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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Tracy Neal The track to the country’s deepest natural sinkhole at the top of the South Island has been permanently closed because of safety concerns. Harwoods Hole, which is a nearly 180-metre deep vertical shaft, is part of a cave system in the Abel Tasman National Park. Department of ... <a title="Track to Harwoods Hole permanently closed over safety concerns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/track-to-harwoods-hole-permanently-closed-over-safety-concerns/" aria-label="Read more about Track to Harwoods Hole permanently closed over safety concerns">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Some patients with a rare disorder experience complications and have to rely on feeding tubes, intravenous fluids and strong pain killers. 123rf Health New Zealand has removed controversial recommendations that people suffering from a rare connective tissue disorder not be given certain treatments. It follows criticism from patients and advocacy groups. ... <a title="Health New Zealand removes new advice about Ehlers-Danlos syndromes and hypermobility spectrum disorder" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/health-new-zealand-removes-new-advice-about-ehlers-danlos-syndromes-and-hypermobility-spectrum-disorder/" aria-label="Read more about Health New Zealand removes new advice about Ehlers-Danlos syndromes and hypermobility spectrum disorder">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. Flickr / David Zoppo An inquest into the death of an Invercargill Prison inmate has heard guards did not take concerns about his mental health seriously. Nukuroa Strange, 30, died in August 2022. Coroner Amelia Steel was considering whether Strange received adequate mental health support while in the custody ... <a title="Prison death: Guards didn’t take inmate’s mental health seriously, inquest hears" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/prison-death-guards-didnt-take-inmates-mental-health-seriously-inquest-hears/" aria-label="Read more about Prison death: Guards didn’t take inmate’s mental health seriously, inquest hears">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Facebook / Te Awa Kairangi – Delivering RiverLink On the first afternoon of road works being in effect on Queens Drive and High Street in Lower Hutt traffic is heavy, as businesses say they are worried how the nine month-long closure is going to hit their bottom line. The intersection between ... <a title="Businesses fear months of roadworks on Lower Hutt streets will put potential customers off" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/businesses-fear-months-of-roadworks-on-lower-hutt-streets-will-put-potential-customers-off/" aria-label="Read more about Businesses fear months of roadworks on Lower Hutt streets will put potential customers off">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is taking questions from reporters in his weekly post-Cabinet media conference. It comes as US President Donald Trump warns the deadly US-Israeli conflict with Iran could last for four weeks. Luxon has refused to be drawn on whether the coalition fully supports the strikes by the United ... <a title="Watch: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon speaks to media amid US-Israeli conflict with Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/watch-prime-minister-christopher-luxon-speaks-to-media-amid-us-israeli-conflict-with-iran/" aria-label="Read more about Watch: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon speaks to media amid US-Israeli conflict with Iran">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo Unsplash / Aron Yigin Thousands of shipping containers filled with New Zealand exports bound for international markets are caught up in the Midd le East conflict. New Zealand has a free-trade deal with the Gulf Cooperation Council which includes countries like Saudi Arabia, UAE and Oman. New Zealand exported ... <a title="Thousands of shipping containers filled with NZ exports caught up in Middle East conflict" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/thousands-of-shipping-containers-filled-with-nz-exports-caught-up-in-middle-east-conflict/" aria-label="Read more about Thousands of shipping containers filled with NZ exports caught up in Middle East conflict">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A rally for the aged care sector and its workers in 2024. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Aged Care Association says the sector needs better funding to be able to compete with the public sector for nurses. It comes after public and mental health nurses employed by Health New Zealand ratified ... <a title="Aged care sector needs better funding, nurses need more money – association" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/aged-care-sector-needs-better-funding-nurses-need-more-money-association/" aria-label="Read more about Aged care sector needs better funding, nurses need more money – association">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Matt Doocey says the changes will reduce travel time for patients. RNZ / Mark Papalii Publicly-funded x-rays and ultrasounds are now offered in Wānaka, the government has announced. The lack of local diagnostic testing was a key concern raised by residents at a Rural Health Roadshow last year. The change was ... <a title="Publicly-funded x-rays and ultrasounds now offered in Wānaka" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/publicly-funded-x-rays-and-ultrasounds-now-offered-in-wanaka/" aria-label="Read more about Publicly-funded x-rays and ultrasounds now offered in Wānaka">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A selection of firearms which are now prohibited, on display to media at a 2022 police press conference. RNZ / Ana Tovey Firearms owners say the government’s overhaul of gun laws doesn’t go far enough to undo the “damage that was done” after the 15 March terror attacks. A Muslim leader, ... <a title="Firearms owners say gun laws overhaul doesn’t go far enough to undo ‘damage’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/firearms-owners-say-gun-laws-overhaul-doesnt-go-far-enough-to-undo-damage/" aria-label="Read more about Firearms owners say gun laws overhaul doesn’t go far enough to undo ‘damage’">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Now, it’s time for the Actors. The show formerly known as the SAG Awards is taking place, as the last major stop for many nominees before the Oscars on 15 March. The Actor Awards are voted on by members of the Screen Actors Guild, which this year placed Paul Thomas Anderson’s ... <a title="Actor Awards 2026: See which nominees are taking home a win" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/actor-awards-2026-see-which-nominees-are-taking-home-a-win/" aria-label="Read more about Actor Awards 2026: See which nominees are taking home a win">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Just Zilch. RNZ / Jimmy Ellingham There are concerns that a former soldier sentenced to home detention for filming young people using a bathroom for six years is now volunteering at a Palmerston North food rescue charity. Adrien Bell, who also goes by the surname Bennett, has volunteered at Just Zilch ... <a title="Former solider and sex offender Adrien Bell’s volunteer work sparks concern" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/former-solider-and-sex-offender-adrien-bells-volunteer-work-sparks-concern/" aria-label="Read more about Former solider and sex offender Adrien Bell’s volunteer work sparks concern">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Andy Dean Photography/ 123rf Two people had their therapeutic methadone doses changed by Te Whatu Ora against their will, with one man dying of an overdose only six weeks later, according to two separate rulings by the Health and Disability Commissioner (HDC). In one case, a pharmacy mistakenly gave one woman ... <a title="Death after man’s methadone dose changed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/death-after-mans-methadone-dose-changed/" aria-label="Read more about Death after man’s methadone dose changed">Read more</a>
