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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Rotokawa Geothermal Power Station. Mercury With geothermal energy exploration underway and torrefied wood pellets already in use, New Zealand could look to turn away from fossil fuels It’s already used to rear fish, grow flowers and to lure tourists, but a site near Taupō is the world-leading next step in geothermal ... <a title="How supercritical geothermal energy could change our future" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/how-supercritical-geothermal-energy-could-change-our-future/" aria-label="Read more about How supercritical geothermal energy could change our future">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand [liveblog ]https://rnz.liveblog.pro/lb-rnz/blogs/69a55551b6f113bca370435e/index.html Follow the latest with our live blog above US President Donald Trump is warning what he is describing as ‘a big wave’ is still to come in the war with Iran. Speaking to CNN, Trump said the US hasn’t even begun to hit the Iranian regime hard yet. Missile ... <a title="Live: Trump says ‘big wave’ in Iran is yet to come as conflict widens" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/live-trump-says-big-wave-in-iran-is-yet-to-come-as-conflict-widens/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Trump says ‘big wave’ in Iran is yet to come as conflict widens">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington’s mayor says making building cheaper through a one-stop shop for consents and fixing the failed Moa Point plant will be part of a three-year council plan. On Tuesday morning, the council released a triennium plan for the first time in nearly a decade. It outlined a range of policy ideas ... <a title="Wellington council releases first triennium plan in almost a decade" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/wellington-council-releases-first-triennium-plan-in-almost-a-decade/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington council releases first triennium plan in almost a decade">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf Dozens of previously unknown faultlines have been discovered under Auckland – and new work is set to find out if they are likely to cause quakes. Scientists will soon start to dig trenches across some of the lines to see if they are active. So far the discovery has not ... <a title="Previously unknown faultlines discovered in Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/previously-unknown-faultlines-discovered-in-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Previously unknown faultlines discovered in Auckland">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A montage of pictures shows the phases of the Blood Moon Total Lunar Eclipse as it is seen in Depok City, West Java province, Indonesia, on September 8, 2025. Aditya Irawan / NurPhoto via AFP A total lunar eclipse is taking place tonight – and New Zealand has the “best seat ... <a title="Only lunar eclipse of 2026 taking place tonight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/only-lunar-eclipse-of-2026-taking-place-tonight/" aria-label="Read more about Only lunar eclipse of 2026 taking place tonight">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Consumers’ appetite to spend is growing but many are still struggling to meet their loan repayment obligations. Data from credit reporting firm Centrix shows consumer credit demand is up 8.3 percent compared to a year ago, driven in large part by mortgage holders shopping around for a better deal and ... <a title="Personal loan arrears hit 10-year high as people struggle to meet repayment obligations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/personal-loan-arrears-hit-10-year-high-as-people-struggle-to-meet-repayment-obligations/" aria-label="Read more about Personal loan arrears hit 10-year high as people struggle to meet repayment obligations">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Echo chief executive Patrick Moynahan, right. Supplied. The country’s biggest e-waste recycling company is expanding its footprint. Echo Technology is acquiring BMS, a specialist in secure data storage disposal and the refurbishment and resale of end‑of‑life IT equipment. The acquisition price was not disclosed. BMS, founded by Stephen Westcott‑Jones, focuses on ... <a title="Echo Technology expands footprint, acquires new company" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/echo-technology-expands-footprint-acquires-new-company/" aria-label="Read more about Echo Technology expands footprint, acquires new company">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow the latest with our live blog above Israel and the US have begun a fresh waves of strikes on Iran, with Israel saying it is continuing large-scale strikes against targets across Tehran. The US military says it has sunk nine Iranian warships and is “going after the rest” in attacks ... <a title="US-Israeli strikes on Iran could last ‘weeks’, 48 Iranian leaders and 3 US soldiers killed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/us-israeli-strikes-on-iran-could-last-weeks-48-iranian-leaders-and-3-us-soldiers-killed/" aria-label="Read more about US-Israeli strikes on Iran could last ‘weeks’, 48 Iranian leaders and 3 US soldiers killed">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle When I heard the terrible news that the Americans and Israelis had killed more than 165 children this week in an elementary school in Minab in Southern Iran it took me back to a wonderful day I spent in Isfahan in 2018. ... <a title="Eugene Doyle: Minab school massacre – hands off the children of Iran, Donald Trump" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/eugene-doyle-minab-school-massacre-hands-off-the-children-of-iran-donald-trump/" aria-label="Read more about Eugene Doyle: Minab school massacre – hands off the children of Iran, Donald Trump">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Gordon Campbell Funny . . . back when Russia invaded Ukraine, New Zealand didn’t wait for Vladimir Putin to tell us whether his acts of aggression were legal under international law. Instead, we immediately decided the invasion was illegal, and forthrightly condemned Russia’s actions at the time, and ever since. Different story when ... <a title="Gordon Campbell: Why the US has no credible reason or credible end game for its war on Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/gordon-campbell-why-the-us-has-no-credible-reason-or-credible-end-game-for-its-war-on-iran/" aria-label="Read more about Gordon Campbell: Why the US has no credible reason or credible end game for its war on Iran">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Asia Pacific Report Iran’s ambassador to New Zealand says the joint US and Israeli strikes on his country need stronger condemnation, reports TV1 News. Ambassador Reza Nazar Ahari described the strikes as “explicit aggression” and a violation of the UN Charter. “There is no doubt about it, and it deserves a very clear type of ... <a title="‘Explicit aggression’ against Iran needs clear condemnation, envoy tells NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/explicit-aggression-against-iran-needs-clear-condemnation-envoy-tells-nz/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Explicit aggression’ against Iran needs clear condemnation, envoy tells NZ">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The incident happened at Ellerslie Train Station (file image). RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly Police have made the arrests, but now they are trying to find the victim after an aggravated robbery in Auckland. They say a group of six people allegedly threatened a woman at Ellerslie Train Station on Monday afternoon ... <a title="Police looking for victim of alleged aggravated robbery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/police-looking-for-victim-of-alleged-aggravated-robbery/" aria-label="Read more about Police looking for victim of alleged aggravated robbery">Read more</a>
