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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The electric guitar Kurt Cobain played in Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ video is expected to sell for more than US$7 million at auction in New York later this month. The left-handed 1969 Fender Competition Mustang, which Cobain bought just before the release of the genre-defining album Nevermind, is among hundreds ... <a title="Kurt Cobain’s Smells Like Teen Spirit guitar goes up for sale" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/kurt-cobains-smells-like-teen-spirit-guitar-goes-up-for-sale/" aria-label="Read more about Kurt Cobain’s Smells Like Teen Spirit guitar goes up for sale">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Rough sleepers in New Plymouth, in Northland rough sleepers are typically waiting for more than 800 days for a home through Housing First. RNZ / Robin Martin In Northland, rough sleepers typically wait more than 800 days for a home through the Housing First. The nationwide programme helps chronically homeless people ... <a title="Northland rough sleepers face more than 800 day wait for home through Housing First" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/northland-rough-sleepers-face-more-than-800-day-wait-for-home-through-housing-first/" aria-label="Read more about Northland rough sleepers face more than 800 day wait for home through Housing First">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Rain forecast for 4pm Wednesday. MetService A weather alert has been issued as a tropical storm nears the north of the country. A tropical low is expected to lie north of New Zealand on Wednesday afternoon, bringing southeast gales and heavy rain to the north. MetService has issued a strong wind ... <a title="Weather: Strong winds, heavy rain loom as tropical low nears New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/weather-strong-winds-heavy-rain-loom-as-tropical-low-nears-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Weather: Strong winds, heavy rain loom as tropical low nears New Zealand">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sam Tanner and Sam Ruthe, 800m, Potts Classic, Mitre 10 Park, Hastings. Kerry Marshall/Photosport Sam Ruthe has set the world alight with his speed but he’s far from the only Kiwi track and field athlete making waves right now When RNZ sports reporter Grant Chapman was a budding athlete in the ... <a title="Athletics comes out of hibernation in New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/athletics-comes-out-of-hibernation-in-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Athletics comes out of hibernation in New Zealand">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The government is seeking advice about how rescue helicopters are being deployed. Samuel Rillstone The government is seeking advice from police about how rescue helicopters are being deployed. RNZ has reported on Fire and Emergency lines rescue teams who do cliff rescues, who are upset they must go through police to ... <a title="Government seeks information from police on rescue helicopter deployment after complaints" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/government-seeks-information-from-police-on-rescue-helicopter-deployment-after-complaints/" aria-label="Read more about Government seeks information from police on rescue helicopter deployment after complaints">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An Air Chathams plane. RNZ / Robin Martin Regional airline Air Chathams has announced it is introducing a $20 fuel surcharge on all flights due to increased aviation fuel prices. The announcement came a few hours after Air New Zealand raised its fare prices on Tuesday, adding it could be forced ... <a title="Air Chathams announces $20 fuel surcharge on fares" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/air-chathams-announces-20-fuel-surcharge-on-fares/" aria-label="Read more about Air Chathams announces $20 fuel surcharge on fares">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Otago Peninsula Biodiversity Group chairperson Hoani Langsbury is congratulating the community for reaching possum free, saying it would not have been possible without them. Supplied Otago Peninsula has been officially declared possum-free after years of hard mahi. The milestone was officially marked on Tuesday with more than 24,000 possums removed from ... <a title="Otago Peninsula officially declared possum free" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/otago-peninsula-officially-declared-possum-free/" aria-label="Read more about Otago Peninsula officially declared possum free">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Immigration New Zealand says 47 staff members have faced disciplinary action in the last five years for breaching its integrity standards. It has investigated 146 allegations over the same period. INZ would not go into details, but said integrity matters could range from dishonesty and not declaring conflicts of interest, ... <a title="Immigration NZ investigated 146 allegations against staff in five years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/immigration-nz-investigated-146-allegations-against-staff-in-five-years/" aria-label="Read more about Immigration NZ investigated 146 allegations against staff in five years">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sunita Torrance (right), who goes by the stage name Coco Flash, and Daniel Lockett, also known as Erika Flash, hosted roughly 250 Rainbow Storytime events in New Zealand. Supplied Sunita Torrance grew up in the rural Taranaki town of Stratford feeling largely distant from her Indian heritage. The 46-year-old was born ... <a title="Indian drag artist on embracing her past, fighting for her future" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/indian-drag-artist-on-embracing-her-past-fighting-for-her-future/" aria-label="Read more about Indian drag artist on embracing her past, fighting for her future">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Federated Farmers arable chair David Birkett. RNZ / Conan Young Farmers are getting nervous about the rising cost of fuel and fertiliser with the impact already being felt on farm. The conflict in the Middle East has pushed up the price of oil which has been reflected in the price at ... <a title="Farmers fear double whammy of rising fuel and fertiliser costs from Middle East conflict" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/farmers-fear-double-whammy-of-rising-fuel-and-fertiliser-costs-from-middle-east-conflict/" aria-label="Read more about Farmers fear double whammy of rising fuel and fertiliser costs from Middle East conflict">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Two vehicles parked on the cycle lane on Orly Avenue near Māngere town centre. RNZ / Luka Forman A South Auckland man who was hit by a car while cycling believes drivers illegally parking on cycle lanes is a safety issue in the area. He said during busy periods some cycle ... <a title="Cyclists frustrated by drivers illegally parking on Auckland’s cycle lanes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/cyclists-frustrated-by-drivers-illegally-parking-on-aucklands-cycle-lanes/" aria-label="Read more about Cyclists frustrated by drivers illegally parking on Auckland’s cycle lanes">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon Christchurch Hospital is working on ways to manage an expected influx of patients sick with winter illnesses like Covid-19 and the flu, as the nurses’ union warns the emergency department is already bursting at the seams and understaffed. The Nurses Organisation said the hospital hit 108 percent ... <a title="Christchurch Hospital staffing ‘like moving the deck chairs around on the Titanic’, worker says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/christchurch-hospital-staffing-like-moving-the-deck-chairs-around-on-the-titanic-worker-says/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch Hospital staffing ‘like moving the deck chairs around on the Titanic’, worker says">Read more</a>
