Serious concerns at-risk youth will be caught up in government’s new move-on orders">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ A Wellington business owner is accusing authorities of failing to do their jobs and allowing the owner of car parked illegally on Tory Street to do so on a semi-permanent basis. The businessman, who RNZ agreed not to identify, said he first noticed the car parked illegally in the time ... <a title="Authorities under fire for failure to deal with illegally parked car" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/authorities-under-fire-for-failure-to-deal-with-illegally-parked-car/" aria-label="Read more about Authorities under fire for failure to deal with illegally parked car">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand In 1993, Vivien Leonard decided Paeroa was the Antique Town of New Zealand. Ke-Xin Li/RNZ A train carriage turned house, racks of clown costumes, tools from decades past, plates and teacup-lined walls. These are the reminders of history you can find in Paeroa. With a population of 4600, the town markets ... <a title="Forget L&P – Paeroa is the ‘antique capital of New Zealand’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/forget-lp-paeroa-is-the-antique-capital-of-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Forget L&P – Paeroa is the ‘antique capital of New Zealand’">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Bus driver Rajnish Trehan was attacked by a passenger on the number 18 bus in the Auckland suburb of Avondale on Saturday, 7 September, 2024. Supplied It has been one and a half years since Auckland bus driver Rajnish Trehan was told by a violent and angry passenger he was a ... <a title="South Asians most targeted by racial abuse, police hate crime data reveals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/south-asians-most-targeted-by-racial-abuse-police-hate-crime-data-reveals/" aria-label="Read more about South Asians most targeted by racial abuse, police hate crime data reveals">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s Milly Clegg (L) and Solomon Islands’ Teisika Rotoava contest possession. photosport The Football Ferns have notched another landslide win at the second round of World Cup Oceania qualifying in Honiara to ensure they’ll line up in the semi-finals on home soil. Striker Hannah Blake scored a hat-trick as New ... <a title="Goal-hungry Football Ferns coast into OFC qualifying semi-finals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/goal-hungry-football-ferns-coast-into-ofc-qualifying-semi-finals/" aria-label="Read more about Goal-hungry Football Ferns coast into OFC qualifying semi-finals">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Florence Waaka (Te Arawa, Ngāi Tahu) with John Aramakatu, who has spent the past few months sleeping in the boot of his car in Christchurch’s red zone. Layla Bailey-McDowell / RNZ At Bexley’s Wetlands Grove, three dogs in a caravan bark enthusiastically, shoving their heads through an open window, jostling to ... <a title="Community forms in remains of Christchurch red zone" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/community-forms-in-remains-of-christchurch-red-zone/" aria-label="Read more about Community forms in remains of Christchurch red zone">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Independent or private schools grew roughly five times faster than public schools between 2020 and 2025. File photo. Supplied Parents are not being put off by the tens of thousands it can cost to send their kids to private schools. Government data shows that private, or independent, schools are growing at ... <a title="The lure of private (and pricey) education" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/the-lure-of-private-and-pricey-education/" aria-label="Read more about The lure of private (and pricey) education">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A navy vessel is seen sailing in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway through which much of the world’s oil and gas passes on March 1, 2026. SAHAR AL ATTAR / AFP A spike in the price of LNG because of conflict in Iran shows how risky the government’s plan ... <a title="Conflict in Iran shows ‘risk’ of government’s plan to import LNG as back-up to Taranaki facility" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/conflict-in-iran-shows-risk-of-governments-plan-to-import-lng-as-back-up-to-taranaki-facility/" aria-label="Read more about Conflict in Iran shows ‘risk’ of government’s plan to import LNG as back-up to Taranaki facility">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Quin Tauetau The government says a new survey shows its traffic light system for those on a job seeker benefit is working as planned. In August 2024, the coalition set up a traffic light system – alongside sanctions – for beneficiaries who don’t meet their obligations. Social Development and ... <a title="Beneficiaries responding to traffic light system, government says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/beneficiaries-responding-to-traffic-light-system-government-says/" aria-label="Read more about Beneficiaries responding to traffic light system, government says">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Global Retail Marketplace, which bought GrabOne in 2021, went into liquidation last October. Screenshot Wellington business Paradigm Group has bought the GrabOne brand and assets. It relaunches on Tuesday, offering vouchers for discounts at local businesses. Global Retail Marketplace, which bought GrabOne in 2021, went into liquidation last October. At the ... <a title="GrabOne relaunches under new owners" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/grabone-relaunches-under-new-owners/" aria-label="Read more about GrabOne relaunches under new owners">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Navy ship sank in October 2024 off the coast of Samoa after hitting a reef. Supplied / Profile Boats A retired law professor who’s sat on military court panels believes the charges laid in relation to the sinking of the HMNZS Manawanui are unprecedented. The Navy ship sank in October ... <a title="Naval officers charged over HMNZS Manawanui sinking ‘unprecedented’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/naval-officers-charged-over-hmnzs-manawanui-sinking-unprecedented/" aria-label="Read more about Naval officers charged over HMNZS Manawanui sinking ‘unprecedented’">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A British father and son cycling around the globe to achieve a double world record say drivers in New Zealand are the worst they have encountered across 24 countries. Joshua, 23, and George Kohler, 57, have cycled thousands of kilometres along Europe’s cycleways, through the mountain corridors of the ancient Silk ... <a title="Duo biking around the world say NZ drivers are the most aggro" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/duo-biking-around-the-world-say-nz-drivers-are-the-most-aggro/" aria-label="Read more about Duo biking around the world say NZ drivers are the most aggro">Read more</a>
