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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand [authror:rnz_sport] Alex Rufer has been suspended following a fifth yellow card. Kerry Marshall / www.photosport.nz The Wellington Phoenix travel to Adelaide United on Friday night for their first away game under interim coach Chris Greenacre. Adelaide are in good form and sit fourth on the A-League ladder with the Phoenix dead ... <a title="Phoenix face first away trip under interim coach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/phoenix-face-first-away-trip-under-interim-coach/" aria-label="Read more about Phoenix face first away trip under interim coach">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Taranaki music fans are being urged to forget the disappointment of Womad taking a break and instead pull on a black T-shirt, a pair of skinny jeans and get ready to rock. Full Metal Orchestra – which marries heavy rock with a live orchestra – is headed to the Bowl of ... <a title="Move over Womad, metal fans are taking over the Bowl" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/move-over-womad-metal-fans-are-taking-over-the-bowl/" aria-label="Read more about Move over Womad, metal fans are taking over the Bowl">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand TVNZ’s headquarters in Auckland. RNZ/Calvin Samuel TVNZ has posted a sharply lower half-year profit as revenue slumped in a tough advertising market, and on a one-off accounting write-down. The state-owned broadcaster’s profit for the six months ended December 2025 was $2.4 million, compared to $53m a year ago. Revenue fell 12 ... <a title="TVNZ sees sharp drop in half-year profit on back of revenue decline" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/tvnz-sees-sharp-drop-in-half-year-profit-on-back-of-revenue-decline/" aria-label="Read more about TVNZ sees sharp drop in half-year profit on back of revenue decline">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Business failures are forecast to continue, even as the economy grinds to recovery. Centrix said this week that liquidation numbers were up 16 percent year-on-year. Simplicity chief economist Shamubeel Eaqub has compiled data from the NZ Gazette, which shows that in the year to February, 30 percent of businesses that ... <a title="The businesses failing most frequently and what can you do to avoid joining them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/the-businesses-failing-most-frequently-and-what-can-you-do-to-avoid-joining-them/" aria-label="Read more about The businesses failing most frequently and what can you do to avoid joining them">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Rock icons Guns N’ Roses have added an Australian and New Zealand leg to their 2026 world tour. Kiwi fans will score the very last show of the tour at Auckland’s Eden Park Stadium on 17 December. Eden Park chief executive Nick Sautner said at the time it was a “truly ... <a title="Guns N’ Roses add New Zealand show to world tour" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/guns-n-roses-add-new-zealand-show-to-world-tour/" aria-label="Read more about Guns N’ Roses add New Zealand show to world tour">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Simon Rogers A High Court judge in Auckland has upheld a District Court ruling that voided the outcome of the 2025 local body election in Papatoetoe. High Court Justice Jane Anderson reserved her decision in February after hearing a petition filed by the Papatoetoe Ōtara Action Team, which won ... <a title="High Court upholds decision voiding Papatoetoe local election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/high-court-upholds-decision-voiding-papatoetoe-local-election/" aria-label="Read more about High Court upholds decision voiding Papatoetoe local election">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon The increasing use of digital price tags could allow supermarkets to use AI algorithms and ‘dynamic pricing’ where prices change in real time, a competition researcher says. The government’s amendment to the Commerce Act, included increasing the Commerce Commission’s powers in combating predatory pricing , clarifying merger ... <a title="Why ‘digital price tags’ at the supermarket are causing concerns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/why-digital-price-tags-at-the-supermarket-are-causing-concerns/" aria-label="Read more about Why ‘digital price tags’ at the supermarket are causing concerns">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Liam Lawson. photosport New Zealand driver Liam Lawson says practice and qualifying sessions for the Australian Grand Prix will answer a host of questions about the 2026 Formula 1 pecking order. Wheels will spin for the first time this season on Friday afternoon (2.30pm NZT) at the first of three practice ... <a title="‘Who’s quick and who’s not’: Lawson says Australian GP crucial" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/whos-quick-and-whos-not-lawson-says-australian-gp-crucial/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Who’s quick and who’s not’: Lawson says Australian GP crucial">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon The increasing use of digital price tags could allow supermarkets to use AI algorithms and ‘dynamic pricing’ where prices change in real time, a competition researcher says. The Government’s amendment to the Commerce Act, included increasing the Commerce Commission’s powers in combating predatory pricing , clarifying merger ... <a title="Nine to Noon live: Why ‘digital price tags’ at the supermarket are causing concerns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/nine-to-noon-live-why-digital-price-tags-at-the-supermarket-are-causing-concerns/" aria-label="Read more about Nine to Noon live: Why ‘digital price tags’ at the supermarket are causing concerns">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Parliament’s Education and Workforce Committee has release its final report into the harm social media causes for young people online. RNZ A leading member of the government’s inquiry into social media harm says New Zealand wants to be a ‘fast follower,’ not a leader. Parliament’s Education and Workforce Committee has released ... <a title="New Zealand should look overseas to address social media harm, committee lead says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/new-zealand-should-look-overseas-to-address-social-media-harm-committee-lead-says/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand should look overseas to address social media harm, committee lead says">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The increased price of fuel will see prices increase at the pump, Don Braid says. RNZ / Dan Cook Oil costs are contributing to “off the charts” freight prices and it is only a matter of time before it flows on to consumers, a logistics boss says. The war in Iran ... <a title="New Zealand prices of ‘anything attached to fuel’ will rise, logistics boss warns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/new-zealand-prices-of-anything-attached-to-fuel-will-rise-logistics-boss-warns/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand prices of ‘anything attached to fuel’ will rise, logistics boss warns">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand International students are increasingly renting private apartments in central Auckland as demand for university accommodation soars. RNZ / Yiting Lin University student Piki Wang has inspected 20 apartments in central Auckland since January, carefully checking living spaces for signs of dampness, pouring through recent utility bills to get a rough idea ... <a title="International students securing rentals without seeing them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/international-students-securing-rentals-without-seeing-them/" aria-label="Read more about International students securing rentals without seeing them">Read more</a>
